Feature Request - Open Nextcloud Share Links in the native OS App or File Browser (instead of web browser)

[farhills]

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Feature description

Can the desktop app to intercept Nextcloud share links and open them in the OS file explorer (in the case of a folder link) or the OS's default application (in the case of a file link) rather than the web browser? This would be particularly applicable to 'internal links'. If opening locally fails for whatever reason (eg. no desktop client installed, or no default app for the filetype), then fallback to using the browser, or opening the containing folder.

Use Case: We frequently share files internally, often emailing an internal link to a file/folder relevant to the discussion. As most of our work is with office suite (word and excel), and PDF editors, we need to open the files locally in the native app. Currently we open the link in the browser, determine the file path, then drill down to the appropriate folder using the OS file explorer. it's a bit of a cumbersome workflow. Sharing the local path doesn't work well as the Nextcloud sync folder location on disk isn't consistent across installations/users.

I suspect this is technically possible - programs like zoom and teams can open meeting links in their respective desktop programs if available, or fall back on a browser session if not. But the technical implementation would be more complex for this feature as a share link could point to virtually any local program based on the filetype and default app for those files.