How to open a Zoom link in a non-browser app without being prompted?
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URLs have long been the domain of web browsers, but some apps challenge this assumption by asking your browser to open a link in their dedicated app.
## Problem: Safari Keeps Asking Permission
For example, I use Zoom.us, a videoconferencing service. They give me a link associated with my conference call that's easy to throw into a calendar invite, like
> Click Allow on the dialog shown by your browser
> If you don't see a dialog, click Launch Meeting below
>
> Do you want to allow this page to open "zoom.us.app"?
> Cancel | Allow
After opening hundred of meetings this way, I'm sick of it asking me permission. I want Safari to remember that it's allowed to open
https://ibm.zoom.us/j/9747900418
. When I click the link, my browser opens it, authenticates me, and asks me permission to open the link in *zoom.us.app*, which I've already installed.

zoom.us/*
links in *zoom.us.app*.
## What I've Tried
Under Safari > Preferences > Websites, I escalated privileges for Zoom-related items:
- General > Auto-Play > ibm.zoom.us was "Stop media with sound"; set to "Allow Auto-Play"
- Plug-ins > Zoom Launcher 3.0.1 > ibm.zoom.us was "Ask"; set to "On"
- Plug-ins > Zoom Launcher 3.0.1 > support.zoom.us was "Ask"; set to "On"
This had no effect. So how can I get Zoom links to open correctly?
Asked by Merchako
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Jul 17, 2018, 04:10 PM
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