| Scheme
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Purpose
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Defined by
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General format
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Notes
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| admin
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URL scheme in the GNOME desktop environment to access file(s) with administrative permissions with GUI applications in a safer way, instead of the insecure-considered sudo, gksu & gksudo.
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GNOME Virtual file system
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admin:/⟨path⟩/⟨to⟩/⟨file⟩
example: gedit admin:/etc/default/grub
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See more information on: [1]
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| app
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URL scheme can be used by packaged applications to obtain resources that are inside a container.
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Google
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app://⟨application⟩/⟨path⟩
example: app://com.foo.bar/index.html
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See more information on: [2] [3]
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| freeplane
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Open a Freemind/Freeplane `.mm` file in the locally installed Freeplane application and optionally highlight a node in the opened mindmap.
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Freeplane v1.3 and above
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freeplane:/%20⟨path to file⟩#ID_⟨node number⟩
freeplane:/%20⟨path to file⟩#:⟨path⟩/⟨in⟩/⟨map⟩/⟨to⟩/⟨node⟩
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| geo
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Open a geographic location in a two or three-dimensional coordinate reference system on your preferred maps application.
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Internet Engineering Task Force's RFC 5870 (published 8 June 2010)
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geo:25.245470718844146,51.45400942457904
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See more information on: [4]. Alternatively, maps: may be implemented in some clients.
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| javascript
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Execute JavaScript code
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IETF Draft
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javascript:⟨javascript to execute⟩
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| jdbc
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Connect a database with Java Database Connectivity technology.
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Database vendor dependent
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jdbc:somejdbcvendor:other_data...
jdbc:oracle:oci:@host:port(sid or [/service])?params...
jdbc:sqlserver://serverName\instanceName:portNumber;params...
jdbc:mysql://host:port/database?params...
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Requires a vendor provided connector (jar archive) to be included in the client library.
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| msteams
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Used by Microsoft to launch the Microsoft Teams desktop client.
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Microsoft
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msteams:/l/...
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[1][2]
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ms-access
ms-excel
ms-infopath
ms-powerpoint
ms-project
ms-publisher
ms-spd
ms-visio
ms-word
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Used by Microsoft to launch Microsoft Office applications.
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Microsoft
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⟨scheme-name⟩:⟨command-name⟩|⟨command-argument-descriptor⟩|⟨command-argument⟩
example: ms-excel:ofv|u|<https://contoso/Q4/budget.xls>
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| odbc
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Open Database Connectivity
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IETF Draft
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| psns
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Used by PlayStation consoles to open the PS Store application, also used by Media Go.
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Sony (not public)
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psns://browse?product=⟨ContentID⟩If entered without parameters, like psns:// it opens the PS Store or Media Go app main page.
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| rdar
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URL scheme used by Apple's internal issue-tracking system.
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Apple (not public)
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rdar://⟨issue number⟩
example: rdar://10198949
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Allows employees to link to internally-tracked issues from anywhere. Example of a private scheme which has leaked in to the public space and is widely seen on the internet, but can only be resolved by Apple employees.
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| s3
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Used to interact programmatically with Amazon S3 bucket
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aws-cli documentation
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aws s3 sync /tmp/foo/ s3://bucket/ --recursive \
--exclude "*" --include "*.jpg" --include "*.txt"
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| shortcuts
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A scheme used by Apple to execute a Shortcut from apps that support links.
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Apple
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shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Add20%to20%Notes&input=clipboard
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See more information at [5]
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| slack
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Used by Slack to launch the Slack client.
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Slack API reference
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slack://open?team={TEAM_ID}
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| stratum
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Connectivity URI for the Stratum protocol, used for proof-of-work coordination in pooled cryptocurrency mining.
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Stratum Protocol Draft
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stratum+tcp://server:port, stratum+udp://server:port
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This protocol has completely superseded the now-obsolete Getwork protocol,[citation needed] and was created primarily to reduce network overhead as mining pool sizes inevitably scale upwards.[3]
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| trueconf
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Used by TrueConf Server to interact with client applications.
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TrueConf official website
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trueconf:[target][@server]&[param_1]=[value_1]&[...]&[param_n]=[value_n]
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See more information at [6]
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| viber
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Open the locally installed Viber application to link to a view or perform an action, such as share an URL to a contact.
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Viber API Documentation - Deep Links
Viber API Documentation - Viber Share Button
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viber://pa?chatURI=⟨URI⟩
viber://pa/info?uri=⟨URI⟩
viber://forward?text=<ShareDescription>
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| web+...
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Effectively namespaces web-based protocols from other, potentially less web-secure, protocols.
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This convention is defined within the HTML Living Standard specification
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web+⟨string of some lower-case alphabetic characters⟩:
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This convention is not associated with the registration of any new scheme but is currently a requirement as well as convention for non-whitelisted web-based protocols.
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zoommtg
zoomus
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Used by Zoom conferencing software to launch the Zoom client.
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Zoom developer community
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zoommtg://zoom.us/join?confno=⟨confno⟩...
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See more information at Zoom developer community
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