# How do I open a link?

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-link/22774>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [2 January 2022 09:59 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-link/22774 "2022-01-02T09:59:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kai](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/kai/32/16967_2.png) [@Kai](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Kai)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2022 09:59 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-link/22774/1 "2022-01-02T09:59:31Z")

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Good morning,

apparently this has already been a topic but I haven't seen a definitive answer ...

I have linkify enabled and have links like so:

- [] Check [Rondo](https://www.rondomagazin.de/kritiken_alle.php)

Limkify correctly sees this as a link, but how do I open the link? Regardless of editor, I find neither a direct way (just clicking on it) nor an indirect way (using a context menu iten like "open ...") to open the link.

Is there another setting I am missing here?

Cheers,  
kai.

Joplin 2.6.10 (prod, linux)

Client-ID: 3708fbfebb3646c787c57619e7200257  
Sync-Version: 3  
Profil-Version: 41  
Unterstützter Schlüsselbund: Nein

Revision: 98fba37

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**Author:** ![Kai](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/kai/32/16967_2.png) [@Kai](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Kai)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2022 10:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-link/22774/2 "2022-01-02T10:19:51Z")

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I stand corrected. I have the "Rich Markdown"-Editor enabled, and when switching to that the link opens .. (why only there?).

Regards,  
kai.

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**Author:** ![nchris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/nchris/32/5196_2.png) [@nchris](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/nchris)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2022 11:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-link/22774/3 "2022-01-02T11:12:25Z")

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Good morning,

you have three options to open a link in the markdown editor. Position the cursor on the link and try one of the following:

- Right click on the link and select "Perform action" (see screenshot below)
- Press "Control + Enter" on the keyboard
- Hold the "Control" button down and left click with the mouse

Regards

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/a/a3d0e84f81050ab162b1aaf1357fc43cec771112.png)

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**Author:** ![Kai](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/kai/32/16967_2.png) [@Kai](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Kai)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2022 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-link/22774/4 "2022-01-02T11:19:01Z")

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All three work; thank you; should have been able to figure that out by myself ...

(I had been using the WYSIWYG editor, though and couldn't (and still cannot) get it to work there. It probably says somewhere that this is a limitation of the WYSIWYG editor which I've just missed)

Cheers,  
kai.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [1 February 2022 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-link/22774/5 "2022-02-01T11:19:12Z")

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