diff --git a/platform/README.md b/platform/README.md
index 11e7b4d9..1c2c89a1 100644
--- a/platform/README.md
+++ b/platform/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ host-provided service:
 | `documents` | Native file dialogs | Implements `documents::DocumentProvider` with the system picker |
 | `credentials` | System keychain (`SystemCredentialStore`) | Implements `CredentialStore` with the platform keystore |
 | `oauth_redirects` | Loopback redirect broker | Implements `OAuthRedirectBroker` (app links, custom schemes) |
+| `external_urls` | System URL launcher | `ExternalUrlOpener::new` with the host's native URL bridge |
 
 Mobile hosts use `PlatformContext::app_private(data_root, cache_dir, documents,
 credentials, oauth_redirects)`, which keeps durable data below
@@ -58,6 +59,23 @@ credentials, oauth_redirects)`, which keeps durable data below
 `UnavailableCredentialStore` so account setup reports the gap. Never fall back
 to a plaintext store.
 
+The constructors default `external_urls` to the system URL launcher. A host
+without desktop launchers configures its context before calling `run`:
+
+```rust,ignore
+platform.external_urls = flectar_mail::ExternalUrlOpener::new(bridge::open_url);
+```
+
+This replaces the process-global `set_external_url_opener` registration. The
+callback may capture host state; cloned contexts share it. Mail links invoke it
+on the application event loop, and browser-based OAuth (including retries)
+invokes it on a worker thread. The host must marshal calls onto any thread its
+native API requires and return promptly after submitting the request. Errors
+reach the UI without falling back to a desktop launcher. Email links retain
+their `http`/`https`/`mailto`/`tel` allowlist, while browser authorization requires
+a parsed HTTPS URL with a host. The existing in-app `mailto` compose route and
+native OAuth broker flows remain in place.
+
 Each mobile operating system also has a module in `src/platform/` that
 provides these crate-internal items, which shared code calls without a `cfg`:
 
diff --git a/src/browser.rs b/src/browser.rs
index b6288daf..177bcea4 100644
--- a/src/browser.rs
+++ b/src/browser.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,52 @@
-//! Open the system browser without leaking AppImage libraries into host programs.
+//! Host URL dispatch, with separate policies for mail links and authorization.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+type OpenUrl = dyn Fn(&str) -> Result<(), String> + Send + Sync;
+
+/// The URL service carried by [`crate::PlatformContext`].
+///
+/// The default uses the system browser, preserving Linux's portal and AppImage
+/// library-path handling for authorization. Hosts without desktop launchers
+/// supply a callback with [`Self::new`]. Clones share that callback's state.
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+pub struct ExternalUrlOpener {
+    handler: Option<Arc<OpenUrl>>,
+}
+
+impl ExternalUrlOpener {
+    /// Use a host callback for both external links and browser authorization.
+    ///
+    /// Mail links call this on the application event loop; authorization calls
+    /// it on a worker thread. Hosts must marshal native API calls to their
+    /// required thread. Return promptly after handing the URL to the host,
+    /// without waiting for the browser to close. Errors are shown to the user;
+    /// a failed host callback never falls back to a desktop launcher.
+    pub fn new(opener: impl Fn(&str) -> Result<(), String> + Send + Sync + 'static) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            handler: Some(Arc::new(opener)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn open_external(&self, url: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+        match &self.handler {
+            Some(opener) => opener(url),
+            None => webbrowser::open(url).map_err(|error| error.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn open_authorization(&self, url: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let address = url::Url::parse(url).map_err(|_| "Sign-in address is invalid".to_owned())?;
+        if address.scheme() != "https" || address.host_str().is_none() {
+            return Err("Sign-in requires an HTTPS address".into());
+        }
+        match &self.handler {
+            Some(opener) => opener(address.as_str()),
+            None => open_system_authorization(&address),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(linux_desktop)]
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 
@@ -74,19 +122,14 @@ fn open_with_desktop_portal(address: &url::Url) -> Result<(), String> {
     })
 }
 
-pub(super) fn open(url: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
-    // This entry point is only for provider authorization, never a shell command.
-    let address = url::Url::parse(url).map_err(|_| "Sign-in address is invalid".to_owned())?;
-    if address.scheme() != "https" || address.host_str().is_none() {
-        return Err("Sign-in requires an HTTPS address".into());
-    }
+fn open_system_authorization(address: &url::Url) -> Result<(), String> {
     let url = address.as_str();
     #[cfg(linux_desktop)]
     {
         // The portal is the reliable route from AppImages and desktop
         // containers to the user's host browser. Keep command-based fallbacks
         // for minimal desktops that do not run xdg-desktop-portal.
-        if open_with_desktop_portal(&address).is_ok() {
+        if open_with_desktop_portal(address).is_ok() {
             return Ok(());
         }
         let mut xdg = host_command("xdg-open");
@@ -102,6 +145,111 @@ pub(super) fn open(url: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
     webbrowser::open(url).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod dispatch_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::mail_render_projection::open_email_link;
+    use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mail_links_preserve_allowed_addresses_and_reject_other_schemes() {
+        let addresses = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let recorded = addresses.clone();
+        let opener = ExternalUrlOpener::new(move |url| {
+            recorded.lock().unwrap().push(url.to_owned());
+            Ok(())
+        });
+        let allowed = [
+            "http://example.com/path?q=1#part",
+            "https://example.com/a%20b?x=1&y=2",
+            "HTTPS://example.com/",
+            "mailto:person@example.com?subject=Hello%20there",
+            "tel:+123456789",
+        ];
+        for url in allowed {
+            open_email_link(&opener, &format!("  {url}\n")).unwrap();
+        }
+        for url in [
+            "",
+            "example.com",
+            "/relative/path",
+            "#fragment",
+            "--help",
+            "javascript:alert(1)",
+            "data:text/html,hello",
+            "file:///tmp/message.html",
+            "intent://example.com",
+        ] {
+            assert!(open_email_link(&opener, url).is_err(), "{url}");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(*addresses.lock().unwrap(), allowed);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn authorization_validates_before_dispatch_for_default_and_custom_openers() {
+        let custom = ExternalUrlOpener::new(|_| panic!("invalid authorization reached the host"));
+        for opener in [ExternalUrlOpener::default(), custom] {
+            for url in [
+                "http://example.com/",
+                "file:///tmp/test",
+                "mailto:person@example.com",
+                "javascript:alert(1)",
+                "--help",
+                "https://",
+                "https://[invalid]/",
+                "/relative/path",
+            ] {
+                assert!(opener.open_authorization(url).is_err(), "{url}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn authorization_and_mail_share_the_host_across_threads() {
+        let addresses = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let recorded = addresses.clone();
+        let opener = ExternalUrlOpener::new(move |url| {
+            recorded.lock().unwrap().push(url.to_owned());
+            Ok(())
+        });
+        open_email_link(&opener, "https://example.com/mail").unwrap();
+        let worker_opener = opener.clone();
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            worker_opener
+                .open_authorization("HTTPS://EXAMPLE.COM/sign-in?state=a%2Bb&code_challenge=c")
+        })
+        .join()
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            *addresses.lock().unwrap(),
+            [
+                "https://example.com/mail",
+                "https://example.com/sign-in?state=a%2Bb&code_challenge=c",
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn host_errors_propagate_without_fallback_or_global_registration() {
+        let first = ExternalUrlOpener::new(|_| Err("first host unavailable".into()));
+        let second = ExternalUrlOpener::new(|_| Err("second host unavailable".into()));
+        for (opener, expected) in [
+            (first, "first host unavailable"),
+            (second, "second host unavailable"),
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                open_email_link(&opener, "https://example.com/"),
+                Err(expected.to_owned())
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                opener.open_authorization("https://example.com/"),
+                Err(expected.to_owned())
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(all(test, linux_desktop))]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -118,12 +266,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(launch(command).is_ok());
     }
     #[test]
-    fn rejects_non_https_authorization() {
-        assert!(open("file:///tmp/test").is_err());
-        assert!(open("--help").is_err());
-        assert!(open("https://").is_err());
-    }
-    #[test]
     fn restores_host_libraries_only_for_bundled_builds() {
         let mut command = Command::new("xdg-open");
         restore_library_path(&mut command, false, None);
diff --git a/src/mail_render_projection.rs b/src/mail_render_projection.rs
index ab327a8e..4368775a 100644
--- a/src/mail_render_projection.rs
+++ b/src/mail_render_projection.rs
@@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ pub(super) fn apply_cpu_frame(app: &AppWindow, rendered: RenderedEmail) {
     }
 }
 
-pub(super) fn open_email_link(url: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+pub(super) fn open_email_link(opener: &ExternalUrlOpener, url: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
     let Some((scheme, _)) = url.trim().split_once(':') else {
         return Err("only absolute links can be opened".into());
     };
     match scheme.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
         "http" | "https" | "mailto" | "tel" => {
-            webbrowser::open(url.trim()).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+            opener.open_external(url.trim())?;
             Ok(())
         }
         _ => Err("unsupported link type".into()),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 541a902e..717b6bb5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod account_mail_preferences;
 mod account_removal_tests;
 mod attachment_controller;
 mod browser;
+pub use browser::ExternalUrlOpener;
 mod calendar;
 mod compose_controller;
 mod compose_editor;
@@ -1081,6 +1082,8 @@ impl InboxState {
 /// sandbox paths and native services. See platform/README.md.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct PlatformContext {
+    /// Host URL dispatch for mail links and browser-based authorization.
+    pub external_urls: ExternalUrlOpener,
     pub paths: Paths,
     pub documents: Arc<dyn documents::DocumentProvider>,
     pub credentials: flectar_mail_core::accounts::credentials::CredentialStoreHandle,
@@ -1094,6 +1097,7 @@ impl PlatformContext {
         let credentials = desktop_credential_store(&paths);
         Ok(Self {
             paths,
+            external_urls: ExternalUrlOpener::default(),
             documents: documents::default_provider(),
             credentials,
             oauth_redirects: Arc::new(
@@ -1113,6 +1117,7 @@ impl PlatformContext {
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             paths: Paths::new(data_root.join("data"), cache_dir),
+            external_urls: ExternalUrlOpener::default(),
             documents,
             credentials,
             oauth_redirects,
@@ -6238,7 +6243,11 @@ pub fn run(platform: PlatformContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
     let state_for_account = Rc::clone(&state);
     let runtime_for_account = Rc::clone(&runtime);
     let ui_task_tx_for_account = ui_task_tx.clone();
-    oauth_browser::register(&app, platform.oauth_redirects.clone());
+    oauth_browser::register(
+        &app,
+        platform.oauth_redirects.clone(),
+        platform.external_urls.clone(),
+    );
     mail_setup::register(&app, &runtime);
 
     let suggestion_app = app.as_weak();
@@ -6432,6 +6441,7 @@ pub fn run(platform: PlatformContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
     let state_for_oauth = Rc::clone(&state);
     let runtime_for_oauth = Rc::clone(&runtime);
     let ui_task_tx_for_oauth = ui_task_tx.clone();
+    let opener_for_oauth = platform.external_urls.clone();
     app.on_start_oauth(move |provider| {
         let Some(app) = app_weak.upgrade() else {
             return;
@@ -6472,10 +6482,11 @@ pub fn run(platform: PlatformContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
         ));
         let updates = ui_task_tx_for_oauth.clone();
         let browser_app = app.as_weak();
+        let opener = opener_for_oauth.clone();
         runtime_for_oauth.spawn(async move {
             let result = core
                 .start_oauth_with_calendar(provider, connect_calendar, move |url| {
-                    oauth_browser::begin(browser_app.clone(), url)
+                    oauth_browser::begin(browser_app.clone(), url, opener.clone())
                 })
                 .await;
             let update = match result {
@@ -6518,6 +6529,7 @@ pub fn run(platform: PlatformContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
     let state_for_reauth = Rc::clone(&state);
     let runtime_for_reauth = Rc::clone(&runtime);
     let ui_task_tx_for_reauth = ui_task_tx.clone();
+    let opener_for_reauth = platform.external_urls.clone();
     app.on_reauth_account(move |account_id| {
         let Some(app) = app_weak.upgrade() else {
             return;
@@ -6545,10 +6557,11 @@ pub fn run(platform: PlatformContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
         ));
         let updates = ui_task_tx_for_reauth.clone();
         let browser_app = app.as_weak();
+        let opener = opener_for_reauth.clone();
         runtime_for_reauth.spawn(async move {
             let result = core
                 .reauth_account(i64::from(account_id), move |url| {
-                    oauth_browser::begin(browser_app.clone(), url)
+                    oauth_browser::begin(browser_app.clone(), url, opener.clone())
                 })
                 .await;
             let update = match result {
@@ -6603,6 +6616,7 @@ pub fn run(platform: PlatformContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
     let state_for_calendar_connect = Rc::clone(&state);
     let runtime_for_calendar_connect = Rc::clone(&runtime);
     let updates_for_calendar_connect = ui_task_tx.clone();
+    let opener_for_calendar_connect = platform.external_urls.clone();
     app.on_connect_account_calendar(move |account_id| {
         let Some(app) = app_weak.upgrade() else {
             return;
@@ -6641,10 +6655,11 @@ pub fn run(platform: PlatformContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
         ));
         let updates = updates_for_calendar_connect.clone();
         let browser_app = app.as_weak();
+        let opener = opener_for_calendar_connect.clone();
         runtime_for_calendar_connect.spawn(async move {
             let result = core
                 .connect_provider_calendar(i64::from(account_id), provider, move |url| {
-                    oauth_browser::begin(browser_app.clone(), url)
+                    oauth_browser::begin(browser_app.clone(), url, opener.clone())
                 })
                 .await;
             let connections = core.load_calendar_connections().await.ok();
@@ -6898,7 +6913,12 @@ pub fn run(platform: PlatformContext) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
         &calendar_state,
     );
 
-    register_renderer_input_callbacks(&app, &email_renderer, use_wgpu);
+    register_renderer_input_callbacks(
+        &app,
+        &email_renderer,
+        use_wgpu,
+        platform.external_urls.clone(),
+    );
 
     let app_weak = app.as_weak();
     let state_for_search = Rc::clone(&state);
diff --git a/src/oauth_browser.rs b/src/oauth_browser.rs
index daa1fdaa..dfedc730 100644
--- a/src/oauth_browser.rs
+++ b/src/oauth_browser.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 //! Keep the redirect listener alive when a desktop browser cannot be launched.
 use super::*;
 
-pub(super) fn begin(app: slint::Weak<AppWindow>, url: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+pub(super) fn begin(
+    app: slint::Weak<AppWindow>,
+    url: String,
+    opener: ExternalUrlOpener,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
     let link = url.clone();
     app.upgrade_in_event_loop(move |app| {
         if app.get_oauth_in_progress() {
@@ -10,13 +14,13 @@ pub(super) fn begin(app: slint::Weak<AppWindow>, url: String) -> Result<(), Stri
         }
     })
     .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-    launch(app, url);
+    launch(app, url, opener);
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn launch(app: slint::Weak<AppWindow>, url: String) {
+fn launch(app: slint::Weak<AppWindow>, url: String, opener: ExternalUrlOpener) {
     std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        let failed = browser::open(&url).is_err();
+        let failed = opener.open_authorization(&url).is_err();
         let _ = app.upgrade_in_event_loop(move |app| {
             if app.get_oauth_in_progress() && app.get_oauth_authorization_url().as_str() == url {
                 app.set_oauth_browser_error(failed);
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ fn launch(app: slint::Weak<AppWindow>, url: String) {
 pub(super) fn register(
     app: &AppWindow,
     redirects: flectar_mail_core::oauth::redirect::OAuthRedirectBrokerHandle,
+    opener: ExternalUrlOpener,
 ) {
     let weak = app.as_weak();
     app.on_retry_oauth_browser(move || {
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ pub(super) fn register(
         };
         let url = app.get_oauth_authorization_url().to_string();
         if app.get_oauth_in_progress() && !url.is_empty() {
-            launch(app.as_weak(), url);
+            launch(app.as_weak(), url, opener.clone());
         }
     });
     let weak = app.as_weak();
@@ -83,15 +88,21 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
     #[test]
-    fn onboarding_copies_active_link_without_a_mailbox_and_ignores_finished_sign_in() {
+    fn onboarding_copies_and_retries_active_link_and_ignores_finished_sign_in() {
         let window = MinimalSoftwareWindow::new(RepaintBufferType::NewBuffer);
         let clipboard = Rc::new(RefCell::new(String::new()));
         slint::platform::set_platform(Box::new(Headless(window.clone(), clipboard.clone())))
             .unwrap();
         let app = AppWindow::new().unwrap();
+        let (opened, received) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+        let opener = ExternalUrlOpener::new(move |url| {
+            opened.send(url.to_owned()).unwrap();
+            Err("test host unavailable".into())
+        });
         register(
             &app,
             Arc::new(flectar_mail_core::oauth::redirect::LoopbackRedirectBroker::default()),
+            opener.clone(),
         );
         app.set_startup_ready(true);
         app.set_oauth_in_progress(true);
@@ -106,10 +117,21 @@ mod tests {
             *clipboard.borrow(),
             app.get_oauth_authorization_url().as_str()
         );
+        assert!(
+            received.try_recv().is_err(),
+            "copy must not launch a browser"
+        );
+        let url = app.get_oauth_authorization_url().to_string();
+        launch(app.as_weak(), url.clone(), opener);
+        assert_eq!(received.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5)).unwrap(), url);
+        app.invoke_retry_oauth_browser();
+        assert_eq!(received.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5)).unwrap(), url);
         app.set_oauth_in_progress(false);
         app.set_oauth_authorization_url("".into());
         *clipboard.borrow_mut() = "keep clipboard".into();
         app.invoke_copy_oauth_link();
+        app.invoke_retry_oauth_browser();
         assert_eq!(*clipboard.borrow(), "keep clipboard");
+        assert!(received.try_recv().is_err());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/ios.rs b/src/platform/ios.rs
index 5bef317d..a583a2ea 100644
--- a/src/platform/ios.rs
+++ b/src/platform/ios.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub fn launch_context() -> Result<crate::PlatformContext, flectar_mail_core::err
         )
     })?;
     Ok(crate::PlatformContext {
+        external_urls: crate::ExternalUrlOpener::default(),
         paths: flectar_mail_core::config::Paths::new(
             root.join("Library/Application Support/Flectar"),
             root.join("Library/Caches/Flectar"),
@@ -30,9 +31,7 @@ pub fn launch_context() -> Result<crate::PlatformContext, flectar_mail_core::err
         documents: Arc::new(documents::IosDocuments),
         // The Keychain bridge is not integrated yet; account setup reports
         // that instead of storing secrets anywhere else.
-        credentials: Arc::new(
-            flectar_mail_core::accounts::credentials::UnavailableCredentialStore,
-        ),
+        credentials: Arc::new(flectar_mail_core::accounts::credentials::UnavailableCredentialStore),
         oauth_redirects: Arc::new(
             flectar_mail_core::oauth::redirect::LoopbackRedirectBroker::default(),
         ),
diff --git a/src/reader_validation.rs b/src/reader_validation.rs
index f3358104..df1d9e25 100644
--- a/src/reader_validation.rs
+++ b/src/reader_validation.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,30 @@ fn automatic_selection_hydrates_and_reader_controls_are_responsive_and_keyboard_
         .borrow_mut()
         .configure_resources(runtime.handle().clone(), false)
         .unwrap();
-    register_renderer_input_callbacks(&app, &renderer, false);
+    let opened_urls = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+    let recorded_urls = opened_urls.clone();
+    register_renderer_input_callbacks(
+        &app,
+        &renderer,
+        false,
+        ExternalUrlOpener::new(move |url| {
+            recorded_urls.lock().unwrap().push(url.to_owned());
+            Err("test host unavailable".into())
+        }),
+    );
+    app.invoke_open_email_link("https://example.com/external".into());
+    assert_eq!(
+        *opened_urls.lock().unwrap(),
+        ["https://example.com/external"]
+    );
+    assert_eq!(app.get_render_message().key, "Could not open link: {}");
+    assert_eq!(app.get_render_message().argument, "test host unavailable");
+    app.invoke_open_email_link("javascript:alert(1)".into());
+    app.invoke_open_email_link("#fragment".into());
+    app.invoke_open_email_link("mailto:person@example.com?subject=Hello%20there".into());
+    assert_eq!(app.get_compose_to(), "person@example.com");
+    assert_eq!(app.get_compose_subject(), "Hello there");
+    assert_eq!(opened_urls.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
     let requests = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Vec::new()));
     let requests2 = requests.clone();
     app.global::<EmailReader>()
diff --git a/src/renderer_input_controller.rs b/src/renderer_input_controller.rs
index d574b7c9..a3565a0c 100644
--- a/src/renderer_input_controller.rs
+++ b/src/renderer_input_controller.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ pub(super) fn register_renderer_input_callbacks(
     app: &AppWindow,
     renderer: &Rc<RefCell<GpuEmailRenderer>>,
     gpu: bool,
+    opener: ExternalUrlOpener,
 ) {
     let weak = app.as_weak();
     let appearance_renderer = renderer.clone();
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ pub(super) fn register_renderer_input_callbacks(
             }
             return;
         }
-        if let Err(error) = open_email_link(&url) {
+        if let Err(error) = open_email_link(&opener, &url) {
             app.set_render_status(UiMessage::detail("Could not open link: {}", error));
         }
     });