urlview ☆
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Description:
URL extractor/launcher
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.9-23.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 24, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: cli utility url terminal productivity
Install: brew install urlview
About:
urlview is a terminal-based utility that parses text streams to identify and extract URLs. It presents the user with a numbered list of detected links, allowing them to select one to launch in a web browser. This tool is particularly useful for reading emails or viewing files within a terminal environment where clickable links are not supported.
Key Features:
  • Parses text streams to automatically detect URLs
  • Presents a numbered menu for easy link selection
  • Launches the system's default web browser
  • Lightweight and designed for command-line use
Use Cases:
  • Viewing HTML emails in text-based email clients like mutt
  • Opening links from terminal-based news readers or log files
  • Interacting with text output from scripts that contains URLs
Alternatives:
  • lynx – A full text-based web browser that can render pages, whereas urlview is solely a link extractor and launcher.
  • grep -o – Can extract URLs using regex but lacks the interactive menu for selection that urlview provides.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Dec 24, 2025 1:19am 0.9-23.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 3262325b
Sep 12, 2025 12:11am 0.9-23.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 2cfe2292
Sep 16, 2024 8:26am 0.9-23.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 9e227dfd
Sep 22, 2023 8:42am 0.9-24 0 VERSION_BUMP 6deb5bd5
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