# How to Open Figma, Zoom, and Teams Links in the Desktop App on Mac

Updated: November 12, 2026

Velja: Price: $10, one-time purchase. Platforms: macOS. Get it from: [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1607635845). Free trial: [download](https://sindresorhus.com/velja#trial). Requires macOS 26 or later. Free older versions for macOS 15, 14, 13, and 12: [download](https://sindresorhus.com/velja#older-versions).

URL: https://sindresorhus.com/guides/open-links-in-desktop-app-mac

Figma links and Zoom and Microsoft Teams meeting links open in your browser, and the page then asks to open the app. [Velja](https://sindresorhus.com/velja) sends these links directly to the desktop app, without a browser tab.

## With Velja

1. Open [Velja](https://sindresorhus.com/velja) and click “Get Started”. Velja works by being the default browser, so it asks to become it.
1. Open the settings, and click “Apps”.
1. Next to “Figma”, “Zoom”, or “Microsoft Teams”, choose the app.
1. Click a link to the service in any app other than your browser. It opens in the desktop app.

The “Apps” settings have [about 30 services](https://sindresorhus.com/velja#builtin-apps-requests), like Notion, Discord, and Spotify. Links to other websites open in your browser as before.

## Without an app

Click the link, and let the page in the browser open the app. Most browsers ask first, and some can remember your answer. The browser tab stays open.

For Figma, turn on “Open links in desktop app” in the preferences of Figma in the browser. It works for links to Figma files, not for other Figma pages. [Figma’s instructions.](https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039824334)