Apple app URL schemes for iOS and macOS

^{System Requirements: iOS 26 or macOS Tahoe 26}

Accessibility Reader iOS

apple-axreader://

App Store

itms-apps://?action=today

App Store › Updates

itms-apps://?action=updates

App Store › search for ‘some text’

itms-apps://?action=search&term=some%20text

App Store › Safari Extensions

itms-apps://safariExtensions

App Store › Apps for Wallet

itms-apps://?action=passbook

App Store iOS › Trending › “Great apps to try with SharePlay”

itms-apps://sharePlayApps

Apple Configurator macOS

configurator://

Apps macOS

spotlight://apps

Calculator

calc://

Calendar iOS

calshow://

Calendar macOS

ical://

Calendar › add subscription calendar

webcal://

Calendar iOS › calendars

calshow://familyCalendar

Camera iOS

camera://

Camera iOS › photo mode

camera://configuration?capturemode=photo&capturedevice=back

Camera iOS › video mode

camera://configuration?capturemode=video&capturedevice=back

Camera iOS › photo mode with front-facing camera

camera://configuration?capturemode=photo&capturedevice=front

Camera iOS › video mode with front-facing camera

camera://configuration?capturemode=video&capturedevice=front

Clock

clock-worldclock://

Contacts

contacts-sensitive://

Contacts iOS › List › Other Known

contacts-sensitive:///list/other-known

Desk View macOS

deskcam://

Dictionary macOS

dict://

Dictionary macOS › search for ‘some text’

dict://some%20text

FaceTime

facetimeapp://

Feedback Assistant

applefeedback://

Feedback Assistant › New Feedback

applefeedback://new

Files iOS

shareddocuments://

Files iOS › iCloud Drive

shareddocuments:///private/var/mobile/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/

Files iOS › iCloud Drive › Shortcuts

shareddocuments:///private/var/mobile/Library/Mobile%20Documents/iCloud~is~workflow~my~workflows/Documents/

Files iOS › iCloud Drive › [name of third-party app] – replace ¶ with the app’s bundle ID using “~” instead of “.” e.g. com~company~app

shareddocuments:///private/var/mobile/Library/Mobile%20Documents/iCloud~¶/Documents/

Files iOS › iCloud Drive › [name of Apple app] – see note above

shareddocuments:///private/var/mobile/Library/Mobile%20Documents/¶/Documents/

Finder macOS › Recents

file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/MyLibraries/myDocuments.cannedSearch

Finder macOS › iCloud Drive

file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Applications/iCloud%20Drive.app

Finder macOS › AirDrop

file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Applications/AirDrop.app

Finder macOS › [current Mac]

file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Applications/Computer.app

Finder macOS › Network

file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Applications/Network.app

Finder macOS › Shared

file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/MyLibraries/SharedDocuments.cannedSearch

Finder macOS › Shared By Me

file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/MyLibraries/SharedByMe.cannedSearch	

Finder macOS › Shared With Me

file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/MyLibraries/SharedWithMe.cannedSearch

Finder macOS › /Users/Shared

file:///Users/Shared

Font Book macOS

fontbook://

Freeform

freeform://

Games

games://

Home iOS

com.apple.home://

Home iOS › Climate

com.apple.home://accessorytype/climate

Home iOS › Lights

com.apple.home://accessorytype/lights

Home iOS › Security

com.apple.home://accessorytype/security

Home iOS › Home Settings › Recognize My Voice › Personal Content

com.apple.home://personalRequestOptIn

Journal

moments://

Keynote macOS

com.apple.iwork.keynote-share://

Magnifier iOS

apple-magnifier://

Magnifier iOS › Detect

apple-magnifier://detectionMode

Mail iOS

com.apple.mobilemail://

Mail › new email

mailto://

Mail › new email with recipient included

mailto:someone@example.com

Mail › new email with multiple recipients included

mailto:someone@example.com,another@example.com

Mail › new email with recipient included, using the ‘Name @domain.tld>’ form

mailto:Someone%20%3Csomeone@example.com%3E

Mail › new email with main and Cc recipients included

mailto:someone@example.com?cc=another@example.com

Mail › new email with main, Cc and Bcc recipients included

mailto:someone@example.com?cc=another@example.com&bcc=different@example.com

Mail › new email with recipient and subject included

mailto:someone@example.com?subject=Some%20subject

Mail › new email with recipient and content included

mailto:someone@example.com?body=Some%20message

Mail › new email with recipient, subject and content included

mailto:someone@example.com?subject=Some%20subject&body=Some%20message

Maps

maps://

Messages

iChat://

Messages › new message

sms://

Messages › new message to phone number ‘12345’

sms:12345

Messages › new message to phone numbers ‘12345’ and ‘67890’

sms:?addresses=12345,67890

Messages › new message with content included

sms:?body=My%20URL%20encoded%20message

Messages › new message with content included to phone number ‘12345’

sms:12345?body=My%20URL%20encoded%20message

Messages › new message with content included to phone numbers ‘12345’ and ‘67890’

sms:?addresses=12345,67890&body=My%20URL%20encoded%20message

Music

music://

Music iOS › Home [tab]

music://music.apple.com/home

Music iOS › New [tab]

music://music.apple.com/new

Music iOS › Radio [tab]

music://tab/?tab=radio

Music iOS › Search [tab]

music://tab/?tab=search

Music iOS › open the search field

music://search

Music iOS › open the search field for Library

music://search?forcelocal=true

Music iOS › search for ‘some text’

music://search?term=some%20text

Music iOS › search for ‘some text’ in Library

music://search?forcelocal=true&term=some%20text

Music iOS › Now Playing

music://show-now-playing

Music iOS › Library › Playlists

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Playlists

Music iOS › Library › Artists

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Artists

Music iOS › Library › Composers

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Composers

Music iOS › Library › Albums

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Albums

Music iOS › Library › Compilations

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Compilations

Music iOS › Library › Songs

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Songs

Music iOS › Library › Music Videos

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.MusicVideos

Music iOS › Library › TV & Movies

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Shows

Music iOS › Library › Downloaded

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Downloaded

Music iOS › Library › Recently Added

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.RecentlyAdded

Music iOS › Library › Made For You

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.MadeForYou

Music iOS › Library › Genres

music://tab/?tab=library&library-menu=com.apple.Music.LibraryView.Genres

Music iOS › Replay

music://replay.music.apple.com

Music iOS › Notifications

music://notificationSettings

Music iOS › Transfer Music from Other Services

music://transfer-music

Music iOS › Subscribe to Apple Music

music://subscribe

Notes

applenotes://

Notes iOS › create new note

mobilenotes://newNote

Notes macOS › create new note

notes://newNote?displayMode=paper

Numbers macOS

com.apple.iwork.numbers-share://

Pages macOS

com.apple.iwork.pages-share://

Panel Editor macOS

assistivecontrolpanels://

Passwords

otpauth-migration://

Phone macOS

phoneapp://

Phone iOS

mobilephone-recents://

Phone › call phone number ‘12345’

tel:12345

Phone iOS › Keypad [tab]

mobilephone-keypad://

Phone iOS › Contacts [tab]

mobilephone-contacts://

Phone iOS › Favorites [tab] (only available in Classic mode)

mobilephone-favorites://

Photos

photos://

Photos iOS › Library [tab]

photos://library

Photos iOS › Collections [tab]

photos://collections

Photos iOS › search for ‘some text’

photos-navigation://search?searchTerm=some%20text

Photos › most recent photo

photos://lastasset

Photos › Videos

photos://album?name=videos

Photos › Favorites

photos://album?name=favorites

Photos › Hidden

photos://album?name=hidden

Photos › Recently Deleted

photos://album?name=recently-deleted

Photos › Recently Saved

photos://album?name=recently-saved

Photos › Imports

photos://album?name=import-history

Photos › Screen Recordings

photos://album?name=screenrecordings

Photos iOS › Featured Photos

photos://featuredPhoto

Photos › Duplicates

photos://album?name=duplicates

Photos › Memories

photos://memory-generation

Photos › People & Pets

photos://people

Photos › Maps

photos://places

Photos macOS › Preferences › General

photos://preferences/general

Photos macOS › Preferences › iCloud

photos://preferences/icloud

Photos macOS › Preferences › Shared Library

photos://preferences/shared-library

Reminders

x-apple-reminderkit://

Safari macOS › Start Page _{in Safari only}

favorites://

Safari macOS › Bookmarks _{in Safari only}

bookmarks://

Safari macOS › History _{in Safari only}

history://

Safari › install a configuration profile

data:application/x-apple-aspen-config,replace_with_url_encoded_configuration_profile

Safari iOS › search for ‘some text’ on DuckDuckGo

x-web-search://duckduckgo/?some%20text

Safari iOS › search for ‘some text’ on Google

x-web-search://google/?some%20text

Safari iOS › search for ‘some text’ on Bing

x-web-search://bing/?some%20text

Safari iOS › search for ‘some text’ on Yahoo

x-web-search://yahoo/?some%20text

Safari iOS › search for ‘some text’ on Ecosia

x-web-search://ecosia/?some%20text

Safari iOS › search for ‘some text’ on Wikipedia

x-web-search://wikipedia/?some%20text

Script Editor macOS

applescript://

Settings iOS

prefs://

Shazam iOS

shazam://

Shortcuts

shortcuts://

Shortcuts › Home

shortcuts://home

Shortcuts › run shortcut ‘some name’

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=some%20name

Shortcuts › run shortcut ‘some name’ with ‘some text’ as input

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=some%20name&input=some%20text

Shortcuts iOS › run shortcut ‘some name’ with the clipboard as input

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=some%20name&input=clipboard

Shortcuts › run shortcut ‘some name’ and on success, open URL

shortcuts://x-callback-url/run-shortcut?name=some%20name&x-success=my_success_url

Shortcuts › run shortcut ‘some name’ and if the user cancels, open URL

shortcuts://x-callback-url/run-shortcut?name=My%20Shortcut&x-cancel=my_cancel_url

Shortcuts › run shortcut ‘some name’ and on error, open URL _{note: should be opened from outside Shortcuts app, otherwise the x-error URL may fail to load}

shortcuts://x-callback-url/run-shortcut?name=some%20name&x-error=my_error_url

Shortcuts › open shortcut ‘some name’

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=some%20name

Shortcuts › create new shortcut

shortcuts://create-shortcut

Shortcuts iOS › create new automation

shortcuts://create-automation

Shortcuts iOS › Automations

shortcuts://automations

Shortcuts › Gallery

shortcuts://gallery

Shortcuts › install shortcut using ID from iCloud URL

shortcuts://shortcuts/replace_with_id_from_icloud_url

System Settings macOS

x-apple.systempreferences://

Tips

x-apple-tips://

Voice Memos iOS

voicememos://

Wallet iOS

wallet://

Weather

weather://

Web App iOS _{if you only have a single web app installed, the URL opens that one, otherwise it seems very unpredictable what opens}

webapp://

^{Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, contains only URLs I’ve found (or reverse engineered) by examining local system files (and a couple of URLs taken from Apple’s online documentation)}