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yuloh/open
==========

Open a file or url in the default app

0.1.0(9y ago)111.2k1MITPHPPHP ~5.5|~7.0

Since Dec 20Pushed 9y agoCompare

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Open
====

[](#open)

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Open a file or url in the user's default app.

Open will use `start` on Windows, `open` on OSX, and `xdg-open` everywhere else.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require yuloh/open
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
Yuloh\Open\open('http://www.google.com');
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3480d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9440455?v=4)[Matt A](/maintainers/matt-allan)[@matt-allan](https://github.com/matt-allan)

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Tags

openyuloh

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