feat: Add browser picker modal for URL handling (#815)

* feat: add browser picker for opening URLs

- Introduce a QML modal allowing users to select a web browser to open a given URL.
- Add a CLI command `dms open <url>` that sends a `browser.open` request to the DMS server.
- Implement server‑side Browser manager, request handling, and subscription handling to propagate open events to clients.
- Extend router and server initialization to register the new “browser” capability and include it in advertised capabilities.
- Expose `openUrlRequested` signal in DMSService.qml and connect it to the modal for seamless UI activation.
- Add a desktop entry for the Browser Picker and update the active subscriptions list to include the browser service.

* fix(browser-picker): resolve QML errors in BrowserPickerModal and DMSShell

* fix(browser-picker): fix socket discovery in dms open command

* feat: add keyboard navigation and dynamic model to browser picker

- Replace the static browsers array with a ListModel built from AppSearchService, ensuring robust iteration and future‑proofing of the browser list.
- Introduce keyboard navigation (arrow keys and Enter) using selectedIndex and gridColumns, allowing users to select a browser without a mouse.
- Reset URL, selected index, and navigation flag when the modal closes to avoid stale state.
- Redesign the grid layout to compute cell width from columns, improve focus handling, and use AppLauncherGridDelegate for a consistent UI.
- Enhance delegate behavior to update selection on hover and reset keyboard navigation state appropriately.

* feat: add searchable list/grid view to browser picker

- Introduce view mode setting (list or grid) saved in SettingsData for persistent user preference
- Add search field with real‑time filtering to quickly locate a browser by name
- Sort browsers by usage frequency from AppUsageHistoryData, falling back to alphabetical order
- Provide UI toggle buttons to switch between list and grid layouts, updating the stored setting
- Adjust keyboard navigation logic to support both layouts and improve focus handling
- Refine modal dimensions and header layout for better visual consistency
- Record launched browser usage to keep usage rankings up‑to‑date.

* feat(browser-picker): improve UX with search, view persistence, and usage tracking

Enhance BrowserPickerModal to match AppLauncher design and functionality:

UI/UX Improvements:
- Add search bar with DankTextField for filtering browsers
- Move view mode switcher (list/grid) to header next to title
- Persist view mode preference to SettingsData.browserPickerViewMode
- Match AppLauncher dimensions (520x500)
- Add proper spacing between list items
- Improve URL display with truncation (single line, elide middle)
- Remove redundant close button

Functionality:
- Implement separate browser usage tracking in SettingsData.browserUsageHistory
- Sort browsers by most recently used (independent from app launcher stats)
- Add keyboard navigation auto-scrolling for list and grid views
- Track usage count, last used timestamp, and browser name
- Filter browsers by search query

Technical:
- Add ensureVisible() functions to DankListView and DankGridView
- Store browser usage with count, lastUsed, and name fields
- Update browser list reactively on search query changes

* feat(browser-picker): use appLauncherGridColumns setting for grid layout

Make browser picker grid view respect the same column setting as the app launcher
for consistent UI across both components.

* refactor: make browser picker extensible for any MIME type/category

Refactor browser picker into a generic, reusable application picker
system that can handle any MIME type or application category, similar
to Junction. This addresses the maintainer feedback about making the
functionality "as re-usable as possible."

Frontend (QML):
- Create generic AppPickerModal component (~450 lines)
  - Configurable filtering by application categories
  - Customizable title, view modes, and usage tracking
  - Emits applicationSelected signal for flexibility
- Refactor BrowserPickerModal as thin wrapper (473 → 46 lines)
  - Demonstrates how to create specialized pickers
  - Maintains all existing browser picker functionality

Backend (Go):
- Rename browser package to apppicker for clarity
- Enhance event model to support:
  - MIME types (for future file associations)
  - Application categories (WebBrowser, Office, Graphics, etc.)
  - Request types (url, file, custom)
- Maintain backward compatibility with browser.open method
- Add new apppicker.open method for generic usage

CLI:
- Rename commands_browser.go to commands_open.go
- Add extensibility flags:
  --mime/-m: Filter by MIME type
  --category/-c: Filter by category (repeatable)
  --type/-t: Specify request type
- Examples:
  dms open file.pdf --category Office
  dms open image.png --category Graphics

DMSService:
- Add appPickerRequested signal for generic events
- Smart routing between URL and generic app picker events
- Fully backward compatible

Benefits:
- Easy to create new pickers (~15 lines of wrapper code)
- Foundation for universal file handling system
- Consistent UX across all picker types
- Ready for MIME type associations

Future extensions:
- PDF picker, image viewer picker, text editor picker
- Default application management
- File association UI in settings
- Multi-MIME type desktop file integration

* fix(cli): remove all shorthands from open command flags for consistency

Remove shorthands from --mime, --category, and --type flags to maintain
consistency and avoid conflicts with global flags.

Flags now (all long-form only):
- --category: Application categories
- --mime: MIME type
- --type: Request type

Global flags still available:
- --config, -c: Config directory path

* style: apply gofmt formatting to apppicker files

Fix formatting issues caught by CI:
- Align struct field spacing in OpenEvent
- Align variable declaration spacing
- Fix Args field alignment in cobra.Command

* feat(apppicker): add generic file opener with auto MIME detection

Implements Junction-style generic file opening capabilities:

**Backend (Go):**
- Enhanced CLI to parse file:// URIs and extract file paths
- Auto-detect MIME types from file extensions using Go's mime package
- Auto-map MIME types to desktop categories:
  - Images → Graphics, Viewer
  - Videos → Video, AudioVideo
  - Audio → Audio, AudioVideo
  - Text → TextEditor, Office (or WebBrowser for HTML)
  - PDFs → Office, Viewer
  - Office docs → Office
  - Archives → Archiving, Utility
- Added debug logging to CLI and server handler for troubleshooting

**Frontend (QML):**
- Added generic AppPickerModal (filePickerModal) for file selection
- Connected to DMSService.appPickerRequested signal
- Implemented onApplicationSelected handler with desktop entry field code support:
  - %f/%F for file paths
  - %u/%U for file:// URIs
  - Fallback to appending path if no field codes
- Separate usage tracking: filePickerUsageHistory

**Desktop Integration:**
- Updated dms-open.desktop to handle x-scheme-handler/file
- Changed category from Network;WebBrowser to Utility (more generic)
- Added text/html to MIME types

**Usage:**
Set DMS as default for specific MIME types in ~/.config/mimeapps.list:
  text/plain=dms-open.desktop
  image/png=dms-open.desktop
  application/pdf=dms-open.desktop

Then use:
  xdg-open file.txt
  xdg-open image.png
  dms open document.pdf

The picker will show appropriate apps based on auto-detected categories.

Related to #815

* fix: resolve relative path handling by converting to absolute paths

- Convert file:// URIs to absolute filesystem paths for reliable file resolution
- Convert plain local file arguments to absolute paths to ensure consistent processing
- Update log messages to display absolute paths, improving traceability
- Retain request type detection while using absolute path extensions for MIME type inference

* feat(app-picker): add Tab key view toggle and fix targetData binding

- Add Tab key to toggle between grid and list views for better keyboard UX
- Fix bug where targetData binding broke after first modal close
  - Removed targetData reset from onDialogClosed
  - Parent components (BrowserPickerModal, filePickerModal) now manage targetData
  - Fixes issue where URL/file path disappeared on subsequent opens

* fix(app-picker): properly escape URLs and file paths for shell execution

- Add shellEscape() function to wrap arguments in single quotes
- Prevents shell interpretation of special characters (&, ?, =, spaces, etc.)
- Fixes bug where URLs with query parameters were truncated at first &
- Example: http://localhost:36275/vnc.html?autoconnect=true&reconnect=true
  now properly passes the full URL instead of cutting at first &
- Applied to both BrowserPickerModal (URLs) and filePickerModal (file paths)

* fix: check error return from InitializeAppPickerManager

core/cmd/dms/commands_open.go

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"mime"
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/models"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	openMimeType    string
+	openCategories  []string
+	openRequestType string
+)
+
+var openCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "open [target]",
+	Short: "Open a file, URL, or resource with an application picker",
+	Long: `Open a target (URL, file, or other resource) using the DMS application picker.
+By default, this opens URLs with the browser picker. You can customize the behavior
+with flags to handle different MIME types or application categories.
+
+Examples:
+  dms open https://example.com                    # Open URL with browser picker
+  dms open file.pdf --mime application/pdf        # Open PDF with compatible apps
+  dms open document.odt --category Office         # Open with office applications
+  dms open --mime image/png image.png             # Open image with image viewers`,
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		runOpen(args[0])
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(openCmd)
+	openCmd.Flags().StringVar(&openMimeType, "mime", "", "MIME type for filtering applications")
+	openCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&openCategories, "category", []string{}, "Application categories to filter (e.g., WebBrowser, Office, Graphics)")
+	openCmd.Flags().StringVar(&openRequestType, "type", "url", "Request type (url, file, or custom)")
+}
+
+// mimeTypeToCategories maps MIME types to desktop file categories
+func mimeTypeToCategories(mimeType string) []string {
+	// Split MIME type to get the main type
+	parts := strings.Split(mimeType, "/")
+	if len(parts) < 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	mainType := parts[0]
+
+	switch mainType {
+	case "image":
+		return []string{"Graphics", "Viewer"}
+	case "video":
+		return []string{"Video", "AudioVideo"}
+	case "audio":
+		return []string{"Audio", "AudioVideo"}
+	case "text":
+		if strings.Contains(mimeType, "html") {
+			return []string{"WebBrowser"}
+		}
+		return []string{"TextEditor", "Office"}
+	case "application":
+		if strings.Contains(mimeType, "pdf") {
+			return []string{"Office", "Viewer"}
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(mimeType, "document") || strings.Contains(mimeType, "spreadsheet") ||
+			strings.Contains(mimeType, "presentation") || strings.Contains(mimeType, "msword") ||
+			strings.Contains(mimeType, "ms-excel") || strings.Contains(mimeType, "ms-powerpoint") ||
+			strings.Contains(mimeType, "opendocument") {
+			return []string{"Office"}
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(mimeType, "zip") || strings.Contains(mimeType, "tar") ||
+			strings.Contains(mimeType, "gzip") || strings.Contains(mimeType, "compress") {
+			return []string{"Archiving", "Utility"}
+		}
+		return []string{"Office", "Viewer"}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runOpen(target string) {
+	socketPath, err := server.FindSocket()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("DMS socket not found: %v", err)
+		fmt.Println("DMS is not running. Please start DMS first.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	conn, err := net.Dial("unix", socketPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("DMS socket connection failed: %v", err)
+		fmt.Println("DMS is not running. Please start DMS first.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 1)
+	for {
+		_, err := conn.Read(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if buf[0] == '\n' {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse file:// URIs to extract the actual file path
+	actualTarget := target
+	detectedMimeType := openMimeType
+	detectedCategories := openCategories
+	detectedRequestType := openRequestType
+
+	log.Infof("Processing target: %s", target)
+
+	if parsedURL, err := url.Parse(target); err == nil && parsedURL.Scheme == "file" {
+		// Extract file path from file:// URI and convert to absolute path
+		actualTarget = parsedURL.Path
+		if absPath, err := filepath.Abs(actualTarget); err == nil {
+			actualTarget = absPath
+		}
+
+		if detectedRequestType == "url" || detectedRequestType == "" {
+			detectedRequestType = "file"
+		}
+
+		log.Infof("Detected file:// URI, extracted absolute path: %s", actualTarget)
+
+		// Auto-detect MIME type if not provided
+		if detectedMimeType == "" {
+			ext := filepath.Ext(actualTarget)
+			if ext != "" {
+				detectedMimeType = mime.TypeByExtension(ext)
+				log.Infof("Detected MIME type from extension %s: %s", ext, detectedMimeType)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Auto-detect categories based on MIME type if not provided
+		if len(detectedCategories) == 0 && detectedMimeType != "" {
+			detectedCategories = mimeTypeToCategories(detectedMimeType)
+			log.Infof("Detected categories from MIME type: %v", detectedCategories)
+		}
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(target, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(target, "https://") {
+		// Handle HTTP(S) URLs
+		if detectedRequestType == "" {
+			detectedRequestType = "url"
+		}
+		log.Infof("Detected HTTP(S) URL")
+	} else if _, err := os.Stat(target); err == nil {
+		// Handle local file paths directly (not file:// URIs)
+		// Convert to absolute path
+		if absPath, err := filepath.Abs(target); err == nil {
+			actualTarget = absPath
+		}
+
+		if detectedRequestType == "url" || detectedRequestType == "" {
+			detectedRequestType = "file"
+		}
+
+		log.Infof("Detected local file path, converted to absolute: %s", actualTarget)
+
+		// Auto-detect MIME type if not provided
+		if detectedMimeType == "" {
+			ext := filepath.Ext(actualTarget)
+			if ext != "" {
+				detectedMimeType = mime.TypeByExtension(ext)
+				log.Infof("Detected MIME type from extension %s: %s", ext, detectedMimeType)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Auto-detect categories based on MIME type if not provided
+		if len(detectedCategories) == 0 && detectedMimeType != "" {
+			detectedCategories = mimeTypeToCategories(detectedMimeType)
+			log.Infof("Detected categories from MIME type: %v", detectedCategories)
+		}
+	}
+
+	params := map[string]interface{}{
+		"target": actualTarget,
+	}
+
+	if detectedMimeType != "" {
+		params["mimeType"] = detectedMimeType
+	}
+
+	if len(detectedCategories) > 0 {
+		params["categories"] = detectedCategories
+	}
+
+	if detectedRequestType != "" {
+		params["requestType"] = detectedRequestType
+	}
+
+	method := "apppicker.open"
+	if detectedMimeType == "" && len(detectedCategories) == 0 && (strings.HasPrefix(target, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(target, "https://")) {
+		method = "browser.open"
+		params["url"] = target
+	}
+
+	req := models.Request{
+		ID:     1,
+		Method: method,
+		Params: params,
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Sending request - Method: %s, Params: %+v", method, params)
+
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(conn).Encode(req); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to send request: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Request sent successfully")
+}

core/internal/server/apppicker/handlers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package apppicker
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/models"
+)
+
+type Request struct {
+	ID     int                    `json:"id"`
+	Method string                 `json:"method"`
+	Params map[string]interface{} `json:"params"`
+}
+
+func HandleRequest(conn net.Conn, req Request, manager *Manager) {
+	switch req.Method {
+	case "apppicker.open", "browser.open":
+		handleOpen(conn, req, manager)
+	default:
+		models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, "unknown method")
+	}
+}
+
+func handleOpen(conn net.Conn, req Request, manager *Manager) {
+	log.Infof("AppPicker: Received %s request with params: %+v", req.Method, req.Params)
+
+	target, ok := req.Params["target"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		target, ok = req.Params["url"].(string)
+		if !ok {
+			log.Warnf("AppPicker: Invalid target parameter in request")
+			models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, "invalid target parameter")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	event := OpenEvent{
+		Target:      target,
+		RequestType: "url",
+	}
+
+	if mimeType, ok := req.Params["mimeType"].(string); ok {
+		event.MimeType = mimeType
+	}
+
+	if categories, ok := req.Params["categories"].([]interface{}); ok {
+		event.Categories = make([]string, 0, len(categories))
+		for _, cat := range categories {
+			if catStr, ok := cat.(string); ok {
+				event.Categories = append(event.Categories, catStr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if requestType, ok := req.Params["requestType"].(string); ok {
+		event.RequestType = requestType
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("AppPicker: Broadcasting event: %+v", event)
+	manager.RequestOpen(event)
+	models.Respond(conn, req.ID, "ok")
+	log.Infof("AppPicker: Request handled successfully")
+}

core/internal/server/apppicker/manager.go

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package apppicker
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/pkg/syncmap"
+)
+
+type Manager struct {
+	subscribers syncmap.Map[string, chan OpenEvent]
+	closeOnce   sync.Once
+}
+
+func NewManager() *Manager {
+	return &Manager{}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Subscribe(id string) chan OpenEvent {
+	ch := make(chan OpenEvent, 16)
+	m.subscribers.Store(id, ch)
+	return ch
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Unsubscribe(id string) {
+	if val, ok := m.subscribers.LoadAndDelete(id); ok {
+		close(val)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) RequestOpen(event OpenEvent) {
+	m.subscribers.Range(func(key string, ch chan OpenEvent) bool {
+		select {
+		case ch <- event:
+		default:
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Close() {
+	m.closeOnce.Do(func() {
+		m.subscribers.Range(func(key string, ch chan OpenEvent) bool {
+			close(ch)
+			m.subscribers.Delete(key)
+			return true
+		})
+	})
+}

core/internal/server/apppicker/models.go

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package apppicker
+
+type OpenEvent struct {
+	Target      string   `json:"target"`
+	MimeType    string   `json:"mimeType,omitempty"`
+	Categories  []string `json:"categories,omitempty"`
+	RequestType string   `json:"requestType"`
+}

core/internal/server/browser/handlers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package browser
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/models"
+)
+
+type Request struct {
+	ID     int                    `json:"id"`
+	Method string                 `json:"method"`
+	Params map[string]interface{} `json:"params"`
+}
+
+func HandleRequest(conn net.Conn, req Request, manager *Manager) {
+	switch req.Method {
+	case "browser.open":
+		url, ok := req.Params["url"].(string)
+		if !ok {
+			models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, "invalid url parameter")
+			return
+		}
+		manager.RequestOpen(url)
+		models.Respond(conn, req.ID, "ok")
+	default:
+		models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, "unknown method")
+	}
+}

core/internal/server/browser/manager.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package browser
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/pkg/syncmap"
+)
+
+type Manager struct {
+	subscribers syncmap.Map[string, chan OpenEvent]
+	closeOnce   sync.Once
+}
+
+func NewManager() *Manager {
+	return &Manager{}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Subscribe(id string) chan OpenEvent {
+	ch := make(chan OpenEvent, 16)
+	m.subscribers.Store(id, ch)
+	return ch
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Unsubscribe(id string) {
+	if val, ok := m.subscribers.LoadAndDelete(id); ok {
+		close(val)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) RequestOpen(url string) {
+	event := OpenEvent{URL: url}
+	m.subscribers.Range(func(key string, ch chan OpenEvent) bool {
+		select {
+		case ch <- event:
+		default:
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Close() {
+	m.closeOnce.Do(func() {
+		m.subscribers.Range(func(key string, ch chan OpenEvent) bool {
+			close(ch)
+			m.subscribers.Delete(key)
+			return true
+		})
+	})
+}

core/internal/server/browser/models.go

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package browser
+
+type OpenEvent struct {
+	URL string `json:"url"`
+}

core/internal/server/router.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/apppicker"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/bluez"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/brightness"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/cups"
@@ -96,6 +97,20 @@ func RouteRequest(conn net.Conn, req models.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if strings.HasPrefix(req.Method, "browser.") || strings.HasPrefix(req.Method, "apppicker.") {
+		if appPickerManager == nil {
+			models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, "apppicker manager not initialized")
+			return
+		}
+		appPickerReq := apppicker.Request{
+			ID:     req.ID,
+			Method: req.Method,
+			Params: req.Params,
+		}
+		apppicker.HandleRequest(conn, appPickerReq, appPickerManager)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if strings.HasPrefix(req.Method, "cups.") {
 		if cupsManager == nil {
 			models.RespondError(conn, req.ID, "CUPS manager not initialized")

core/internal/server/server.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/apppicker"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/bluez"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/brightness"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/server/cups"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ var loginctlManager *loginctl.Manager
 var freedesktopManager *freedesktop.Manager
 var waylandManager *wayland.Manager
 var bluezManager *bluez.Manager
+var appPickerManager *apppicker.Manager
 var cupsManager *cups.Manager
 var dwlManager *dwl.Manager
 var extWorkspaceManager *extworkspace.Manager
@@ -88,6 +90,21 @@ func GetSocketPath() string {
 	return filepath.Join(getSocketDir(), fmt.Sprintf("danklinux-%d.sock", os.Getpid()))
 }
 
+func FindSocket() (string, error) {
+	dir := getSocketDir()
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(entry.Name(), "danklinux-") && strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".sock") {
+			return filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name()), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("no dms socket found")
+}
+
 func cleanupStaleSockets() {
 	dir := getSocketDir()
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
@@ -201,6 +218,13 @@ func InitializeBluezManager() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func InitializeAppPickerManager() error {
+	manager := apppicker.NewManager()
+	appPickerManager = manager
+	log.Info("AppPicker manager initialized")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func InitializeCupsManager() error {
 	manager, err := cups.NewManager()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -357,6 +381,10 @@ func getCapabilities() Capabilities {
 		caps = append(caps, "bluetooth")
 	}
 
+	if appPickerManager != nil {
+		caps = append(caps, "browser")
+	}
+
 	if cupsManager != nil {
 		caps = append(caps, "cups")
 	}
@@ -407,6 +435,10 @@ func getServerInfo() ServerInfo {
 		caps = append(caps, "bluetooth")
 	}
 
+	if appPickerManager != nil {
+		caps = append(caps, "browser")
+	}
+
 	if cupsManager != nil {
 		caps = append(caps, "cups")
 	}
@@ -724,6 +756,31 @@ func handleSubscribe(conn net.Conn, req models.Request) {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	if shouldSubscribe("browser") && appPickerManager != nil {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		appPickerChan := appPickerManager.Subscribe(clientID + "-browser")
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			defer appPickerManager.Unsubscribe(clientID + "-browser")
+
+			for {
+				select {
+				case event, ok := <-appPickerChan:
+					if !ok {
+						return
+					}
+					select {
+					case eventChan <- ServiceEvent{Service: "browser.open_requested", Data: event}:
+					case <-stopChan:
+						return
+					}
+				case <-stopChan:
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	if shouldSubscribe("cups") {
 		cupsSubscribers.Store(clientID+"-cups", true)
 		count := cupsSubscriberCount.Add(1)
@@ -1018,6 +1075,9 @@ func cleanupManagers() {
 	if bluezManager != nil {
 		bluezManager.Close()
 	}
+	if appPickerManager != nil {
+		appPickerManager.Close()
+	}
 	if cupsManager != nil {
 		cupsManager.Close()
 	}
@@ -1256,6 +1316,10 @@ func Start(printDocs bool) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	if err := InitializeAppPickerManager(); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("AppPicker manager unavailable: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if err := InitializeDwlManager(); err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("DWL manager unavailable: %v", err)
 	}