2 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gui/__init__.py b/lib/gui/__init__.py
index 060c3d93..5e249a55 100644
--- a/lib/gui/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/gui/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from dialogs import info_dialog, confirm_dialog
+from electron import open_url
 from presets import PresetsPanel
 from simulator import EmbroiderySimulator, SimulatorPreview, show_simulator
diff --git a/lib/gui/electron.py b/lib/gui/electron.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bc0bcef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gui/electron.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from ..utils import get_bundled_dir
+
+
+app_process = None
+
+
+def open_url(url):
+    global app
+
+    # Any output on stdout will crash inkscape.
+    null = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+
+    if getattr(sys, 'frozen', None) is not None:
+        electron_path = os.path.join(get_bundled_dir("electron"), "inkstitch-gui")
+
+        if sys.platform == "darwin":
+            electron_path += ".app/Contents/MacOS/inkstitch-gui"
+            subprocess.Popen(["open", "-a", electron_path, "--args", url], stdout=null)
+        else:
+            app_process = subprocess.Popen([electron_path, url])
+    else:
+        # if we're not running in a pyinstaller bundle, run electron directly
+        app_process = subprocess.Popen(["yarn", "dev", url], cwd=get_bundled_dir("electron"), stdout=null)
+
+    return app_process