---
title: Open Zoom and Teams Links in the App on Mac
order: 7
summary: Join Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings straight in their desktop apps, with no leftover browser tab. Junction turns meeting links into native app links.
related: [deeplinks, actions, rules]
icons: [zoom, teams]
---

# Join Zoom and Teams meetings in the app, not the browser

Junction is a free, open-source macOS app that becomes your default browser and routes each link by your rules. Its deep links turn a Zoom or Teams meeting link into an app link, so the meeting opens in the app and no "Open zoom.us?" tab is left behind.

## How do I make Zoom links open in the Zoom app?

Turn on **Zoom** in Junction's **Settings → Deep Links**, or write a rule with the `deepLink` action. Either way, Junction rewrites the web link into a Zoom app link, passcode included.

```json rule
{
  "name": "Zoom → app",
  "match": { "patterns": ["*.zoom.us/j/*", "*.zoom.us/w/*"] },
  "action": { "deepLink": "zoom" }
}
```

```text junction test
$ junction test "https://acme.zoom.us/j/1234567890?pwd=abc"
input:       https://acme.zoom.us/j/1234567890?pwd=abc
rule:        [1] Zoom → app
action:      deep link (zoom)
url:         zoommtg://zoom.us/join?confno=1234567890&pwd=abc
```

## How do I open Microsoft Teams links in the Teams app?

Turn on **Microsoft Teams** in **Settings → Deep Links**, or add a rule for Teams' `/l/` links — the meeting and chat links people share.

```json rule
{
  "name": "Teams → app",
  "match": { "patterns": ["teams.microsoft.com/l/*"] },
  "action": { "deepLink": "teams" }
}
```

## Should I use a rule or the Deep Links setting?

Use the setting for the plain case. Use a rule when only some links should open in the app.

![Settings → Deep Links: a switch per app, with apps that aren't installed marked](/_astro/01-deep-links-pane.GEXSK7-W.png)

| | Settings → Deep Links | `deepLink` rule |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Off by default | Yes — turn on per app | Works as soon as you add it |
| Narrow it to some links | No | Yes, with patterns, regex, or source app |

## What if the Zoom app isn't installed?

The link opens in your fallback browser. A deep link only fires when an app that handles its URL scheme is installed; otherwise Junction degrades to the browser instead of losing the link.

## Which other apps can Junction open links in?

Junction ships built-in deep links for Zoom, Teams, Slack, Discord, Figma, Notion, Linear, Spotify, and more — the [docs list them all](/docs#deeplinks). Chat apps are in [Slack and Discord links](slack-discord-links.md), and design and project tools in [Figma, Notion and Linear links](figma-notion-linear-links.md).

## Can I add an app that isn't built in?

Yes. **Deep Links → Add App…** takes the app's name, its URL scheme, a regex for the web link, and a template for the app link, with a test field to check it before saving. Step by step: [open any website's links in its Mac app](custom-app-deep-links.md).

## Get Junction

Junction is free and MIT-licensed, for macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon and Intel. [Install it](/#install) with Homebrew or the DMG, then follow the [first-launch steps](/docs#quickstart).