diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index ecb20be2..979807ba 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.workmanager)
     implementation(libs.encrypted.preferences)
     implementation(libs.datastore)
+    implementation(libs.browser)
 
     implementation(libs.jsoup)
     implementation(libs.jodatime)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/ComposeAppModule.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/ComposeAppModule.kt
index 08b8ea2b..9bfb65bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/ComposeAppModule.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/ComposeAppModule.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ val composeAppModule = module {
 
     factory { AccountScreenModel(get()) }
 
-    factory { (itemId: Int) -> ItemScreenModel(get(), itemId) }
+    factory { (itemId: Int) -> ItemScreenModel(get(), itemId, get()) }
 
     factory { (accountType: Account, mode: AccountCredentialsScreenMode) ->
         AccountCredentialsScreenModel(accountType, mode, get())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreen.kt
index 3d56ac98..fbaa039e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreen.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.readrops.app.item
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout
+import androidx.browser.customtabs.CustomTabColorSchemeParams
+import androidx.browser.customtabs.CustomTabsIntent
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.IntrinsicSize
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.toArgb
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.nestedscroll.NestedScrollConnection
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.nestedscroll.NestedScrollSource
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.nestedscroll.nestedScroll
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.viewinterop.AndroidView
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.core.view.children
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.koin.getScreenModel
@@ -132,8 +136,22 @@ class ItemScreen(
             }
 
             fun openUrl(url: String) {
-                val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url))
-                context.startActivity(intent)
+                if (state.openInExternalBrowser) {
+                    val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url))
+                    context.startActivity(intent)
+                } else {
+                    CustomTabsIntent.Builder()
+                        .setDefaultColorSchemeParams(
+                            CustomTabColorSchemeParams
+                                .Builder()
+                                .setToolbarColor(accentColor.toArgb())
+                                .build()
+                        )
+                        .setShareState(CustomTabsIntent.SHARE_STATE_ON)
+                        .setUrlBarHidingEnabled(true)
+                        .build()
+                        .launchUrl(context, url.toUri())
+                }
             }
 
             Scaffold(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreenModel.kt
index eddd585c..239f4db7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreenModel.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.model.screenModelScope
 import coil.imageLoader
 import coil.request.ImageRequest
 import com.readrops.app.repositories.BaseRepository
+import com.readrops.app.util.Preferences
 import com.readrops.db.Database
 import com.readrops.db.entities.Item
 import com.readrops.db.entities.account.Account
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import java.io.FileOutputStream
 class ItemScreenModel(
     private val database: Database,
     private val itemId: Int,
+    private val preferences: Preferences,
     private val dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO
 ) : StateScreenModel<ItemState>(ItemState()), KoinComponent {
 
@@ -64,6 +66,20 @@ class ItemScreenModel(
                         }
                 }
         }
+
+        screenModelScope.launch(dispatcher) {
+            preferences.openLinksWith.flow
+                .collect { value ->
+                    mutableState.update {
+                        it.copy(
+                            openInExternalBrowser = when (value) {
+                                "external_navigator" -> true
+                                else -> false
+                            }
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+        }
     }
 
     fun shareItem(item: Item, context: Context) {
@@ -158,5 +174,6 @@ data class ItemState(
     val itemWithFeed: ItemWithFeed? = null,
     val bottomBarState: BottomBarState = BottomBarState(),
     val imageDialogUrl: String? = null,
-    val fileDownloadedEvent: Boolean = false
+    val fileDownloadedEvent: Boolean = false,
+    val openInExternalBrowser: Boolean = false
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index df5bb3d9..eaa0393b 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ palette = "androidx.palette:palette-ktx:1.0.0"
 workmanager = "androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx:2.9.0"
 encrypted-preferences = "androidx.security:security-crypto:1.1.0-alpha06"
 datastore = "androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences:1.1.1"
+browser = "androidx.browser:browser:1.8.0"
 
 # test
 junit4 = "junit:junit:4.13.2"