diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 04bf5d8..6216058 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ web-sys = { version = "0.3.76", features = [
     'KeyboardEvent',
     'CanvasRenderingContext2d',
     'HtmlCanvasElement',
+    'Location',
 ] }
 ratatui = { version = "0.29", default-features = false }
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 7762700..9373afe 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -9,3 +9,16 @@ pub fn set_document_title(title: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
         .set_title(title);
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Open a URL in a new tab or the current tab.
+pub fn open_url(url: &str, new_tab: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let window = web_sys::window().ok_or(Error::UnableToRetrieveWindow)?;
+    if new_tab {
+        window.open_with_url(url)?;
+    } else {
+        let location = window.location();
+        location.set_href(url)?;
+        location.replace(url)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}