diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/controller/ConductorExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/controller/ConductorExtensions.kt
index f5c2277ace..ce9fbb586a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/controller/ConductorExtensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/controller/ConductorExtensions.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller
 
+import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
 import android.os.Build
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import com.bluelinelabs.conductor.Controller
 import com.bluelinelabs.conductor.Router
 import com.bluelinelabs.conductor.RouterTransaction
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
 
 fun Router.popControllerWithTag(tag: String): Boolean {
     val controller = getControllerWithTag(tag)
@@ -32,3 +35,12 @@ fun Controller.withFadeTransaction(): RouterTransaction {
         .pushChangeHandler(OneWayFadeChangeHandler())
         .popChangeHandler(OneWayFadeChangeHandler())
 }
+
+fun Controller.openInBrowser(url: String) {
+    try {
+        val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url.toUri())
+        startActivity(intent)
+    } catch (e: Throwable) {
+        activity?.toast(e.message)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/extension/details/ExtensionDetailsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/extension/details/ExtensionDetailsController.kt
index 67245bd62c..49a981e4f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/extension/details/ExtensionDetailsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/extension/details/ExtensionDetailsController.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.appcompat.view.ContextThemeWrapper
-import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.core.os.bundleOf
 import androidx.preference.Preference
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceGroupAdapter
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.Source
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.getPreferenceKey
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.NucleusController
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.ToolbarLiftOnScrollController
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.openInBrowser
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.withFadeTransaction
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.DSL
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.onChange
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ class ExtensionDetailsController(bundle: Bundle? = null) :
             !pkgFactory.isNullOrEmpty() -> "$URL_EXTENSION_COMMITS/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/$pkgFactory"
             else -> "$URL_EXTENSION_COMMITS/src/${pkgName.replace(".", "/")}"
         }
-        val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url.toUri())
-        startActivity(intent)
+        openInBrowser(url)
     }
 
     private fun openInSettings() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/WhatsNewDialogController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/WhatsNewDialogController.kt
index 7497d42ea3..b1b5dd335e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/WhatsNewDialogController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/WhatsNewDialogController.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.main
 
 import android.app.Dialog
-import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
-import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.MaterialDialog
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.BuildConfig
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.DialogController
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.openInBrowser
 
 class WhatsNewDialogController(bundle: Bundle? = null) : DialogController(bundle) {
 
@@ -16,9 +15,7 @@ class WhatsNewDialogController(bundle: Bundle? = null) : DialogController(bundle
             .title(text = activity!!.getString(R.string.updated_version, BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME))
             .positiveButton(android.R.string.ok)
             .neutralButton(R.string.whats_new) {
-                val url = "https://github.com/tachiyomiorg/tachiyomi/releases/tag/v${BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME}"
-                val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url.toUri())
-                startActivity(intent)
+                openInBrowser("https://github.com/tachiyomiorg/tachiyomi/releases/tag/v${BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME}")
             }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/track/TrackSheet.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/track/TrackSheet.kt
index cd5c24778e..5699bcef68 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/track/TrackSheet.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/track/TrackSheet.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.manga.track
 
-import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.Manga
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.databinding.TrackControllerBinding
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.openInBrowser
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.manga.MangaController
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.copyToClipboard
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.sheet.BaseBottomSheetDialog
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ class TrackSheet(
         val track = adapter.getItem(position)?.track ?: return
 
         if (track.tracking_url.isNotBlank()) {
-            controller.activity?.startActivity(Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, track.tracking_url.toUri()))
+            controller.openInBrowser(track.tracking_url)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/more/AboutController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/more/AboutController.kt
index ca83ab4df2..6f48aff70f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/more/AboutController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/more/AboutController.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.more
 
 import android.app.Dialog
-import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
-import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.core.os.bundleOf
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen
 import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.MaterialDialog
@@ -15,6 +13,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.updater.UpdateResult
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.updater.UpdaterService
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.updater.github.GithubUpdateChecker
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.DialogController
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.openInBrowser
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.setting.SettingsController
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.launchNow
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.toDateTimestampString
@@ -76,19 +75,15 @@ class AboutController : SettingsController() {
                 } else {
                     "https://github.com/tachiyomiorg/tachiyomi/releases/tag/v${BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME}"
                 }
-
-                val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url.toUri())
-                startActivity(intent)
+                openInBrowser(url)
             }
         }
         if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
             preference {
                 key = "pref_about_notices"
                 titleRes = R.string.notices
-
                 onClick {
-                    val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, "https://github.com/tachiyomiorg/tachiyomi/blob/master/PREVIEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md".toUri())
-                    startActivity(intent)
+                    openInBrowser("https://github.com/tachiyomiorg/tachiyomi/blob/master/PREVIEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md")
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -100,8 +95,7 @@ class AboutController : SettingsController() {
                 val url = "https://tachiyomi.org"
                 summary = url
                 onClick {
-                    val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url.toUri())
-                    startActivity(intent)
+                    openInBrowser(url)
                 }
             }
             preference {
@@ -110,8 +104,7 @@ class AboutController : SettingsController() {
                 val url = "https://discord.gg/tachiyomi"
                 summary = url
                 onClick {
-                    val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url.toUri())
-                    startActivity(intent)
+                    openInBrowser(url)
                 }
             }
             preference {
@@ -120,8 +113,7 @@ class AboutController : SettingsController() {
                 val url = "https://github.com/tachiyomiorg/tachiyomi"
                 summary = url
                 onClick {
-                    val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url.toUri())
-                    startActivity(intent)
+                    openInBrowser(url)
                 }
             }
             preference {
@@ -130,8 +122,7 @@ class AboutController : SettingsController() {
                 val url = "https://github.com/tachiyomiorg/tachiyomi-extensions"
                 summary = url
                 onClick {
-                    val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url.toUri())
-                    startActivity(intent)
+                    openInBrowser(url)
                 }
             }
             preference {