# EddyVerbruggen/Custom-URL-scheme

:link: Launch your Cordova/PhoneGap app by a Custom URL scheme like mycoolapp://

Repository: https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/Custom-URL-scheme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/custom-url-scheme
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-01-09T18:39:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4723, "days_push": 967, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1031, forks 368 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.168124+00:00)

## What it is
A Cordova/PhoneGap plugin that lets hybrid mobile apps be launched via a custom URL scheme such as mycoolapp://. It registers the scheme on iOS and Android and provides JavaScript hooks to handle incoming URLs.

## Use cases
- launch my cordova app from a custom url like mycoolapp://
- handle deep links in a phonegap app
- register a custom url scheme on ios and android for a hybrid app
- open my app from a link in an email or sms
- route users into specific app screens via url parameters
- detect whether my app is installed and open it from a web page

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy Cordova/PhoneGap app that needs custom URL scheme launching
- you need a uniform deep-linking scheme across iOS and Android in a hybrid app
- you want simple JavaScript handling of incoming launch URLs

## When to avoid
- you are building a native iOS or Android app (use native deep linking APIs instead)
- you use modern frameworks like Capacitor, React Native, or Flutter with their own plugin ecosystems
- you need universal links or app links with web fallbacks rather than custom schemes

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: mobile-framework, plugin-system
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: cordova-plugin, phonegap, deep-linking, url-scheme, hybrid-apps, android, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- EddyVerbruggen/Custom-URL-scheme (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.168124+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:24.610145+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/Custom-URL-scheme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.168124+00:00, sha 57505101e510)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.