Question:

How can I prevent the Open URL: Notion pop up from appearing on my browser after uninstalling the Notion app? I only want to access Notion through the web version, but the pop up keeps interrupting me. Is there a way to disable it or remove any residual files that might be triggering it? I am using the Brave browser on my device.

Answer:

How to Stop the Open URL: Notion Pop Up on Brave Browser

Notion is a popular productivity app that lets you create notes, tasks, databases, and more. You can use Notion either as a desktop app, a mobile app, or a web app. However, some users have reported that they encounter a pop up that says “Open URL: Notion” every time they try to access Notion through the web version on their Brave browser. This can be annoying and distracting, especially if you have uninstalled the Notion app from your device and only want to use the web version. In this article, we will explain why this pop up occurs and how you can prevent it from appearing.

The Open URL: Notion pop up is a feature of the Brave browser that allows you to open links with external apps that are associated with the URL scheme. For example, if you click on a link that starts with “mailto:”, the Brave browser will ask you if you want to open it with your default email app. Similarly, if you click on a link that starts with “notion:”, the Brave browser will ask you if you want to open it with the Notion app.

The problem is that some web pages, such as the Notion home page, use the “notion:” URL scheme to redirect you to the app version of Notion. This means that even if you don’t have the Notion app installed on your device, the Brave browser will still try to open it with the app and show you the Open URL: Notion pop up. This can be confusing and frustrating, as you might think that you need to install the Notion app to use the web version.

How can you prevent the Open URL: Notion pop up from appearing?

There are two possible ways to stop the Open URL: Notion pop up from appearing on your Brave browser. The first one is to disable the URL handler feature on the Brave browser settings. The second one is to remove any residual files that might be triggering the pop up after uninstalling the Notion app.

Method 1: Disable the URL handler feature on the Brave browser settings

The URL handler feature is what allows the Brave browser to open links with external apps. If you don’t want to see the Open URL: Notion pop up, you can disable this feature by following these steps:

• Open the Brave browser and click on the menu icon (three horizontal lines) on the top right corner.
• Click on Settings and then scroll down to the Privacy and security section.
• Click on Site and Shields Settings and then scroll down to the Handlers section.
• Click on the toggle switch next to Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols (recommended) to turn it off.
• Restart the Brave browser and try to access Notion through the web version. You should no longer see the Open URL: Notion pop up.

Method 2: Remove any residual files that might be triggering the pop up after uninstalling the Notion app

Sometimes, uninstalling the Notion app from your device might not remove all the files that are associated with the app. These files might still be registered as URL handlers for the “notion:” scheme and cause the Brave browser to show you the Open URL: Notion pop up. To remove these files, you need to find and delete them manually. Here is how you can do that:

• Open the File Explorer and navigate to the following folder: C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Programs
• Look for a folder named Notion and delete it. If you don’t see it, you might need to enable the Show hidden files option on the View tab of the File Explorer.
• Restart the Brave browser and try to access Notion through the web version. You should no longer see the Open URL: Notion pop up.

Conclusion

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Open URL: Notion pop up is a feature of the Brave browser that allows you to open links with external apps. However, it can be annoying and distracting if you only want to use the web version of Notion and don’t have the app installed on your device. To prevent the pop up from appearing, you can either disable the URL handler feature on the Brave browser settings or remove any residual files that might be triggering the pop up after uninstalling the Notion app. We hope this article was helpful and solved your problem. If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know in the comments below. Thank you for reading!