How to open Threads links in your browser

To open a Threads link in your browser, let the page load inside Threads, then check its menu, often three dots, for an option such as Open in browser. If there isn't one, copy the website's address into Safari or Chrome. We found no Meta documentation of a setting that sends every link to your browser.

Where you'll find links on Threads

Threads is more link-friendly than Instagram's feed: Meta's launch announcement said posts can include links, and they show up in the post itself rather than only in a profile. That means more places to test.

Move a page from Threads to your browser

1. 1

   Let the page load

   Tap the link in the post. The website opens inside Threads, with the app's own controls around it.

2. 2

   Check the page menu

   Users describe a three-dot menu on the opened page with an option to open it in an external browser. Its wording and position aren't fixed; look for Open in browser, a browser name or a Share option.

3. 3

   Otherwise, copy the website address

   Use a copy action in that menu if there is one. Make sure it is the website's address, not the Threads post's.

4. 4

   Paste it into your browser

   Open Safari, Chrome or another installed browser, paste the address and load it. Then retry the step you came for, such as signing in or checking out.

Why a copied link can send you back to Threads

Copying a link from a post's share options gives you the address of the Threads post (Instagram Help Center), not the website it links to. Paste that into a browser on your phone and you may land back in the Threads app, because threads.com addresses belong to Threads. If you want the website, copy it from the opened page, or read it from the link text in the post and type it.

iPhone and Android

• iPhone: choosing a default browser in iOS settings decides what opens when an app hands a link over. It doesn't stop Threads from showing the page in its own view first, so the menu and copy steps are what you'll use.
• Android: an external link normally opens in the browser Android has set as the default. Some guides also suggest sharing the link from the in-app page to your browser app through Android's share sheet when there is no browser option in the menu.

An open-source test project, inapp-debugger, lists Threads among the apps that open links in an in-app view on iOS. It doesn't date its findings, so treat it as one data point.

Is there a setting to turn the in-app browser off?

Not one we could source. Threads users have publicly asked for an option to open links in an external browser, and Meta's documentation we found doesn't describe one. If a later version adds it, it will most likely sit in Threads' own settings, which are separate from Instagram's even though the two apps share an account. Don't apply an Instagram setting and expect Threads to follow it.

On a computer, this mostly doesn't apply

If you use Threads in a desktop browser, links open in that browser like on any other website. Meta moved the web version from threads.net to threads.com in 2025, according to its web features announcement.

For creators: test posts and profile links separately

TechCrunch's report on Threads profile links describes click insights for those links. A click count tells you a link was tapped, not that a visitor completed a sign-up or purchase in the in-app view. Test a link in a post and the same link in your profile on both iPhone and Android, and record which step, if any, fails.

OpenOut's detector recognises the Threads in-app browser with its own rule, checked before the Facebook rule, because a Meta app's browser can carry the same markers as Facebook's. On Pro and Agency, once you switch it on, browser guidance shows before your page: by default an opening attempt on Android and a guided copy flow on iPhone. Neither is guaranteed to reach the browser, so copy and manual steps stay available. The supported apps list has the full set, and pricing the plan details.