diff --git a/src/ContainerDetailsSubheader.react.js b/src/ContainerDetailsSubheader.react.js
index 98a5f6eb9b..163f7edc11 100644
--- a/src/ContainerDetailsSubheader.react.js
+++ b/src/ContainerDetailsSubheader.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ var _ = require('underscore');
 var $ = require('jquery');
 var React = require('react/addons');
 var exec = require('exec');
-var path =  require('path');
 var metrics = require('./Metrics');
 var ContainerStore = require('./ContainerStore');
 var ContainerUtil = require('./ContainerUtil');
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ var machine = require('./DockerMachine');
 var RetinaImage = require('react-retina-image');
 var Router = require('react-router');
 var webPorts = require('./Util').webPorts;
-var util = require('./Util');
+var shell = require('shell');
 var resources = require('./Resources');
 
 var ContainerDetailsSubheader = React.createClass({
@@ -91,9 +90,7 @@ var ContainerDetailsSubheader = React.createClass({
       metrics.track('Opened In Browser', {
         from: 'header'
       });
-      util.openPathOrUrl(this.state.ports[this.state.defaultPort].url, function (err) {
-        if (err) { throw err; }
-      });
+      shell.openExternal(this.state.ports[this.state.defaultPort].url);
     }
   },
   handleRestart: function () {
diff --git a/src/ContainerHome.react.js b/src/ContainerHome.react.js
index d46c480c56..b8c74b6722 100644
--- a/src/ContainerHome.react.js
+++ b/src/ContainerHome.react.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var ContainerHomeLogs = require('./ContainerHomeLogs.react');
 var ContainerHomeFolders = require('./ContainerHomeFolders.react');
 var ContainerUtil = require('./ContainerUtil');
 var util = require('./Util');
+var shell = require('shell');
 
 var resizeWindow = function () {
   $('.left .wrapper').height(window.innerHeight - 240);
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ var ContainerHome = React.createClass({
     resizeWindow();
   },
   handleErrorClick: function () {
-    util.openPathOrUrl('https://github.com/kitematic/kitematic/issues/new');
+    shell.openExternal('https://github.com/kitematic/kitematic/issues/new');
   },
   componentWillReceiveProps: function () {
     this.init();
diff --git a/src/ContainerHomePreview.react.js b/src/ContainerHomePreview.react.js
index 880462b129..b9efa4973d 100644
--- a/src/ContainerHomePreview.react.js
+++ b/src/ContainerHomePreview.react.js
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ var ContainerHomePreview = React.createClass({
       metrics.track('Opened In Browser', {
         from: 'preview'
       });
-      util.openPathOrUrl(this.state.ports[this.state.defaultPort].url, function (err) {
-        if (err) { throw err; }
-      });
+      util.openExtenral(this.state.ports[this.state.defaultPort].url);
     }
   },
   handleClickNotShowingCorrectly: function () {
diff --git a/src/ContainerSettingsPorts.react.js b/src/ContainerSettingsPorts.react.js
index fc9cf3b91b..1b5321bcd0 100644
--- a/src/ContainerSettingsPorts.react.js
+++ b/src/ContainerSettingsPorts.react.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var React = require('react/addons');
 var Router = require('react-router');
-var exec = require('exec');
 var ContainerStore = require('./ContainerStore');
 var ContainerUtil = require('./ContainerUtil');
 var metrics = require('./Metrics');
 var webPorts = require('./Util').webPorts;
-var util = require('./Util');
+var shell = require('shell');
 
 var ContainerSettingsPorts = React.createClass({
   mixins: [Router.State, Router.Navigation],
@@ -39,9 +38,7 @@ var ContainerSettingsPorts = React.createClass({
     metrics.track('Opened In Browser', {
       from: 'settings'
     });
-    util.openPathOrUrl(url, function (err) {
-      if (err) { throw err; }
-    });
+    shell.openExternal(url);
   },
   handleChangeDefaultPort: function (port, e) {
     console.log(e.target.checked);
diff --git a/src/ContainerSettingsVolumes.react.js b/src/ContainerSettingsVolumes.react.js
index 0b6d2ad614..43616ac0f4 100644
--- a/src/ContainerSettingsVolumes.react.js
+++ b/src/ContainerSettingsVolumes.react.js
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ var ContainerSettingsVolumes = React.createClass({
     metrics.track('Opened Volume Directory', {
       from: 'settings'
     });
-    util.openPathOrUrl(path, function (err) {
-      if (err) { throw err; }
-    });
+    util.showItemInFolder(path);
   },
   render: function () {
     if (!this.props.container) {
diff --git a/src/Containers.react.js b/src/Containers.react.js
index e13a2def16..793731a961 100644
--- a/src/Containers.react.js
+++ b/src/Containers.react.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var RetinaImage = require('react-retina-image');
 var machine = require('./DockerMachine');
 var OverlayTrigger = require('react-bootstrap').OverlayTrigger;
 var Tooltip = require('react-bootstrap').Tooltip;
-var util = require('./Util');
+var shell = require('shell');
 
 var Containers = React.createClass({
   mixins: [Router.Navigation, Router.State],
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ var Containers = React.createClass({
     metrics.track('Opened Issue Reporter', {
       from: 'app'
     });
-    util.openPathOrUrl('https://github.com/kitematic/kitematic/issues/new');
+    shell.openExternal('https://github.com/kitematic/kitematic/issues/new');
   },
   handleMouseEnterDockerTerminal: function () {
     this.setState({
diff --git a/src/MenuTemplate.js b/src/MenuTemplate.js
index 0c62b5a626..47ff1fb742 100644
--- a/src/MenuTemplate.js
+++ b/src/MenuTemplate.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var util = require('./Util');
 var metrics = require('./Metrics');
 var machine = require('./DockerMachine');
 var docker = require('./Docker');
+var shell = require('shell');
 
 // main.js
 var MenuTemplate = function () {
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ var MenuTemplate = function () {
             metrics.track('Opened Issue Reporter', {
               from: 'menu'
             });
-            util.openPathOrUrl('https://github.com/kitematic/kitematic/issues/new');
+            shell.openExternal('https://github.com/kitematic/kitematic/issues/new');
           }
         }
       ]
diff --git a/src/Util.js b/src/Util.js
index 640f641a82..ddddfc3ed6 100644
--- a/src/Util.js
+++ b/src/Util.js
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ module.exports = {
       return (!fs.existsSync(path) || fs.statSync(path).gid !== 80 || fs.statSync(path).uid !== process.getuid());
     }
   },
-  openPathOrUrl(pathOrUrl, callback) {
-    open(pathOrUrl, callback);
-  },
   supportDir() {
     var acc = path.join(this.home(), 'Library', 'Application\ Support', 'Kitematic');
     fs.mkdirsSync(acc);