diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfbe917c4..4dd567af7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
     "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "node-fetch": "^2.3.0",
+    "open": "^6.4.0",
     "openssl-wrapper": "^0.3.4",
     "p-map": "^3.0.0",
     "pkg": "^4.3.7",
diff --git a/src/chrome/ScreenCaptureButtons.tsx b/src/chrome/ScreenCaptureButtons.tsx
index bcc632b99..731554c89 100644
--- a/src/chrome/ScreenCaptureButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/chrome/ScreenCaptureButtons.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {reportPlatformFailures} from '../utils/metrics';
 import config from '../utils/processConfig';
 import BaseDevice from '../devices/BaseDevice';
 import {State as Store} from '../reducers';
+import open from 'open';
 
 const CAPTURE_LOCATION = expandTilde(
   config().screenCapturePath || remote.app.getPath('desktop'),
@@ -36,27 +37,15 @@ type State = {
   capturingScreenshot: boolean;
 };
 
-function openFile(path: string | null) {
+async function openFile(path: string | null) {
   if (!path) {
     return;
   }
-  const child = spawn(getOpenCommand(), [path]);
-  child.on('exit', code => {
-    if (code != 0) {
-      console.error(`${getOpenCommand()} failed with exit code ${code}`);
-    }
-  });
-}
 
-function getOpenCommand(): string {
-  //TODO: TESTED ONLY ON MAC!
-  switch (os.platform()) {
-    case 'win32':
-      return 'start';
-    case 'linux':
-      return 'xdg-open';
-    default:
-      return 'open';
+  try {
+    await open(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`Opening ${path} failed with error ${e}.`);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 12a15506a..21ae3744c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6665,6 +6665,13 @@ onetime@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     mimic-fn "^1.0.0"
 
+open@^6.4.0:
+  version "6.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-6.4.0.tgz#5c13e96d0dc894686164f18965ecfe889ecfc8a9"
+  integrity sha512-IFenVPgF70fSm1keSd2iDBIDIBZkroLeuffXq+wKTzTJlBpesFWojV9lb8mzOfaAzM1sr7HQHuO0vtV0zYekGg==
+  dependencies:
+    is-wsl "^1.1.0"
+
 openssl-wrapper@^0.3.4:
   version "0.3.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/openssl-wrapper/-/openssl-wrapper-0.3.4.tgz#c01ec98e4dcd2b5dfe0b693f31827200e3b81b07"