How to open a Zoom link in a non-browser app without being prompted?

Solution 1:

Sad 2022 update:

Support for client URLs (e.g. the zoommtg:// protocol) apparently has been deprecated.

If you have an older Zoom client, it likely supports zoommtg://; but for security reasons, it's not wise to continue using older versions.

Original answer:

Have you tried rewriting the URL so that it uses the zoommtg:// protocol?

You rewrite a URL of this format ...

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/123456789?pwd=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

... like this:

zoommtg://zoom.us/join?confno=123456789&pwd=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If you have the Zoom app/client installed on a Mac, using URLs with the zoommtg protocol should cause them to open directly in the Zoom app, no matter where the URL is clicked from. Personally, I use this URL format in the Notes field of Calendar events, and it works great.

Solution 2:

I don't think it can be disabled...but...if the application you want to use is already running (or is in the dock), you can drag and drop the link onto the application's dock icon to avoid the dialog.

I just did it with a magnet link and Transmission and it did not invoke the dialog (I know, at the cost of a drag...which is...a drag).