diff --git a/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/core/helpers/url_launcher.dart b/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/core/helpers/url_launcher.dart
index 0502e79604..fd8aa03dfe 100644
--- a/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/core/helpers/url_launcher.dart
+++ b/frontend/appflowy_flutter/lib/core/helpers/url_launcher.dart
@@ -44,10 +44,18 @@ Future<bool> afLaunchUri(
     uri = Uri.parse('https://$url');
   }
 
-  // try to launch the uri directly
-  bool result = await launcher.canLaunchUrl(uri);
+  /// opening an incorrect link will cause a system error dialog to pop up on macOS
+  /// only use [canLaunchUrl] on macOS
+  /// and there is an known issue with url_launcher on Linux where it fails to launch
+  /// see https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/88463
+  bool result = true;
+  if (UniversalPlatform.isMacOS) {
+    result = await launcher.canLaunchUrl(uri);
+  }
+
   if (result) {
     try {
+      // try to launch the uri directly
       result = await launcher.launchUrl(
         uri,
         mode: mode,