diff --git a/picard/ui/infodialog.py b/picard/ui/infodialog.py
index a3930b187..e1686175f 100644
--- a/picard/ui/infodialog.py
+++ b/picard/ui/infodialog.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ from picard.util import (
     bytes2human,
     encode_filename,
     format_time,
+    open_local_path,
     union_sorted_lists,
 )
 
@@ -271,8 +272,7 @@ class InfoDialog(PicardDialog):
             return
         filename = data.tempfile_filename
         if filename:
-            url = QtCore.QUrl.fromLocalFile(filename)
-            QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(url)
+            open_local_path(filename)
 
 
 def format_file_info(file_):
diff --git a/picard/ui/mainwindow.py b/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
index e939084e5..1d2f300b5 100644
--- a/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ from picard.util import (
     icontheme,
     iter_files_from_objects,
     iter_unique,
+    open_local_path,
     reconnect,
     restore_method,
     thread,
@@ -1377,12 +1378,9 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, PreserveGeometry):
                 self.tagger.generate_fingerprints(self.selected_objects)
         self._ensure_fingerprinting_configured(callback)
 
-    def _openUrl(self, url):
-        return QtCore.QUrl.fromLocalFile(url)
-
     def play_file(self):
         for file in iter_files_from_objects(self.selected_objects):
-            QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(self._openUrl(file.filename))
+            open_local_path(file.filename)
 
     def _on_player_error(self, error, msg):
         self.set_statusbar_message(msg, echo=log.warning, translate=None)
@@ -1392,7 +1390,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, PreserveGeometry):
             os.path.dirname(f.filename) for f
             in iter_files_from_objects(self.selected_objects))
         for folder in folders:
-            QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(self._openUrl(folder))
+            open_local_path(folder)
 
     def _ensure_fingerprinting_configured(self, callback):
         config = get_config()
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/maintenance.py b/picard/ui/options/maintenance.py
index dbb548bb5..a64f1d59b 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/maintenance.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/maintenance.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from picard.config import (
     load_new_config,
 )
 from picard.config_upgrade import upgrade_config
+from picard.util import open_local_path
 
 from picard.ui.options import (
     OptionsPage,
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class MaintenanceOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
     def open_config_dir(self):
         config = get_config()
         config_dir = path.split(config.fileName())[0]
-        QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(QtCore.QUrl.fromLocalFile(config_dir))
+        open_local_path(config_dir)
 
     def _get_dialog_filetypes(self, _ext='.ini'):
         return ";;".join((
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/plugins.py b/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
index 131666645..086398f41 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ from picard.const import (
     PLUGINS_API,
     USER_PLUGIN_DIR,
 )
-from picard.util import reconnect
+from picard.util import (
+    open_local_path,
+    reconnect,
+)
 
 from picard.ui import HashableTreeWidgetItem
 from picard.ui.options import (
@@ -688,7 +691,7 @@ class PluginsOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
 
     @staticmethod
     def open_plugin_dir():
-        QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(QtCore.QUrl.fromLocalFile(USER_PLUGIN_DIR))
+        open_local_path(USER_PLUGIN_DIR)
 
     def mimeTypes(self):
         return ["text/uri-list"]
diff --git a/picard/util/__init__.py b/picard/util/__init__.py
index e982ada34..393b34821 100644
--- a/picard/util/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/util/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2004 Robert Kaye
 # Copyright (C) 2006-2009, 2011-2012, 2014 Lukáš Lalinský
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2011, 2014, 2018-2022 Philipp Wolfer
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2011, 2014, 2018-2023 Philipp Wolfer
 # Copyright (C) 2009 Carlin Mangar
 # Copyright (C) 2009 david
 # Copyright (C) 2010 fatih
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import unicodedata
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 
 from PyQt5 import QtCore
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices
 
 from picard import log
 from picard.const import (
@@ -428,6 +429,14 @@ def run_executable(executable, *args, timeout=None):
     return ret.returncode, ret.stdout.decode(sys.stdout.encoding), ret.stderr.decode(sys.stderr.encoding)
 
 
+def open_local_path(path):
+    url = QtCore.QUrl.fromLocalFile(path)
+    if os.environ.get('SNAP'):
+        run_executable('xdg-open', url.toString())
+    else:
+        QDesktopServices.openUrl(url)
+
+
 _mbid_format = '[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$'
 _re_mbid_val = re.compile(_mbid_format, re.IGNORECASE)
 def mbid_validate(string):  # noqa: E302