diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/buttons.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/buttons.dart
index 675f4ea38..2bd61f00a 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/buttons.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/buttons.dart
@@ -411,10 +411,7 @@ class _LinkButtonState extends State<LinkButton> {
     final editor = ZefyrToolbar.of(context).editor;
     var link = getLink();
     assert(link != null);
-    if (await canLaunch(link)) {
-      editor.hideKeyboard();
-      await launch(link, forceWebView: true);
-    }
+    await ZefyrToolbar.of(context).editor.onLaunchUrl(link);
   }
 
   void _handleInputChange() {
diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/common.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/common.dart
index aabc8b8f1..380eb741e 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/common.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/common.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2018, the Zefyr project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
 // for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:notus/notus.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/gestures.dart';
 
 import 'editable_box.dart';
 import 'horizontal_rule.dart';
@@ -110,9 +112,20 @@ class _RawZefyrLineState extends State<RawZefyrLine> {
 
   TextSpan buildText(BuildContext context) {
     final theme = ZefyrTheme.of(context);
-    final List<TextSpan> children = widget.node.children
+
+    List<TextSpan> children;
+
+    if(ZefyrScope.of(context).isEditable) {
+      children = widget.node.children
         .map((node) => _segmentToTextSpan(node, theme))
         .toList(growable: false);
+    } else {
+      children = widget.node.children
+        .map((node) => _segmentToTextSpanView(node, theme))
+        .toList(growable: true);
+      children.add(TextSpan(text: ' ', style: TextStyle(fontSize: 1.0)));
+    }
+
     return new TextSpan(style: widget.style, children: children);
   }
 
@@ -126,6 +139,21 @@ class _RawZefyrLineState extends State<RawZefyrLine> {
     );
   }
 
+  TextSpan _segmentToTextSpanView(Node node, ZefyrThemeData theme) {
+    final TextNode segment = node;
+    final attrs = segment.style;
+
+    return new TextSpan(
+      text: segment.value,
+      style: _getTextStyle(attrs, theme),
+      recognizer: (attrs.contains(NotusAttribute.link) ?
+        (new TapGestureRecognizer()..onTap = () async {
+          var link = attrs.get(NotusAttribute.link).value;
+          await ZefyrScope.of(context).onLaunchUrl(link);
+        }) : null),
+    );
+  }
+
   TextStyle _getTextStyle(NotusStyle style, ZefyrThemeData theme) {
     TextStyle result = new TextStyle();
     if (style.containsSame(NotusAttribute.bold)) {
diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
index 59f01a738..4d63a0539 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ZefyrEditableText extends StatefulWidget {
     @required this.controller,
     @required this.focusNode,
     @required this.imageDelegate,
+    @required this.onLaunchUrl,
     this.autofocus: true,
     this.enabled: true,
     this.padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16.0),
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class ZefyrEditableText extends StatefulWidget {
   final ZefyrController controller;
   final FocusNode focusNode;
   final ZefyrImageDelegate imageDelegate;
+  final Function onLaunchUrl;
   final bool autofocus;
   final bool enabled;
   final ScrollPhysics physics;
diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor.dart
index 4a37337e8..bccaee43d 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 
 import 'controller.dart';
 import 'editable_text.dart';
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class ZefyrEditor extends StatefulWidget {
     this.padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16.0),
     this.toolbarDelegate,
     this.imageDelegate,
+    this.onLaunchUrl,
     this.physics,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ class ZefyrEditor extends StatefulWidget {
   final bool enabled;
   final ZefyrToolbarDelegate toolbarDelegate;
   final ZefyrImageDelegate imageDelegate;
+  final Function onLaunchUrl;
   final ScrollPhysics physics;
 
   /// Padding around editable area.
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ class ZefyrEditor extends StatefulWidget {
 
 class _ZefyrEditorState extends State<ZefyrEditor> {
   ZefyrImageDelegate _imageDelegate;
+  Function _onLaunchUrl;
   ZefyrScope _scope;
   ZefyrThemeData _themeData;
   GlobalKey<ZefyrToolbarState> _toolbarKey;
@@ -85,10 +89,18 @@ class _ZefyrEditorState extends State<ZefyrEditor> {
     }
   }
 
+  Future<void> _launchUrl(String link) async {
+    if(await canLaunch(link)) {
+      await launch(link, forceWebView: true);
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
     _imageDelegate = widget.imageDelegate ?? new ZefyrDefaultImageDelegate();
+
+    _onLaunchUrl = widget.onLaunchUrl ?? _launchUrl;
   }
 
   @override
@@ -100,6 +112,11 @@ class _ZefyrEditorState extends State<ZefyrEditor> {
       _imageDelegate = widget.imageDelegate ?? new ZefyrDefaultImageDelegate();
       _scope.imageDelegate = _imageDelegate;
     }
+
+    if (widget.onLaunchUrl != oldWidget.onLaunchUrl) {
+      _onLaunchUrl = widget.onLaunchUrl ?? _launchUrl;
+      _scope.onLaunchUrl = _onLaunchUrl;
+    }
   }
 
   @override
@@ -114,6 +131,7 @@ class _ZefyrEditorState extends State<ZefyrEditor> {
     if (_scope == null) {
       _scope = ZefyrScope.editable(
         imageDelegate: _imageDelegate,
+        onLaunchUrl: _onLaunchUrl,
         controller: widget.controller,
         focusNode: widget.focusNode,
         focusScope: FocusScope.of(context),
@@ -147,6 +165,7 @@ class _ZefyrEditorState extends State<ZefyrEditor> {
       controller: _scope.controller,
       focusNode: _scope.focusNode,
       imageDelegate: _scope.imageDelegate,
+      onLaunchUrl: _scope.onLaunchUrl,
       autofocus: widget.autofocus,
       enabled: widget.enabled,
       padding: widget.padding,
diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/scope.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/scope.dart
index 2853a8a20..399c99a1d 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/scope.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/scope.dart
@@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ class ZefyrScope extends ChangeNotifier {
   /// Creates a view-only scope.
   ///
   /// Normally used in [ZefyrView].
-  ZefyrScope.view({@required ZefyrImageDelegate imageDelegate})
-      : assert(imageDelegate != null),
+  ZefyrScope.view({
+    @required ZefyrImageDelegate imageDelegate,
+    @required Future<void> onLaunchUrl(String url),
+  })  : assert(imageDelegate != null),
+        assert(onLaunchUrl != null),
         isEditable = false,
-        _imageDelegate = imageDelegate;
+        _imageDelegate = imageDelegate,
+        _onLaunchUrl = onLaunchUrl;
 
   /// Creates editable scope.
   ///
@@ -35,15 +39,18 @@ class ZefyrScope extends ChangeNotifier {
   ZefyrScope.editable({
     @required ZefyrController controller,
     @required ZefyrImageDelegate imageDelegate,
+    @required Future<void> onLaunchUrl(String url),
     @required FocusNode focusNode,
     @required FocusScopeNode focusScope,
   })  : assert(controller != null),
         assert(imageDelegate != null),
+        assert(onLaunchUrl != null),
         assert(focusNode != null),
         assert(focusScope != null),
         isEditable = true,
         _controller = controller,
         _imageDelegate = imageDelegate,
+        _onLaunchUrl = onLaunchUrl,
         _focusNode = focusNode,
         _focusScope = focusScope,
         _cursorTimer = CursorTimer(),
@@ -70,6 +77,16 @@ class ZefyrScope extends ChangeNotifier {
     }
   }
 
+  Function _onLaunchUrl;
+  Function get onLaunchUrl => _onLaunchUrl;
+  set onLaunchUrl(Future<void> func(String url)) {
+    assert(func != null);
+    if (_onLaunchUrl != func) {
+      _onLaunchUrl = func;
+      notifyListeners();
+    }
+  }
+
   ZefyrController _controller;
   ZefyrController get controller => _controller;
   set controller(ZefyrController value) {
diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/view.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/view.dart
index d7b7b13e3..bbba576d8 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/view.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/view.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:notus/notus.dart';
+import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 
 import 'code.dart';
 import 'common.dart';
@@ -16,9 +17,14 @@ import 'theme.dart';
 class ZefyrView extends StatefulWidget {
   final NotusDocument document;
   final ZefyrImageDelegate imageDelegate;
+  final Function onLaunchUrl;
 
-  const ZefyrView({Key key, @required this.document, this.imageDelegate})
-      : super(key: key);
+  const ZefyrView({
+    Key key,
+    @required this.document,
+    this.imageDelegate,
+    this.onLaunchUrl,
+  })  : super(key: key);
 
   @override
   ZefyrViewState createState() => ZefyrViewState();
@@ -29,17 +35,22 @@ class ZefyrViewState extends State<ZefyrView> {
   ZefyrThemeData _themeData;
 
   ZefyrImageDelegate get imageDelegate => widget.imageDelegate;
+  Function get onLaunchUrl => widget.onLaunchUrl;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
-    _scope = ZefyrScope.view(imageDelegate: widget.imageDelegate);
+    _scope = ZefyrScope.view(
+      imageDelegate: widget.imageDelegate ?? new ZefyrDefaultImageDelegate(),
+      onLaunchUrl: widget.onLaunchUrl ?? _launchUrl,
+    );
   }
 
   @override
   void didUpdateWidget(ZefyrView oldWidget) {
     super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
-    _scope.imageDelegate = widget.imageDelegate;
+    _scope.imageDelegate = widget.imageDelegate ?? new ZefyrDefaultImageDelegate();
+    _scope.onLaunchUrl = widget.onLaunchUrl ?? _launchUrl;
   }
 
   @override
@@ -104,4 +115,10 @@ class ZefyrViewState extends State<ZefyrView> {
 
     throw new UnimplementedError('Block format $blockStyle.');
   }
+
+  Future<void> _launchUrl(String link) async {
+    if(await canLaunch(link)) {
+      await launch(link, forceWebView: true);
+    }
+  }
 }