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PioViewer URI Links Feature

PioViewer URI links are special shortcuts that allow you to quickly open PioViewer from external sources like web browsers or other documents / applications.

These links look like: pioviewer://path

First Time Setup​

When you start PioViewer, you may be prompted to enable URI links. Click "Yes" to enable this feature. You can also enable it later through the settings.

What This Enables​

Once enabled, clicking on any pioviewer:// link will:

  • Launch PioViewer or depending on the settings - bring already running PioViewer to the foreground
  • Perform the requested action (open a trainer session, load a tree, etc.)

Format: pioviewer://trainer/session/[session-number]

Example: pioviewer://trainer/session/42

What it does: Opens a specific trainer session directly, just like clicking the Play button for that session in the trainer.

How to create a link:

  1. Go to the trainer session overview
  2. Click "Copy Link"

Format: pioviewer://tree/load?path=[file-path]

Example: pioviewer://tree/load?path=C%3A%5CPoker%5CStudy%5C3bet-pot.cfr

What it does: Opens a specific tree file in PioViewer.

With node navigation: You can also include a specific node to navigate to: pioviewer://tree/load?path=[file-path]&nodeId=[node-id]

Note: The file path needs to be URL-encoded (spaces become %20, backslashes become %5C, etc.)

Format: pioviewer://hello

What it does: Shows a test message to verify that URI links are working properly.

Simply click on any pioviewer:// link on a webpage or in other program / document.

For Trainer Sessions:​

  1. Note the session ID from your trainer
  2. Format: pioviewer://trainer/session/ followed by the ID
  3. Example: Session ID 25 becomes pioviewer://trainer/session/25

For Tree Files:​

  1. Copy the full path to your .cfr file
  2. Use an online URL encoder to encode the path
  3. Format: pioviewer://tree/load?path= followed by the encoded path

Notes​

  • URI links only work with your local PioViewer installation and are local to your PioViewre installation and file system. They don't make much sense to share with other people

If you want to disable URI links:

  1. Go to PioViewer settings
  2. Look for URI protocol or file associations options
  3. Disable the pioviewer:// protocol handler

Note: This will prevent all pioviewer:// links from working until re-enabled.