diff --git a/crates/engine/src/links.rs b/crates/engine/src/links.rs
index 3df31cd119..8255daa453 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/links.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/links.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,113 @@ pub fn for_command(id: &str) -> Option<&'static Link> {
     LINKS.iter().find(|l| l.command == id)
 }
 
+/// The kinds of address a document may ask PdfCraft to open: web pages and email. Anything
+/// else (`file:`, `javascript:`, `data:`, `smb:`, app handlers such as `ms-settings:`) is refused,
+/// because the operating system would hand it to whichever program claims it (#90, #91).
+pub const DOCUMENT_SCHEMES: &[&str] = &["https", "http", "mailto"];
+
+/// The longest address a document may ask to open. A longer one is refused rather than shown
+/// cut short in the confirmation, where the hidden tail could carry the document's form data.
+pub const MAX_DOCUMENT_URL: usize = 2048;
+
+/// Why an address that came from a document was refused.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum BlockedLink {
+    Empty,
+    /// Longer than [`MAX_DOCUMENT_URL`] characters.
+    TooLong(usize),
+    /// Control, zero-width or bidirectional-override characters, or whitespace other than a plain
+    /// space, which can hide part of the address or make it read as something else.
+    Hidden,
+    /// No scheme, or a web address without a host or with a space before its path.
+    Malformed,
+    /// A scheme other than [`DOCUMENT_SCHEMES`] (lowercased).
+    Scheme(String),
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for BlockedLink {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Empty => write!(f, "the address is empty"),
+            Self::TooLong(n) => write!(f, "the address is {n} characters long"),
+            Self::Hidden => write!(f, "the address contains hidden or invisible characters"),
+            Self::Malformed => write!(f, "the address isn't a complete web or email address"),
+            Self::Scheme(s) => write!(f, "it is a “{s}:” address"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Characters that can hide or disguise part of an address in the confirmation dialog. A plain
+/// space is visible and turns up in real links (`mailto:…?subject=Order form`), so it is allowed.
+fn hides_text(c: char) -> bool {
+    (c.is_whitespace() && c != ' ')
+        || c.is_control()
+        || matches!(c, '\u{200B}'..='\u{200F}' | '\u{202A}'..='\u{202E}' | '\u{2060}'..='\u{2064}' | '\u{2066}'..='\u{2069}' | '\u{FEFF}')
+}
+
+/// Check an address that came from a document (a link, a button's URI action or a script's
+/// `app.launchURL`) before PdfCraft offers to open it. Returns the address trimmed of
+/// surrounding whitespace. PdfCraft's own links (Help, About, updates) don't come through here.
+pub fn document_url(raw: &str) -> Result<String, BlockedLink> {
+    let url = raw.trim();
+    if url.is_empty() {
+        return Err(BlockedLink::Empty);
+    }
+    let len = url.chars().count();
+    if len > MAX_DOCUMENT_URL {
+        return Err(BlockedLink::TooLong(len));
+    }
+    if url.chars().any(hides_text) {
+        return Err(BlockedLink::Hidden);
+    }
+    let (scheme, rest) = url.split_once(':').ok_or(BlockedLink::Malformed)?;
+    // RFC 3986: ALPHA *( ALPHA / DIGIT / "+" / "-" / "." ).
+    let well_formed = scheme.chars().next().is_some_and(|c| c.is_ascii_alphabetic())
+        && scheme.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '+' | '-' | '.'));
+    if !well_formed {
+        return Err(BlockedLink::Malformed);
+    }
+    let scheme = scheme.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    if !DOCUMENT_SCHEMES.contains(&scheme.as_str()) {
+        return Err(BlockedLink::Scheme(scheme));
+    }
+    let complete = match scheme.as_str() {
+        "mailto" => !rest.is_empty(),
+        _ => authority(url).is_some_and(|a| !a.contains(' ')) && host(url).is_some(),
+    };
+    if !complete {
+        return Err(BlockedLink::Malformed);
+    }
+    Ok(url.to_string())
+}
+
+/// The authority of a web address: what follows `//`, up to the first `/`, `\`, `?` or `#`.
+/// Browsers read `\` as `/` in web addresses (the WHATWG URL standard), so it ends the authority
+/// too; otherwise `https://other.example\@trusted.example/` would seem to go to
+/// `trusted.example`. `None` for a non-web address or one without `//`.
+fn authority(url: &str) -> Option<&str> {
+    let (scheme, rest) = url.split_once(':')?;
+    if !(scheme.eq_ignore_ascii_case("https") || scheme.eq_ignore_ascii_case("http")) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    rest.strip_prefix("//")?.split(['/', '\\', '?', '#']).next()
+}
+
+/// The host a web address really goes to, without any `user:password@` prefix, so
+/// `https://trusted.example@other.example/` reports `other.example`. `None` for a non-web
+/// address or one without a host.
+pub fn host(url: &str) -> Option<&str> {
+    let authority = authority(url)?;
+    let host_port = authority.rsplit_once('@').map_or(authority, |(_, h)| h);
+    let host = if host_port.starts_with('[') {
+        // An IPv6 literal keeps its brackets; only a port after them is dropped.
+        host_port.find(']').and_then(|i| host_port.get(..=i)).unwrap_or_default()
+    } else {
+        host_port.split(':').next().unwrap_or_default()
+    };
+    (!host.is_empty()).then_some(host)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     #[test]
@@ -42,4 +149,78 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(crate::commands::command(l.command).is_some(), "{} is a registered command", l.command);
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn documents_may_offer_web_and_email_addresses() {
+        use super::document_url;
+        for ok in [
+            "https://example.org",
+            "HTTPS://Example.org/a?b=c#d",
+            "http://example.org:8080/x",
+            "mailto:someone@example.org",
+            "https://[::1]:8443/",
+            // Plain spaces turn up in real documents' links and are visible in the dialog.
+            "mailto:orders@example.org?subject=Order form",
+            "https://example.org/My Report.pdf",
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(document_url(ok).as_deref(), Ok(ok), "{ok}");
+        }
+        let multibyte = format!("https://example.org/{}", "é".repeat(super::MAX_DOCUMENT_URL - 20));
+        assert!(document_url(&multibyte).is_ok(), "the limit counts characters, not bytes");
+        assert_eq!(document_url("  https://example.org/ \n").as_deref(), Ok("https://example.org/"), "surrounding whitespace is trimmed");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn documents_may_not_offer_other_kinds_of_address() {
+        use super::{BlockedLink as B, MAX_DOCUMENT_URL, document_url};
+        let scheme = |s: &str| Err(B::Scheme(s.into()));
+        assert_eq!(document_url("file:///C:/Windows/System32/calc.exe"), scheme("file"));
+        assert_eq!(document_url("FILE://server/share/x.exe"), scheme("file"));
+        assert_eq!(document_url("javascript:alert(1)"), scheme("javascript"));
+        assert_eq!(document_url("data:text/html,<script>x</script>"), scheme("data"));
+        assert_eq!(document_url("ms-settings:privacy"), scheme("ms-settings"));
+        assert_eq!(document_url("smb://server/share"), scheme("smb"));
+        assert_eq!(document_url(""), Err(B::Empty));
+        assert_eq!(document_url("   "), Err(B::Empty));
+        for bad in [
+            "example.org",
+            "//example.org",
+            "1http://x",
+            "ht tp://x",
+            "https:",
+            "https://",
+            "https:///path",
+            "https://user@/x",
+            "mailto:",
+            "https://trusted.example /x",
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(document_url(bad), Err(B::Malformed), "{bad}");
+        }
+        for hidden in [
+            "https://exa\u{202E}gro.elpmaxe",
+            "https://example.org\u{200B}.evil",
+            "https://a.org/\u{0007}",
+            "https://a.org/x\ty",
+            "https://a.org/x\ny",
+            "https://example.org/a\u{00A0}b",
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(document_url(hidden), Err(B::Hidden), "{hidden:?}");
+        }
+        let long = format!("https://example.org/?q={}", "a".repeat(MAX_DOCUMENT_URL));
+        assert!(matches!(document_url(&long), Err(B::TooLong(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn the_host_shown_is_the_one_the_address_goes_to() {
+        use super::host;
+        assert_eq!(host("https://example.org/path"), Some("example.org"));
+        assert_eq!(host("https://trusted.example@other.example/"), Some("other.example"));
+        assert_eq!(host("http://user:pw@other.example:8080?x"), Some("other.example"));
+        assert_eq!(host("https://[::1]:8443/"), Some("[::1]"));
+        // Browsers read `\` as `/`, so this goes to other.example, not trusted.example.
+        assert_eq!(host("https://other.example\\@trusted.example/"), Some("other.example"));
+        assert_eq!(host("https://other.example\\x@trusted.example/"), Some("other.example"));
+        assert_eq!(host("mailto:a@example.org"), None);
+        assert_eq!(host("https:///nohost"), None);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index e939c2a5c7..c9b64b75fd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ pub fn document_area(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
     }
     match clicked_link {
         Some(LinkTarget::Page(p)) => view.go_to_page(p),
-        Some(LinkTarget::Uri(u)) => ui.ctx().open_url(egui::OpenUrl::new_tab(u)),
+        Some(LinkTarget::Uri(u)) => app.request_document_url(&u, crate::LinkOrigin::Link),
         Some(LinkTarget::Other(s)) => app.notify(format!("{s} actions run in the JavaScript engine (M6)")),
         None => {}
     }
@@ -1687,13 +1687,13 @@ pub fn document_area(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
         app.notify(n);
     }
     if let Some((name, action)) = app.views[index].forms.button.take() {
-        run_button(app, index, ui.ctx(), &name, action);
+        run_button(app, index, &name, action);
     }
     quick_bar(app, avail, ui);
 }
 
 /// Run a push button's action (the ones that need no JavaScript engine).
-fn run_button(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, ctx: &egui::Context, name: &str, action: pdfcraft_engine::form_scripts::ButtonAction) {
+fn run_button(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, name: &str, action: pdfcraft_engine::form_scripts::ButtonAction) {
     use pdfcraft_engine::form_scripts::ButtonAction as B;
     let pages = app.session.get(app.views[index].id).map_or(0, |d| d.info.pages.len());
     match action {
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ fn run_button(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, ctx: &egui::Context, name: &s
             "LastPage" => app.views[index].go_to_page(pages.saturating_sub(1)),
             other => app.notify(format!("{name}: the {other} action isn't supported yet")),
         },
-        B::Uri(u) => ctx.open_url(egui::OpenUrl::new_tab(u)),
+        B::Uri(u) => app.request_document_url(&u, crate::LinkOrigin::Button),
         B::GoTo(p) => app.views[index].go_to_page(p.min(pages.saturating_sub(1))),
         B::Alert(m) => app.notify(m),
         B::Submit(url) => {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
index e47853ec3f..414611f75a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const INFO_KEYS: [&str; 4] = ["Title", "Author", "Subject", "Keywords"];
 pub fn show(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
     password(app, ctx);
     save_prompt(app, ctx);
+    link_prompt(app, ctx);
     crate::updates::dialog(app, ctx);
     let Some(dialog) = app.dialog else {
         app.props_draft = None;
@@ -1315,6 +1316,57 @@ fn save_prompt(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
     }
 }
 
+/// "Open this web page?" when a document's link, button or script asks to open an address
+/// (#90, #91). Shows where the address really goes and the whole address; Cancel is the default,
+/// and Escape or clicking outside cancels.
+fn link_prompt(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
+    let Some(pending) = app.pending_link.clone() else { return };
+    let t = Tokens::get(ctx);
+    let email = pending.url.get(..7).is_some_and(|s| s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("mailto:"));
+    let (title, open) = if email { ("Write this email?", "Open email app") } else { ("Open this web page?", "Open link") };
+    let mut choice: Option<bool> = None;
+    let modal = egui::Modal::new(egui::Id::new("link_prompt")).show(ctx, |ui| {
+        ui.set_width(460.0);
+        ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+            ui.add(crate::icons::image("external-link", 22.0, t.accent));
+            ui.label(egui::RichText::new(title).font(theme::semibold(16.0)));
+        });
+        ui.add_space(6.0);
+        let what = if email { "your email app with this address" } else { "this address in your browser" };
+        ui.label(format!("{} in this document wants to open {what}:", pending.origin.noun()));
+        ui.add_space(6.0);
+        if let Some(host) = pdfcraft_engine::links::host(&pending.url) {
+            ui.label(egui::RichText::new(host).font(theme::semibold(14.0)));
+        }
+        egui::ScrollArea::vertical().max_height(120.0).show(ui, |ui| {
+            ui.add(egui::Label::new(egui::RichText::new(&pending.url).monospace().small()).wrap().selectable(true));
+        });
+        ui.add_space(8.0);
+        ui.label(
+            egui::RichText::new(
+                "Only continue if you trust this document. An address can carry information from the document, such as what you typed into its form.",
+            )
+            .color(t.text_muted)
+            .small(),
+        );
+        ui.add_space(14.0);
+        ui.with_layout(Layout::right_to_left(Align::Center), |ui| {
+            if widgets::pill_button(ui, "Cancel", true).clicked() {
+                choice = Some(false);
+            }
+            if widgets::pill_button(ui, open, false).clicked() {
+                choice = Some(true);
+            }
+        });
+    });
+    if choice.is_none() && modal.should_close() {
+        choice = Some(false);
+    }
+    if let Some(open) = choice {
+        app.resolve_pending_link(open);
+    }
+}
+
 fn yes(b: bool) -> String {
     if b { "Yes".into() } else { "No".into() }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/js_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/js_ui.rs
index 1e0f1e27ca..1c58931630 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/js_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/js_ui.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ pub struct DocJsDraft {
 
 impl PdfCraftApp {
     /// Act on what scripts produced in document `id`: alerts are shown, console output goes to
-    /// the console, and print / page / link requests are carried out (form submissions are
-    /// reported, never sent).
+    /// the console, print and page requests are carried out, links wait for the user's permission
+    /// (form submissions are reported, never sent).
     pub fn handle_js(&mut self, id: DocId, out: JsOutput) {
         if out.is_empty() {
             return;
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
                         self.views[i].go_to_page(p);
                     }
                 }
-                Request::LaunchUrl(u) => {
-                    if let Some(ctx) = &self.ctx {
-                        ctx.open_url(egui::OpenUrl::new_tab(u));
-                    }
-                }
+                Request::LaunchUrl(u) => self.request_document_url(&u, crate::LinkOrigin::Script),
                 Request::Submit(u) => self.notify(format!(
                     "The form asks to be submitted to {u}; PdfCraft doesn't send form data. Save the document to keep your entries."
                 )),
@@ -251,7 +247,7 @@ pub(crate) fn preferences_body(ui: &mut egui::Ui, app: &mut PdfCraftApp, t: &Tok
             app.session.set_javascript(on);
         }
         ui.label(
-            egui::RichText::new("Scripts run in a sandbox without file or network access. With JavaScript off, Acrobat's standard format, validate and calculate functions still work.")
+            egui::RichText::new("Scripts run in a sandbox without file or network access. A script that asks to open a web page needs your permission first. With JavaScript off, Acrobat's standard format, validate and calculate functions still work.")
                 .small()
                 .color(t.text_muted),
         );
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index 3d8c14de2d..e1c533c43b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -440,6 +440,36 @@ pub struct PdfCraftApp {
     pub replace_draft: Option<files::ReplaceDraft>,
     /// The last web link the app asked the system to open (tests and automation).
     pub last_opened_url: Option<String>,
+    /// A document asked to open this address; the user hasn't answered yet (#90, #91).
+    pub pending_link: Option<PendingLink>,
+}
+
+/// Where in a document a request to open an address came from.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum LinkOrigin {
+    /// A link on the page.
+    Link,
+    /// A push button's URI action.
+    Button,
+    /// A script (`app.launchURL`).
+    Script,
+}
+
+impl LinkOrigin {
+    fn noun(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Link => "A link",
+            Self::Button => "A button",
+            Self::Script => "A script",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An address a document asked to open, waiting for the user to allow or cancel it.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct PendingLink {
+    pub url: String,
+    pub origin: LinkOrigin,
 }
 
 /// Settings for the Number pages dialog.
@@ -543,6 +573,7 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
             control: None,
             bookmark_rename: None,
             last_opened_url: None,
+            pending_link: None,
             protect_draft: Default::default(),
             boxes_draft: Default::default(),
             marks_draft: Default::default(),
@@ -799,7 +830,8 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
         client
     }
 
-    /// Open a web link in the system browser (a new tab on the web).
+    /// Open a web link in the system browser (a new tab on the web). Only for PdfCraft's own
+    /// links; an address that came from a document goes through [`Self::request_document_url`].
     pub fn open_url(&mut self, url: &str) {
         if let Some(ctx) = &self.ctx {
             ctx.open_url(egui::OpenUrl::new_tab(url));
@@ -807,6 +839,33 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
         self.last_opened_url = Some(url.to_string());
     }
 
+    /// A document asks to open `url` (a link, a button's URI action or `app.launchURL`). Web and
+    /// email addresses wait for the user to allow them; anything else is refused with a notice
+    /// (#90, #91). While one request is waiting, further ones are dropped, so a script can't
+    /// queue up a stream of dialogs.
+    pub fn request_document_url(&mut self, url: &str, origin: LinkOrigin) {
+        match pdfcraft_engine::links::document_url(url) {
+            Ok(url) => {
+                if self.pending_link.is_none() {
+                    self.pending_link = Some(PendingLink { url, origin });
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => self.notify(format!(
+                "{} in this document tried to open an address PdfCraft won't open: {e}. Only web (http, https) and email (mailto) links open from documents.",
+                origin.noun()
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The user's answer to [`Self::pending_link`]: open it, or drop it.
+    pub fn resolve_pending_link(&mut self, open: bool) {
+        if let Some(p) = self.pending_link.take()
+            && open
+        {
+            self.open_url(&p.url);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn notify(&mut self, msg: impl Into<String>) {
         self.toast = Some((msg.into(), 0.0));
     }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/document_links.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/document_links.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7857ba8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/document_links.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+//! Addresses a document asks to open (links, button URI actions, `app.launchURL`) wait for the
+//! user's permission, and anything but a web or email address is refused (#90, #91).
+
+use egui_kittest::Harness;
+use egui_kittest::kittest::Queryable;
+use pdfcraft_ui_egui::{LinkOrigin, PdfCraftApp, PendingLink};
+
+/// See `tests/view.rs`: WARP's shader JIT crashes when two devices compile at once on ARM64.
+static GPU: std::sync::Mutex<()> = std::sync::Mutex::new(());
+
+fn gpu() -> std::sync::MutexGuard<'static, ()> {
+    GPU.lock().unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+}
+
+const LINK_URL: &str = "https://example.org/from-a-link";
+const BUTTON_URL: &str = "https://example.org/from-a-button";
+
+/// One 300×400 page with a web link (x 50..250, y 300..350), a push button with a URI action
+/// ("web") and a push button whose JavaScript asks to open a local program ("sneaky").
+fn fixture() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let objs = [
+        "<< /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R /AcroForm << /Fields [5 0 R 6 0 R] /DA (/Helv 0 Tf 0 g) >> >>".to_string(),
+        "<< /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 /MediaBox [0 0 300 400] >>".to_string(),
+        "<< /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /Annots [4 0 R 5 0 R 6 0 R] >>".to_string(),
+        format!("<< /Type /Annot /Subtype /Link /Rect [50 300 250 350] /Border [0 0 0] /A << /S /URI /URI ({LINK_URL}) >> >>"),
+        format!("<< /Type /Annot /Subtype /Widget /FT /Btn /Ff 65536 /T (web) /Rect [20 200 100 220] /P 3 0 R /A << /S /URI /URI ({BUTTON_URL}) >> >>"),
+        "<< /Type /Annot /Subtype /Widget /FT /Btn /Ff 65536 /T (sneaky) /Rect [120 200 200 220] /P 3 0 R /AA << /U << /S /JavaScript /JS (app.launchURL\\(\"file:///C:/Windows/System32/calc.exe\", true\\);) >> >> >>".to_string(),
+    ];
+    let mut out = b"%PDF-1.7\n".to_vec();
+    let mut offs = Vec::new();
+    for (i, o) in objs.iter().enumerate() {
+        offs.push(out.len());
+        out.extend_from_slice(format!("{} 0 obj\n{o}\nendobj\n", i + 1).as_bytes());
+    }
+    let x = out.len();
+    out.extend_from_slice(format!("xref\n0 {}\n0000000000 65535 f \n", objs.len() + 1).as_bytes());
+    for o in offs {
+        out.extend_from_slice(format!("{o:010} 00000 n \n").as_bytes());
+    }
+    out.extend_from_slice(format!("trailer\n<< /Size {} /Root 1 0 R >>\nstartxref\n{x}\n%%EOF\n", objs.len() + 1).as_bytes());
+    out
+}
+
+fn harness() -> Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp> {
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1400.0, 900.0)).build_eframe(|_cc| {
+        let mut app = PdfCraftApp::new();
+        app.open_bytes("links.pdf", None, fixture()).unwrap();
+        app.set_option("left", "closed").unwrap();
+        app.set_option("panel", "none").unwrap();
+        app.set_option("zoom", "150").unwrap();
+        app
+    });
+    h.run_steps(8);
+    h
+}
+
+fn click_at(h: &mut Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>, at: egui::Pos2) {
+    h.hover_at(at);
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    h.drag_at(at);
+    h.drop_at(at);
+    h.run_steps(4);
+}
+
+/// Click the link on page 1, at the middle of its rectangle.
+fn click_link(h: &mut Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>) {
+    let r = h.state().views[0].page_screen_rect(0).expect("page 1 on screen");
+    let at = egui::pos2(r.min.x + r.width() * (150.0 / 300.0), r.min.y + r.height() * (1.0 - 325.0 / 400.0));
+    click_at(h, at);
+}
+
+fn click_field(h: &mut Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>, name: &str) {
+    let at = {
+        let s = h.state();
+        let doc = s.session.get(s.views[0].id).unwrap();
+        let f = doc.form.iter().find(|f| f.name == name).unwrap();
+        pdfcraft_ui_egui::forms_ui::field_screen_rect(&s.views[0], &doc.info, f, 0).expect("on screen").center()
+    };
+    click_at(h, at);
+}
+
+fn pending(url: &str, origin: LinkOrigin) -> Option<PendingLink> {
+    Some(PendingLink { url: url.into(), origin })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_link_asks_first_and_opens_when_allowed() {
+    let _gpu = gpu();
+    let mut h = harness();
+    click_link(&mut h);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().pending_link, pending(LINK_URL, LinkOrigin::Link));
+    assert_eq!(h.state().last_opened_url, None, "nothing opens before the user answers");
+    h.get_by_label("example.org");
+    h.get_by_label("Open link").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().last_opened_url.as_deref(), Some(LINK_URL));
+    assert_eq!(h.state().pending_link, None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cancel_opens_nothing() {
+    let _gpu = gpu();
+    let mut h = harness();
+    click_link(&mut h);
+    assert!(h.state().pending_link.is_some());
+    h.get_by_label("Cancel").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().pending_link, None);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().last_opened_url, None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn escape_cancels() {
+    let _gpu = gpu();
+    let mut h = harness();
+    click_link(&mut h);
+    assert!(h.state().pending_link.is_some());
+    h.key_press(egui::Key::Escape);
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().pending_link, None);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().last_opened_url, None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_button_uri_action_asks_first() {
+    let _gpu = gpu();
+    let mut h = harness();
+    click_field(&mut h, "web");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().pending_link, pending(BUTTON_URL, LinkOrigin::Button));
+    assert_eq!(h.state().last_opened_url, None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_button_script_cannot_open_a_local_program() {
+    let _gpu = gpu();
+    let mut h = harness();
+    click_field(&mut h, "sneaky");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().pending_link, None, "a file: address is never offered");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().last_opened_url, None);
+    let toast = h.state().toast.clone().expect("the user is told").0;
+    assert!(toast.contains("“file:” address"), "{toast}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_script_asks_first_and_only_once() {
+    let _gpu = gpu();
+    let mut h = harness();
+    let id = h.state().views[0].id;
+    let script = "app.launchURL('https://example.org/?q=' + 'first'); app.launchURL('https://example.org/second');";
+    h.state_mut().run_button_script(id, "web", script);
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().pending_link, pending("https://example.org/?q=first", LinkOrigin::Script), "one dialog, for the first request");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().last_opened_url, None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_script_cannot_open_other_kinds_of_address() {
+    let _gpu = gpu();
+    for url in ["file:///etc/passwd", "javascript:alert(1)", "ms-settings:privacy", "smb://server/share", "https://exa\u{202E}gro.elpmaxe"] {
+        let mut h = harness();
+        let id = h.state().views[0].id;
+        let script = format!("app.launchURL({});", serde_json::to_string(url).unwrap());
+        h.state_mut().run_button_script(id, "web", &script);
+        h.run_steps(3);
+        assert_eq!(h.state().pending_link, None, "{url}");
+        assert_eq!(h.state().last_opened_url, None, "{url}");
+        assert!(h.state().toast.clone().is_some_and(|t| t.0.contains("won't open")), "{url}: {:?}", h.state().toast);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/parity/acrobat-features.toml b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
index fcf3d75a60..bd6710b106 100644
--- a/parity/acrobat-features.toml
+++ b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
@@ -2202,8 +2202,8 @@ milestone = "M7"
 status = "shipped"
 commands = ["edit.link"]
 tools = ["link_add"]
-evidence = ["crates/annot/src/tests.rs::links_are_added_edited_listed_and_removed", "crates/automation/tests/automation.rs::links_through_tools"]
-notes = ""
+evidence = ["crates/annot/src/tests.rs::links_are_added_edited_listed_and_removed", "crates/automation/tests/automation.rs::links_through_tools", "crates/ui-egui/tests/document_links.rs::a_link_asks_first_and_opens_when_allowed", "crates/ui-egui/tests/document_links.rs::a_button_uri_action_asks_first"]
+notes = "Opening a document's link or button URI asks first; only http, https and mailto addresses are offered (#90, #91)."
 
 [[feature]]
 id = "edit.action-launch"
@@ -5094,8 +5094,8 @@ milestone = "M6"
 status = "shipped"
 commands = ["app.preferences"]
 tools = ["js_enabled"]
-evidence = ["crates/js/src/tests.rs::the_sandbox_has_no_host_access", "crates/js/src/tests.rs::errors_and_runaway_scripts_are_contained", "crates/ui-egui/tests/javascript.rs::document_scripts_and_preferences"]
-notes = "Preferences \u25b8 JavaScript \u25b8 Enable Acrobat JavaScript (remembered); no host access; loop and recursion limits."
+evidence = ["crates/js/src/tests.rs::the_sandbox_has_no_host_access", "crates/js/src/tests.rs::errors_and_runaway_scripts_are_contained", "crates/ui-egui/tests/javascript.rs::document_scripts_and_preferences", "crates/ui-egui/tests/document_links.rs::a_script_asks_first_and_only_once", "crates/ui-egui/tests/document_links.rs::a_script_cannot_open_other_kinds_of_address"]
+notes = "Preferences \u25b8 JavaScript \u25b8 Enable Acrobat JavaScript (remembered); no host access; loop and recursion limits; app.launchURL asks before opening and only offers http, https and mailto addresses (#90, #91)."
 
 [[feature]]
 id = "form.folder-level-js"