diff --git a/src/haiku.rs b/src/haiku.rs
index 1639c36..7c728d6 100644
--- a/src/haiku.rs
+++ b/src/haiku.rs
@@ -2,19 +2,24 @@ use std::{ffi::OsStr, io, process::Command};
 
 use crate::{CommandExt, IntoResult};
 
-pub fn command<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> Command {
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("/bin/open");
-    cmd.arg(path.as_ref());
-    cmd
-}
-
 pub fn that<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> io::Result<()> {
-    command(path).status_without_output().into_result()
+    Command::new("/bin/open")
+        .arg(path.as_ref())
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
+        .into_result()
 }
 
 pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()> {
     Command::new(app.into())
         .arg(path.as_ref())
-        .status_without_output()
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
         .into_result()
 }
+
+pub fn commands<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> impl Iterator<Item = Command> {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("/bin/open");
+    cmd.arg(path.as_ref());
+    Some(cmd).into_iter()
+}
diff --git a/src/ios.rs b/src/ios.rs
index a3a71d7..bd0938e 100644
--- a/src/ios.rs
+++ b/src/ios.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ use std::{ffi::OsStr, io, process::Command};
 
 use crate::{CommandExt, IntoResult};
 
-pub fn command<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> Command {
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("uiopen");
-    cmd.arg("--url").arg(path.as_ref());
-    cmd
-}
-
 pub fn that<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> io::Result<()> {
-    command(path).status_without_output().into_result()
+    Command::new("uiopen")
+        .arg("--url")
+        .arg(path.as_ref())
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
+        .into_result()
 }
 
 pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -18,6 +17,13 @@ pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()>
         .arg(path.as_ref())
         .arg("--bundleid")
         .arg(app.into())
-        .status_without_output()
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
         .into_result()
 }
+
+pub fn commands<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> impl Iterator<Item = Command> {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("uiopen");
+    cmd.arg("--url").arg(path.as_ref());
+    Some(cmd).into_iter()
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1d9c102..f71bd35 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 //! open::with("http://rust-lang.org", "firefox").unwrap();
 //! ```
 //!
-//! Or obtain the command without running it.
+//! Or obtain commands for opening the URL without running them.
 //!
 //! ```no_run
-//! let cmd = open::command("http://rust-lang.org");
+//! let cmds = open::commands("http://rust-lang.org");
 //! ```
 //!
 //! # Notes
@@ -137,16 +137,19 @@ pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()>
     os::with(path, app)
 }
 
-/// Get command that opens path with the default application.
+/// Get iterator over commands that open path with the default application.
+/// Iterator over Commands is returned as for certain platforms there are
+/// multiple command options.
+/// It is the responsibility of the callee to try all commands.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```no_run
 /// let path = "http://rust-lang.org";
-/// let cmd = open::command(path);
+/// let cmds = open::commands(path);
 /// ```
-pub fn command<'a, T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> Command {
-    os::command(path)
+pub fn commands<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> impl Iterator<Item = Command> {
+    os::commands(path)
 }
 
 /// Open path with the default application in a new thread.
@@ -200,17 +203,19 @@ impl IntoResult<io::Result<()>> for std::os::raw::c_int {
 }
 
 trait CommandExt {
-    fn status_without_output(&mut self) -> io::Result<std::process::ExitStatus>;
+    fn without_io(&mut self) -> &mut Self;
+    fn status(&mut self) -> io::Result<std::process::ExitStatus>;
 }
 
 impl CommandExt for Command {
-    fn status_without_output(&mut self) -> io::Result<std::process::ExitStatus> {
-        let mut process = self
-            .stdin(Stdio::null())
+    fn without_io(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
+        self.stdin(Stdio::null())
             .stdout(Stdio::null())
             .stderr(Stdio::null())
-            .spawn()?;
+    }
 
+    fn status(&mut self) -> io::Result<std::process::ExitStatus> {
+        let mut process = self.spawn()?;
         process.wait()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/macos.rs b/src/macos.rs
index 8b99ceb..4c98f1a 100644
--- a/src/macos.rs
+++ b/src/macos.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ use std::{ffi::OsStr, io, process::Command};
 
 use crate::{CommandExt, IntoResult};
 
-pub fn command<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> Command {
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
-    cmd.arg(path.as_ref());
-    cmd
-}
-
 pub fn that<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> io::Result<()> {
-    command(path).status_without_output().into_result()
+    Command::new("/usr/bin/open")
+        .arg(path.as_ref())
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
+        .into_result()
 }
 
 pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -17,6 +15,13 @@ pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()>
         .arg(path.as_ref())
         .arg("-a")
         .arg(app.into())
-        .status_without_output()
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
         .into_result()
 }
+
+pub fn commands<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> impl Iterator<Item = Command> {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
+    cmd.arg(path.as_ref());
+    Some(cmd).into_iter()
+}
diff --git a/src/unix.rs b/src/unix.rs
index 044b63f..aeffd2c 100644
--- a/src/unix.rs
+++ b/src/unix.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use crate::{CommandExt, IntoResult};
 
-pub fn command<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> Command {
+pub fn commands<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> impl Iterator<Item = Command> {
     let path = path.as_ref();
     let open_handlers = [
         ("xdg-open", &[path] as &[_]),
@@ -18,33 +18,43 @@ pub fn command<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> Command {
         ("wslview", &[&wsl_path(path)]),
     ];
 
-    for (command, args) in &open_handlers {
-        let result = Command::new(command).status_without_output();
-
-        if let Ok(status) = result {
-            if status.success() {
-                let mut cmd = Command::new(command);
-                cmd.args(*args);
-                return cmd;
-            };
-        };
-    }
-
-    // fallback to xdg-open
-    let (command, args) = &open_handlers[0];
-    let mut cmd = Command::new(command);
-    cmd.args(*args);
-    cmd
+    open_handlers.into_iter().map(|(cmd, args)| {
+        let mut cmd = Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
+        cmd.args(args);
+        cmd
+    })
 }
 
 pub fn that<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> io::Result<()> {
-    command(path).status_without_output().into_result()
+    let mut unsuccessful = None;
+    let mut io_error = None;
+
+    for cmd in commands(path) {
+        let result = cmd.without_io().status().into_result();
+        match result {
+            Ok(status) if status.success() => return Ok(()),
+            Ok(status) => {
+                unsuccessful = unsuccessful.or_else(|| {
+                    Some(std::io::Error::new(
+                        std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                        status.to_string(),
+                    ))
+                })
+            }
+            Err(err) => io_error = io_error.or(Some(err)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    Err(unsuccessful
+        .or(io_error)
+        .expect("successful cases don't get here"))
 }
 
 pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()> {
     Command::new(app.into())
         .arg(path.as_ref())
-        .status_without_output()
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
         .into_result()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/windows.rs b/src/windows.rs
index 7d9cfa9..ed5fbb9 100644
--- a/src/windows.rs
+++ b/src/windows.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ use std::{ffi::OsStr, io, process::Command};
 
 use crate::{CommandExt, IntoResult};
 
-pub fn command<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> Command {
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("cmd");
-    cmd.arg("/c").arg("start").arg(path.as_ref());
-    cmd
-}
-
 pub fn that<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> io::Result<()> {
-    command(path).status_without_output().into_result()
+    Command::new("cmd")
+        .arg("/c")
+        .arg("start")
+        .arg(path.as_ref())
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
 }
 
 pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -17,6 +16,13 @@ pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()>
         .arg("/c")
         .arg(app.into())
         .arg(path.as_ref())
-        .status_without_output()
+        .without_io()
+        .status()
         .into_result()
 }
+
+pub fn commands<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> impl Iterator<Item = Command> {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("cmd");
+    cmd.arg("/c").arg("start").arg(path.as_ref());
+    Some(cmd).into_iter()
+}