diff --git a/.idea/artifacts/common_jvm.xml b/.idea/artifacts/common_jvm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..256528c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/artifacts/common_jvm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<component name="ArtifactManager">
+  <artifact type="jar" name="common-jvm">
+    <output-path>$PROJECT_DIR$/common/build/libs</output-path>
+    <root id="archive" name="common-jvm.jar">
+      <element id="module-output" name="Claw.common.jvmMain" />
+    </root>
+  </artifact>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/gradle.xml b/.idea/gradle.xml
index ff2dbb07..1e428de2 100644
--- a/.idea/gradle.xml
+++ b/.idea/gradle.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/api" />
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/app" />
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/buildSrc" />
+            <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/common" />
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/database" />
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/desktop" />
           </set>
diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 4f7b3df0..7bbc99bf 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,29 +3,29 @@ plugins {
   kotlin("android")
   kotlin("kapt")
   id("dagger.hilt.android.plugin")
+  id("org.jetbrains.compose") version "0.4.0-build173"
   id("shot")
   `versioning-plugin`
   `lobsters-plugin`
   `core-library-desugaring`
 }
 
+repositories {
+  maven("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev")
+}
+
 android {
   defaultConfig {
     applicationId = "dev.msfjarvis.lobsters"
     testInstrumentationRunner = "com.karumi.shot.ShotTestRunner"
   }
-
-  buildFeatures.compose = true
-
-  composeOptions {
-    kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion = Dependencies.COMPOSE_VERSION
-  }
 }
 
 dependencies {
 
   kapt(Dependencies.AndroidX.Hilt.daggerCompiler)
   implementation(project(":api"))
+  implementation(project(":common"))
   implementation(project(":database"))
   implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.appCompat)
   implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.browser)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/injection/UrlLauncherModule.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/injection/UrlLauncherModule.kt
index 21cc10eb..117e1a27 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/injection/UrlLauncherModule.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/injection/UrlLauncherModule.kt
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
 import dagger.hilt.android.components.ActivityComponent
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ActivityContext
 import dev.msfjarvis.lobsters.ui.urllauncher.UrlLauncher
-import dev.msfjarvis.lobsters.ui.urllauncher.UrlLauncherImpl
+import dev.msfjarvis.lobsters.ui.urllauncher.AndroidUrlLauncherImpl
 
 @Module
 @InstallIn(ActivityComponent::class)
 object UrlLauncherModule {
   @Provides
   fun provideUrlLauncher(@ActivityContext context: Context): UrlLauncher {
-    return UrlLauncherImpl(context)
+    return AndroidUrlLauncherImpl(context)
   }
 }
diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39b86f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+plugins {
+  kotlin("multiplatform")
+  id("com.android.library")
+  id("org.jetbrains.compose") version "0.4.0-build173"
+  `lobsters-plugin`
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+  maven("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev")
+  google()
+}
+
+
+tasks.withType<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile> {
+  kotlinOptions {
+    jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8.toString()
+    useIR = true
+  }
+}
+
+// workaround for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-43944
+android {
+  configurations {
+    create("androidTestApi")
+    create("androidTestDebugApi")
+    create("androidTestReleaseApi")
+    create("testApi")
+    create("testDebugApi")
+    create("testReleaseApi")
+  }
+}
+
+kotlin {
+  jvm()
+  android()
+
+  sourceSets {
+    val androidMain by getting {
+      dependencies {
+        implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.Compose.runtime)
+        implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.browser)
+      }
+    }
+
+    val commonMain by getting {
+      dependencies {
+        implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.Compose.runtime)
+      }
+    }
+
+    val jvmMain by getting {
+      dependencies {
+        implementation(Dependencies.AndroidX.Compose.runtime)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/UrlLauncherImpl.kt b/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/AndroidUrlLauncherImpl.kt
similarity index 77%
rename from app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/UrlLauncherImpl.kt
rename to common/src/androidMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/AndroidUrlLauncherImpl.kt
index 9eb167aa..696d4198 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/UrlLauncherImpl.kt
+++ b/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/AndroidUrlLauncherImpl.kt
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ package dev.msfjarvis.lobsters.ui.urllauncher
 import android.content.Context
 import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.browser.customtabs.CustomTabsIntent
+import dev.msfjarvis.lobsters.ui.urllauncher.UrlLauncher
 
-class UrlLauncherImpl(private val context: Context) : UrlLauncher {
+class AndroidUrlLauncherImpl(private val context: Context) : UrlLauncher {
   override fun launch(url: String) {
     val customTabsIntent = CustomTabsIntent.Builder()
       .setShareState(CustomTabsIntent.SHARE_STATE_ON)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/AmbientUrlLauncher.kt b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/LocalUrlLauncher.kt
similarity index 52%
rename from app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/AmbientUrlLauncher.kt
rename to common/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/LocalUrlLauncher.kt
index 41a9a1e1..4cc144c5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/AmbientUrlLauncher.kt
+++ b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/LocalUrlLauncher.kt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ package dev.msfjarvis.lobsters.ui.urllauncher
 
 import androidx.compose.runtime.staticCompositionLocalOf
 
-val LocalUrlLauncher = staticCompositionLocalOf<UrlLauncher> { error("Needs to be provided") }
+val LocalUrlLauncher = staticCompositionLocalOf { error("Needs to be provided") }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/UrlLauncher.kt b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/UrlLauncher.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/UrlLauncher.kt
rename to common/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/UrlLauncher.kt
diff --git a/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/JVMLocalLauncherImpl.kt b/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/JVMLocalLauncherImpl.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffc66343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/urllauncher/JVMLocalLauncherImpl.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package dev.msfjarvis.lobsters.ui.urllauncher
+
+import java.awt.Desktop
+import java.net.URI
+
+class JVMLocalLauncherImpl() : UrlLauncher {
+  override fun launch(url: String) {
+    val desktop = Desktop.getDesktop()
+
+    if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported() && desktop.isSupported(Desktop.Action.BROWSE)) {
+      desktop.browse(URI(url))
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/common/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..361d1ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="dev.msfjarvis.lobsters" />
diff --git a/desktop/build.gradle.kts b/desktop/build.gradle.kts
index ef313b38..a63ea850 100644
--- a/desktop/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/desktop/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
   implementation(project(":api"))
+  implementation(project(":common"))
   implementation(project(":database"))
   implementation(compose.desktop.currentOs)
   implementation(compose.runtime)
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index c47242d3..1c8c8040 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 rootProject.name = "Claw"
-include(":app", ":api", ":database", ":desktop")
+include(":app", ":api", ":common", ":database", ":desktop")
 enableFeaturePreview("GRADLE_METADATA")
 pluginManagement {
   repositories {