diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f93687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules/
+coverage/
+public/
+pages/
diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5062e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export declare let openUrl: (urlArg: any) => Promise<void>;
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed3181e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+"use strict";
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(result.value); }).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const open = require("open");
+exports.openUrl = (urlArg) => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    open(urlArg);
+});
+//# sourceMappingURL=data:application/json;base64,eyJ2ZXJzaW9uIjozLCJmaWxlIjoiaW5kZXguanMiLCJzb3VyY2VSb290IjoiIiwic291cmNlcyI6WyIuLi90cy9pbmRleC50cyJdLCJuYW1lcyI6W10sIm1hcHBpbmdzIjoiOzs7Ozs7Ozs7O0FBQUEsNkJBQTZCO0FBRWxCLFFBQUEsT0FBTyxHQUFHLENBQU8sTUFBTTtJQUNoQyxJQUFJLENBQUMsTUFBTSxDQUFDLENBQUE7QUFDZCxDQUFDLENBQUEsQ0FBQSJ9
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba70c71..5814061 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "open things",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(npmts)"
   },
@@ -18,5 +19,9 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartopen/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartopen#README"
+  "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartopen#README",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@types/open": "^0.0.29",
+    "open": "^0.0.5"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41ff91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import open = require('open')
+
+export let openUrl = async (urlArg) => {
+  open(urlArg)
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6631396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
+# yarn lockfile v1
+
+
+"@types/open@^0.0.29":
+  version "0.0.29"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/open/-/open-0.0.29.tgz#3de910012674909db14d608d1fde44ffa7a9ecea"
+
+open@^0.0.5:
+  version "0.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-0.0.5.tgz#42c3e18ec95466b6bf0dc42f3a2945c3f0cad8fc"