diff --git a/desktopcollector/go.mod b/desktopcollector/go.mod
index 7a1fe4e..9ac3f23 100644
--- a/desktopcollector/go.mod
+++ b/desktopcollector/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.23.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/CtrlSpice/otel-desktop-viewer/desktopexporter v0.0.0-20241007201340-685513a8f94c
+	github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component v0.107.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.107.0
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/mostynb/go-grpc-compression v1.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21 // indirect
-	github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c // indirect
 	github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20210106213030-5aafc221ea8c // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
diff --git a/desktopcollector/main.go b/desktopcollector/main.go
index 7758a1c..6eb332f 100644
--- a/desktopcollector/main.go
+++ b/desktopcollector/main.go
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-// Code generated by "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/cmd/builder". DO NOT EDIT.
-
 // I have edited the code generated by "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/cmd/builder". Pray I don't edit it any further.
-
 // Program otel-desktop-viewer is an OpenTelemetry Collector binary.
+
 package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/browser"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func runInteractive(params otelcol.CollectorSettings) error {
 func newCommand(set otelcol.CollectorSettings) *cobra.Command {
 	var httpPortFlag, grpcPortFlag, browserPortFlag int
 	var hostFlag, dbFlag string
+	var openBrowserFlag bool
 
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:          set.BuildInfo.Command,
@@ -84,9 +85,17 @@ func newCommand(set otelcol.CollectorSettings) *cobra.Command {
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&httpPortFlag, "http", 4318, "The port number on which we listen for OTLP http payloads")
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&grpcPortFlag, "grpc", 4317, "The port number on which we listen for OTLP grpc payloads")
-	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&browserPortFlag, "browser", 8000, "The port number where we expose our data")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&openBrowserFlag, "openBrowser", true, "Open the browser automatically on launch")
+	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&browserPortFlag, "browserPort", 8000, "The port number where we expose our data")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&hostFlag, "host", "localhost", "The host where we expose our all endpoints (OTLP receivers and browser)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&dbFlag, "db", "", "The path of your database file. Omitting this flag opens DuckDB in in-memory mode, with no data persisted to disk.")
+
+	if !openBrowserFlag {
+		go func() {
+			// Wait a bit for the server to come up to avoid a 404 as a first experience
+			time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+			browser.OpenURL("http://" + hostFlag + `:` + strconv.Itoa(browserPortFlag) + "/")
+		}()
+	}
 	return rootCmd
 }
-