# Association launching for UWP

> Launch the user's default app for file type or a protocol.

You can use the association launching API to launch the user’s default app for a file type or protocol. For more information, refer to [`UnityEngine.WSA.Launcher`](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/wsa/launcher.md). You can also enable your app to be the default app for a file type or protocol in [**Player settings**](/engine/6000.7/manual/platform-specific/windows-store/uwp-getting-started/class-player-settings-wsa.md) > **File and Protocol Associations**. More settings are available in `Package.appxmanifest` > **Declarations**.

## Additional resources

* [Example association launching project](/api/download.md?file=/engine/6000.7/media/downloads/AssocationLaunch.zip)
* Microsoft documentation on [Association launching](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/launch-app-with-uri)