diff --git a/plugins/shell/android/.gitignore b/plugins/shell/android/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0f21ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/android/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/build
+/.tauri
diff --git a/plugins/shell/android/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/shell/android/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31a1283e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+plugins {
+    id("com.android.library")
+    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
+}
+
+android {
+    namespace = "app.tauri.shell"
+    compileSdk = 33
+
+    defaultConfig {
+        minSdk = 19
+        targetSdk = 33
+
+        testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+        consumerProguardFiles("consumer-rules.pro")
+    }
+
+    buildTypes {
+        release {
+            isMinifyEnabled = false
+            proguardFiles(
+                getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
+                "proguard-rules.pro"
+            )
+        }
+    }
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
+    kotlinOptions {
+        jvmTarget = "1.8"
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation("androidx.core:core-ktx:1.9.0")
+    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.3")
+    implementation(project(":tauri-android"))
+}
diff --git a/plugins/shell/android/proguard-rules.pro b/plugins/shell/android/proguard-rules.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..481bb434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/android/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Add project specific ProGuard rules here.
+# You can control the set of applied configuration files using the
+# proguardFiles setting in build.gradle.
+#
+# For more details, see
+#   http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
+
+# If your project uses WebView with JS, uncomment the following
+# and specify the fully qualified class name to the JavaScript interface
+# class:
+#-keepclassmembers class fqcn.of.javascript.interface.for.webview {
+#   public *;
+#}
+
+# Uncomment this to preserve the line number information for
+# debugging stack traces.
+#-keepattributes SourceFile,LineNumberTable
+
+# If you keep the line number information, uncomment this to
+# hide the original source file name.
+#-renamesourcefileattribute SourceFile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/shell/android/settings.gradle b/plugins/shell/android/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14a752e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/android/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include ':tauri-android'
+project(':tauri-android').projectDir = new File('./.tauri/tauri-api')
diff --git a/plugins/shell/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/plugins/shell/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a40236b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+</manifest>
diff --git a/plugins/shell/android/src/main/java/ShellPlugin.kt b/plugins/shell/android/src/main/java/ShellPlugin.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4839483c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/android/src/main/java/ShellPlugin.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package app.tauri.shell
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
+import app.tauri.annotation.Command
+import app.tauri.annotation.TauriPlugin
+import app.tauri.plugin.Invoke
+import app.tauri.plugin.Plugin
+import java.io.File
+
+@TauriPlugin
+class ShellPlugin(private val activity: Activity) : Plugin(activity) {
+    @Command
+    fun open(invoke: Invoke) {
+        try {
+            val url = invoke.parseArgs(String::class.java)
+            val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url))
+            intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+            activity?.applicationContext?.startActivity(intent)
+            invoke.resolve()
+        } catch (ex: Exception) {
+            invoke.reject(ex.message)
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/shell/build.rs b/plugins/shell/build.rs
index 6a728570..fbfbb470 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/build.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/build.rs
@@ -11,5 +11,20 @@ fn main() {
     tauri_plugin::Builder::new(COMMANDS)
         .global_api_script_path("./api-iife.js")
         .global_scope_schema(schemars::schema_for!(scope_entry::Entry))
+        .android_path("android")
+        .ios_path("ios")
         .build();
+
+    let target_os = std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").unwrap();
+    let mobile = target_os == "ios" || target_os == "android";
+    alias("desktop", !mobile);
+    alias("mobile", mobile);
+}
+
+// creates a cfg alias if `has_feature` is true.
+// `alias` must be a snake case string.
+fn alias(alias: &str, has_feature: bool) {
+    if has_feature {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg={alias}");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/shell/ios/Package.resolved b/plugins/shell/ios/Package.resolved
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f998e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/ios/Package.resolved
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "object": {
+    "pins": [
+      {
+        "package": "SwiftRs",
+        "repositoryURL": "https://github.com/Brendonovich/swift-rs",
+        "state": {
+          "branch": null,
+          "revision": "b5ed223fcdab165bc21219c1925dc1e77e2bef5e",
+          "version": "1.0.6"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "version": 1
+}
diff --git a/plugins/shell/ios/Package.swift b/plugins/shell/ios/Package.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa5d363d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/ios/Package.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// swift-tools-version:5.3
+// Copyright 2019-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import PackageDescription
+
+let package = Package(
+    name: "tauri-plugin-shell",
+    platforms: [
+        .iOS(.v13),
+    ],
+    products: [
+        // Products define the executables and libraries a package produces, and make them visible to other packages.
+        .library(
+            name: "tauri-plugin-shell",
+            type: .static,
+            targets: ["tauri-plugin-shell"]),
+    ],
+    dependencies: [
+        .package(name: "Tauri", path: "../.tauri/tauri-api")
+    ],
+    targets: [
+        // Targets are the basic building blocks of a package. A target can define a module or a test suite.
+        // Targets can depend on other targets in this package, and on products in packages this package depends on.
+        .target(
+            name: "tauri-plugin-shell",
+            dependencies: [
+                .byName(name: "Tauri")
+            ],
+            path: "Sources")
+    ]
+)
diff --git a/plugins/shell/ios/Sources/ShellPlugin.swift b/plugins/shell/ios/Sources/ShellPlugin.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fcb7dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/ios/Sources/ShellPlugin.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import Foundation
+
+import SwiftRs
+import Tauri
+import UIKit
+import WebKit
+
+class ShellPlugin: Plugin {
+
+    @objc public func open(_ invoke: Invoke) throws {
+        do {
+            let urlString = try invoke.parseArgs(String.self)
+            if let url = URL(string: urlString) {
+                if #available(iOS 10, *) {
+                    UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:])
+                } else {
+                    UIApplication.shared.openURL(url)
+                }
+            }
+            invoke.resolve()
+        } catch {
+            invoke.reject(error.localizedDescription)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@_cdecl("init_plugin_shell")
+func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+  return ShellPlugin()
+}
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/error.rs b/plugins/shell/src/error.rs
index 99b13cfd..dfed22a1 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/error.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/error.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum Error {
+    #[cfg(mobile)]
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    PluginInvoke(#[from] tauri::plugin::mobile::PluginInvokeError),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
     #[error("current executable path has no parent")]
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs b/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
index 1f92c6cc..e5f71688 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,21 @@ mod scope_entry;
 
 pub use error::Error;
 type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+#[cfg(mobile)]
+use tauri::plugin::PluginHandle;
+#[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+const PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER: &str = "app.tauri.shell";
+#[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+tauri::ios_plugin_binding!(init_plugin_shell);
+
 type ChildStore = Arc<Mutex<HashMap<u32, CommandChild>>>;
 
 pub struct Shell<R: Runtime> {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     app: AppHandle<R>,
+    #[cfg(mobile)]
+    mobile_plugin_handle: PluginHandle<R>,
     open_scope: scope::OpenScope,
     children: ChildStore,
 }
@@ -61,9 +71,20 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Shell<R> {
     /// Open a (url) path with a default or specific browser opening program.
     ///
     /// See [`crate::open::open`] for how it handles security-related measures.
+    #[cfg(desktop)]
     pub fn open(&self, path: impl Into<String>, with: Option<open::Program>) -> Result<()> {
         open::open(&self.open_scope, path.into(), with).map_err(Into::into)
     }
+
+    /// Open a (url) path with a default or specific browser opening program.
+    ///
+    /// See [`crate::open::open`] for how it handles security-related measures.
+    #[cfg(mobile)]
+    pub fn open(&self, path: impl Into<String>, _with: Option<open::Program>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.mobile_plugin_handle
+            .run_mobile_plugin("open", path.into())
+            .map_err(Into::into)
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait ShellExt<R: Runtime> {
@@ -89,10 +110,19 @@ pub fn init<R: Runtime>() -> TauriPlugin<R, Option<config::Config>> {
         .setup(|app, api| {
             let default_config = config::Config::default();
             let config = api.config().as_ref().unwrap_or(&default_config);
+
+            #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+            let handle = api.register_android_plugin(PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER, "ShellPlugin")?;
+            #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+            let handle = api.register_ios_plugin(init_plugin_shell)?;
+
             app.manage(Shell {
                 app: app.clone(),
                 children: Default::default(),
                 open_scope: open_scope(&config.open),
+
+                #[cfg(mobile)]
+                mobile_plugin_handle: handle,
             });
             Ok(())
         })
diff --git a/plugins/store/android/.gitignore b/plugins/store/android/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0f21ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/store/android/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/build
+/.tauri