diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 3a7fda3e7..f4345455e 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -779,9 +779,12 @@ void MainWindow::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
   if(event->mimeData()->hasUrls()) {
     const QList<QUrl> urls = event->mimeData()->urls();
     foreach(const QUrl &url, urls) {
-      const QString tmp = url.toString().trimmed();
-      if(!tmp.isEmpty())
-        files << url.toString();
+      if(!url.isEmpty()) {
+        if(url.scheme().compare("file", Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
+          files << url.toLocalFile();
+        else
+          files << url.toString();
+      }
     }
   } else {
     files = event->mimeData()->text().split(QString::fromUtf8("\n"));
@@ -790,13 +793,8 @@ void MainWindow::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
   QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
   const bool useTorrentAdditionDialog = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Downloads/AdditionDialog"), true).toBool();
   foreach(QString file, files) {
-#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-    file = file.trimmed().replace(QString::fromUtf8("file:///"), QString::fromUtf8(""), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-#else
-    file = file.trimmed().replace(QString::fromUtf8("file://"), QString::fromUtf8(""), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-#endif
-    qDebug("Dropped file %s on download list", file.toLocal8Bit().data());
-    if(file.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("http://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) || file.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("ftp://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) || file.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("https://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+    qDebug("Dropped file %s on download list", qPrintable(file));
+    if(misc::isUrl(file)) {
       QBtSession::instance()->downloadFromUrl(file);
       continue;
     }
@@ -874,7 +872,7 @@ void MainWindow::processParams(const QStringList& params) {
   const bool useTorrentAdditionDialog = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Downloads/AdditionDialog"), true).toBool();
   foreach(QString param, params) {
     param = param.trimmed();
-    if(param.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("http://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) || param.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("ftp://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) || param.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("https://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+    if(misc::isUrl(param)) {
       QBtSession::instance()->downloadFromUrl(param);
     }else{
       if(param.startsWith("bc://bt/", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
diff --git a/src/misc.cpp b/src/misc.cpp
index bf997d501..bb1c621c8 100644
--- a/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/misc.cpp
@@ -752,3 +752,19 @@ QString misc::branchPath(QString file_path)
   file_path.replace("\\", "/");
   return file_path.left(file_path.lastIndexOf('/'));
 }
+
+bool misc::isUrl(const QString &s)
+{
+  const QString scheme = QUrl(s).scheme();
+  QRegExp is_url("http[s]?|ftp", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+  return is_url.exactMatch(scheme);
+}
+
+QString misc::fileName(QString file_path)
+{
+  file_path.replace("\\", "/");
+  const int slash_index = file_path.lastIndexOf('/');
+  if(slash_index == -1)
+    return file_path;
+  return file_path.mid(slash_index);
+}
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 25c60695c..bfdf5cb0c 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public:
   static QString updateLabelInSavePath(const QString& defaultSavePath, const QString &save_path, const QString &old_label, const QString &new_label);
 
   static bool sameFiles(const QString &path1, const QString &path2);
+  static bool isUrl(const QString &s);
   static void copyDir(QString src_path, QString dst_path);
   static QString toValidFileSystemName(QString filename);
   static bool isValidFileSystemName(QString filename);
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ public:
   static QString friendlyUnit(double val);
   static bool isPreviewable(QString extension);
   static QString branchPath(QString file_path);
+  static QString fileName(QString file_path);
   static QString magnetUriToName(QString magnet_uri);
   static QString magnetUriToHash(QString magnet_uri);
   static QString bcLinkToMagnet(QString bc_link);
diff --git a/src/properties/propertieswidget.cpp b/src/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
index 748c1526f..7c5b1cb5e 100644
--- a/src/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
@@ -451,11 +451,7 @@ void PropertiesWidget::openDoubleClickedFile(QModelIndex index) {
     h.flush_cache();
 #endif
     if(QFile::exists(file_path)) {
-#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-      QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///"+file_path));
-#else
-      QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file://"+file_path));
-#endif
+      QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(file_path));
     } else {
       QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("I/O Error"), tr("This file does not exist yet."));
     }
@@ -477,11 +473,7 @@ void PropertiesWidget::openDoubleClickedFile(QModelIndex index) {
     h.flush_cache();
 #endif
     if(QFile::exists(file_path)) {
-#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-      QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///"+file_path));
-#else
-      QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file://"+file_path));
-#endif
+      QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(file_path));
     } else {
       QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("I/O Error"), tr("This folder does not exist yet."));
     }
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index 130550d54..2768a036c 100644
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -856,36 +856,32 @@ QTorrentHandle QBtSession::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
   if(!path.endsWith(".torrent"))
     if(QFile::rename(path, path+".torrent")) path += ".torrent";
 #endif
-#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-  const QString file = path.trimmed().replace("file:///", "", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-#else
-  const QString file = path.trimmed().replace("file://", "", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-#endif
-  if(file.isEmpty()) return h;
+  if(path.startsWith("file:", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+    path = QUrl(path).toLocalFile();
+  if(path.isEmpty()) return h;
 
-  Q_ASSERT(!file.startsWith("http://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) && !file.startsWith("https://", Qt::CaseInsensitive)
-           && !file.startsWith("ftp://", Qt::CaseInsensitive));
+  Q_ASSERT(!misc::isUrl(path));
 
-  qDebug("Adding %s to download list", qPrintable(file));
+  qDebug("Adding %s to download list", qPrintable(path));
   boost::intrusive_ptr<torrent_info> t;
   try {
     // Getting torrent file informations
-    t = new torrent_info(file.toUtf8().constData());
+    t = new torrent_info(path.toUtf8().constData());
     if(!t->is_valid())
       throw std::exception();
   } catch(std::exception&) {
     if(!from_url.isNull()) {
       addConsoleMessage(tr("Unable to decode torrent file: '%1'", "e.g: Unable to decode torrent file: '/home/y/xxx.torrent'").arg(from_url), QString::fromUtf8("red"));
       //emit invalidTorrent(from_url);
-      misc::safeRemove(file);
+      misc::safeRemove(path);
     }else{
-      addConsoleMessage(tr("Unable to decode torrent file: '%1'", "e.g: Unable to decode torrent file: '/home/y/xxx.torrent'").arg(file), QString::fromUtf8("red"));
-      //emit invalidTorrent(file);
+      addConsoleMessage(tr("Unable to decode torrent file: '%1'", "e.g: Unable to decode torrent file: '/home/y/xxx.torrent'").arg(path), QString::fromUtf8("red"));
+      //emit invalidTorrent(path);
     }
     addConsoleMessage(tr("This file is either corrupted or this isn't a torrent."),QString::fromUtf8("red"));
     if(fromScanDir) {
       // Remove file
-      misc::safeRemove(file);
+      misc::safeRemove(path);
     }
     return h;
   }
@@ -902,14 +898,14 @@ QTorrentHandle QBtSession::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
     if(!from_url.isNull()) {
       addConsoleMessage(tr("'%1' is already in download list.", "e.g: 'xxx.avi' is already in download list.").arg(from_url));
     }else{
-      addConsoleMessage(tr("'%1' is already in download list.", "e.g: 'xxx.avi' is already in download list.").arg(file));
+      addConsoleMessage(tr("'%1' is already in download list.", "e.g: 'xxx.avi' is already in download list.").arg(path));
     }
     // Check if the torrent contains trackers or url seeds we don't know about
     // and add them
     mergeTorrents(getTorrentHandle(hash), t);
 
     // Delete file if temporary
-    if(!from_url.isNull() || fromScanDir) misc::safeRemove(file);
+    if(!from_url.isNull() || fromScanDir) misc::safeRemove(path);
     return h;
   }
 
@@ -917,7 +913,7 @@ QTorrentHandle QBtSession::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
   if(t->num_files() < 1) {
     addConsoleMessage(tr("Error: The torrent %1 does not contain any file.").arg(misc::toQStringU(t->name())));
     // Delete file if temporary
-    if(!from_url.isNull() || fromScanDir) misc::safeRemove(file);
+    if(!from_url.isNull() || fromScanDir) misc::safeRemove(path);
     return h;
   }
 
@@ -978,7 +974,7 @@ QTorrentHandle QBtSession::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
   // Check if it worked
   if(!h.is_valid()) {
     qDebug("/!\\ Error: Invalid handle");
-    if(!from_url.isNull()) misc::safeRemove(file);
+    if(!from_url.isNull()) misc::safeRemove(path);
     return h;
   }
   // Remember root folder
@@ -1010,8 +1006,8 @@ QTorrentHandle QBtSession::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
 #endif
     // Backup torrent file
     const QString newFile = torrentBackup.absoluteFilePath(hash + ".torrent");
-    if(file != newFile)
-      QFile::copy(file, newFile);
+    if(path != newFile)
+      QFile::copy(path, newFile);
     // Copy the torrent file to the export folder
     if(torrentExport)
       exportTorrentFile(h);
@@ -1023,7 +1019,7 @@ QTorrentHandle QBtSession::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
   }
 
   // If temporary file, remove it
-  if(!from_url.isNull() || fromScanDir) misc::safeRemove(file);
+  if(!from_url.isNull() || fromScanDir) misc::safeRemove(path);
 
   // Display console message
   if(!from_url.isNull()) {
@@ -1033,9 +1029,9 @@ QTorrentHandle QBtSession::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
       addConsoleMessage(tr("'%1' added to download list.", "'/home/y/xxx.torrent' was added to download list.").arg(from_url));
   }else{
     if(fastResume)
-      addConsoleMessage(tr("'%1' resumed. (fast resume)", "'/home/y/xxx.torrent' was resumed. (fast resume)").arg(file));
+      addConsoleMessage(tr("'%1' resumed. (fast resume)", "'/home/y/xxx.torrent' was resumed. (fast resume)").arg(path));
     else
-      addConsoleMessage(tr("'%1' added to download list.", "'/home/y/xxx.torrent' was added to download list.").arg(file));
+      addConsoleMessage(tr("'%1' added to download list.", "'/home/y/xxx.torrent' was added to download list.").arg(path));
   }
 
   // Send torrent addition signal
diff --git a/src/searchengine/engineselectdlg.cpp b/src/searchengine/engineselectdlg.cpp
index 65a8b081d..34df31778 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/engineselectdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/engineselectdlg.cpp
@@ -75,22 +75,18 @@ engineSelectDlg::~engineSelectDlg() {
 void engineSelectDlg::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
   event->acceptProposedAction();
   QStringList files=event->mimeData()->text().split(QString::fromUtf8("\n"));
-  QString file;
-  foreach(file, files) {
+  foreach(QString file, files) {
     qDebug("dropped %s", qPrintable(file));
-#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-    file = file.replace("file:///", "");
-#else
-    file = file.replace("file://", "");
-#endif
-    if(file.startsWith("http://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || file.startsWith("https://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || file.startsWith("ftp://", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+    if(misc::isUrl(file)) {
       setCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
       downloader->downloadUrl(file);
       continue;
     }
     if(file.endsWith(".py", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-      QString plugin_name = file.split(QDir::separator()).last();
-      plugin_name.replace(".py", "");
+      if(file.startsWith("file:", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+        file = QUrl(file).toLocalFile();
+      QString plugin_name = misc::fileName(file);
+      plugin_name.chop(3); // Remove extension
       installPlugin(file, plugin_name);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/transferlistwidget.cpp b/src/transferlistwidget.cpp
index 8301b7706..0f9187b69 100644
--- a/src/transferlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/transferlistwidget.cpp
@@ -139,11 +139,7 @@ TorrentModel* TransferListWidget::getSourceModel() const {
 }
 
 void TransferListWidget::previewFile(QString filePath) {
-#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-  QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(QString("file:///")+filePath));
-#else
-  QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(QString("file://")+filePath));
-#endif
+  QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(filePath));
 }
 
 void TransferListWidget::setRefreshInterval(int t) {
@@ -201,11 +197,7 @@ void TransferListWidget::torrentDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex& index) {
     }
     break;
   case OPEN_DEST:
-#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + h.save_path()));
-#else
-    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file://" + h.save_path()));
-#endif
+    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(h.save_path()));
     break;
   }
 }
@@ -413,11 +405,7 @@ void TransferListWidget::openSelectedTorrentsFolder() const {
       qDebug("Opening path at %s", qPrintable(savePath));
       if(!pathsList.contains(savePath)) {
         pathsList.append(savePath);
-#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(QString("file:///")+savePath));
-#else
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(QString("file://")+savePath));
-#endif
+        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(savePath));
       }
     }
   }