Have you noticed how some apps exist that will let you create tiles that launch other apps? Or that some apps will link to other apps?
If you didn't know, this is done through the app being launched having defined a custom scheme (or protocol) that can be used to launch it.
There is no public repository of registered schemes but this information is available via the metadata in the store. With a bit of free time I wrote a crawler to find all the schemes I could. Here's what I found through checking the top 300 apps in each category.
| App Name | Scheme(s) | |
 | Xbox Video | xboxvideo |
| Xbox Video | xboxvideo |
 | iFunny | ilold |
 | Xbox One SmartGlass | smartglass |
 | Full Length Movies | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Flappy Bird Strategy Guide | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Best Vines | msft-010fc224d1634d5c9d372781151efff4 |
 | Vimeo | vimeo |
 | Truth or Dare | tod |
 | Call of Duty® | cod-ghosts |
 | Film Closet | filmcloset |
 | Tube Cast | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Damn You, Autocorrect | dyac |
 | Farm Heroes Saga Guide | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Karaoke+ | myplankaraokeplus |
 | BuzzFeed | bzfd |
 | lolcats | lcats |
 | Pandora | music pandora |
 | YouTube HD | youtube-hd-windowsphone8-ideacreator youtubehd-windowsphone8-ideacreator |
 | YouTube | youtube |
 | Beats Music | msft-c83f2c0419254568a032d20a8803e341 msft-e649bfe1da3e481ea9414ead37330e19 |
 | Shazam | shazam |
 | iHeartRadio | ihr |
 | Hot Music | musicapp-windowsphone8-ideacreator |
 | TuneIn Radio | tunein |
 | Spotify | spotify |
 | Music player | myplanimusic |
 | Recorder Pro | myplanrecorderpro recorder recorderpro |
 | Xbox Music | xboxmusic |
 | Singster - Karaoke Game | msft-2a8a3eaea07847209fe62aad68fd70cf |
 | Rhapsody | napster rhapsody |
 | SoundClone | soundclone |
 | musiXmatch lyrics player | mxm |
 | Songza | nfcshare |
 | MusicTube | musictube youtube |
 | MPAtool | mpatool |
 | MusicAmp Free | lme-sm923queum |
 | iMusic | myplanimusic |
 | music+ free | musicplusbyalexis |
 | Listen | music |
 | Cloudoh | cloudoh |
 | Live Video Player | events |
 | TTPod | ttpod |
 | Ghi âm Pro | myplanrecorderpro recorderpro recorder |
 | YouTube WP | youtube-wp |
 | Random Music Player | randommplayer randommusicplayer |
 | iRecorder | myplanirecorder |
 | Gravador Pro | myplanrecorderpro recorder recorderpro |
 | Shining Themes | xuanzhuomianen |
 | Cool Tiles | myplancooltiles myplancooltools cooltiles |
 | UC Browser | uc-url wap |
 | Battery | enlesssoft-battery battery |
 | CloudSix for Dropbox | cloudsix |
 | PDF Reader | |
 | File Explorer | goodexplorer |
 | Lync 2010 | lync |
 | Lumia System Updater | phonesystempusher |
 | TypeViewer | qmatteoq |
 | File Downloader | ftp |
 | Battery | battery |
 | Lync 2013 | lync |
 | Evernote | evernote |
 | NFCsms | sms |
 | Day Counter | daycounter |
 | Calculator² | calculator calculator2 |
 | Papyrus | papyrus-note |
 | Rotation Lock | rotationlock |
 | µTorrent Remote | magnet |
 | RapDialer | rapdialer |
 | WebApps | symgetgeh49 |
 | Custom Tiles Maker | ctmkr |
 | Maxthon Browser | maxthon |
 | InNote | innote |
 | Mobile PKI | cgmpki |
 | wpTorrent | magnet |
 | Cool Light | flashlight lamp light myplancoollight searchlight |
 | Torrent Buddy (Free) | magnet |
 | Cake clock | alarmplus |
 | Super 8 | myplansuper8 super8 |
 | SurfCube 3D Browser | surfcube webbrowser |
 | Store Companion | ms-windows-store |
 | Phone System Updater | phonesystempusher |
 | 627.AM | sixtosevenam |
 | BitTorrent Remote | magnet |
 | Notebook Pro | myplannotepro |
 | Tattoos! | uxa uxa-tattoos |
 | Radio Centro | gruradcen |
 | Motorbikes! | uxa uxa-motorbikes |
 | Kia Remoto | remoto |
 | Dream Cars! | uxa uxa-dreamcars |
 | Horoscope Daily | horoscopedaily sm-horoscope |
 | Lumia Loyalty | nfcloyalty |
 | Mars Hill Church | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Bing Food & Drink | bingfoodanddrink |
 | OpenTable | opentable |
 | BigOven 300,000+ Recipes and Grocery List | bigoven |
 | Loyalty | loyalty |
 | Foody | msft-0ed64e33cff64211a97171e496ae9066 |
 | Loyalty Legacy | loyalty loyaltylegacy |
 | Wongnai | msft-7dc624f8696643a5843afade9b5770a5 msft-f9be3eb9a8054f6cad8ead52f3f20035 |
 | Remote Control Fart | remotecontrolfart |
 | Tässä.fi | tassa |
 | TellYourLocation8 | tellyourlocation |
 | Elisa Vahti Live | vahti |
 | Walgreens | wlgrn |
 | Groupon | groupon |
 | RedLaser | loyaltycard |
 | 8list for craigslist | craigslist eightlist |
 | Pic2shop | pic2shop |
 | FidMe | fidme |
 | Easy Shopping | recipe |
 | Bouqs | msft-032cac30b67e490c801a9c32cdc81ba2 |
 | GAME Reward | gamerewardapp |
 | Friend Trusted | friendtrustedweb |
 | Adidas News | infohubphone8 |
 | Fancy | fancy |
 | Jordan Shoe App | infohubphone8 |
 | Beauty Tutorials | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Beauty App | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Fashion | uxa uxa-fashion |
 | SuperModels | uxa uxa-supermodels |
 | Cat Piano | catpiano |
 | Locate My Family | wmf |
 | NYTimes | newyorktimes |
 | ABC News | abcnews |
 | ZAKER | zakeriphone |
 | Newspapers | me-zeitungen |
 | Bing Weather | bingweather |
 | Bing News | bingnews |
 | Baconit | baconit |
 | Magnify BETA | flipboard flipmag magnify |
 | Bloomberg | bloomberg |
 | MoWeather | moweather |
 | breez | breez |
 | InstaWeather Free | contoso |
 | Yelp | yelp |
 | Apontador | apontador |
 | Brisbane Bus and Train Pro | brisbanebus |
 | HERE Maps | directions explore-maps guidance-walk ms-walk-to places |
 | Earth Explorer Free | wsearthexplorergeoplace |
 | GPS monitor | gpsmonitor |
 | LockMapper | lockmapper |
 | MapLink Trânsito | maplink ms-drive-to |
 | Compass Deluxe | xcecompassdeluxe |
 | Waze | ms-drive-to waze |
 | GPS Voice Navigation | ms-drive-to |
 | CoPilot GPS | ms-drive-to |
 | Scout GPS Maps | ms-drive-to ms-walk-to scout |
 | HERE Drive | guidancedrive guidance-drive ms-drive-to |
 | Garmin HUD | ms-drive-to ms-walk-to navigon-drive-to |
 | Yandex.Maps | yandexmaps |
 | I'm Here | imhere |
 | HERE I Am! | hereiam ms-drive-to |
 | Bing Travel | bingtravel |
 | Voyages-sncf | hrw |
 | TransantiagoMaster | msft-ec28f105f204452c888228af7b4994ef |
 | Yellowstone National Park | infohubphone8 |
 | Treinplanner | rpx treinplanner |
 | Yosemite National Park | infohubphone8 |
 | Glacier National Park | infohubphone8 |
 | Trafikofon | trafikofon |
 | Visit Kauai | infohubphone8 |
 | US National Parks | infohubphone8 |
 | Grand Canyon National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Great Smokey Mountains National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Visit Hawaii | infohubphone8 |
 | Zion National Park | infohubphone8 |
 | Grand Teton National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Rocky Mountain National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Acadia National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Badlands National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Arches National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Mount Rainier National Park News | infohubphone8 |
 | Car Dash | car-starter |
 | SMS Ticket | sms smsjizdenka |
 | CWT To Go | cwttogolaunch |
 | HERE Transit | here-pt public-transit |
 | Coaster Connect | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Smoothie Recipes | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Bing Health & Fitness | binghealthnfitness |
 | adidas miCoach | micoach |
 | Fitbit Tracker | fittracker fittrackerauth |
 | Endomondo Sports Tracker | msft-6cd31275c5dddf11a84400237de2db9e |
 | MapMyRUN | recipe |
 | Sleep | sleepnfc |
 | Life is Beautiful | uxa uxa-lifeisbeautiful |
 | LowestMed | ms-drive-to ms-walk-to |
 | Castlight | castlighttool |
 | AirStrip ONE™ Cardiology | airstriprotocol |
 | Heart Sounds | lme-wmbde7l44q |
 | Camera360 | camera360 |
 | Fhotoroom | fhotoroom |
 | PRIVATE lite | lockimage lockvideo protectimage sm-lockimage sm-plite sm-protectimage |
 | PhotoFunia | photofunia |
 | Photosynth | photosynth |
 | PhotoMagic | photomagic-softwarebox |
 | Metrogram | metrogram |
 | Printicular | ig730ec9e24c554b5a9f55e999ee89a950 msft-271ce3affc0f40c995db3e5d9ae8f6b0 |
 | Fhotostorage | fhotostorage |
 | Photo Tile | myplanphototile |
 | iMirror | myplanimirror |
 | Photo Tales | magicphototales myplananynote |
 | AroundMe | aroundme |
 | Subway Surfers | msft-bedff82826974cc586611206d15e3e0c |
 | iFruit | ifruitappaccountlink |
 | SlapJack | slapjack |
 | Nertz Solitaire | nertz |
 | Line Rider | winterbells |
 | GeoQuiz | findtheplace |
 | Bury my bones | winterbells |
 | Unfreeze Ball | winterbells |
 | Hungry Hungry Hippos | hungryhungryhippos |
 | In Two | intwo |
 | 1 Flappy Astronaut | msft-43245dd584d84cde837aa19a4a2e3914 |
 | Icon Pop Quiz | iconpopquiz |
 | Sudoku Free | sodokurit sudokufree |
 | Icon Pop Brand | iconpopbrand |
 | Angry Birds Go! | rovio-abgo |
 | Mafia City | anicityen |
 | Wild City | anicityen |
 | 2020: My Country | msft-40c1edab4f3d475caae0b378464241a4 |
 | Forces of War | war |
 | fb fbconnect | |
 | Instagram BETA | |
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 | Vine | vine |
 | Viber | viber |
 | 6tag | instagram sixtag sixtagram |
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 | Nearby (WNM LIVE) | wnm wnmlive |
 | JDB for Facebook | jdb-thefacebook |
 | 6sec | sixsec vine |
 | Ask.fm | ask-fm |
 | Foursquare | foursquare |
 | mqq mqqapi mqqopensdkapi | |
 | GetMeRated | getmerated |
 | Booklet (beta) | jdb-booklet jdb-paper |
 | Foundbite | foundbite msft-243343f736e4454d8bbdb15d447037ab |
 | Keek | keek |
 | Tapatalk | tapatalk |
 | MetroTalk Free | metrotalk |
 | Weave News Reader | |
 | InPic | inpic2 |
 | Tagram | tagram |
 | Tile'agram | jdb-tileagram |
 | Birthdays | birthdays enlesssoft-birthdays |
 | Bing Sports | bingsports |
 | NFL Mobile | nfl nflmobile vzwnflmobile |
 | Stock Car Racing | uxa uxa-stockcarracing |
 | Elan Skis | sdcwinter |
 | Olympic Viewer - Sochi 2014 | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Whitetail Deer Hunting | infohubphone8 |
 | NBA Highlights | xplatformcloudkit |
 | MMA Fighters | uxa uxa-mmafighters |
 | WrestleWorld | uxa uxa-wrestleworld |
 | Surf Gallery | uxa uxa-surf |
 | Cycling World | uxa uxa-cyclingworld |
 | NBA Player Highlight | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Bing Finance | bingfinance |
 | Lock Screen App | addwallpaper changewallpaper showwallpaper sm-lockscreen wallpaper |
 | E*TRADE Mobile | etrade |
 | iMoney | myplanimoney |
 | MoneyControl | moneycontrol |
 | Bitcoin | bitcoin coinbase |
 | Bitcoin Can | bitcoincan |
 | MobilePay | mobilepay |
 | Money | fujionigiri-money |
 | MobilePay | mobilepay |
 | Aman Al Rajhi | amanalrajhi digipass |
 | Bitcoin Balance (Beta) | bitcoin |
 | DeposZip | rdc |
 | Box | box-login boxopendirect boxopenshared |
 | Yammer | yammerapp |
 | Cisco WebEx Meetings | wbx |
 | AirWatch MDM Agent | airwatch awagent |
 | GoToMeeting | col-g2m-2 |
 | CamCard | camcard |
 | iJobs | myplanijobs |
 | GSMA Official | mwc14 mwcnfcbadge mwcpush mwcregistration |
 | Dynamics AX | ms-dynamics-ax |
 | iNote | myplaninote |
 | AirWatch Browser | awb awbs |
 | MaaS360 Email | pim |
 | MoHoo Reader | mohoo-reader |
 | Reading | reading readon |
 | Tucan reader | tucanreaderwp8 |
 | Arkansas Hunter | xplatformcloudkit |
 | ЛитРес: Читай! | litressappuri |
 | BO2 Fans | xplatformcloudkit |
 | 爱の抢七局 | comic81 |
 | Roler Reader | rolerreader |
 | ЛитРес: Слушай! | litressappaudiouri |
 | Manga! | uxa uxa-manga |
 | Bleach Manga Collection | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Wikipedia | wikipedia |
 | Clash Of Clans Walkthroughs | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Super Street Fighter 2 | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Dead Trigger 2 - Strategy Guide | xplatformcloudkit |
 | SilverDict | silverdict |
 | Angry Brids Star Wars, 3 stars walkthrough | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Social Reads | socialreads |
 | KCLS | boopsie kcls-boopsie |
 | Arkansas Hunting | infohubphone8 |
 | Samurai Shodown | xplatformcloudkit |
 | Strategy Guide for Cut The Rope Experiments | xplatformcloudkit |
 | I Love English | voa-iloveenglish |
 | History | enlesssoft-history |
 | BBC English | voa-bbc |
 | VOA English | voa-voa |
 | NHK Japanese | voa-nhk |
 | Sign Language for Dummies | xplatformcloudkit |
 | New Concept English | voa-nce |
 | TED Mobile | tedmobile |
 | Greek Gods of Mythology | recipe |
 | US Politics | uxa uxa-uspolitics |
 | MOJ mJustice | intel mjustice |
 | Indian Politics | msft-12ec0eb226874e59b8f92dabee574b52 |
 | Angry Birds | rovio-abseasons |
 | Angry Birds | rovio-abrio |
 | Angry Birds | rovio-abspace |
 | Angry Birds | rovio-abswii |
 | Angry Birds | rovio-abclassic |
 | Angry Birds | rovio-absw rovio-abstarwars |
Some points worth noting:
- This list is not exhaustive.
- There is no guarantee that these apps or schemes will be around in the future.
- Not all apps are available in all markets so some people may not be able to find anything when searching for certain schemes.
- Some schemes are used for a LOT of unrelated apps. e.g. "xplatformcloudkit" which is applied to all apps generated with the XPlatformCloudKit.
- Some apps may require certain values to be passed to open correctly.
If you're a developer and want to know how to launch apps with the above schemes see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/hh701480.aspx
If you want to publish a scheme for your app see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj206987(v=vs.105).aspx#BKMK_URIassociations
If you want to publish a scheme for your app see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj206987(v=vs.105).aspx#BKMK_URIassociations
You may find more information on some of the above schemes at http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/URI_Association_Schemes_List
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