diff --git a/Side Bar.sublime-settings b/Side Bar.sublime-settings
index e52d733f7..e2c0c4952 100755
--- a/Side Bar.sublime-settings	
+++ b/Side Bar.sublime-settings	
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	"disabled_menuitem_empty":    					true,
 
 	//if installed in a default location maybe this works.
-	"default_browser": "", //one of this list: firefox, chrome, chromium, opera, safari
+	"default_browser": "", //one of this list: firefox, chrome, canary, chromium, opera, safari
 
 	"portable_browser": "", // for example:  C:/Program Files (x86)/Nightly/firefox.exe
 
diff --git a/SideBar.py b/SideBar.py
index 97ea4beb6..028a76871 100755
--- a/SideBar.py
+++ b/SideBar.py
@@ -1348,6 +1348,32 @@ def try_open(self, url, browser):
 				])
 				commands = ['-new-tab', url]
 
+    elif browser == 'canary':
+      if sublime.platform() == 'osx':
+        items.extend(['open'])
+        commands = ['-a', '/Applications/Google Chrome Canary.app', url]
+      elif sublime.platform() == 'windows':
+        # read local app data path from registry
+        aKey = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders")
+        reg_value, reg_type = winreg.QueryValueEx (aKey, "Local AppData")
+
+        if s.get('portable_browser') != '':
+          items.extend([s.get('portable_browser')])
+        items.extend([
+          '%HOMEPATH%\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome SxS\\Application\\chrome.exe'
+
+          ,reg_value+'\\Chrome SxS\\Application\\chrome.exe'
+          ,reg_value+'\\Google\\Chrome SxS\\Application\\chrome.exe'
+          ,'%HOMEPATH%\\Google\\Chrome SxS\\Application\\chrome.exe'
+          ,'%PROGRAMFILES%\\Google\\Chrome SxS\\Application\\chrome.exe'
+          ,'%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\\Google\\Chrome SxS\\Application\\chrome.exe'
+          ,'%USERPROFILE%\\Local\ Settings\\Application\ Data\\Google\\Chrome SxS\\chrome.exe'
+          ,'%HOMEPATH%\\Local\ Settings\\Application\ Data\\Google\\Chrome SxS\\Application\\chrome.exe'
+          ,'%HOMEPATH%\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Google\\Chrome SxS\\Application\\chrome.exe'
+        ])
+
+        commands = ['-new-tab', url]
+
 		elif browser == 'chromium':
 			if sublime.platform() == 'osx':
 				items.extend(['open'])