diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cefcd3f..ff2933a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3100,7 +3100,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wavedash"
-version = "0.1.87"
+version = "0.1.88"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4140959..d03ebbb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "wavedash"
-version = "0.1.87"
+version = "0.1.88"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Wavedash Team"]
 description = "Cross-platform CLI tool for uploading game projects to wavedash.com"
diff --git a/src/dev/mod.rs b/src/dev/mod.rs
index 5a443d9..e7bf0eb 100644
--- a/src/dev/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dev/mod.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async fn create_local_build(
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG: &str = "./wavedash.toml";
 
-pub async fn handle_dev(config_path: Option<PathBuf>, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn handle_dev(config_path: Option<PathBuf>, verbose: bool, no_open: bool) -> Result<()> {
     let auth_manager = AuthManager::new()?;
     let api_key = auth_manager
         .get_api_key()
@@ -178,7 +178,11 @@ pub async fn handle_dev(config_path: Option<PathBuf>, verbose: bool) -> Result<(
         println!("    callback_uri: {}", callback_uri);
         println!("    state:        {}", state_token);
     }
-    open::that(&local_url)?;
+    if no_open {
+        println!("  --no-open set; open {} in your browser to start.", local_url);
+    } else {
+        open::that(&local_url)?;
+    }
 
     server::run(
         listener,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 389e22d..91431ae 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ enum Commands {
             help = "Path to wavedash.toml config file"
         )]
         config: Option<PathBuf>,
+        #[arg(
+            long = "no-open",
+            help = "Don't automatically open the browser; just print the local URL"
+        )]
+        no_open: bool,
     },
     #[command(
         about = "Publish an uploaded build to wavedash.com",
@@ -430,8 +435,8 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
                 handle_build_push(config, cli.verbose, message).await?;
             }
         },
-        Commands::Dev { config } => {
-            handle_dev(config, cli.verbose).await?;
+        Commands::Dev { config, no_open } => {
+            handle_dev(config, cli.verbose, no_open).await?;
         }
         Commands::Publish {
             config,