---
title: theme open
description: >-
  Returns links that let you preview the specified theme. The following links
  are returned:

    - A link to the [editor](/docs/themes/tools/online-editor) for the theme in the Shopify admin.
    - A [preview link](https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-store/themes/adding-themes#share-a-theme-preview-with-others) that you can share with other developers.

    If you don't specify a theme, then you're prompted to select the theme to open from the list of the themes in your store.
api_name: shopify-cli
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/theme/theme-open'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/theme/theme-open.md'
---

# theme opencommand

Returns links that let you preview the specified theme. The following links are returned:

* A link to the [editor](https://shopify.dev/docs/themes/tools/online-editor) for the theme in the Shopify admin.
* A [preview link](https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-store/themes/adding-themes#share-a-theme-preview-with-others) that you can share with other developers.

If you don't specify a theme, then you're prompted to select the theme to open from the list of the themes in your store.

## Flags

The following flags are available for the `theme open` command:

* \--no-color

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_NO\_COLOR

  Disable color output.

* \--password \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_CLI\_THEME\_TOKEN

  Password generated from the Theme Access app.

* \--path \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_PATH

  The path where you want to run the command. Defaults to the current working directory.

* \--verbose

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_VERBOSE

  Increase the verbosity of the output.

* -d, --development

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_DEVELOPMENT

  Open your development theme.

* -E, --editor

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_EDITOR

  Open the theme editor for the specified theme in the browser.

* -e, --environment \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_ENVIRONMENT

  The environment to apply to the current command.

* -l, --live

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_LIVE

  Open your live (published) theme.

* -s, --store \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_STORE

  Store URL. It can be the store prefix (example) or the full myshopify.com URL (example.myshopify.com, <https://example.myshopify.com>).

* -t, --theme \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_THEME\_ID

  Theme ID or name of the remote theme.

### Examples

* #### theme open

  ##### theme open

  ```bash
  shopify theme open [flags]
  ```