diff --git a/openLocal.sh b/openLocal.sh
index de1498d..090cfa0 100755
--- a/openLocal.sh
+++ b/openLocal.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#http://localhost:8000
+# Start a simple HTTP server using Python in the background
+python3 -m http.server 8000 &
 
-#!/bin/bash
+# Give the server a second to start
+sleep 2
+
+# Open the default web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000
+xdg-open http://localhost:8000   # For Linux
 
-# Start a simple HTTP server using Python
-python3 -m http.server 8000
+# For macOS, use the following line instead:
+# open http://localhost:8000