3. The method of claim 2 , wherein configuring the web browser on the user's computing device to redirect the navigated-to-document URL to the application includes configuring the web browser to launch the application.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: configuring the web browser on the user's computing device to: in response to a navigation event on the user's computing device which leads to a navigated-to-document URL, determine if the navigated-to-document URL conforms to the declared document URL type in the manifest of the application and accordingly redirect the navigated-to-document URL to the application for opening a document associated with the navigated-to-document URL.