diff --git a/gcalcli/cli.py b/gcalcli/cli.py
index bca93b91..d7c77df4 100755
--- a/gcalcli/cli.py
+++ b/gcalcli/cli.py
@@ -20,15 +20,16 @@
 # Everything you need to know (Google API Calendar v3): http://goo.gl/HfTGQ #
 #                                                                           #
 # ######################################################################### #
-from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
 import json
 import os
 import pathlib
 import re
 import signal
 import sys
+from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
 from collections import namedtuple
 
+import shopen
 import truststore
 
 from . import config, env, utils
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@
 from .gcal import GoogleCalendarInterface
 from .printer import Printer, valid_color_name
 from .validators import (
-    get_date_input_description,
-    get_input,
     PARSABLE_DATE,
     PARSABLE_DURATION,
     REMINDER,
     STR_ALLOW_EMPTY,
     STR_NOT_EMPTY,
+    get_date_input_description,
+    get_input,
 )
 
 CalName = namedtuple('CalName', ['name', 'color'])
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ def main():
                 if not config_filepath.exists():
                     with open(config_filepath, 'w') as f:
                         f.write(EMPTY_CONFIG_TOML)
-                utils.launch_editor(config_filepath)
+                shopen.open(config_filepath, 'edit')
 
         elif parsed_args.command == 'util':
             if parsed_args.subcommand == 'config-schema':
diff --git a/gcalcli/utils.py b/gcalcli/utils.py
index f94cd4bb..6a2f354d 100644
--- a/gcalcli/utils.py
+++ b/gcalcli/utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import calendar
 import locale
-import os
 import pathlib
 import re
-import subprocess
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -187,26 +185,6 @@ def localize_datetime(dt):
         return dt.astimezone(tzlocal())
 
 
-def launch_editor(path: str | os.PathLike):
-    if hasattr(os, 'startfile'):
-        os.startfile(path, 'edit')
-        return
-    for editor in (
-        'editor',
-        os.environ.get('EDITOR', None),
-        'xdg-open',
-        'open',
-    ):
-        if not editor:
-            continue
-        try:
-            subprocess.call((editor, path))
-            return
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-    raise OSError(f'No editor/launcher detected on your system to edit {path}')
-
-
 def shorten_path(path: pathlib.Path) -> pathlib.Path:
     """Try to shorten path using special characters like ~.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5da15535..cabab092 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "platformdirs",
   "pydantic",
   "python-dateutil",
+  "shopen >= 0.2.2",
   "toml; python_version < '3.11'",
   "truststore",
 ]