diff --git a/osdep/mac/swift_extensions.swift b/osdep/mac/swift_extensions.swift
index 954730578d..672c095760 100644
--- a/osdep/mac/swift_extensions.swift
+++ b/osdep/mac/swift_extensions.swift
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ extension NSEvent.ModifierFlags {
     public static let optionRight: NSEvent.ModifierFlags = .init(rawValue: UInt(NX_DEVICERALTKEYMASK))
 }
 
+extension String {
+    func isUrl() -> Bool {
+        guard let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: "^(https?|ftp)://[^\\s/$.?#].[^\\s]*$",
+                                                   options: .caseInsensitive) else {
+            return false
+        }
+        let isUrl = regex.numberOfMatches(in: self,
+                                     options: [],
+                                       range: NSRange(location: 0, length: self.count))
+        return isUrl > 0
+    }
+}
+
 extension mp_keymap {
     init(_ f: Int, _ t: Int32) {
         self.init(from: Int32(f), to: t)
diff --git a/video/out/mac/view.swift b/video/out/mac/view.swift
index f303c84c06..8c9c006f94 100644
--- a/video/out/mac/view.swift
+++ b/video/out/mac/view.swift
@@ -65,17 +65,6 @@ class View: NSView, CALayerDelegate {
         return []
     }
 
-    func isURL(_ str: String) -> Bool {
-        guard let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: "^(https?|ftp)://[^\\s/$.?#].[^\\s]*$",
-                                                   options: .caseInsensitive) else {
-            return false
-        }
-        let isURL = regex.numberOfMatches(in: str,
-                                     options: [],
-                                       range: NSRange(location: 0, length: str.count))
-        return isURL > 0
-    }
-
     override func performDragOperation(_ sender: NSDraggingInfo) -> Bool {
         let pb = sender.draggingPasteboard
         guard let types = pb.types else { return false }
@@ -89,7 +78,7 @@ class View: NSView, CALayerDelegate {
             files = str.components(separatedBy: "\n").compactMap {
                 let url = $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
                 let path = (url as NSString).expandingTildeInPath
-                if isURL(url) { return url }
+                if url.isUrl() { return url }
                 if path.starts(with: "/") { return path }
                 return nil
             }