diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ded5160..365bb7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   config = function()
     require('freeze').setup({
         command = "freeze",
+        open = true, -- Open the generated image after running the command
         output = function()
             return "./" .. os.date("%Y-%m-%d") .. "_freeze.png"
         end,
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@ You might also want to add a keybinding to call the `Freeze` command.
 vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('v', '<leader>sc', '<cmd>Freeze<cr>', {})
 ```
 
+You can also use the `Freeze` command to open the generated image.
+
+```lua
+vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', '<leader>so', '<cmd>Freeze open<cr>', {})
+```
+
 ### Thanks
 
 This project is heavily inspired by [nvim-silicon](https://github.com/michaelrommel/nvim-silicon).
diff --git a/lua/freeze/init.lua b/lua/freeze/init.lua
index 17f981f..c33d192 100644
--- a/lua/freeze/init.lua
+++ b/lua/freeze/init.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ M.required_options = {
 -- We allow the user to provide custom options, if none are provided the command will use its default args
 M.allowed_opts = {
   command = "string",
+  open = "boolean",
   config = "string",
   output = { "string", "function" },
   window = "boolean",
@@ -82,6 +83,31 @@ M.parse_options = function(opts)
   return options
 end
 
+-- Open the generated image based on the OS
+---@param args FreezeOptions
+---@return string
+local function open_by_os(args)
+  local is_win = vim.loop.os_uname().sysname:match("Windows")
+  local is_linux = vim.loop.os_uname().sysname:match("Linux")
+  local output = vim.fn.expand(args.output)
+  local cmd = {}
+  if is_win then
+    table.insert(cmd, "explorer")
+  elseif is_linux then
+    table.insert(cmd, "xdg-open")
+  else
+    table.insert(cmd, "open")
+  end
+  table.insert(cmd, output)
+  return vim.fn.system(cmd)
+end
+
+-- Open the generated image
+---@param args FreezeOptions
+M.open = function(args)
+  open_by_os(args)
+end
+
 -- Populate the command line arguments
 local function populate_cmd(cmd, args, tbl, prefix)
   for k, v in pairs(tbl) do
@@ -95,7 +121,7 @@ local function populate_cmd(cmd, args, tbl, prefix)
     elseif type(v) == "table" and not is_array(v) then
       populate_cmd(cmd, args, v, prefix .. k .. ".")
     -- Handle anything that is not the command or language option
-    elseif k ~= "command" and k ~= "language" then
+    elseif k ~= "command" and k ~= "language" and k ~= "open" then
       table.insert(cmd, "--" .. prefix .. string.gsub(k, "_", "-"))
 
       -- If the value is a function, call it with the args, otherwise just use the value
@@ -195,6 +221,13 @@ M.setup = function(opts)
 
   vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("Freeze", function(args)
     M.start(args, options)
+    -- If the user wants to open the file, open it
+    if args.args == "open" or options.open then
+      if not options.output then
+        options.output = vim.fn.expand("freeze.png")
+      end
+      M.open(options)
+    end
   end, {
     desc = "convert range to code image representation",
     force = false,
diff --git a/lua/freeze/types.lua b/lua/freeze/types.lua
index 8f4b85f..47482d4 100644
--- a/lua/freeze/types.lua
+++ b/lua/freeze/types.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 ---@class FreezeOptions
 ---@field command OptionsType
+---@field open OptionsType
 ---@field config OptionsType
----@field output table<OptionsType>
+---@field output table<OptionsType>|OptionsType
 ---@field window OptionsType
 ---@field padding table<OptionsType>
 ---@field margin table<OptionsType>
@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@
 ---@field get_arguments fun(args: table<string, number>, options: FreezeOptions): table<string>
 ---@field format_lines fun(cmdline: table<string>, args: table<string, number>): table<string>, table<string>
 ---@field start fun(args: table<string, number>, options: FreezeOptions)
----@field setup fun(opts: FreezeOptions)
+---@field setup fun(opts: table<FreezeOptions>)