diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96da0e9..2febaa6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const launch = require('launch-editor')
 launch(
   // filename:line:column
   // both line and column are optional
+  // `file://` URIs are also supported
   'foo.js:12:34',
   // try specific editor bin first (optional)
   'code',
diff --git a/packages/launch-editor/index.js b/packages/launch-editor/index.js
index f2ccf7f..6e27b1b 100644
--- a/packages/launch-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/launch-editor/index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ function isTerminalEditor (editor) {
 
 const positionRE = /:(\d+)(:(\d+))?$/
 function parseFile (file) {
+  // support `file://` protocol
+  if (file.startsWith('file://')) {
+    file = require('url').fileURLToPath(file)
+  }
+
   const fileName = file.replace(positionRE, '')
   const match = file.match(positionRE)
   const lineNumber = match && match[1]