diff --git a/Pixeval.sln b/Pixeval.sln
index 350ca5fe..c33031ef 100644
--- a/Pixeval.sln
+++ b/Pixeval.sln
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 16
-VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.31515.178
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.0.31808.319
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Pixeval", "src\Pixeval\Pixeval.csproj", "{97004D5A-21BE-4137-A529-A9E150AEB3CE}"
 EndProject
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Activation/ActivationRegistrar.cs b/src/Pixeval/Activation/ActivationRegistrar.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d0b58aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Activation/ActivationRegistrar.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation;
+using Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle;
+
+namespace Pixeval.Activation
+{
+    public static class ActivationRegistrar
+    {
+        static ActivationRegistrar()
+        {
+            FeatureHandlers[IllustrationActivationFragment] = new IllustrationAppActivationHandler();
+        }
+
+        public static readonly Dictionary<string, IAppActivationHandler> FeatureHandlers = new();
+
+        public const string IllustrationActivationFragment = "illust";
+
+        public static void Dispatch(AppActivationArguments args)
+        {
+            if (args.Kind == ExtendedActivationKind.Protocol && args.Data is IProtocolActivatedEventArgs { Uri: var activationUri } && FeatureHandlers.TryGetValue(activationUri.Host, out var handler))
+            {
+                handler.Execute(activationUri.PathAndQuery[1..]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Activation/IAppActivationHandler.cs b/src/Pixeval/Activation/IAppActivationHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f38694cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Activation/IAppActivationHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Pixeval.Activation
+{
+    public interface IAppActivationHandler
+    {
+        Task Execute(string id);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Activation/IllustrationAppActivationHandler.cs b/src/Pixeval/Activation/IllustrationAppActivationHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63300046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Activation/IllustrationAppActivationHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Toolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Animation;
+using Pixeval.Messages;
+using Pixeval.Pages.IllustrationViewer;
+using Pixeval.Util.UI;
+using Pixeval.Utilities;
+using Pixeval.ViewModel;
+
+namespace Pixeval.Activation
+{
+    public class IllustrationAppActivationHandler : IAppActivationHandler
+    {
+        public Task Execute(string id)
+        {
+            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send(new MainPageFrameSetConnectedAnimationTargetMessage(App.AppViewModel.AppWindowRootFrame));
+
+            return App.AppViewModel.DispatchTaskAsync(async () =>
+            {
+                App.AppViewModel.PrepareForActivation();
+
+                try
+                {
+                    var viewModels = new IllustrationViewModel(await App.AppViewModel.MakoClient.GetIllustrationFromIdAsync(id))
+                        .GetMangaIllustrationViewModels()
+                        .ToArray();
+
+                    ConnectedAnimationService.GetForCurrentView().PrepareToAnimate("ForwardConnectedAnimation", App.AppViewModel.AppWindowRootFrame);
+                    App.AppViewModel.RootFrameNavigate(typeof(IllustrationViewerPage), new IllustrationViewerPageViewModel(viewModels), new SuppressNavigationTransitionInfo());
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    UIHelper.ShowTextToastNotification(
+                        ActivationsResources.IllustrationActivationFailedTitle,
+                        ActivationsResources.IllustrationActivationFailedContentFormatted.Format(e.Message));
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    App.AppViewModel.ActivationProcessed();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/App.xaml.cs b/src/Pixeval/App.xaml.cs
index 18297144..af3bb65f 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/App.xaml.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
+using Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle;
+using Pixeval.Activation;
 using Pixeval.Util.UI;
 using Pixeval.ViewModel;
 using ApplicationTheme = Pixeval.Options.ApplicationTheme;
+using LaunchActivatedEventArgs = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.LaunchActivatedEventArgs;
 
 namespace Pixeval
 {
@@ -11,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Pixeval
         private const string ApplicationWideFontKey = "ContentControlThemeFontFamily";
 
         public static AppViewModel AppViewModel { get; private set; } = null!;
-
+        
         public App()
         {
             // The theme can only be changed in ctor
@@ -22,13 +27,24 @@ namespace Pixeval
                 ApplicationTheme.Light => Microsoft.UI.Xaml.ApplicationTheme.Light,
                 _ => RequestedTheme
             };
+            AppInstance.GetCurrent().Activated += (_, arguments) => ActivationRegistrar.Dispatch(arguments);
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
+
+
         protected override async void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
         {
+            var isProtocolActivated = AppInstance.GetCurrent().GetActivatedEventArgs() is { Kind: ExtendedActivationKind.Protocol };
+            if (isProtocolActivated && AppInstance.GetInstances().Count > 1)
+            {
+                var notCurrent = AppInstance.GetInstances().First(ins => !ins.IsCurrent);
+                await notCurrent.RedirectActivationToAsync(AppInstance.GetCurrent().GetActivatedEventArgs());
+                return;
+            }
+
             Current.Resources[ApplicationWideFontKey] = new FontFamily(AppViewModel.AppSetting.AppFontFamilyName);
-            await AppViewModel.InitializeAsync();
+            await AppViewModel.InitializeAsync(isProtocolActivated);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/MainWindow.xaml b/src/Pixeval/MainWindow.xaml
index 3ff11b26..cee1a448 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/Pixeval/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -5,15 +5,31 @@
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
         Closed="MainWindow_OnClosed"
         mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Frame x:Name="PixevalAppRootFrame"
-           x:FieldModifier="public"
-           Loaded="PixevalAppRootFrame_OnLoaded"
-           Navigating="PixevalAppRootFrame_OnNavigating"
-           NavigationFailed="PixevalAppRootFrame_OnNavigationFailed">
-        <Frame.ContentTransitions>
-            <TransitionCollection>
-                <NavigationThemeTransition DefaultNavigationTransitionInfo="{x:Bind DefaultNavigationTransitionInfo}" />
-            </TransitionCollection>
-        </Frame.ContentTransitions>
-    </Frame>
+    <Grid>
+        <Frame x:Name="PixevalAppRootFrame"
+               x:FieldModifier="public"
+               Loaded="PixevalAppRootFrame_OnLoaded"
+               Navigating="PixevalAppRootFrame_OnNavigating"
+               NavigationFailed="PixevalAppRootFrame_OnNavigationFailed">
+            <Frame.ContentTransitions>
+                <TransitionCollection>
+                    <NavigationThemeTransition DefaultNavigationTransitionInfo="{x:Bind DefaultNavigationTransitionInfo}" />
+                </TransitionCollection>
+            </Frame.ContentTransitions>
+        </Frame>
+        <Grid x:Name="ProcessingActivation"
+              Width="100"
+              Height="100"
+              HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+              VerticalAlignment="Center"
+              CornerRadius="15"
+              Visibility="Collapsed">
+            <Rectangle Fill="{ThemeResource PixevalAppAcrylicBrush}" />
+            <ProgressRing Width="40"
+                          Height="40"
+                          HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                          VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                          IsIndeterminate="True" />
+        </Grid>
+    </Grid>
 </Window>
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/Pixeval/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 9d20b025..86fbe180 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -46,5 +46,15 @@ namespace Pixeval
         {
             NavigationMode = e.NavigationMode;
         }
+
+        public void ShowActivationProgressRing()
+        {
+            ProcessingActivation.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+        }
+
+        public void HideActivationProgressRing()
+        {
+            ProcessingActivation.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Messages/NavigatingBackToMainPageMessage.cs b/src/Pixeval/Messages/NavigatingBackToMainPageMessage.cs
index 81d11eb0..be548dd3 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Messages/NavigatingBackToMainPageMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Messages/NavigatingBackToMainPageMessage.cs
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ namespace Pixeval.Messages
     /// <see cref="MainPage"/>, the parameter contains the item that the <see cref="IllustrationViewerPage"/>
     /// is currently browsing
     /// </summary>
-    public record NavigatingBackToMainPageMessage(IllustrationViewModel IllustrationViewModel);
+    public record NavigatingBackToMainPageMessage(IllustrationViewModel? IllustrationViewModel);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Package.appxmanifest b/src/Pixeval/Package.appxmanifest
index bb9bb449..be901b8b 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Package.appxmanifest
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Package.appxmanifest
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@
           <uap:Rotation Preference="landscape"/>
           <uap:Rotation Preference="portrait"/></uap:InitialRotationPreference>
       </uap:VisualElements>
+      <Extensions>
+        <uap:Extension Category="windows.protocol">
+          <uap:Protocol Name="pixeval">
+            <uap:DisplayName>Pixeval App Protocol</uap:DisplayName>
+          </uap:Protocol>
+        </uap:Extension>
+      </Extensions>
     </Application>
   </Applications>
 
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pages/IllustrationViewer/IllustrationViewerPage.xaml.cs b/src/Pixeval/Pages/IllustrationViewer/IllustrationViewerPage.xaml.cs
index 1f8c234a..22cb05cd 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Pages/IllustrationViewer/IllustrationViewerPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Pages/IllustrationViewer/IllustrationViewerPage.xaml.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Pixeval.Pages.IllustrationViewer
 
             IllustrationImageShowcaseFrame.Navigate(typeof(ImageViewerPage), _viewModel.Current);
 
-            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send(new MainPageFrameSetConnectedAnimationTargetMessage(_viewModel.IllustrationGrid.GetItemContainer(_viewModel.IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView)));
+            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send(new MainPageFrameSetConnectedAnimationTargetMessage(_viewModel.IllustrationGrid?.GetItemContainer(_viewModel.IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView!) ?? App.AppViewModel.AppWindowRootFrame));
             WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Register<IllustrationViewerPage, CommentRepliesHyperlinkButtonTappedMessage>(this, CommentRepliesHyperlinkButtonTapped);
         }
 
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ namespace Pixeval.Pages.IllustrationViewer
                 Effect = SlideNavigationTransitionEffect.FromLeft
             });
         }
-        
+
         private void NextIllustration()
         {
-            var illustrationViewModel = (IllustrationViewModel) _viewModel.ContainerGridViewModel.IllustrationsView[_viewModel.IllustrationIndex + 1];
+            var illustrationViewModel = (IllustrationViewModel) _viewModel.ContainerGridViewModel!.IllustrationsView[_viewModel.IllustrationIndex!.Value + 1];
             var viewModel = illustrationViewModel.GetMangaIllustrationViewModels().ToArray();
 
-            App.AppViewModel.RootFrameNavigate(typeof(IllustrationViewerPage), new IllustrationViewerPageViewModel(_viewModel.IllustrationGrid, viewModel), new SlideNavigationTransitionInfo
+            App.AppViewModel.RootFrameNavigate(typeof(IllustrationViewerPage), new IllustrationViewerPageViewModel(_viewModel.IllustrationGrid!, viewModel), new SlideNavigationTransitionInfo
             {
                 Effect = SlideNavigationTransitionEffect.FromRight
             });
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ namespace Pixeval.Pages.IllustrationViewer
 
         private void PrevIllustration()
         {
-            var illustrationViewModel = (IllustrationViewModel)_viewModel.ContainerGridViewModel.IllustrationsView[_viewModel.IllustrationIndex - 1];
+            var illustrationViewModel = (IllustrationViewModel) _viewModel.ContainerGridViewModel!.IllustrationsView[_viewModel.IllustrationIndex!.Value - 1];
             var viewModel = illustrationViewModel.GetMangaIllustrationViewModels().ToArray();
 
-            App.AppViewModel.RootFrameNavigate(typeof(IllustrationViewerPage), new IllustrationViewerPageViewModel(_viewModel.IllustrationGrid, viewModel), new SlideNavigationTransitionInfo
+            App.AppViewModel.RootFrameNavigate(typeof(IllustrationViewerPage), new IllustrationViewerPageViewModel(_viewModel.IllustrationGrid!, viewModel), new SlideNavigationTransitionInfo
             {
                 Effect = SlideNavigationTransitionEffect.FromLeft
             });
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pages/MainPage.xaml b/src/Pixeval/Pages/MainPage.xaml
index 7a178d8e..621f9b4c 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Pages/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Pages/MainPage.xaml
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@
                                 Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=SearchAndAppsE773}" />
             <NavigationViewItemHeader x:Uid="/MainPage/DownloadAndHistoriesTab" />
             <NavigationViewItem x:Uid="/MainPage/HistoriesTab"
-                                Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=HistoryE81C}" />
+                                Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=HistoryE81C}"
+                                Tag="{x:Bind _histories}" />
             <NavigationViewItem x:Uid="/MainPage/DownloadListTab"
-                                Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=CheckListE9D5}" />
+                                Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=CheckListE9D5}"
+                                Tag="{x:Bind _downloads}" />
         </NavigationView.MenuItems>
         <NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
             <NavigationViewItem x:Uid="/MainPage/HelpTab"
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pages/MainPage.xaml.cs b/src/Pixeval/Pages/MainPage.xaml.cs
index 4ebd0ec1..12d80864 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Pages/MainPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Pages/MainPage.xaml.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation;
 using Windows.Foundation;
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Animation;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
+using Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle;
+using Pixeval.Activation;
 using Pixeval.CommunityToolkit;
 using Pixeval.CommunityToolkit.AdaptiveGridView;
 using Pixeval.CoreApi.Global.Enum;
@@ -36,6 +39,10 @@ namespace Pixeval.Pages
 
         private readonly NavigationViewTag _settings = new(typeof(SettingsPage), App.AppViewModel.MakoClient.Configuration);
 
+        private readonly NavigationViewTag _downloads = new(typeof(DownloadListPage), null);
+        
+        private readonly NavigationViewTag _histories = new(typeof(BrowsingHistoryPage), null);
+
         private static UIElement? _connectedAnimationTarget;
 
         // This field contains the view model that the illustration viewer is
@@ -58,6 +65,12 @@ namespace Pixeval.Pages
             // little dirty tricks
             ((NavigationViewItem) MainPageRootNavigationView.MenuItems[(int) App.AppViewModel.AppSetting.DefaultSelectedTabItem]).IsSelected = true;
 
+
+            if (App.AppViewModel.ConsumeProtocolActivation())
+            {
+                ActivationRegistrar.Dispatch(AppInstance.GetCurrent().GetActivatedEventArgs());
+            }
+
             WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Register<MainPage, MainPageFrameSetConnectedAnimationTargetMessage>(this, (_, message) => _connectedAnimationTarget = message.Sender);
             WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Register<MainPage, NavigatingBackToMainPageMessage>(this, (_, message) => _illustrationViewerContent = message.IllustrationViewModel);
             WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Register<MainPage, IllustrationTagClickedMessage>(this, (_, message) => PerformSearch(message.Tag));
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/BrowsingHistoryPage.xaml b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/BrowsingHistoryPage.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3625af5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/BrowsingHistoryPage.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Page
+    x:Class="Pixeval.Pages.Misc.BrowsingHistoryPage"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:local="using:Pixeval.Pages.Misc"
+    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    mc:Ignorable="d"
+    Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
+
+    <Grid>
+
+    </Grid>
+</Page>
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/BrowsingHistoryPage.xaml.cs b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/BrowsingHistoryPage.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2492e237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/BrowsingHistoryPage.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
+using Windows.Foundation;
+using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
+
+// To learn more about WinUI, the WinUI project structure,
+// and more about our project templates, see: http://aka.ms/winui-project-info.
+
+namespace Pixeval.Pages.Misc
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed partial class BrowsingHistoryPage : Page
+    {
+        public BrowsingHistoryPage()
+        {
+            this.InitializeComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.xaml b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.xaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8dbfedca..00000000
--- a/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.xaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<Page x:Class="Pixeval.Pages.Misc.DownloadAndHistoryListPage"
-      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-      xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-      xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-      xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-      Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}"
-      mc:Ignorable="d">
-
-    <NavigationView PaneDisplayMode="Top">
-        <NavigationView.MenuItems>
-            <NavigationViewItem x:Uid="/DownloadAndHistoryListPage/DownloadingItemsTab" />
-            <NavigationViewItem x:Uid="/DownloadAndHistoryListPage/DownloadedItemsTab" />
-            <NavigationViewItem x:Uid="/DownloadAndHistoryListPage/BrowsingHistoryTab" />
-        </NavigationView.MenuItems>
-    </NavigationView>
-</Page>
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadListPage.xaml b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadListPage.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdabdff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadListPage.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Page x:Class="Pixeval.Pages.Misc.DownloadListPage"
+      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+      xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+      xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+      xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+      Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}"
+      mc:Ignorable="d" />
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.xaml.cs b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadListPage.xaml.cs
similarity index 51%
rename from src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.xaml.cs
rename to src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadListPage.xaml.cs
index 601e0283..d9da8400 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Pages/Misc/DownloadListPage.xaml.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 namespace Pixeval.Pages.Misc
 {
-    public sealed partial class DownloadAndHistoryListPage
+    public sealed partial class DownloadListPage
     {
-        public DownloadAndHistoryListPage()
+        public DownloadListPage()
         {
             this.InitializeComponent();
         }
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Pixeval.csproj b/src/Pixeval/Pixeval.csproj
index 14c398a0..cf93b6da 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Pixeval.csproj
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Pixeval.csproj
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
    <ItemGroup>
       <Content Remove="Assets\Images\logo-no-caption.png" />
       <Content Remove="Strings\zh-CN\BookmarksPage.resw" />
-      <Content Remove="Strings\zh-CN\DownloadAndHistoryListPage.resw" />
       <Content Remove="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationGridCommandBar.resw" />
       <Content Remove="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationInfoPage.resw" />
       <Content Remove="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationViewerPage.resw" />
@@ -80,12 +79,14 @@
       <None Remove="Pages\IllustrationViewer\CommentRepliesPage.xaml" />
       <None Remove="Pages\IllustrationViewer\PixivReplyEmojiListPage.xaml" />
       <None Remove="Pages\IllustrationViewer\PixivReplyStickerListPage.xaml" />
+      <None Remove="Pages\Misc\BrowsingHistoryPage.xaml" />
       <None Remove="Popups\IllustrationResultFilterPopup.xaml" />
       <None Remove="Popups\IllustrationResultFilter\IllustrationResultFilterFunctionEntry.xaml" />
+      <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\Activations.resw" />
       <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\BookmarksPage.resw" />
       <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\CommentBlock.resw" />
       <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\CommentRepliesBlock.resw" />
-      <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\DownloadAndHistoryListPage.resw" />
+      <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\DownloadListPage.resw" />
       <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationGridCommandBar.resw" />
       <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationInfoPage.resw" />
       <None Remove="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationResultFilterPopupContent.resw" />
@@ -98,7 +99,6 @@
       <None Remove="Package.appxmanifest" />
       <None Remove="Pages\BookMarksPage.xaml" />
       <None Remove="Pages\Capability\NavigationPage.xaml" />
-      <None Remove="Pages\DownloadAndHistoryListPage.xaml" />
       <None Remove="Pages\IllustrationGridPage.xaml" />
       <None Remove="Pages\IllustrationViewerPage.xaml" />
       <None Remove="Pages\IllustrationViewer\CommentsPage.xaml" />
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       </Page>
    </ItemGroup>
    <ItemGroup>
-      <Page Update="Pages\Misc\DownloadAndHistoryListPage.xaml">
+      <Page Update="Pages\Misc\DownloadListPage.xaml">
          <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       </Page>
    </ItemGroup>
@@ -232,10 +232,11 @@
       <Folder Include="CommunityToolkit\Markdown\Parsers\Markdown\Helpers\" />
    </ItemGroup>
    <ItemGroup>
+      <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\Activations.resw" />
       <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\BookmarksPage.resw" />
       <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\CommentBlock.resw" />
       <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\CommentRepliesBlock.resw" />
-      <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\DownloadAndHistoryListPage.resw" />
+      <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\DownloadListPage.resw" />
       <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationGridCommandBar.resw" />
       <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationInfoPage.resw" />
       <PRIResource Include="Strings\zh-CN\IllustrationResultFilterPopupContent.resw" />
@@ -280,6 +281,9 @@
      <None Update="Pages\Capability\SearchResultsPage.xaml">
        <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
      </None>
+     <Page Update="Pages\Misc\BrowsingHistoryPage.xaml">
+       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+     </Page>
      <Page Update="UserControls\TokenInput\TokenInput.xaml">
        <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
      </Page>
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/Pixeval/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 011c203a..ae08b693 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "profiles": {
     "Pixeval": {
       "commandName": "MsixPackage",
-      "commandLineArgs": "",
       "alwaysReinstallApp": "false",
       "remoteDebugEnabled": false,
       "allowLocalNetworkLoopbackProperty": true,
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.resw b/src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/Activations.resw
similarity index 95%
rename from src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.resw
rename to src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/Activations.resw
index 242e977e..31144879 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/DownloadAndHistoryListPage.resw
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/Activations.resw
@@ -117,13 +117,10 @@
   <resheader name="writer">
     <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </resheader>
-  <data name="BrowsingHistoryTab.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>历史记录</value>
+  <data name="IllustrationActivationFailedContentFormatted" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>错误详情: {0}</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="DownloadedItemsTab.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>已下载</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="DownloadingItemsTab.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>下载中</value>
+  <data name="IllustrationActivationFailedTitle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>启动失败</value>
   </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/DownloadListPage.resw b/src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/DownloadListPage.resw
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1af7de15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pixeval/Strings/zh-CN/DownloadListPage.resw
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/UserControls/IllustrationGrid.xaml.cs b/src/Pixeval/UserControls/IllustrationGrid.xaml.cs
index eea7b4f3..e794e36b 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/UserControls/IllustrationGrid.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/UserControls/IllustrationGrid.xaml.cs
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ namespace Pixeval.UserControls
             e.Handled = true;
             WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send(new MainPageFrameSetConnectedAnimationTargetMessage(sender as UIElement));
 
-            var viewModel = sender.GetDataContext<IllustrationViewModel>()
+            var viewModels = sender.GetDataContext<IllustrationViewModel>()
                 .GetMangaIllustrationViewModels()
                 .ToArray();
 
             ConnectedAnimationService.GetForCurrentView().PrepareToAnimate("ForwardConnectedAnimation", (UIElement) sender);
-            App.AppViewModel.RootFrameNavigate(typeof(IllustrationViewerPage), new IllustrationViewerPageViewModel(this, viewModel), new SuppressNavigationTransitionInfo());
+            App.AppViewModel.RootFrameNavigate(typeof(IllustrationViewerPage), new IllustrationViewerPageViewModel(this, viewModels), new SuppressNavigationTransitionInfo());
         }
 
         private void IllustrationThumbnailContainerItem_OnTapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/ViewModel/AppViewModel.cs b/src/Pixeval/ViewModel/AppViewModel.cs
index 94393567..c4f8a39b 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/ViewModel/AppViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/ViewModel/AppViewModel.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Windows.Foundation;
 using Windows.Graphics;
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
 using Microsoft.UI;
+using Microsoft.UI.Dispatching;
 using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
             App = app;
         }
 
+        private bool _activatedByProtocol;
+
         public App App { get; }
 
         public MainWindow Window = null!;
@@ -116,21 +119,31 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
             };
 
 #if DEBUG
+            // ReSharper disable once UnusedParameter.Local
             static Task UncaughtExceptionHandler(Exception e)
             {
                 Debugger.Break();
                 return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
 #elif RELEASE
-            static async Task UncaughtExceptionHandler(Exception e)
+            async Task UncaughtExceptionHandler(Exception e)
             {
                 await MessageDialogBuilder.CreateAcknowledgement(Window, MiscResources.ExceptionEncountered, e.ToString()).ShowAsync();
                 ExitWithPushedNotification();
-
             }
 #endif
         }
 
+        public void DispatchTask(DispatcherQueueHandler action)
+        {
+            Window.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(action);
+        }
+
+        public Task DispatchTaskAsync(Func<Task> action)
+        {
+            return Window.DispatcherQueue.EnqueueAsync(action);
+        }
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Exit the notification after pushing an <see cref="ApplicationExitingMessage"/>
@@ -143,12 +156,13 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
             Application.Current.Exit();
         }
 
-        public async Task InitializeAsync()
+        public async Task InitializeAsync(bool activatedByProtocol)
         {
+            _activatedByProtocol = activatedByProtocol;
             RegisterUnhandledExceptionHandler();
             await AppContext.WriteLogoIcoIfNotExist();
-            Window = new MainWindow();
 
+            Window = new MainWindow();
             AppWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(GetMainWindowHandle()));
             AppWindow.Title = AppContext.AppIdentifier;
             AppWindow.Resize(new SizeInt32(AppSetting.WindowWidth, AppSetting.WindowHeight));
@@ -188,5 +202,26 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
         {
             AppContext.SaveContext();
         }
+
+        public void PrepareForActivation()
+        {
+            Window.ShowActivationProgressRing();
+        }
+
+        public void ActivationProcessed()
+        {
+            Window.HideActivationProgressRing();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets and resets the <see cref="_activatedByProtocol"/> field, used for one-time activation process
+        /// during the app start
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool ConsumeProtocolActivation()
+        {
+            var original = _activatedByProtocol;
+            _activatedByProtocol = false;
+            return original;
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Pixeval/ViewModel/IllustrationViewerPageViewModel.cs b/src/Pixeval/ViewModel/IllustrationViewerPageViewModel.cs
index b0549be6..603c278c 100644
--- a/src/Pixeval/ViewModel/IllustrationViewerPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Pixeval/ViewModel/IllustrationViewerPageViewModel.cs
@@ -25,12 +25,23 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
         /// <summary>
         /// The view model of the GridView that the <see cref="ImageViewerPageViewModels"/> comes from
         /// </summary>
-        public IllustrationGridViewModel ContainerGridViewModel { get; }
+        public IllustrationGridViewModel? ContainerGridViewModel { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="IllustrationGrid"/> that owns <see cref="ContainerGridViewModel"/>
         /// </summary>
-        public IllustrationGrid IllustrationGrid { get; }
+        public IllustrationGrid? IllustrationGrid { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The <see cref="IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView"/> in <see cref="IllustrationGrid"/> that corresponds to current
+        /// <see cref="IllustrationViewerPageViewModel"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        public IllustrationViewModel? IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The index of current illustration in <see cref="IllustrationGrid"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? IllustrationIndex => ContainerGridViewModel?.IllustrationsView.IndexOf(IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView);
 
         private ImageSource? _qrCodeSource;
 
@@ -158,6 +169,14 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
             _ = LoadUserProfileImage();
         }
 
+        public IllustrationViewerPageViewModel(params IllustrationViewModel[] illustrations)
+        {
+            ImageViewerPageViewModels = illustrations.Select(i => new ImageViewerPageViewModel(this, i)).ToArray();
+            Current = ImageViewerPageViewModels[CurrentIndex];
+            InitializeCommands();
+            _ = LoadUserProfileImage();
+        }
+
         public void UpdateCommandCanExecute()
         {
             PlayGifCommand.NotifyCanExecuteChanged();
@@ -379,17 +398,6 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
 
         private ImageSource? _userProfileImageSource;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The <see cref="IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView"/> in <see cref="IllustrationGrid"/> that corresponds to current
-        /// <see cref="IllustrationViewerPageViewModel"/>
-        /// </summary>
-        public IllustrationViewModel IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The index of current illustration in <see cref="IllustrationGrid"/>
-        /// </summary>
-        public int IllustrationIndex => ContainerGridViewModel.IllustrationsView.IndexOf(IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView);
-
         // Remarks:
         // The reason why we don't put UserProfileImageSource into IllustrationViewModel
         // is because the whole array of Illustrations is just representing the same 
@@ -450,13 +458,21 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
         {
             // changes the IsBookmarked property of the item that of in the thumbnail list
             // so the thumbnail item will also receives state update 
-            IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView.IsBookmarked = true;
+            if (IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView is not null)
+            {
+                IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView.IsBookmarked = true;
+            }
+
             return FirstIllustrationViewModel.PostPublicBookmarkAsync();
         }
 
         public Task RemoveBookmarkAsync()
         {
-            IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView.IsBookmarked = false;
+            if (IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView is not null)
+            {
+                IllustrationViewModelInTheGridView.IsBookmarked = false;
+            }
+
             return FirstIllustrationViewModel.RemoveBookmarkAsync();
         }
 
@@ -482,16 +498,28 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
         #region Helper Functions
         public Visibility CalculateNextImageButtonVisibility(int index)
         {
+            if (IllustrationGrid is null)
+            {
+                return Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
             return index < ImageViewerPageViewModels.Length - 1 ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
         }
 
         public Visibility CalculatePrevImageButtonVisibility(int index)
         {
+            if (IllustrationGrid is null)
+            {
+                return Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
             return index > 0 ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
         }
 
         public Visibility CalculateNextIllustrationButtonVisibility(int index)
         {
+            if (ContainerGridViewModel is null)
+            {
+                return Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
             return ContainerGridViewModel.IllustrationsView.Count > IllustrationIndex + 1
                 ? CalculateNextImageButtonVisibility(index).Inverse()
                 : Visibility.Collapsed;
@@ -499,6 +527,10 @@ namespace Pixeval.ViewModel
 
         public Visibility CalculatePrevIllustrationButtonVisibility(int index)
         {
+            if (ContainerGridViewModel is null)
+            {
+                return Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
             return IllustrationIndex > 0
                 ? CalculatePrevImageButtonVisibility(index).Inverse()
                 : Visibility.Collapsed;