In one example of the present disclosure, a method for establishing communication between a browser and a native application is disclosed. The method may be initiated by executing a browser extension associated with the browser. The method may execute a native host to initiate startup of the native application. The native host may interface with the native application to establish bidirectional communication between the native host and the native application. The native host may also interface with the browser extension to establish bidirectional communication between the native host and the browser extension to connect the browser and the native application.