diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/DefaultDesktop.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/DefaultDesktop.java
index 9f0996a3480..02608d60f7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/DefaultDesktop.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/DefaultDesktop.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * https://tinylog.org/v2/configuration/
  **/
 @AllowedToUseAwt("Requires AWT to open a file")
-public class DefaultDesktop implements NativeDesktop {
+public class DefaultDesktop extends NativeDesktop {
 
     @Override
     public void openFile(String filePath, String fileType) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/Linux.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/Linux.java
index a115f04837e..7ff673136bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/Linux.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/Linux.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * https://tinylog.org/v2/configuration/
  **/
 @AllowedToUseAwt("Requires AWT to open a file with the native method")
-public class Linux implements NativeDesktop {
+public class Linux extends NativeDesktop {
 
     private static final String ETC_ALTERNATIVES_X_TERMINAL_EMULATOR = "/etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator";
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/NativeDesktop.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/NativeDesktop.java
index 7c3441a24c4..2a7b50ea688 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/NativeDesktop.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/NativeDesktop.java
@@ -2,19 +2,34 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
+import org.jabref.cli.Launcher;
 import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.BuildInfo;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.OS;
 import org.jabref.model.pdf.search.SearchFieldConstants;
+import org.jabref.model.strings.StringUtil;
 
 import net.harawata.appdirs.AppDirsFactory;
-
-public interface NativeDesktop {
-
-    void openFile(String filePath, String fileType) throws IOException;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class contains bundles OS specific implementations for file directories and file/application open handling methods.
+ * In case the default does not work, subclasses provide the correct behavior.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * We cannot use a static logger instance here in this class as the Logger first needs to be configured in the {@link Launcher#addLogToDisk}
+ * The configuration of tinylog will become immutable as soon as the first log entry is issued.
+ * https://tinylog.org/v2/configuration/
+ * </p>
+ **/
+public abstract class NativeDesktop {
+
+    public abstract void openFile(String filePath, String fileType) throws IOException;
 
     /**
      * Opens a file on an Operating System, using the given application.
@@ -22,27 +37,27 @@ public interface NativeDesktop {
      * @param filePath    The filename.
      * @param application Link to the app that opens the file.
      */
-    void openFileWithApplication(String filePath, String application) throws IOException;
+    public abstract void openFileWithApplication(String filePath, String application) throws IOException;
 
-    void openFolderAndSelectFile(Path file) throws IOException;
+    public abstract void openFolderAndSelectFile(Path file) throws IOException;
 
-    void openConsole(String absolutePath, DialogService dialogService) throws IOException;
+    public abstract void openConsole(String absolutePath, DialogService dialogService) throws IOException;
 
-    String detectProgramPath(String programName, String directoryName);
+    public abstract String detectProgramPath(String programName, String directoryName);
 
     /**
      * Returns the path to the system's applications folder.
      *
      * @return the path to the applications folder.
      */
-    Path getApplicationDirectory();
+    public abstract Path getApplicationDirectory();
 
     /**
      * Get the user's default file chooser directory
      *
      * @return The path to the directory
      */
-     default Path getDefaultFileChooserDirectory() {
+    public Path getDefaultFileChooserDirectory() {
          Path userDirectory = getUserDirectory();
          Path documents = userDirectory.resolve("Documents");
          if (!Files.exists(documents)) {
@@ -56,11 +71,11 @@ default Path getDefaultFileChooserDirectory() {
      *
      * @return the path to the user directory.
      */
-    default Path getUserDirectory() {
+    public Path getUserDirectory() {
         return Path.of(System.getProperty("user.home"));
     }
 
-    default Path getLogDirectory() {
+    public Path getLogDirectory() {
         return Path.of(AppDirsFactory.getInstance()
                                      .getUserDataDir(
                                              OS.APP_DIR_APP_NAME,
@@ -69,7 +84,7 @@ default Path getLogDirectory() {
                    .resolve(new BuildInfo().version.toString());
     }
 
-    default Path getBackupDirectory() {
+    public Path getBackupDirectory() {
         return Path.of(AppDirsFactory.getInstance()
                                      .getUserDataDir(
                                              OS.APP_DIR_APP_NAME,
@@ -77,14 +92,14 @@ default Path getBackupDirectory() {
                                              OS.APP_DIR_APP_AUTHOR));
     }
 
-    default Path getFulltextIndexBaseDirectory() {
+    public Path getFulltextIndexBaseDirectory() {
         return Path.of(AppDirsFactory.getInstance()
                                      .getUserDataDir(OS.APP_DIR_APP_NAME,
                                              "lucene" + File.separator + SearchFieldConstants.VERSION,
                                              OS.APP_DIR_APP_AUTHOR));
     }
 
-    default Path getSslDirectory() {
+    public Path getSslDirectory() {
         return Path.of(AppDirsFactory.getInstance()
                                      .getUserDataDir(OS.APP_DIR_APP_NAME,
                                              "ssl",
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/OSX.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/OSX.java
index de85b103eb6..84bad205b84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/OSX.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/OSX.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * https://tinylog.org/v2/configuration/
  **/
 @AllowedToUseAwt("Requires AWT to open a file")
-public class OSX implements NativeDesktop {
+public class OSX extends NativeDesktop {
 
     @Override
     public void openFile(String filePath, String fileType) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/Windows.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/Windows.java
index e559f7dd033..994bc785c90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/Windows.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/desktop/os/Windows.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  * The configuration of tinylog will become immutable as soon as the first log entry is issued.
  * https://tinylog.org/v2/configuration/
  **/
-public class Windows implements NativeDesktop {
+public class Windows extends NativeDesktop {
 
     private static final String DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE_EXTENSION = ".exe";