# mLINKS [](https://openmacapps.com/apps/mlinks/) [](https://github.com/starbudweiser/mLINKS/releases/latest) [](LICENSE) Your apps, folders, files and web addresses one click away, from the macOS menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut. 🇬🇧 English · 🇫🇷 [Français](#français) ## About mLINKS is a personal, from-scratch re-creation of the idea behind [QuickLinks](https://appyogi.com/webapps/index.php?product_id=40&source=com.appyogi.quicklinks&ref=about) by Appyogi. It is not affiliated with Appyogi and shares none of its code or assets. Authors: Starbudweiser & Claude Code (Anthropic). MIT License, © 2026 Starbudweiser. Provided as is, without warranty. ## Features - **Menu bar menu**: your groups as submenus, with icons. Hold ⌥ to reveal an item in Finder instead of opening it. - **Links to anything**: apps, folders, files and web addresses. A missing target (unplugged disk) is flagged "Not found"; a sleeping external disk never freezes the menu. - **Global shortcuts**: one per link, no Accessibility permission needed. - **Manager window**: create, rename and reorder groups, drag and drop from Finder, hide links from the menu. - **Import from QuickLinks**: reads the QuickLinks (Appyogi) database or a `.CSV` export, never modifies them, and never creates duplicates when re-imported. - **Automatic updates**: checks GitHub releases once a day (can be turned off), verifies the Developer ID signature and notarization, then replaces and relaunches the app from the menu. - **Four languages** (French, English, Spanish, Italian), picked from the system language. - Dark, flat interface; no Dock icon; optional launch at login. ## Install **[Download the latest notarized release](https://github.com/starbudweiser/mLINKS/releases/latest)**, unzip it and move **mLINKS.app** to your Applications folder. Requires **macOS 14 Sonoma** or later. ## Build Requires macOS 14+ and Xcode (Swift 6). ```bash swift test # unit tests ./build_app.sh # builds mLINKS.app, signs it and installs it ``` `NO_INSTALL=1 ./build_app.sh` builds `./mLINKS.app` without installing it. Without a local signing identity, the app is signed ad hoc. Links are stored in `~/Library/Application Support/mLINKS/links.json`. Offscreen checks, without opening any window: `mLINKS --capture out.png`, `--capture-about out.png`, `--import file`. ## Languages English, French, Spanish and Italian. The app follows your Mac's preferred language automatically (English if it is none of these four). ## Support Bug reports and suggestions: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/starbudweiser/mLINKS/issues). ## License Released under the **MIT License**, © 2026 Starbudweiser. See [LICENSE](LICENSE). --- ## Français Vos applis, dossiers, fichiers et adresses web à un clic, depuis la barre de menus de macOS ou avec un raccourci clavier global. La documentation complète en français est dans **[README.fr.md](README.fr.md)**. Installation : téléchargez la [dernière version notarisée](https://github.com/starbudweiser/mLINKS/releases/latest), décompressez-la et placez **mLINKS.app** dans Applications (macOS 14 Sonoma ou plus récent). Interface en français, anglais, espagnol et italien, choisie d'après la langue du Mac (anglais sinon). Licence MIT, © 2026 Starbudweiser. Questions et bugs : [Issues GitHub](https://github.com/starbudweiser/mLINKS/issues).