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Can't open links in aw-tauri on macOS

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
macos, rust, tauri
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in aw-tauri on macOS using the listed steps, then locate the desktop link-handling entry point. Verify the footer links from the dashboard open successfully in the system browser, including “Report a bug.”

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Description

type: bug

  • I am on the latest ActivityWatch version.

  • I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate.

  • OS name and version: macOS 27

  • ActivityWatch version: v0.14.0 (rust)

Describe the bug

Can't open links in aw-tauri.

To Reproduce

  1. Install and open app
  2. Click on the menu bar icon
  3. Choose Open Dashboard
  4. Scroll till the bottom of the page
  5. Click on any footer link (for example, Report a bug)

Expected behavior

The link should open.

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