Deep Links

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Mimestream provides a deep linking feature to enable you to easily reference your messages and threads from other apps.

Copying a Link

To copy a message link, you can simply press ⌘C on a thread or message. Alternatively, you can use the context menu of a message and choose Copy Link. Deep links can be made to either an entire thread, or a specific message.

You can also choose the Send Link to option, which allows you to share a link to another app. To customize which apps can receive links, you’ll need to go to System Settings, go into Privacy & Security, choose “Extensions”, choose “Sharing”, and enable the sharing extension for the apps that you’d like to be able to send deep links to.

FAQs

Why a https URL rather than a mimestream:// URL?

Mimestream’s deep links utilize Apple’s Universal Link technology, which is strongly recommended as the preferred format for deep linking. There are some practical advantages to https-based universal links, rather than custom URL schemes:

• The redirection service offers the ability to open the URL in other destinations, like Gmail and Apple Mail, giving you greater flexibility in terms of where to open it. On platforms where Mimestream doesn’t exist yet, like iOS, you can open the link in Apple Mail. Should you stop using Mimestream, your links are not locked in, and you can continue to open the messages directly in Gmail.
• Many popular apps/services (e.g. GitHub) only recognize https scheme URLs as links, so using this scheme makes links much easier to work with.
• The association between the https-based URL and the app is guaranteed by universal links. Unlike with custom URL schemes, there’s no scheme-app configuration to potentially get wrong.

Can the links be used offline?

Yes, with Mimestream installed, universal links can still be used when your system is offline. When you click on the URL, macOS will open the link directly in Mimestream, without opening your web browser.

Can I publicly share messages with links?

No, Mimestream’s deep links are private, and can’t be shared publicly. If you share a Mimestream deep link with somebody who does not have access to the account holding the message, they will be unable to view the message.

Does links.mimestream.com have access to my account?

No, the web service at links.mimestream.com does not have access to your account or the message’s content. It is simply a link redirection service. The only information that the service sees about your message is what is directly in the URL itself.