diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/capabilities.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/capabilities.json
index a1c625c2..456d75d6 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/capabilities.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/capabilities.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "*"
   ],
   "permissions": [
+    "core:app:allow-identifier",
     "core:event:allow-emit",
     "core:event:allow-listen",
     "core:event:allow-unlisten",
diff --git a/src-web/components/IsDev.tsx b/src-web/components/IsDev.tsx
index 3c380688..d850c5e3 100644
--- a/src-web/components/IsDev.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/IsDev.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { useAppInfo } from '../hooks/useAppInfo';
+import { appInfo } from '../lib/appInfo';
 
 interface Props {
   children: ReactNode;
 }
 
 export function IsDev({ children }: Props) {
-  const appInfo = useAppInfo();
   if (!appInfo.isDev) {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/src-web/components/LicenseBadge.tsx b/src-web/components/LicenseBadge.tsx
index caa37d4f..5868cb5c 100644
--- a/src-web/components/LicenseBadge.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/LicenseBadge.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { LicenseCheckStatus } from '@yaakapp-internal/license';
 import { useLicense } from '@yaakapp-internal/license';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { openSettings } from '../commands/openSettings';
-import { appInfo } from '../hooks/useAppInfo';
+import { appInfo } from '../lib/appInfo';
 import { useLicenseConfirmation } from '../hooks/useLicenseConfirmation';
 import { BadgeButton } from './core/BadgeButton';
 import type { ButtonProps } from './core/Button';
diff --git a/src-web/components/Settings/SettingsGeneral.tsx b/src-web/components/Settings/SettingsGeneral.tsx
index ec6b0ebe..a58f8d26 100644
--- a/src-web/components/Settings/SettingsGeneral.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/Settings/SettingsGeneral.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { patchModel, settingsAtom } from '@yaakapp-internal/models';
 import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import React from 'react';
 import { activeWorkspaceAtom } from '../../hooks/useActiveWorkspace';
-import { useAppInfo } from '../../hooks/useAppInfo';
+import { appInfo } from '../../lib/appInfo';
 import { useCheckForUpdates } from '../../hooks/useCheckForUpdates';
 import { revealInFinderText } from '../../lib/reveal';
 import { Checkbox } from '../core/Checkbox';
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { VStack } from '../core/Stacks';
 export function SettingsGeneral() {
   const workspace = useAtomValue(activeWorkspaceAtom);
   const settings = useAtomValue(settingsAtom);
-  const appInfo = useAppInfo();
   const checkForUpdates = useCheckForUpdates();
 
   if (settings == null || workspace == null) {
diff --git a/src-web/components/SettingsDropdown.tsx b/src-web/components/SettingsDropdown.tsx
index 38f693c3..6710cebc 100644
--- a/src-web/components/SettingsDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/SettingsDropdown.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { openUrl } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-opener';
 import { useLicense } from '@yaakapp-internal/license';
 import { useRef } from 'react';
 import { openSettings } from '../commands/openSettings';
-import { useAppInfo } from '../hooks/useAppInfo';
+import { appInfo } from '../lib/appInfo';
 import { useCheckForUpdates } from '../hooks/useCheckForUpdates';
 import { useExportData } from '../hooks/useExportData';
 import { useImportData } from '../hooks/useImportData';
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { KeyboardShortcutsDialog } from './KeyboardShortcutsDialog';
 export function SettingsDropdown() {
   const importData = useImportData();
   const exportData = useExportData();
-  const appInfo = useAppInfo();
   const dropdownRef = useRef<DropdownRef>(null);
   const checkForUpdates = useCheckForUpdates();
   const { check } = useLicense();
diff --git a/src-web/components/core/Link.tsx b/src-web/components/core/Link.tsx
index 2e0988ce..7dbd3d1e 100644
--- a/src-web/components/core/Link.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/core/Link.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Link as RouterLink } from '@tanstack/react-router';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import type { HTMLAttributes } from 'react';
+import { appInfo } from '../../lib/appInfo';
 import { Icon } from './Icon';
 
 interface Props extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement> {
@@ -13,9 +14,15 @@ export function Link({ href, children, className, ...other }: Props) {
   className = classNames(className, 'relative underline hover:text-violet-600');
 
   if (isExternal) {
+    let finalHref = href;
+    if (href.startsWith('https://yaak.app')) {
+      const url = new URL(href);
+      url.searchParams.set('ref', appInfo.identifier);
+      finalHref = url.toString();
+    }
     return (
       <a
-        href={href}
+        href={finalHref}
         target="_blank"
         rel="noopener noreferrer"
         className={classNames(className, 'pr-4 inline-flex items-center')}
diff --git a/src-web/hooks/useAppInfo.ts b/src-web/hooks/useAppInfo.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 29ef084e..00000000
--- a/src-web/hooks/useAppInfo.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import { invokeCmd } from '../lib/tauri';
-
-export interface AppInfo {
-  isDev: boolean;
-  version: string;
-  name: string;
-  appDataDir: string;
-  appLogDir: string;
-}
-
-export const appInfo = (await invokeCmd('cmd_metadata')) as AppInfo;
-
-export function useAppInfo() {
-  return appInfo;
-}
diff --git a/src-web/hooks/useCheckForUpdates.tsx b/src-web/hooks/useCheckForUpdates.tsx
index 4ce99a93..5ff81765 100644
--- a/src-web/hooks/useCheckForUpdates.tsx
+++ b/src-web/hooks/useCheckForUpdates.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { InlineCode } from '../components/core/InlineCode';
 import { showAlert } from '../lib/alert';
+import { appInfo } from '../lib/appInfo';
 import { minPromiseMillis } from '../lib/minPromiseMillis';
 import { invokeCmd } from '../lib/tauri';
-import { useAppInfo } from './useAppInfo';
 
 export function useCheckForUpdates() {
-  const appInfo = useAppInfo();
-
   return useMutation({
     mutationKey: ['check_for_updates'],
     mutationFn: async () => {
diff --git a/src-web/hooks/useSyncWorkspaceRequestTitle.ts b/src-web/hooks/useSyncWorkspaceRequestTitle.ts
index 50af0265..5a4a3113 100644
--- a/src-web/hooks/useSyncWorkspaceRequestTitle.ts
+++ b/src-web/hooks/useSyncWorkspaceRequestTitle.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { setWindowTitle } from '@yaakapp-internal/mac-window';
 import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { appInfo } from '../lib/appInfo';
 import { resolvedModelName } from '../lib/resolvedModelName';
 import { useActiveEnvironment } from './useActiveEnvironment';
 import { activeRequestAtom } from './useActiveRequest';
 import { activeWorkspaceAtom } from './useActiveWorkspace';
-import { appInfo } from './useAppInfo';
 
 export function useSyncWorkspaceRequestTitle() {
   const activeWorkspace = useAtomValue(activeWorkspaceAtom);
diff --git a/src-web/lib/appInfo.ts b/src-web/lib/appInfo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f4e5264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-web/lib/appInfo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { getIdentifier } from '@tauri-apps/api/app';
+import { invokeCmd } from './tauri';
+
+export interface AppInfo {
+  isDev: boolean;
+  version: string;
+  name: string;
+  appDataDir: string;
+  appLogDir: string;
+  identifier: string;
+}
+
+export const appInfo = {
+  ...(await invokeCmd('cmd_metadata')),
+  identifier: await getIdentifier(),
+} as AppInfo;