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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Under the hood SparkleShare uses the version control system [Git](https://git-sc
 
 Here are instructions to build SparkleShare on [Linux distributions](SparkleShare/Linux/README.md), [macOS](SparkleShare/Mac/README.md), and [Windows](SparkleShare/Windows/README.md).
 
-Note: on some Linux distributions you'll need the TopIcons extension for GNOME Shell to show the SparkleShare status icon.
+Note: on some Linux distributions you'll need the [TopIcons extension](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/495/topicons/) for GNOME Shell to show the SparkleShare status icon.
 
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