diff --git a/src/gui/editControls.cpp b/src/gui/editControls.cpp
index 40269259e..eb0dedae5 100644
--- a/src/gui/editControls.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editControls.cpp
@@ -620,6 +620,10 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawMobileControls() {
           mobileMenuPos=0.0f;
           aboutOpen=true;
         }
+        ImGui::SameLine();
+        if (ImGui::Button(_("WelcPopup"))) {
+          tutorial.protoWelcome=false;
+        }
         if (ImGui::Button(_("Switch to Desktop Mode"))) {
           toggleMobileUI(!mobileUI);
         }
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index c3b35f387..0d7176c43 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -4705,6 +4705,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
         if (ImGui::MenuItem(_("debug menu"),BIND_FOR(GUI_ACTION_WINDOW_DEBUG))) debugOpen=!debugOpen;
         if (ImGui::MenuItem(_("inspector"))) inspectorOpen=!inspectorOpen;
         if (ImGui::MenuItem(_("panic"),BIND_FOR(GUI_ACTION_PANIC))) e->syncReset();
+        if (ImGui::MenuItem(_("welcome screen"))) tutorial.protoWelcome=false;
         if (ImGui::MenuItem(_("about..."),BIND_FOR(GUI_ACTION_WINDOW_ABOUT))) {
           aboutOpen=true;
           aboutScroll=0;
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 21fa0d342..70979e6c7 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -2281,6 +2281,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     bool introPlayed;
     bool protoWelcome;
     bool importedMOD, importedS3M, importedXM, importedIT;
+    double popupTimer;
     Tutorial():
 #ifdef SUPPORT_XP
       introPlayed(true),
@@ -2291,7 +2292,8 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       importedMOD(false),
       importedS3M(false),
       importedXM(false),
-      importedIT(false) {
+      importedIT(false),
+      popupTimer(10.0f) {
     }
   } tutorial;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/tutorial.cpp b/src/gui/tutorial.cpp
index bbe5a9841..e6dce3562 100644
--- a/src/gui/tutorial.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tutorial.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,24 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef IS_MOBILE
+#define CLICK_TO_OPEN(t) ImGui::TextColored(uiColors[GUI_COLOR_ACCENT_PRIMARY],t);\
+if (ImGui::IsItemHovered()) {\
+  ImGui::SetTooltip("click to open");\
+  ImGui::SetMouseCursor(ImGuiMouseCursor_Hand);\
+}\
+if (ImGui::IsItemClicked()) SDL_OpenURL(t); \
+ImGui::SameLine();\
+ImGui::Text(ICON_FA_CLIPBOARD);\
+if (ImGui::IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags_DelayShort)) ImGui::SetTooltip("click to copy");\
+if (ImGui::IsItemClicked()) {\
+  ImGui::SetClipboardText(t);\
+  tutorial.popupTimer=0;\
+}
+#else
+#define CLICK_TO_OPEN(t) ImGui::TextColored(uiColors[GUI_COLOR_ACCENT_PRIMARY],t); if (ImGui::IsItemClicked()) SDL_OpenURL(t);
+#endif
+
 enum FurnaceCVObjectTypes {
   CV_NULL=0,
   CV_PLAYER,
@@ -684,15 +702,23 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawTutorial() {
       "- click on the Orders matrix to change the patterns of a channel (left click increases; right click decreases)"
     ));
 
+    ImGui::Separator();
+
+    ImGui::TextWrapped(_(
+      "if you are new to trackers, you may check the quick start guide:"
+    ));
+    CLICK_TO_OPEN("https://github.com/tildearrow/furnace/blob/master/doc/1-intro/quickstart.md")
     ImGui::TextWrapped(_(
       "if you need help, you may:\n"
       "- read the manual (a file called manual.pdf)\n"
-      "- ask for help in Discussions (https://github.com/tildearrow/furnace/discussions)"
+      "- ask for help in Discussions"
     ));
+    CLICK_TO_OPEN("https://github.com/tildearrow/furnace/discussions")
 
     ImGui::Separator();
 
-    ImGui::TextWrapped(_("if you find any issues, be sure to report them! the issue tracker is here: https://github.com/tildearrow/furnace/issues"));
+    ImGui::TextWrapped(_("if you find any issues, be sure to report them! the issue tracker is here:"));
+    CLICK_TO_OPEN("https://github.com/tildearrow/furnace/issues")
 
     if (ImGui::Button(_("OK"))) {
       tutorial.protoWelcome=true;
@@ -704,6 +730,18 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawTutorial() {
       (canvasW-ImGui::GetWindowSize().x)*0.5,
       (canvasH-ImGui::GetWindowSize().y)*0.5
     ));
+
+    if (tutorial.popupTimer<2.0f) {
+      ImDrawList* dl=ImGui::GetForegroundDrawList();
+      const ImVec2 winPos=ImGui::GetWindowPos();
+      const ImVec2 txtSize=ImGui::CalcTextSize("copied!");
+      const ImVec2 winSize=ImGui::GetWindowSize();
+      dl->AddText(ImVec2(
+        winPos.x+(winSize.x-txtSize.x)/2,
+        winPos.y+(winSize.y-txtSize.y*2)
+      ),ImGui::ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(uiColors[GUI_COLOR_TOGGLE_ON]),"copied!");
+      tutorial.popupTimer+=ImGui::GetIO().DeltaTime;
+    }
     ImGui::EndPopup();
   }