diff --git a/src/core/MString.js b/src/core/MString.js
index d8480436..9af28695 100644
--- a/src/core/MString.js
+++ b/src/core/MString.js
@@ -101,4 +101,62 @@ export default class MString {
     }
     return false;
   }
+
+  static isWhiteSpace(chr) {
+    return (chr === ' ' || chr === '\t' || chr === '\n');
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Convoluted way to check if the current ':' is part of a link
+   * we do not check for a 'http' because we might support application links
+   * like telegram://... or discord://..
+   * returns the link or false if there is none
+   * moves iter forward to after the link, if there's one
+   */
+  checkIfLink() {
+    let cIter = this.iter;
+    if (!this.txt.startsWith('://', cIter) || cIter < 3) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    let linkStart = cIter - 1;
+    for (; linkStart >= 0
+      && !MString.isWhiteSpace(this.txt[linkStart])
+      && this.txt[linkStart] !== '('; linkStart -= 1);
+    linkStart += 1;
+
+    cIter += 3;
+    /* just some most basic test */
+    let dots = 0;
+    let slashes = 0;
+    for (; cIter < this.txt.length
+      && !MString.isWhiteSpace(this.txt[cIter])
+      && this.txt[cIter] !== ')'; cIter += 1
+    ) {
+      if (this.txt[cIter] === '.') {
+        if (slashes !== 0) {
+          return null;
+        }
+        dots += 1;
+      } else if (this.txt[cIter] === '/') {
+        slashes += 1;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!dots || (!slashes && this.txt[cIter - 1] === '.')) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    /* special case where someone pasted a http link after a text
+     * without space in between
+     */
+    let link = this.txt.slice(linkStart, cIter);
+    const httpOc = link.indexOf('http');
+    if (httpOc !== -1 && httpOc !== 0) {
+      linkStart += httpOc;
+      link = this.txt.slice(linkStart, cIter);
+    }
+
+    this.iter = cIter;
+    return link;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/MarkdownParser.js b/src/core/MarkdownParser.js
index b94c1470..272f72e5 100644
--- a/src/core/MarkdownParser.js
+++ b/src/core/MarkdownParser.js
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ function parseMParagraph(text, opts, breakChar) {
       }
       pStart = text.iter + 1;
       text.moveForward();
-    }
-    else if (paraElems.includes(chr)) {
+    } else if (paraElems.includes(chr)) {
       /*
        * bold, cursive, underline, etc.
        */
@@ -55,12 +54,10 @@ function parseMParagraph(text, opts, breakChar) {
         }
         pArray.push([chr, children]);
         pStart = text.iter + 1;
-      }
-      else {
+      } else {
         text.setIter(oldPos);
       }
-    }
-    else if (chr === '`') {
+    } else if (chr === '`') {
       /*
        * inline code
        */
@@ -73,6 +70,20 @@ function parseMParagraph(text, opts, breakChar) {
         pArray.push(['c', text.slice(oldPos + 1)]);
         pStart = text.iter + 1;
       }
+    } else if (chr === ':') {
+      /*
+       * pure link
+       */
+      const link = text.checkIfLink();
+      if (link) {
+        const startLink = text.iter - link.length;
+        if (pStart < startLink) {
+          pArray.push(text.slice(pStart, startLink));
+        }
+        pArray.push(['l', link, link]);
+        pStart = text.iter;
+        continue;
+      }
     }
 
     text.moveForward();
@@ -90,7 +101,7 @@ function parseMParagraph(text, opts, breakChar) {
  */
 function parseCodeBlock(text) {
   text.skipSpaces(false);
-  if (text.getChar === '\n') {
+  if (text.getChar() === '\n') {
     text.moveForward();
   }
   const cbStart = text.iter;
diff --git a/utils/markdown-test/Markdown.jsx b/utils/markdown-test/Markdown.jsx
index cfb3092f..3bef6742 100644
--- a/utils/markdown-test/Markdown.jsx
+++ b/utils/markdown-test/Markdown.jsx
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ const MarkdownParagraph = ({ pArray }) => pArray.map((part) => {
          <MarkdownParagraph pArray={part[1]} />
         </u>
       );
+    case 'l':
+      return (
+        <a href={part[2]}>
+        {part[1]}
+        </a>
+      );
     default:
       return type;
   }