diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b0cfb42..e34a5b2 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 1.2.0
 
 - numbered key equivalents (up to 9)
+- added shortcuts to various useful macOS R resources
 
 # 1.1.0
 
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@
 
 # 1.0.0
 
-- Initial version
\ No newline at end of file
+- Initial version
diff --git a/RSwitch/AppDelegate.swift b/RSwitch/AppDelegate.swift
index 2884953..0328516 100644
--- a/RSwitch/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/RSwitch/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -84,6 +84,30 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
       
   }
   
+  // browse macOS dev page
+  @objc func browse_r_macos_dev_page(_ sender: NSMenuItem?) {
+    let url = URL(string: "https://mac.r-project.org/")!
+    NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
+  }
+  
+  // browse macOS dev page
+  @objc func browse_r_macos_cran_page(_ sender: NSMenuItem?) {
+    let url = URL(string: "https://cran.rstudio.org/bin/macosx/")!
+    NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
+  }
+  
+  // browse macOS dev page
+  @objc func browse_r_sig_mac_page(_ sender: NSMenuItem?) {
+    let url = URL(string: "https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-mac/")!
+    NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
+  }
+  
+  // browse RStudio macOS Dailies
+  @objc func browse_rstudio_mac_dailies_page(_ sender: NSMenuItem?) {
+    let url = URL(string: "https://dailies.rstudio.com/rstudio/oss/mac/")!
+    NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
+  }
+
   // Show about dialog
   @objc func about(_ sender: NSMenuItem?) {
     abtController.showWindow(self)
@@ -156,6 +180,13 @@ extension AppDelegate: NSMenuDelegate {
       quitAlert("Failed to list contents of R framework directory. You either do not have R installed or have incorrect permissions set on " + macos_r_framework_dir)
     }
     
+    // Add items to open variosu R for macOS pages
+    menu.addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
+    menu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: NSLocalizedString("Open R for macOS Developers Page…", comment: "Open macOS Dev Page item"), action: #selector(browse_r_macos_dev_page), keyEquivalent: ""))
+    menu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: NSLocalizedString("Open R for macOS CRAN Page…", comment: "Open macOS CRAN Page item"), action: #selector(browse_r_macos_cran_page), keyEquivalent: ""))
+    menu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: NSLocalizedString("Open R-SIG-Mac Archives Page…", comment: "Open R-SIG-Mac Page item"), action: #selector(browse_r_sig_mac_page), keyEquivalent: ""))
+    menu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: NSLocalizedString("Open RStudio macOS Dailies Page…", comment: "Open RStudio macOS Dailies Page item"), action: #selector(browse_rstudio_mac_dailies_page), keyEquivalent: ""))
+
     // Add a About item
     menu.addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
     menu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: NSLocalizedString("About RSwitch…", comment: "About menu item"), action: #selector(about), keyEquivalent: ""))
diff --git a/rswitch-menu-example.png b/rswitch-menu-example.png
index 44a0231..accc7c9 100644
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