diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee78081..8a0d3e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### Fixed
 - an issue in which level 1 did not unlock
   (Workaround for version 1.1.2: Solve the very first question again or change the theme.)
+- the website URL is now clickable
 
 ## [1.1.2] - 2022-07-22
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index be43280..d357d04 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import 'package:sqflite/sqflite.dart';
 import 'package:package_info_plus/package_info_plus.dart';
 import 'package:everest/game.dart';
 import 'package:flex_color_scheme/flex_color_scheme.dart';
+import 'package:url_launcher/link.dart';
+import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 
 const appName = 'Everest';
 const String themeModeKey = 'settings:themeMode';
@@ -382,13 +384,38 @@ class ThemeModeLabel extends StatelessWidget {
   }
 }
 
+class MoreInfoMessage extends StatelessWidget {
+  const MoreInfoMessage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final ThemeData theme = Theme.of(context);
+    final TextStyle textStyle = theme.textTheme.bodyText2!;
+    final Uri url = Uri.parse('https://mwageringel.github.io/everest/');
+    return Text.rich( // important for vertical alignment
+      TextSpan(
+        children: <InlineSpan>[
+          TextSpan(style: textStyle, text: AppLocalizations.of(context)!.moreInfo),
+          WidgetSpan(
+            child: Link(
+              uri: url,
+              builder: (context, followLink) => InkWell(
+                // opens new tab in web (in contrast to `followLink`) and external browser on android
+                onTap: () => launchUrl(url, mode: LaunchMode.externalApplication),
+                child: Text(url.toString(), style: textStyle.copyWith(color: theme.colorScheme.primary)),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 class SettingsScreen extends StatelessWidget {
   const SettingsScreen({ Key? key }) : super(key: key);
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    final ThemeData theme = Theme.of(context);
-    final TextStyle textStyle = theme.textTheme.bodyText2!;
     return ListView(
       padding: listPadding,
       children: [
@@ -438,18 +465,8 @@ class SettingsScreen extends StatelessWidget {
         AboutListTile(
           icon: const Icon(Icons.info_outline),
           applicationVersion: "${AppLocalizations.of(context)!.version} ${Provider.of<World>(context).appInfo.version}",
-          aboutBoxChildren: [
-            SelectableText.rich(
-              TextSpan(
-                children: <TextSpan>[
-                  TextSpan(style: textStyle, text: AppLocalizations.of(context)!.moreInfo),
-                  TextSpan(
-                      style: textStyle.copyWith(color: theme.colorScheme.primary),
-                      text: 'https://mwageringel.github.io/everest/'),  // TODO make hyperlink clickable or copy to clipboard
-                  TextSpan(style: textStyle, text: '.'),
-                ],
-              ),
-            ),
+          aboutBoxChildren: const [
+            MoreInfoMessage(),
           ],
         ),
         const MyDivider(),
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index df6892b..ac17f23 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -495,6 +495,62 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.3.1"
+  url_launcher:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: url_launcher
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.1.5"
+  url_launcher_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: url_launcher_android
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.17"
+  url_launcher_ios:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: url_launcher_ios
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.17"
+  url_launcher_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: url_launcher_linux
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.1"
+  url_launcher_macos:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: url_launcher_macos
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.1"
+  url_launcher_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: url_launcher_platform_interface
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.1.0"
+  url_launcher_web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: url_launcher_web
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.0.13"
+  url_launcher_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: url_launcher_windows
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.1"
   vector_math:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 9a3be18..07822d9 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ dependencies:
   provider: ^6.0.2
   package_info_plus: ^1.4.2
   flex_color_scheme: ^5.1.0
+  url_launcher: ^6.1.5
   # scrollable_positioned_list: ^0.2.3
 
 dev_dependencies: