# Use alias name in Script menu

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/use-alias-name-in-script-menu/37480>\
**Category:** Glyphs\
**Created:** [October 17, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/use-alias-name-in-script-menu/37480 "2026-10-17T22:22:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![harbortype](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/harbortype/32/33956_2.png) [@harbortype](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/harbortype)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/use-alias-name-in-script-menu/37480/1 "2026-10-17T22:22:26Z")

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I have my personal scripts on a local repo somewhere on my computer and an alias to it in the Scripts folder. However, I have renamed the alias so I can organize the menu how I want.

Glyphs 3 shows the alias name:

 ![CleanShot 2026-10-17 at 19.13.11@2x](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/c/bce54c938d83d26f0b687b7101ebf90a81172bea.png)

But Glyphs 4 shows the name of the original folder instead:

 ![CleanShot 2026-10-17 at 19.13.29@2x](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/8/7855f236cac6a9cbff858c4299ecc55c3afe3671.png)

This is the Scripts folder of Glyphs 4:

 ![CleanShot 2026-10-17 at 19.15.26@2x](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/a/da6823ea8a6299fa2717defeea5374ef9b63507e.jpeg)

Could we have Glyphs 4 also use the alias name like G3 does?

Glyphs 4 (4202)

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**Author:** ![GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/georgseifert/32/259_2.png) [@GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/GeorgSeifert)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/use-alias-name-in-script-menu/37480/2 "2026-10-17T23:27:12Z")

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You can add a file `.localizedMenu` to the folder (in the repo):

```auto
{
"en": "_Fabio Haag Type development"
}

```

This is similar to the ways Apple localizes folder names in Finder.

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**Author:** ![harbortype](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/harbortype/32/33956_2.png) [@harbortype](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/harbortype)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/use-alias-name-in-script-menu/37480/3 "2026-10-18T00:32:53Z")

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Ah, I had no idea about that. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/georgseifert/32/259_2.png) [@GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/GeorgSeifert)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/use-alias-name-in-script-menu/37480/4 "2026-10-18T01:11:02Z")

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it only works with aliases or symlinks in 4202. And fixing this broke your use case.