diff --git a/src/app_state.rs b/src/app_state.rs
index 1a051b97..98c63842 100644
--- a/src/app_state.rs
+++ b/src/app_state.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl AppState {
                 // Leaking to be able to borrow in the watch mode `Table`.
                 // Leaking is not a problem because the `AppState` instance lives until
                 // the end of the program.
-                let path = Box::leak(exercise_info.path().into_boxed_path());
+                let path = exercise_info.path().leak();
 
                 exercise_info.name.shrink_to_fit();
                 let name = exercise_info.name.leak();
diff --git a/src/app_state/state_file.rs b/src/app_state/state_file.rs
index 364a1fa3..4e4a0e15 100644
--- a/src/app_state/state_file.rs
+++ b/src/app_state/state_file.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn write(app_state: &AppState) -> Result<()> {
         exercises: ExercisesStateSerializer(&app_state.exercises),
     };
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
+    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(4096);
     serde_json::ser::to_writer(&mut buf, &content).context("Failed to serialize the state")?;
     fs::write(STATE_FILE_NAME, buf)
         .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write the state file `{STATE_FILE_NAME}`"))?;
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ pub fn write(app_state: &AppState) -> Result<()> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::path::Path;
-
     use crate::info_file::Mode;
 
     use super::*;
@@ -81,14 +79,14 @@ mod tests {
         let exercises = [
             Exercise {
                 name: "1",
-                path: Path::new("exercises/1.rs"),
+                path: "exercises/1.rs",
                 mode: Mode::Run,
                 hint: String::new(),
                 done: true,
             },
             Exercise {
                 name: "2",
-                path: Path::new("exercises/2.rs"),
+                path: "exercises/2.rs",
                 mode: Mode::Test,
                 hint: String::new(),
                 done: false,
diff --git a/src/embedded.rs b/src/embedded.rs
index 1e2d6770..866b12b8 100644
--- a/src/embedded.rs
+++ b/src/embedded.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ impl EmbeddedFiles {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn write_exercise_to_disk(&self, path: &Path, strategy: WriteStrategy) -> io::Result<()> {
+    pub fn write_exercise_to_disk<P>(&self, path: P, strategy: WriteStrategy) -> io::Result<()>
+    where
+        P: AsRef<Path>,
+    {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+
         if let Some(file) = self
             .exercises_dir
             .files
diff --git a/src/exercise.rs b/src/exercise.rs
index c5ece5f5..2ec8d979 100644
--- a/src/exercise.rs
+++ b/src/exercise.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use crossterm::style::{style, StyledContent, Stylize};
 use std::{
     fmt::{self, Display, Formatter},
-    path::Path,
+    fs,
     process::{Command, Output},
 };
 
@@ -10,11 +11,32 @@ use crate::{
     info_file::Mode,
 };
 
+pub struct TerminalFileLink<'a> {
+    path: &'a str,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Display for TerminalFileLink<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        if let Ok(Some(canonical_path)) = fs::canonicalize(self.path)
+            .as_deref()
+            .map(|path| path.to_str())
+        {
+            write!(
+                f,
+                "\x1b]8;;file://{}\x1b\\{}\x1b]8;;\x1b\\",
+                canonical_path, self.path,
+            )
+        } else {
+            write!(f, "{}", self.path,)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct Exercise {
     // Exercise's unique name
     pub name: &'static str,
     // Exercise's path
-    pub path: &'static Path,
+    pub path: &'static str,
     // The mode of the exercise
     pub mode: Mode,
     // The hint text associated with the exercise
@@ -60,10 +82,16 @@ impl Exercise {
             .write_exercise_to_disk(self.path, WriteStrategy::Overwrite)
             .with_context(|| format!("Failed to reset the exercise {self}"))
     }
+
+    pub fn terminal_link(&self) -> StyledContent<TerminalFileLink<'_>> {
+        style(TerminalFileLink { path: self.path })
+            .underlined()
+            .blue()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Display for Exercise {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        Display::fmt(&self.path.display(), f)
+        self.path.fmt(f)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/info_file.rs b/src/info_file.rs
index dc97b926..2a45e02d 100644
--- a/src/info_file.rs
+++ b/src/info_file.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::{bail, Context, Error, Result};
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
+use std::fs;
 
 // The mode of the exercise.
 #[derive(Deserialize, Copy, Clone)]
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@ pub struct ExerciseInfo {
 }
 
 impl ExerciseInfo {
-    pub fn path(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        let path = if let Some(dir) = &self.dir {
+    pub fn path(&self) -> String {
+        if let Some(dir) = &self.dir {
             format!("exercises/{dir}/{}.rs", self.name)
         } else {
             format!("exercises/{}.rs", self.name)
-        };
-
-        PathBuf::from(path)
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/list/state.rs b/src/list/state.rs
index 38391a49..2a1fef18 100644
--- a/src/list/state.rs
+++ b/src/list/state.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<'a> UiState<'a> {
                     next,
                     exercise_state,
                     Span::raw(exercise.name),
-                    Span::raw(exercise.path.to_string_lossy()),
+                    Span::raw(exercise.path),
                 ]))
             });
 
diff --git a/src/run.rs b/src/run.rs
index 9c504b53..863b584e 100644
--- a/src/run.rs
+++ b/src/run.rs
@@ -17,18 +17,24 @@ pub fn run(app_state: &mut AppState) -> Result<()> {
     if !output.status.success() {
         app_state.set_pending(app_state.current_exercise_ind())?;
 
-        bail!("Ran {} with errors", app_state.current_exercise());
+        bail!(
+            "Ran {} with errors",
+            app_state.current_exercise().terminal_link(),
+        );
     }
 
     stdout.write_fmt(format_args!(
         "{}{}\n",
         "✓ Successfully ran ".green(),
-        exercise.path.to_string_lossy().green(),
+        exercise.path.green(),
     ))?;
 
     match app_state.done_current_exercise(&mut stdout)? {
         ExercisesProgress::AllDone => (),
-        ExercisesProgress::Pending => println!("Next exercise: {}", app_state.current_exercise()),
+        ExercisesProgress::Pending => println!(
+            "Next exercise: {}",
+            app_state.current_exercise().terminal_link(),
+        ),
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/watch.rs b/src/watch.rs
index 58e829f3..bab64ae1 100644
--- a/src/watch.rs
+++ b/src/watch.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub enum WatchExit {
 
 pub fn watch(
     app_state: &mut AppState,
-    exercise_paths: &'static [&'static Path],
+    exercise_paths: &'static [&'static str],
 ) -> Result<WatchExit> {
     let (tx, rx) = channel();
     let mut debouncer = new_debouncer(
diff --git a/src/watch/notify_event.rs b/src/watch/notify_event.rs
index 0c8d6692..fb9a8c05 100644
--- a/src/watch/notify_event.rs
+++ b/src/watch/notify_event.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use notify_debouncer_mini::{DebounceEventResult, DebouncedEventKind};
-use std::{path::Path, sync::mpsc::Sender};
+use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 use super::WatchEvent;
 
 pub struct DebounceEventHandler {
     pub tx: Sender<WatchEvent>,
-    pub exercise_paths: &'static [&'static Path],
+    pub exercise_paths: &'static [&'static str],
 }
 
 impl notify_debouncer_mini::DebounceEventHandler for DebounceEventHandler {
diff --git a/src/watch/state.rs b/src/watch/state.rs
index 6a97637b..1a79573f 100644
--- a/src/watch/state.rs
+++ b/src/watch/state.rs
@@ -136,11 +136,7 @@ When you are done experimenting, enter `n` or `next` to go to the next exercise
         )?;
         self.writer.write_fmt(format_args!(
             "{progress_bar}Current exercise: {}\n",
-            self.app_state
-                .current_exercise()
-                .path
-                .to_string_lossy()
-                .bold(),
+            self.app_state.current_exercise().terminal_link(),
         ))?;
 
         self.show_prompt()?;