diff --git a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/Keymap.java b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/Keymap.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c84f26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/Keymap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package us.deathmarine.luyten;
+
+import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
+
+public final class Keymap {
+    /**
+     * Ctrl+click defaults to "context menu" in macOS, so META+click is used there.
+     *
+     * @return META_DOWN_MASK for macOS, CTRL_DOWN_MASK otherwise
+     */
+    public static int ctrlDownModifier() {
+        return SystemInfo.IS_MAC ? InputEvent.META_DOWN_MASK : InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/LuytenOsx.java b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/LuytenOsx.java
index c848b3b..46670ae 100644
--- a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/LuytenOsx.java
+++ b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/LuytenOsx.java
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ import com.apple.eawt.ApplicationEvent;
  */
 public class LuytenOsx extends Luyten {
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		// Set a flag that says we are running in OS X
-		System.setProperty("us.deathmarine.luyten.Luyten.running_in_osx", "true");
-
 		// Add an adapter as the handler to a new instance of the application
 		// class
 		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
diff --git a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/MainMenuBar.java b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/MainMenuBar.java
index 9b0a803..b9af8ba 100644
--- a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/MainMenuBar.java
+++ b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/MainMenuBar.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class MainMenuBar extends JMenuBar {
 
 		// Only add the exit command for non-OS X. OS X handles its close
 		// automatically
-		if (!("true".equals(System.getProperty("us.deathmarine.luyten.Luyten.running_in_osx")))) {
+		if (!Boolean.getBoolean("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar")) {
 			menuItem = new JMenuItem("Exit");
 			menuItem.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F4, ActionEvent.ALT_MASK));
 			menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
diff --git a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/Model.java b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/Model.java
index c94b1c6..fc807e6 100644
--- a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/Model.java
+++ b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/Model.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class Model extends JSplitPane {
 			}
 		});
 
-		KeyStroke sfuncF4 = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F4, InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK, false);
+		KeyStroke sfuncF4 = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F4, Keymap.ctrlDownModifier(), false);
 		mainWindow.getRootPane().getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(sfuncF4, "CloseTab");
 
 		mainWindow.getRootPane().getActionMap().put("CloseTab", new AbstractAction() {
diff --git a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/OpenFile.java b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/OpenFile.java
index a0a38aa..0b1cd2b 100644
--- a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/OpenFile.java
+++ b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/OpenFile.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class OpenFile implements SyntaxConstants {
 		}
 
 		textArea.setHyperlinksEnabled(true);
-		textArea.setLinkScanningMask(InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK);
+		textArea.setLinkScanningMask(Keymap.ctrlDownModifier());
 
 		textArea.setLinkGenerator(new LinkGenerator() {
 			@Override
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class OpenFile implements SyntaxConstants {
 					return;
 				}
 
-				if ((e.getModifiersEx() & InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK) != 0) {
+				if ((e.getModifiersEx() & Keymap.ctrlDownModifier()) != 0) {
 					Font font = textArea.getFont();
 					int size = font.getSize();
 					if (e.getWheelRotation() > 0) {
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public class OpenFile implements SyntaxConstants {
 			public synchronized void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
 				String linkText = null;
 				boolean isLinkLabel = false;
-				boolean isCtrlDown = (e.getModifiersEx() & InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK) != 0;
+				boolean isCtrlDown = (e.getModifiersEx() & Keymap.ctrlDownModifier()) != 0;
 				if (isCtrlDown) {
 					linkText = createLinkLabel(e);
 					isLinkLabel = linkText != null;
diff --git a/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/SystemInfo.java b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/SystemInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77722ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/us/deathmarine/luyten/SystemInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package us.deathmarine.luyten;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public class SystemInfo {
+    private static final String OS_NAME = System.getProperty("os.name");
+    private static final String OS_NAME_LOWER = OS_NAME.toLowerCase(Locale.US);
+
+    public static boolean IS_MAC = OS_NAME_LOWER.startsWith("mac");
+}