diff --git a/src/components/LinkItems/Section.vue b/src/components/LinkItems/Section.vue
index 199fbd2b..4f24bd4a 100644
--- a/src/components/LinkItems/Section.vue
+++ b/src/components/LinkItems/Section.vue
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
       :style="gridStyle" :id="`section-${groupId}`"
     > <!-- Show for each item -->
       <template v-for="(item) in sortedItems">
-        <div v-if="item.subItems" :key="item.id">
+        <div v-if="item.subItems" :key="item.id" class="sub-items-group">
           <template v-for="(subItem, subIndex) in item.subItems">
             <SubItem
               :key="subIndex"
               :id="`${item.id}-sub-${subIndex}`"
-              :url="item.url"
-              :icon="item.icon"
-              :title="item.title"
+              :url="subItem.url"
+              :icon="subItem.icon"
+              :title="subItem.title"
             />
           </template>
         </div>
@@ -386,4 +386,18 @@ export default {
   }
 }
 
+.sub-items-group {
+  display: grid;
+  margin: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.1rem;
+  flex-grow: 1;
+  flex-basis: 6rem;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  color: var(--item-text-color);
+  border: 1px solid var(--outline-color);
+  border-radius: var(--curve-factor);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;
+}
+
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/LinkItems/SubItem.vue b/src/components/LinkItems/SubItem.vue
index f916bf0a..48d9fb95 100644
--- a/src/components/LinkItems/SubItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/LinkItems/SubItem.vue
@@ -1,42 +1,30 @@
-<template>
-  <div :class="`item-wrapper wrap-size-${itemSize}`">
-    <a @click="itemOpened"
-      @mouseup.right="openContextMenu"
-      @contextmenu.prevent
+<template ref="container">
+  <div class="sub-item-wrapper">
+    <a @click="beforeLaunchItem"
       :href="hyperLinkHref"
       :target="anchorTarget"
-      :class="`item ${makeClassList}`"
-      v-tooltip="getTooltipOptions()"
+      class="sub-item-link item"
+      v-tooltip="subItemTooltip"
       rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="0"
       :id="`link-${id}`"
-      :style="`--open-icon: ${getUnicodeOpeningIcon()}; color: ${color};  ${customStyles}`"
     >
       <!-- Item Icon -->
-      <Icon :icon="icon" :url="url" :size="itemSize" :color="color"
-        v-bind:style="customStyles" class="bounce" />
+      <Icon :icon="icon" :url="url" size="small" class="sub-icon-img bounce" />
     </a>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import axios from 'axios';
-import router from '@/router';
 import Icon from '@/components/LinkItems/ItemIcon.vue';
-import StoreKeys from '@/utils/StoreMutations';
+import ItemMixin from '@/mixins/ItemMixin';
 import { targetValidator } from '@/utils/ConfigHelpers';
-import {
-  localStorageKeys,
-  serviceEndpoints,
-  modalNames,
-  openingMethod as defaultOpeningMethod,
-} from '@/utils/defaults';
 
 export default {
   name: 'Item',
+  mixins: [ItemMixin],
   props: {
     id: String, // The unique ID of a tile (e.g. 001)
     title: String, // The main text of tile, required
-    description: String, // Optional tooltip hover text
     icon: String, // Optional path to icon, within public/img/tile-icons
     url: String, // URL to the resource, optional but recommended
     target: { // Where resource will open, either 'newtab', 'sametab' or 'modal'
@@ -48,447 +36,47 @@ export default {
     Icon,
   },
   computed: {
-    appConfig() {
-      return this.$store.getters.appConfig;
-    },
-    isEditMode() {
-      return this.$store.state.editMode;
-    },
-    accumulatedTarget() {
-      return this.target || this.appConfig.defaultOpeningMethod || defaultOpeningMethod;
-    },
-    /* Convert config target value, into HTML anchor target attribute */
-    anchorTarget() {
-      if (this.isEditMode) return '_self';
-      const target = this.accumulatedTarget;
-      switch (target) {
-        case 'sametab': return '_self';
-        case 'newtab': return '_blank';
-        case 'parent': return '_parent';
-        case 'top': return '_top';
-        default: return undefined;
-      }
-    },
-    /* Get href for anchor, if not in edit mode, or opening in modal/ workspace */
-    hyperLinkHref() {
-      const nothing = '#';
-      if (this.isEditMode) return nothing;
-      const noAnchorNeeded = ['modal', 'workspace', 'clipboard'];
-      return noAnchorNeeded.includes(this.accumulatedTarget) ? nothing : this.url;
+    subItemTooltip() {
+      return this.title;
     },
   },
   data() {
-    return {
-      contextMenuOpen: false,
-      getId: this.id,
-      customStyles: {
-        color: this.color,
-        background: this.backgroundColor,
-      },
-      statusResponse: undefined,
-      contextPos: {
-        posX: undefined,
-        posY: undefined,
-      },
-      editMenuOpen: false,
-    };
+    return {};
   },
   methods: {
-    /* Called when an item is clicked, manages the opening of modal & resets the search field */
-    itemOpened(e) {
-      if (this.isEditMode) {
-        // If in edit mode, open settings, and don't launch app
-        this.openItemSettings();
-        return;
-      }
-      if (e.altKey || this.accumulatedTarget === 'modal') {
+    beforeLaunchItem(e) {
+      if (this.isEditMode) return;
+      if (e.altKey) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        this.$emit('triggerModal', this.url);
+        this.launchItem('modal');
+      } else if (this.accumulatedTarget === 'modal') {
+        this.launchItem('modal');
       } else if (this.accumulatedTarget === 'workspace') {
-        router.push({ name: 'workspace', query: { url: this.url } });
+        this.launchItem('workspace');
       } else if (this.accumulatedTarget === 'clipboard') {
-        navigator.clipboard.writeText(this.url);
-        this.$toasted.show(this.$t('context-menus.item.copied-toast'));
-      } else {
-        this.$emit('itemClicked');
-      }
-      // Update the most/ last used ledger, for smart-sorting
-      if (!this.appConfig.disableSmartSort) {
-        this.incrementMostUsedCount(this.id);
-        this.incrementLastUsedCount(this.id);
+        this.launchItem('clipboard');
       }
+      // Clear search bar
+      this.$emit('itemClicked');
     },
-    /* Open custom context menu, and set position */
-    openContextMenu(e) {
-      this.contextMenuOpen = !this.contextMenuOpen;
-      if (e && window) {
-        // Calculate placement based on cursor and scroll position
-        this.contextPos = {
-          posX: e.clientX + window.pageXOffset,
-          posY: e.clientY + window.pageYOffset,
-        };
-      }
-    },
-    /* Closes the context menu, called when user clicks literally anywhere */
-    closeContextMenu() {
-      this.contextMenuOpen = false;
-    },
-    /* Returns configuration object for the tooltip */
-    getTooltipOptions() {
-      if (!this.description && !this.provider) return {}; // If no description, then skip
-      const description = this.description ? this.description : '';
-      const providerText = this.provider ? `<b>Provider</b>: ${this.provider}` : '';
-      const lb1 = description && providerText ? '<br>' : '';
-      const hotkeyText = this.hotkey ? `<br>Press '${this.hotkey}' to launch` : '';
-      const tooltipText = providerText + lb1 + description + hotkeyText;
-      const editText = this.$t('interactive-editor.edit-section.edit-tooltip');
-      return {
-        content: (this.isEditMode ? editText : tooltipText),
-        trigger: 'hover focus',
-        hideOnTargetClick: true,
-        html: true,
-        placement: this.statusResponse ? 'left' : 'auto',
-        delay: { show: 600, hide: 200 },
-        classes: `item-description-tooltip tooltip-is-${this.itemSize}`,
-      };
-    },
-    /* Used by certain themes (material), to show animated CSS icon */
-    getUnicodeOpeningIcon() {
-      switch (this.accumulatedTarget) {
-        case 'newtab': return '"\\f360"';
-        case 'sametab': return '"\\f24d"';
-        case 'parent': return '"\\f3bf"';
-        case 'top': return '"\\f102"';
-        case 'modal': return '"\\f2d0"';
-        case 'workspace': return '"\\f0b1"';
-        case 'clipboard': return '"\\f0ea"';
-        default: return '"\\f054"';
-      }
-    },
-    /* Pulls together all user options, returns URL + Get params for ping endpoint */
-    makeApiUrl() {
-      const {
-        url, statusCheckUrl, statusCheckHeaders, statusCheckAllowInsecure, statusCheckAcceptCodes,
-      } = this;
-      const encode = (str) => encodeURIComponent(str);
-      this.statusResponse = undefined;
-      // Find base URL, where the API is hosted
-      const baseUrl = process.env.VUE_APP_DOMAIN || window.location.origin;
-      // Find correct URL to check, and encode
-      const urlToCheck = `?&url=${encode(statusCheckUrl || url)}`;
-      // Get, stringify and encode any headers
-      const headers = statusCheckHeaders
-        ? `&headers=${encode(JSON.stringify(statusCheckHeaders))}` : '';
-      // Deterimine if user disabled security
-      const enableInsecure = statusCheckAllowInsecure ? '&enableInsecure=true' : '';
-      const acceptCodes = statusCheckAcceptCodes ? `&acceptCodes=${statusCheckAcceptCodes}` : '';
-      // Construct the full API endpoint's URL with GET params
-      return `${baseUrl}${serviceEndpoints.statusCheck}/${urlToCheck}`
-        + `${headers}${enableInsecure}${acceptCodes}`;
-    },
-    /* Checks if a given service is currently online */
-    checkWebsiteStatus() {
-      const endpoint = this.makeApiUrl();
-      axios.get(endpoint)
-        .then((response) => {
-          if (response.data) this.statusResponse = response.data;
-        })
-        .catch(() => { // Something went very wrong.
-          this.statusResponse = {
-            statusText: 'Failed to make request',
-            statusSuccess: false,
-          };
-        });
-    },
-    /* Handle navigation options from the context menu */
-    launchItem(method) {
-      const { url } = this;
-      this.contextMenuOpen = false;
-      switch (method) {
-        case 'newtab':
-          window.open(url, '_blank');
-          break;
-        case 'sametab':
-          window.open(url, '_self');
-          break;
-        case 'modal':
-          this.$emit('triggerModal', url);
-          break;
-        case 'workspace':
-          router.push({ name: 'workspace', query: { url } });
-          break;
-        case 'clipboard':
-          navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
-          this.$toasted.show(this.$t('context-menus.item.copied-toast'));
-          break;
-        default: window.open(url, '_blank');
-      }
-    },
-    /* Open the Edit Item moal form */
-    openItemSettings() {
-      this.editMenuOpen = true;
-      this.contextMenuOpen = false;
-      this.$modal.show(modalNames.EDIT_ITEM);
-      this.$store.commit(StoreKeys.SET_MODAL_OPEN, true);
-    },
-    /* Ensure conditional is updated, once menu closed */
-    closeEditMenu() {
-      this.editMenuOpen = false;
-      this.$modal.hide(modalNames.EDIT_ITEM);
-      this.$store.commit(StoreKeys.SET_MODAL_OPEN, false);
-    },
-    /* Used for smart-sort when sorting items by most used apps */
-    incrementMostUsedCount(itemId) {
-      const mostUsed = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(localStorageKeys.MOST_USED) || '{}');
-      let counter = mostUsed[itemId] || 0;
-      counter += 1;
-      mostUsed[itemId] = counter;
-      localStorage.setItem(localStorageKeys.MOST_USED, JSON.stringify(mostUsed));
-    },
-    /* Used for smart-sort when sorting by last used apps */
-    incrementLastUsedCount(itemId) {
-      const lastUsed = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(localStorageKeys.LAST_USED) || '{}');
-      lastUsed[itemId] = new Date().getTime();
-      localStorage.setItem(localStorageKeys.LAST_USED, JSON.stringify(lastUsed));
-    },
-    /* Open the modal for moving/ copying item to other section */
-    openMoveItemMenu() {
-      this.$modal.show(`${modalNames.MOVE_ITEM_TO}-${this.id}`);
-      this.$store.commit(StoreKeys.SET_MODAL_OPEN, true);
-      this.closeContextMenu();
-    },
-    /* Deletes the current item from the state */
-    openDeleteItem() {
-      const parentSection = this.$store.getters.getParentSectionOfItem(this.id);
-      const payload = { itemId: this.id, sectionName: parentSection.name };
-      this.$store.commit(StoreKeys.REMOVE_ITEM, payload);
-      this.closeContextMenu();
-    },
-  },
-  mounted() {
-    // If ststus checking is enabled, then check service status
-    if (this.enableStatusCheck) this.checkWebsiteStatus();
-    // If continious status checking is enabled, then start ever-lasting loop
-    if (this.statusCheckInterval > 0) {
-      setInterval(this.checkWebsiteStatus, this.statusCheckInterval * 1000);
-    }
   },
 };
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
-
-.item-wrapper {
+.sub-item-wrapper {
   flex-grow: 1;
   flex-basis: 6rem;
+  display: flex;
+  a {
+    border: none;
+    margin: 0.2rem;
+    .sub-icon-img {
+      margin: 0;
+    }
+  }
   &.wrap-size-large {
     flex-basis: 12rem;
   }
 }
-
-.item {
-  flex-grow: 1;
-  color: var(--item-text-color);
-  vertical-align: middle;
-  margin: 0.5rem;
-  background: var(--item-background);
-  text-align: center;
-  padding: 2px;
-  outline: 2px solid transparent;
-  border: 1px solid var(--outline-color);
-  border-radius: var(--curve-factor);
-  box-shadow: var(--item-shadow);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  position: relative;
-  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;
-  &:hover {
-    box-shadow: var(--item-hover-shadow);
-    background: var(--item-background-hover);
-    color: var(--item-text-color-hover);
-    // position: relative;
-    // .tile-title span.text {
-    //   white-space: pre-wrap;
-    // }
-  }
-  &:focus {
-    outline: 2px solid var(--primary);
-  }
-  &.short:not(.size-large) {
-    height: 2rem;
-  }
-  &.add-new {
-    border: 2px dashed var(--primary) !important;
-  }
-}
-
-/* Text in tile */
-.tile-title {
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  min-width: 120px;
-  height: 30px;
-  position: relative;
-  padding: 0;
-  z-index: 2;
-  display: -webkit-box;
-  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
-  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-  word-break: keep-all;
-  span.text {
-    white-space: nowrap;
-  }
-}
-
-/* Colored dot showing service status */
-.status-indicator {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  right: 0;
-}
-
-.opening-method-icon {
-  display: none; // Hidden by default, visible on hover
-}
-
-/* Manage hover and focus actions */
-.item:hover, .item:focus {
-  /* Show opening-method icon */
-  .opening-method-icon {
-    display: block;
-  }
-
-  /* Trigger text-marquee for text that doesn't fit */
-  .tile-title.is-overflowing{
-    .overflow-dots {
-      opacity: 0;
-    }
-    span.text {
-      transform: translateX(calc(100px - 100%));
-    }
-  }
-
-  /* Apply transofmation of icons on hover */
-  .tile-icon, .tile-svg  {
-    filter: var(--item-icon-transform-hover);
-  }
-}
-
-/* Edit Mode Icon */
-.item .edit-mode-item {
-  width: 1rem;
-  height: 1rem;
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0.2rem;
-  right: 0.2rem;
-}
-
-/* Specify layout for alternate sized icons */
-.item {
-  /* Small Tile Specific Themes */
-  &.size-small {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row-reverse;
-    justify-content: flex-end;
-    align-items: center;
-    height: 2rem;
-    padding-top: 4px;
-    max-width: 14rem;
-    div img {
-      width: 2rem;
-    }
-    .tile-title {
-      height: fit-content;
-      min-height: 1.2rem;
-      text-align: left;
-      max-width: 12rem;
-      overflow: hidden;
-      span.text {
-        text-align: left;
-        padding-left: 10%;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  /* Medium Tile Specific Themes */
-  &.size-medium {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: center;
-    height: auto;
-    div img {
-      width: 2.5rem;
-      margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
-    }
-    .tile-title {
-      min-width: 100px;
-      max-width: 160px;
-      &.no-icon {
-        text-align: left;
-        width: 100%;
-        max-width: inherit;
-        margin-left: 0.5rem;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  /* Large Tile Specific Themes */
-  &.size-large {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row-reverse;
-    justify-content: flex-end;
-    text-align: left;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    align-items: center;
-    max-height: 6rem;
-    margin: 0.2rem;
-    padding: 0.5rem;
-    img {
-      padding: 0.1rem 0.25rem;
-    }
-    .tile-title {
-      height: auto;
-      padding: 0.1rem 0.25rem;
-      span.text {
-        position: relative;
-        font-weight: bold;
-        font-size: 1.1rem;
-        width: 100%;
-      }
-      p.description {
-        margin: 0;
-        display: block;
-        white-space: pre-wrap;
-        text-overflow: ellipsis;
-        font-size: .9em;
-        line-height: 1rem;
-        height: 2rem;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  p.description {
-    display: none; // By default, we don't show the description
-  }
-  &:before { // Certain themes (e.g. material) show css animated fas icon on hover
-    display: none;
-    font-family: FontAwesome;
-    content: var(--open-icon, "\f054") !important;
-  }
-}
-
-/* Adjust positioning of status indicator, when in edit mode */
-a.item.is-edit-mode {
-  &.size-medium .status-indicator { top: 1rem; }
-  &.size-small .status-indicator { right: 1rem; }
-  &.size-large .status-indicator { top: 1.5rem; }
-}
-
-</style>
-
-<!-- An un-scoped style tag, since tooltip is outside this DOM tree -->
-<style lang="scss">
-.disabled-link {
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-.tooltip.item-description-tooltip {
-  z-index: 7;
-}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/styles/color-themes.scss b/src/styles/color-themes.scss
index 1f6be8ed..9f113071 100644
--- a/src/styles/color-themes.scss
+++ b/src/styles/color-themes.scss
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ html[data-theme='colorful'] {
   --item-group-heading-text-color-hover: var(--primary);
   --item-hover-shadow: 1px 4px 6px var(--black);
   --nav-link-background-color: var(--background);
+  --outline-color: var(--primary);
   .item-wrapper:nth-child(1n) { .item { color: #eb5cad; border: 1px solid #eb5cad; } }
   .item-wrapper:nth-child(2n) { .item { color: #985ceb; border: 1px solid #985ceb; } }
   .item-wrapper:nth-child(3n) { .item { color: #5c90eb; border: 1px solid #5c90eb; } }