diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04425803..96b2a3ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
     - autostart: `/etc/xdg/autostart` (only used by the Web gem at the moment)
     - desktop entries: `/usr/share/applications`
     - custom themes: `/usr/share/bauh/themes`
+    - symlinks/binaries : `/usr/local/bin`
 
 - UI
   - settings panel: 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4956e408..0a868062 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ bauh is officially distributed through [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/bauh) and
 
 - Installed applications are store at `~/.local/share/bauh/appimage/installed`
 - Desktop entries (menu shortcuts) of the installed applications are stored at **~/.local/share/applications** (or `/usr/share/applications` for **root**). Name pattern: `bauh_appimage_appname.desktop`
-- Symlinks are created at **~/.local/bin**. They have the same name of the application (if the name already exists, it will be created as 'app_name-appimage'. e.g: `rpcs3-appimage`)
+- Symlinks are created at `~/.local/bin` (or `/usr/local/bin` for **root**). They have the same name of the application (if the name already exists, it will be created as 'app_name-appimage'. e.g: `rpcs3-appimage`)
 - Downloaded database files are stored at **~/.cache/bauh/appimage** as **apps.db** and **releases.db**
 - Databases are updated during the initialization process if they are considered outdated
 - Applications with ignored updates are defined at **~/.config/bauh/appimage/updates_ignored.txt**
diff --git a/bauh/api/paths.py b/bauh/api/paths.py
index 98a33be4..1e7b511b 100644
--- a/bauh/api/paths.py
+++ b/bauh/api/paths.py
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ DESKTOP_ENTRIES_DIR = '/usr/share/applications' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.h
 TEMP_DIR = f'/tmp/{__app_name__}@{getuser()}'
 LOGS_DIR = f'{TEMP_DIR}/logs'
 AUTOSTART_DIR = f'/etc/xdg/autostart' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.config/autostart'
+BINARIES_DIR = f'/usr/local/bin' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.local/bin'
diff --git a/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py b/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
index b17f6cd3..db513d1f 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 from bauh import __app_name__
-from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_DIR
+from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_DIR, BINARIES_DIR
 from bauh.commons import resource
 
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SUGGESTIONS_FILE = f'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinifmor/{__app_name__}-f
 CONFIG_FILE = f'{CONFIG_DIR}/appimage.yml'
 APPIMAGE_CONFIG_DIR = f'{CONFIG_DIR}/appimage'
 UPDATES_IGNORED_FILE = f'{APPIMAGE_CONFIG_DIR}/updates_ignored.txt'
-SYMLINKS_DIR = f'{Path.home()}/.local/bin'
+SYMLINKS_DIR = BINARIES_DIR
 URL_COMPRESSED_DATABASES = f'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinifmor/{__app_name__}-files/master/appimage/dbs.tar.gz'
 APPIMAGE_CACHE_DIR = f'{CACHE_DIR}/appimage'
 DATABASE_APPS_FILE = f'{APPIMAGE_CACHE_DIR}/apps.db'