diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
index 339953cdb4..a62deb89bc 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
@@ -43,24 +43,55 @@ ScriptEngines::ScriptEngines()
 }
 
 QString normalizeScriptUrl(const QString& rawScriptUrl) {
-    if (!rawScriptUrl.startsWith("http:") && !rawScriptUrl.startsWith("https:") &&  !rawScriptUrl.startsWith("atp:")) {
+    if (!rawScriptUrl.startsWith("http:") && !rawScriptUrl.startsWith("https:") && !rawScriptUrl.startsWith("atp:")) {
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
         if (rawScriptUrl.startsWith("file:")) {
             return rawScriptUrl;
         }
         return QUrl::fromLocalFile(rawScriptUrl).toString();
 #else
+        QString fullNormal;
         if (rawScriptUrl.startsWith("file:")) {
-            return rawScriptUrl.toLower();
+            fullNormal = rawScriptUrl.toLower();
+        } else {
+            // Force lowercase on file scripts because of drive letter weirdness.
+            fullNormal = QUrl::fromLocalFile(rawScriptUrl).toString().toLower();
         }
-        // Force lowercase on file scripts because of drive letter weirdness.
-        return QUrl::fromLocalFile(rawScriptUrl).toString().toLower();
+        QString defaultScriptLoc = defaultScriptsLocation();
+        if (fullNormal.startsWith(defaultScriptLoc)) {
+            return "~" + fullNormal.mid(defaultScriptLoc.size());
+        }
+        return fullNormal;
 #endif
 
     }
     return QUrl(rawScriptUrl).toString();
 }
 
+QString expandScriptUrl(const QString& normalizedScriptURL) {
+    if (normalizedScriptURL.startsWith("http:") ||
+        normalizedScriptURL.startsWith("https:") ||
+        normalizedScriptURL.startsWith("atp:")) {
+        return QUrl(normalizedScriptURL).toString();
+    }
+
+    QUrl url;
+    if (normalizedScriptURL.startsWith("file:")) {
+        url = QUrl(normalizedScriptURL);
+    } else {
+        url = QUrl::fromLocalFile(normalizedScriptURL);
+    }
+
+    QString path = url.path();
+    QStringList splitPath = path.split("/");
+    if (splitPath.size() > 0 && splitPath[0] == "~") {
+        QString defaultScriptLoc = defaultScriptsLocation();
+        url.setPath(defaultScriptLoc + splitPath.mid(1).join("/"));
+        return url.toString();
+    }
+}
+
+
 QObject* scriptsModel();
 
 void ScriptEngines::registerScriptInitializer(ScriptInitializer initializer) {
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
index df60d6ff63..ab0d17d9f3 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
@@ -96,4 +96,7 @@ protected:
     ScriptsModelFilter _scriptsModelFilter;
 };
 
+QString normalizeScriptUrl(const QString& rawScriptUrl);
+QString expandScriptUrl(const QString& normalizedScriptURL);
+
 #endif // hifi_ScriptEngine_h
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptsModel.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptsModel.cpp
index 5a4f1734d8..5b368095e0 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptsModel.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptsModel.cpp
@@ -161,12 +161,8 @@ void ScriptsModel::requestDefaultFiles(QString marker) {
         QString localDir = url.toLocalFile() + "/scripts";
         QDirIterator it(localDir, QStringList() << "*.js", QDir::Files, QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
         while (it.hasNext()) {
-            QString jsFullPath = it.next();
-            QString jsPartialPath = jsFullPath.mid(localDir.length() + 1); // + 1 to skip a separator
-            #if defined(Q_OS_WIN) || defined(Q_OS_OSX)
-            jsFullPath = jsFullPath.toLower();
-            jsPartialPath = jsPartialPath.toLower();
-            #endif
+            QString jsFullPath = normalizeScriptUrl(it.next());
+            QString jsPartialPath = normalizeScriptUrl(jsFullPath.mid(localDir.length() + 1)); // + 1 to skip a separator
             _treeNodes.append(new TreeNodeScript(jsPartialPath, jsFullPath, SCRIPT_ORIGIN_DEFAULT));
         }
     } else {
@@ -231,7 +227,7 @@ bool ScriptsModel::parseXML(QByteArray xmlFile) {
             while (!(xml.tokenType() == QXmlStreamReader::EndElement && xml.name() == CONTAINER_NAME)) {
                 if (xml.tokenType() == QXmlStreamReader::StartElement && xml.name() == KEY_NAME) {
                     xml.readNext();
-                    lastKey = xml.text().toString();
+                    lastKey = normalizeScriptUrl(xml.text().toString());
                     if (jsRegex.exactMatch(xml.text().toString())) {
                         _treeNodes.append(new TreeNodeScript(lastKey.mid(MODELS_LOCATION.length()),
                                                              defaultScriptsLocation() + "/" + lastKey,
@@ -278,12 +274,8 @@ void ScriptsModel::reloadLocalFiles() {
     const QFileInfoList localFiles = _localDirectory.entryInfoList();
     for (int i = 0; i < localFiles.size(); i++) {
         QFileInfo file = localFiles[i];
-        QString fileName = file.fileName();
-        QString absPath = file.absoluteFilePath();
-        #if defined(Q_OS_WIN) || defined(Q_OS_OSX)
-        fileName = fileName.toLower();
-        absPath = absPath.toLower();
-        #endif
+        QString fileName = normalizeScriptUrl(file.fileName());
+        QString absPath = normalizeScriptUrl(file.absoluteFilePath());
         _treeNodes.append(new TreeNodeScript(fileName, absPath, SCRIPT_ORIGIN_LOCAL));
     }
     rebuildTree();
@@ -310,7 +302,7 @@ void ScriptsModel::rebuildTree() {
             for (pathIterator = pathList.constBegin(); pathIterator != pathList.constEnd(); ++pathIterator) {
                 hash.append(*pathIterator + "/");
                 if (!folders.contains(hash)) {
-                    folders[hash] = new TreeNodeFolder(*pathIterator, parent);
+                    folders[hash] = new TreeNodeFolder(normalizeScriptUrl(*pathIterator), parent);
                 }
                 parent = folders[hash];
             }
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
index 4b4a9efa9e..2e8d4a4e6a 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ QString findMostRecentFileExtension(const QString& originalFileName, QVector<QSt
 
 QString defaultScriptsLocation() {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    return "file:///" + QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+    return QString("file:///" + QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).toLower();
 #elif defined(Q_OS_OSX)
-    return "file:///" + QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../..";
+    return QString("file:///" + QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../..").toLower();
 #else
     return "http://s3.amazonaws.com/hifi-public";
 #endif