diff --git a/shell/plugins/app-launcher/AppLauncher.qml b/shell/plugins/app-launcher/AppLauncher.qml
index d2a096e0..c79fc19c 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/app-launcher/AppLauncher.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/app-launcher/AppLauncher.qml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import Quickshell.Widgets
 import QtQuick
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ Item {
   property bool cursorActive: true
   property bool hoverArmed: false
   property var filteredEntries: []
+  property int launchSerial: 0
+  property int launchToplevelCount: 0
+  property var launchActiveToplevel: null
+  property bool launchOsdOpen: false
+  property string launchOsdMessage: ""
+  property var hiddenEntryIds: ({})
 
   // Bound to the central [app-launcher] section in shell.toml via Color.qml.
   // Each color already includes its alpha companion (composed in the
@@ -95,7 +102,15 @@ Item {
   }
 
   function entrySortKey(entry) {
-    return String((entry && entry.id) || root.entryName(entry)).toLowerCase()
+    return root.entryName(entry).toLowerCase()
+  }
+
+  function toplevelCount() {
+    try { return ToplevelManager.toplevels.values.length } catch (e) { return 0 }
+  }
+
+  function shellQuote(value) {
+    return "'" + String(value).replace(/'/g, "'\\''") + "'"
   }
 
   function entrySearchText(entry) {
@@ -107,7 +122,24 @@ Item {
 
   function isHiddenEntry(entry) {
     var id = String((entry && entry.id) || "")
-    return id === "avahi-discover" || id === "bssh" || id === "bvnc"
+    return root.hiddenEntryIds[id] === true
+  }
+
+  function loadHiddenEntries(rawText) {
+    var next = ({})
+    var lines = String(rawText || "").split(/\n/)
+    for (var i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      var id = lines[i].trim()
+      if (id.length > 0) next[id] = true
+    }
+    root.hiddenEntryIds = next
+    if (root.opened) root.rebuildDisplay()
+  }
+
+  function hiddenEntryScanCommand() {
+    var desktop = [Quickshell.env("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP"), Quickshell.env("XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP"), Quickshell.env("DESKTOP_SESSION")].filter(function(v) { return String(v || "").length > 0 }).join(":")
+    var script = root.omarchyPath + "/shell/scripts/app-launcher-hidden-entries.sh"
+    return root.shellQuote(script) + " " + root.shellQuote(desktop)
   }
 
   function fuzzyScore(entry, query) {
@@ -210,19 +242,88 @@ Item {
     if (index < 0 || index >= root.filteredEntries.length) return
     var entry = root.filteredEntries[index]
     if (!entry) return
+    root.beginLaunchFeedback(entry)
     root.dismiss()
     entry.execute()
   }
 
+  function beginLaunchFeedback(entry) {
+    root.launchSerial++
+    root.launchToplevelCount = root.toplevelCount()
+    root.launchActiveToplevel = ToplevelManager.activeToplevel
+    root.launchOsdOpen = false
+    root.launchOsdMessage = "Launching " + root.entryName(entry) + "…"
+    launchDelay.restart()
+    launchTimeout.restart()
+  }
+
+  function closeLaunchFeedback(serial) {
+    if (serial !== root.launchSerial) return
+    launchDelay.stop()
+    launchTimeout.stop()
+    if (root.launchOsdOpen) {
+      Quickshell.execDetached(["omarchy-shell", "osd", "close"])
+      root.launchOsdOpen = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  function maybeFinishLaunchFeedback() {
+    if (!launchDelay.running && !launchTimeout.running && !root.launchOsdOpen) return
+    if (root.toplevelCount() <= root.launchToplevelCount && ToplevelManager.activeToplevel === root.launchActiveToplevel) return
+    root.closeLaunchFeedback(root.launchSerial)
+  }
+
   ListModel { id: displayModel }
 
+  Process {
+    id: hiddenEntryScan
+    command: ["bash", "-lc", root.hiddenEntryScanCommand()]
+    stdout: SplitParser { onRead: function(line) { hiddenEntryOutput.text += line + "\n" } }
+    onStarted: hiddenEntryOutput.text = ""
+    onExited: root.loadHiddenEntries(hiddenEntryOutput.text)
+  }
+
+  QtObject {
+    id: hiddenEntryOutput
+    property string text: ""
+  }
+
+  Connections {
+    target: ToplevelManager.toplevels
+    function onValuesChanged() { root.maybeFinishLaunchFeedback() }
+  }
+
+  Connections {
+    target: ToplevelManager
+    function onActiveToplevelChanged() { root.maybeFinishLaunchFeedback() }
+  }
+
+  Timer {
+    id: launchDelay
+    interval: 2000
+    onTriggered: {
+      if (root.toplevelCount() > root.launchToplevelCount || ToplevelManager.activeToplevel !== root.launchActiveToplevel) return
+      root.launchOsdOpen = true
+      Quickshell.execDetached(["omarchy-shell", "osd", "show", JSON.stringify({ icon: "󱓞", message: root.launchOsdMessage, duration: 0 })])
+    }
+  }
+
+  Timer {
+    id: launchTimeout
+    interval: 15000
+    onTriggered: root.closeLaunchFeedback(root.launchSerial)
+  }
+
   Connections {
     target: DesktopEntries.applications
     function onValuesChanged() {
+      hiddenEntryScan.running = true
       if (root.opened) root.rebuildDisplay()
     }
   }
 
+  Component.onCompleted: hiddenEntryScan.running = true
+
   PanelWindow {
     id: panel
     visible: root.opened
diff --git a/shell/plugins/osd/Osd.qml b/shell/plugins/osd/Osd.qml
index bf4d2e5c..2f66b8f5 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/osd/Osd.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/osd/Osd.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Item {
   property int value: 0
   property int maxValue: 100
   property bool hasProgress: true
+  property int duration: 1200
 
   function clamp(v, min, max) { return Math.max(min, Math.min(max, v)) }
 
@@ -29,27 +30,31 @@ Item {
     if (n === "touchpad") return "󰟸"
     if (n === "touch" || n === "touchscreen") return "󰜉"
     if (n === "media" || n === "player") return "󰝚"
+    if (n.length > 0) return name
     if (percent <= 0) return ""
     if (percent <= 33) return ""
     if (percent <= 66) return ""
     return ""
   }
 
-  function show(iconName, rawMessage, rawValue, rawMax, rawProgressText) {
+  function show(iconName, rawMessage, rawValue, rawMax, rawProgressText, rawDuration) {
     maxValue = Math.max(1, parseInt(rawMax || "100", 10))
     var parsed = parseInt(rawValue || "0", 10)
     hasProgress = rawValue !== "" && !isNaN(parsed) && rawMessage === ""
     value = hasProgress ? clamp(parsed, 0, maxValue) : 0
     message = String(rawMessage || (hasProgress ? (rawProgressText || Math.round(value * 100 / maxValue) + "%") : ""))
     icon = iconFor(iconName, hasProgress ? Math.round(value * 100 / maxValue) : -1)
+    var parsedDuration = parseInt(rawDuration || "1200", 10)
+    duration = isNaN(parsedDuration) ? 1200 : Math.max(0, parsedDuration)
     opened = true
-    hideTimer.restart()
+    if (duration > 0) hideTimer.restart()
+    else hideTimer.stop()
   }
 
   function open(payloadJson) {
     try {
       var p = JSON.parse(payloadJson || "{}")
-      show(p.icon || "", p.message || "", p.value === undefined ? "" : String(p.value), p.max === undefined ? "100" : String(p.max), p.progressText || "")
+      show(p.icon || "", p.message || "", p.value === undefined ? "" : String(p.value), p.max === undefined ? "100" : String(p.max), p.progressText || "", p.duration === undefined ? "1200" : String(p.duration))
     } catch (e) {}
   }
 
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ Item {
 
   Timer {
     id: hideTimer
-    interval: 1200
+    interval: root.duration
     onTriggered: root.opened = false
   }