diff --git a/.config/sway/config b/.config/sway/config
index 4e3b0aa..d606f21 100644
--- a/.config/sway/config
+++ b/.config/sway/config
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ set $right l
 # Your preferred terminal emulator
 set $term foot
 # Your preferred application launcher
-set $menu /home/kk/bin/wmenu-desktop -l 10 -i
+set $menu /home/kk/bin/search-apps -l 10 -i
 set $fontsize 10
 
 # UI font
diff --git a/bin/search-apps b/bin/search-apps
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..af94b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/search-apps
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Show regular .desktop applications plus executable files in ~/bin.
+# .desktop entries are launched with gtk-launch.
+# ~/bin entries are executed directly, so their shebang is respected.
+
+APP_DIRS="/usr/share/applications $HOME/.local/share/applications"
+BIN_DIR="$HOME/bin"
+
+entries=$(
+    for dir in $APP_DIRS; do
+        [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
+
+        find "$dir" -type f -name '*.desktop' 2>/dev/null | while IFS= read -r file; do
+            name=$(awk -F= '/^Name=/ { print $2; exit }' "$file")
+            type=$(awk -F= '/^Type=/ { print $2; exit }' "$file")
+            nodisplay=$(awk -F= '/^NoDisplay=/ { print $2; exit }' "$file")
+            hidden=$(awk -F= '/^Hidden=/ { print $2; exit }' "$file")
+
+            [ -n "$name" ] || continue
+            [ -z "$type" ] || [ "$type" = "Application" ] || continue
+            [ "$nodisplay" = "true" ] && continue
+            [ "$hidden" = "true" ] && continue
+
+            id=$(basename "$file" .desktop)
+            printf '%s [desktop]\tdesktop\t%s\n' "$name" "$id"
+        done
+    done
+
+    if [ -d "$BIN_DIR" ]; then
+        find "$BIN_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f -perm /111 2>/dev/null | while IFS= read -r file; do
+            name=$(basename "$file")
+            printf '%s [bin]\tbin\t%s\n' "$name" "$file"
+        done
+    fi
+)
+
+choice=$(printf '%s\n' "$entries" | sort -f | wmenu -l 20)
+[ -n "$choice" ] || exit 0
+
+kind=$(printf '%s' "$choice" | cut -f2)
+target=$(printf '%s' "$choice" | cut -f3-)
+
+case "$kind" in
+    desktop)
+        gtk-launch "$target" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+        ;;
+    bin)
+        "$target" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+        ;;
+esac