diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 983f419..97cf7b0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1109,9 +1109,9 @@ checksum = "00b0228411908ca8685dba7fc2cdd70ec9990a6e753e89b6ac91a84c40fbaf4b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "freedesktop-desktop-entry"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "287f89b1a3d88dd04d2b65dfec39f3c381efbcded7b736456039c4ee49d54b17"
+checksum = "c201444ddafb5506fe85265b48421664ff4617e3b7090ef99e42a0070c1aead0"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs 3.0.2",
  "gettext-rs",
diff --git a/client/src/plugin/applications.rs b/client/src/plugin/applications.rs
index d8094e7..1e7d812 100644
--- a/client/src/plugin/applications.rs
+++ b/client/src/plugin/applications.rs
@@ -5,33 +5,19 @@ pub struct ApplicationsPlugin {
     entries: Vec<crate::model::Entry>,
 }
 
-fn read_desktop_entry(path: &std::path::PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<crate::model::Entry> {
-    let pathstr = path.to_str().unwrap_or("");
-    let bytes = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
-    let desktop_entry = freedesktop_desktop_entry::DesktopEntry::decode(path, &bytes)?;
+fn to_entry(
+    desktop_entry: &freedesktop_desktop_entry::DesktopEntry,
+    terminal_command: Option<String>,
+) -> Option<crate::model::Entry> {
+    let title = name(desktop_entry);
 
     if !is_visible(&desktop_entry) {
-        return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-            "Desktop entry at path '{}' is hidden.",
-            pathstr
-        ));
+        log::debug!(target: "applications", "Desktop entry with name '{}' will be hidden because of its properties.", title);
+        return None;
     }
 
-    let locale = std::env::var("LANG").unwrap_or(String::from("en_US"));
-    let title = desktop_entry
-        .name(Some(&locale))
-        .context(format!(
-            "Desktop entry at path '{}' is missing the 'name' field.",
-            pathstr
-        ))?
-        .to_string();
-
-    let cmd = desktop_entry
-        .exec()
-        .context(format!(
-            "Desktop entry at path '{}' is missing the 'exec' field.",
-            pathstr
-        ))?
+    let mut cmd: Vec<String> = desktop_entry
+        .exec()?
         .split_ascii_whitespace()
         .filter_map(|s| {
             if s.starts_with('%') {
@@ -42,13 +28,23 @@ fn read_desktop_entry(path: &std::path::PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<crate::model:
         })
         .collect();
 
+    if desktop_entry.terminal() {
+        if terminal_command.is_none() {
+            log::warn!(target: "applications", "Desktop entry with name '{}' will be hidden because no terminal emulator was found to launch it with.", title);
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        cmd.insert(0, terminal_command.unwrap());
+        cmd.insert(1, "-e".into());
+    }
+
     let mut meta = desktop_entry
         .keywords()
         .unwrap_or(std::borrow::Cow::from(""))
         .replace(';', " ");
     meta.push_str(" Applications Apps");
 
-    Ok(crate::model::Entry {
+    Some(crate::model::Entry {
         id: desktop_entry.appid.to_string(),
         title,
         action: String::from("open"),
@@ -58,6 +54,25 @@ fn read_desktop_entry(path: &std::path::PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<crate::model:
 }
 
 fn is_visible(desktop_entry: &freedesktop_desktop_entry::DesktopEntry) -> bool {
+    if desktop_entry.type_() != Some("Application") {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if desktop_entry.desktop_entry("Hidden") == Some("true") {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if desktop_entry.no_display() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // filter entries where Exec == false
+    if let Some(exec) = desktop_entry.exec() {
+        if exec.to_ascii_lowercase() == "false" {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     let desktop = std::env::var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP").unwrap_or(String::from("sway"));
     // filter entries where NotShowIn == current desktop
     if let Some(not_show_in) = desktop_entry.desktop_entry("NotShowIn") {
@@ -72,24 +87,35 @@ fn is_visible(desktop_entry: &freedesktop_desktop_entry::DesktopEntry) -> bool {
     if let Some(only_show_in) = desktop_entry.only_show_in() {
         let only_show_in_desktops = only_show_in.to_ascii_lowercase();
 
-        if !only_show_in_desktops.split(';').any(|d| d == desktop) {
+        if !only_show_in_desktops.split(';').all(|d| d != desktop) {
             return false;
         }
     }
 
-    // filter entries where NoDisplay != true
-    if desktop_entry.no_display() {
-        return false;
-    }
+    true
+}
 
-    // filter entries where Exec == false
-    if let Some(exec) = desktop_entry.exec() {
-        if exec.to_ascii_lowercase() == "false" {
-            return false;
-        }
+fn terminal_command(desktop_entry: &freedesktop_desktop_entry::DesktopEntry) -> Option<String> {
+    if !desktop_entry
+        .categories()?
+        .split(";")
+        .any(|category| category == "TerminalEmulator")
+    {
+        return None;
     }
+    return desktop_entry
+        .exec()?
+        .split_ascii_whitespace()
+        .nth(0)
+        .map(String::from);
+}
 
-    true
+fn name(desktop_entry: &freedesktop_desktop_entry::DesktopEntry) -> String {
+    let locale = std::env::var("LANG").unwrap_or(String::from("en_US"));
+    desktop_entry
+        .name(Some(&locale))
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .to_string()
 }
 
 impl Plugin for ApplicationsPlugin {
@@ -120,19 +146,32 @@ impl Plugin for ApplicationsPlugin {
     fn update_entries(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         self.entries.clear();
 
-        let paths =
-            freedesktop_desktop_entry::Iter::new(freedesktop_desktop_entry::default_paths());
-        self.entries = paths
-            .filter_map(|path| {
-                let desktop_entry_result = read_desktop_entry(&path);
-                if let Err(error) = desktop_entry_result {
-                    log::warn!(target: "applications", "Skipping desktop entry: '{:?}'.", error);
-                    return None;
-                }
-                desktop_entry_result.ok()
+        let paths: Vec<std::path::PathBuf> =
+            freedesktop_desktop_entry::Iter::new(freedesktop_desktop_entry::default_paths())
+                .collect();
+
+        let bytes_collection: Vec<(&std::path::PathBuf, String)> = paths
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|path| Some((path, std::fs::read_to_string(path).ok()?)))
+            .collect();
+
+        let mut desktop_entries: Vec<freedesktop_desktop_entry::DesktopEntry> = bytes_collection
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(bytes, path)| {
+                freedesktop_desktop_entry::DesktopEntry::decode(bytes, path).ok()
             })
             .collect();
 
+        desktop_entries.sort_by_key(name);
+        desktop_entries.dedup_by_key(|desktop_entry| name(desktop_entry));
+
+        let terminal_command = desktop_entries.iter().find_map(terminal_command);
+
+        self.entries = desktop_entries
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|path| to_entry(path, terminal_command.clone()))
+            .collect();
+
         self.entries.sort();
         self.entries.dedup();