diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/dashboard/heart_minus.svg b/dash-frontend/assets/dashboard/heart_minus.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adf802f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/dashboard/heart_minus.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><!-- Icon from Material Symbols by Google - https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/blob/master/LICENSE --><path fill="currentColor" d="M15 14v-2h8v2zm-4 7l-3.175-2.85q-1.8-1.625-3.088-2.9t-2.125-2.4t-1.225-2.175T1 8.475q0-2.35 1.575-3.912T6.5 3q1.3 0 2.475.538T11 5.075q.85-1 2.025-1.537T15.5 3q2.125 0 3.563 1.288T20.85 7.3q-.45-.175-.9-.262t-.875-.088q-2.525 0-4.3 1.763T13 13q0 1.3.525 2.463T15 17.45q-.475.425-1.237 1.088T12.45 19.7z"/></svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/dashboard/heart_plus.svg b/dash-frontend/assets/dashboard/heart_plus.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe000dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/dashboard/heart_plus.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><!-- Icon from Material Symbols by Google - https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/blob/master/LICENSE --><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.288 16.713Q18 16.425 18 16v-2h-2q-.425 0-.712-.288T15 13t.288-.712T16 12h2v-2q0-.425.288-.712T19 9t.713.288T20 10v2h2q.425 0 .713.288T23 13t-.288.713T22 14h-2v2q0 .425-.288.713T19 17t-.712-.288M1.75 23.626v-3.8zM10.3 20.2q-.35-.125-.625-.4q-1.1-1-2.6-2.275t-2.85-2.737t-2.287-3.063T1 8.475q0-2.35 1.575-3.912T6.5 3q1.3 0 2.475.538T11 5.075q.85-1 2.025-1.537T15.5 3q1.575 0 2.788.738T20.2 5.6q.275.475-.087.963T19.075 7h-.4q-2.125 0-3.9 1.713T13 13q0 1.05.338 1.988T14.4 16.7q.275.3.238.7t-.338.675l-1.975 1.75q-.275.275-.625.388t-.7.112t-.7-.125"/></svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_separator.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_separator.xml
index 92a8285c..6271c431 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_separator.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_separator.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <layout>
   <template name="Separator">
-    <rectangle width="100%" height="1" color="#FFFFFF77" />
+    <rectangle width="100%" min_height="2" color="#FFFFFF10" />
   </template>
-</layout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</layout>
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/apps.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/apps.xml
index 2095745e..70c038f7 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/apps.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/apps.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <layout>
   <include src="../theme.xml" />
+  <include src="../t_group_box.xml" />
 
+  <!-- tooltip, src, src_ext, name -->
   <template name="AppEntry">
     <Button
-      id="button" width="116" max_width="140" min_height="100" flex_grow="1"
+      id="button" tooltip_side="bottom" tooltip="${tooltip}" width="116" max_width="140" min_height="100" flex_grow="1"
       flex_direction="column" overflow="visible" align_items="center" justify_content="center" gap="4"
       color="#3385FF10"
     >
@@ -39,6 +41,15 @@
       </rectangle>
     </div>
     -->
+    <rectangle macro="group_box">
+      <div align_items="center" gap="8">
+        <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/heart_plus.svg" min_width="24" min_height="24"/>
+        <label translation="PINNED_APPS"/>
+      </div>
+      <div id="pinned_apps_parent" flex_direction="row" flex_wrap="wrap" gap="4">
+        <!-- filled-in at runtime -->
+      </div>
+    </rectangle>
     <div
       id="app_list_parent"
       flex_direction="row"
@@ -46,4 +57,4 @@
       gap="4"
     />
   </elements>
-</layout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</layout>
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/app_launcher.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/app_launcher.xml
index 7f1c314d..80906ea3 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/app_launcher.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/view/app_launcher.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <layout>
   <template name="Subtext">
-    <div flex_direction="row" gap="8">
-      <label weight="bold" text="${title}" />
-      <label id="${label_id}" />
+    <div flex_direction="row" gap="8" max_width="100%">
+      <label weight="bold" text="${title}" wrap="1" />
+      <label id="${label_id}" wrap="1" />
     </div>
   </template>
 
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@
 
   <elements>
     <div flex_direction="row" gap="16" flex_grow="1">
-      <rectangle macro="group_box" id="icon_parent" padding="16" color="#0033aa66" color2="#00000022" gradient="vertical" justify_content="center">
-
-      </rectangle>
-      <div flex_direction="column" gap="8" flex_grow="1" max_width="720">
+      <rectangle macro="group_box" id="icon_parent" padding="16" color="#0033aa66" color2="#00000022" gradient="vertical" justify_content="center"/>
+      <div flex_direction="column" gap="8" flex_grow="1">
         <label id="label_title" weight="bold" size="32" overflow="hidden" />
-        <Subtext label_id="label_exec" overflow="hidden" />
+        <Subtext label_id="label_exec"/>
         <Separator />
         <RadioGroup id="radio_compositor" flex_direction="row" gap="16">
           <RadioBox translation="APP_LAUNCHER.MODE.NATIVE" value="Native" checked="1" />
@@ -30,14 +28,14 @@
         <label translation="APP_LAUNCHER.RES_TITLE" />
         <RadioGroup id="radio_res" flex_direction="row" gap="16">
           <RadioBox text="1440p" value="Res1440" />
-          <RadioBox text="1080p" value="Res1080" checked="1" />
+          <RadioBox text="1080p" value="Res1080"/>
           <RadioBox text="720p" value="Res720" />
           <RadioBox text="480p" value="Res480" />
         </RadioGroup>
         <Separator />
         <label translation="APP_LAUNCHER.ASPECT_TITLE" />
         <RadioGroup id="radio_orientation" flex_direction="row" gap="16">
-          <RadioBox translation="APP_LAUNCHER.ASPECT.WIDE" value="Wide" tooltip_str="16:9" checked="1" />
+          <RadioBox translation="APP_LAUNCHER.ASPECT.WIDE" value="Wide" tooltip_str="16:9"/>
           <RadioBox translation="APP_LAUNCHER.ASPECT.SEMI_WIDE" value="SemiWide" tooltip_str="3:2" />
           <RadioBox translation="APP_LAUNCHER.ASPECT.SQUARE" value="Square" tooltip_str="1:1" />
           <RadioBox translation="APP_LAUNCHER.ASPECT.SEMI_TALL" value="SemiTall" tooltip_str="2:3" />
@@ -51,9 +49,17 @@
           <RadioBox translation="APP_LAUNCHER.POS.STATIC" value="Static" tooltip_str="APP_LAUNCHER.POS.STATIC_HELP" />
         </RadioGroup -->
         <Separator />
-        <div flex_direction="row" justify_content="space_between" gap="16">
-          <CheckBox id="cb_autostart" translation="APP_LAUNCHER.AUTOSTART" />
-          <Button id="btn_launch" align_self="baseline" color="#44ce22FF" padding_top="4" padding_bottom="4" round="8" padding_right="12" min_height="40">
+        <CheckBox id="cb_autostart" translation="APP_LAUNCHER.AUTOSTART" align_self="baseline"/>
+        <div flex_direction="row" align_items="end" justify_content="center" gap="8" margin_top="8">
+          <Button id="btn_unpin" color="#997777" padding_left="8" padding_right="8" round="8" min_height="40">
+            <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/heart_minus.svg" width="32" height="32" />
+            <label translation="REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES" weight="bold" size="17" shadow="#00000099" />
+          </Button>
+          <Button id="btn_pin" color="#ce4477" padding_left="8" padding_right="8" round="8" min_height="40" tooltip="ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT">
+            <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/heart_plus.svg" width="32" height="32" />
+            <label translation="ADD_TO_FAVOURITES" weight="bold" size="17" shadow="#00000099" />
+          </Button>
+          <Button id="btn_launch" color="#44ce22" padding_left="8" padding_right="8" round="8" min_width="200" min_height="40">
             <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/play.svg" width="32" height="32" />
             <label translation="APP_LAUNCHER.LAUNCH" weight="bold" size="17" shadow="#00000099" />
           </Button>
@@ -61,4 +67,4 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </elements>
-</layout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</layout>
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/de.json b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/de.json
index 881607d0..848f1d3f 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/de.json
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/de.json
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@
 			"REMOVE_UNUSED_MODELS": "Sie schalten die Sprache-zu-Text-Funktion aus.\nMöchten Sie die heruntergeladenen Whisper-Modelle entfernen, um Speicherplatz freizugeben?"
 		},
 		"WHISPER_MODEL": "Sprach-zu-Text-Modell",
-		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "Zu verwendendes Whisper-Modell.\nGrößere Modelle liefern genauere\nErgebnisse, verbrauchen jedoch mehr VRAM."
+		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "Zu verwendendes Whisper-Modell.\nGrößere Modelle liefern genauere\nErgebnisse, verbrauchen jedoch mehr VRAM.",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE": "Standardgröße des Overlays",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE_HELP": "Neue Overlays werden in dieser Skalierung erstellt."
 	},
 	"HELLO": "Hallo!",
 	"AUDIO": {
@@ -296,5 +298,11 @@
 		"WATCH": "Watch",
 		"WORKING_SET": "Arbeits-Set"
 	},
-	"DOWNLOAD": "Herunterladen"
+	"DOWNLOAD": "Herunterladen",
+	"SAVED_TO_FAVOURITES": "Zu Favoriten hinzugefügt",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES": "Zu Favoriten hinzufügen",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT": "Voreinstellung speichern und an den App-Drawer anheften",
+	"REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES": "Aus Favoriten entfernen",
+	"EMPTY": "Leer",
+	"PINNED_APPS": "Angepinnte Anwendungen"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/en.json b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/en.json
index 610dac99..a5666e42 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/en.json
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/en.json
@@ -298,5 +298,11 @@
 	"TARGET_PATH": "Target path",
 	"TERMINATE_PROCESS": "Terminate process",
 	"VERSION": "Version",
-	"WIDTH": "Width"
+	"WIDTH": "Width",
+	"SAVED_TO_FAVOURITES": "Saved to favourites",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES": "Add to favourites",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT": "Save preset and pin it to the app drawer",
+	"REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES": "Remove from favourites",
+	"EMPTY": "Empty",
+	"PINNED_APPS": "Pinned applications"
 }
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/es.json b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/es.json
index 673c430c..23ebb283 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/es.json
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/es.json
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@
 			"REMOVE_UNUSED_MODELS": "Estás desactivando la función de voz a texto.\n¿Te gustaría eliminar los modelos de Whisper descargados para liberar espacio?"
 		},
 		"WHISPER_MODEL": "Modelo de voz a texto",
-		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "Modelo de Whisper a utilizar.\nLos modelos más grandes producen\nresultados más precisos, pero consumen más VRAM."
+		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "Modelo de Whisper a utilizar.\nLos modelos más grandes producen\nresultados más precisos, pero consumen más VRAM.",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE": "Tamaño de la superposición predeterminado",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE_HELP": "Genera nuevas capas de superposición con esta escala."
 	},
 	"HELLO": "¡Hola!",
 	"AUDIO": {
@@ -296,5 +298,11 @@
 		"WATCH": "Watch",
 		"WORKING_SET": "Set de trabajo"
 	},
-	"DOWNLOAD": "Descargar"
+	"DOWNLOAD": "Descargar",
+	"SAVED_TO_FAVOURITES": "Guardado en favoritos",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES": "Añadir a favoritos",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT": "Guarda el ajuste preestablecido y ánclalo al cajón de aplicaciones",
+	"REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES": "Eliminar de favoritos",
+	"EMPTY": "Vacío",
+	"PINNED_APPS": "Aplicaciones ancladas"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/it.json b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/it.json
index a54f1a2a..9e2f3618 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/it.json
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/it.json
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@
 			"REMOVE_UNUSED_MODELS": "Stai disattivando la funzione di sintesi vocale.\nDesideri rimuovere i modelli Whisper scaricati per liberare spazio?"
 		},
 		"WHISPER_MODEL": "Modello di sintesi vocale (speech-to-text)",
-		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "Modello Whisper da utilizzare.\nI modelli più grandi producono risultati\npiù accurati, ma consumano più VRAM."
+		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "Modello Whisper da utilizzare.\nI modelli più grandi producono risultati\npiù accurati, ma consumano più VRAM.",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE": "Dimensioni overlay predefinite",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE_HELP": "Genera nuovi overlay con questa scala."
 	},
 	"APPLICATION_LAUNCHER": "Lanciatore applicazioni",
 	"APPLICATION_STARTED": "Applicazione avviata",
@@ -296,5 +298,11 @@
 		"WATCH": "Watch",
 		"WORKING_SET": "Set di lavoro"
 	},
-	"DOWNLOAD": "Scarica"
+	"DOWNLOAD": "Scarica",
+	"SAVED_TO_FAVOURITES": "Salvato nei preferiti",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES": "Aggiungi ai preferiti",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT": "Salva il preset e fissalo al cassetto delle app",
+	"REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES": "Rimuovi dai preferiti",
+	"EMPTY": "Vuoto",
+	"PINNED_APPS": "Applicazioni fissate"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/ja.json b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/ja.json
index 8c717a96..bb34c3c6 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/ja.json
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/ja.json
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@
 			"REMOVE_UNUSED_MODELS": "文字起こし機能をオフにします。\n空き容量を増やすために、ダウンロード済みのモデルファイルを削除しますか？"
 		},
 		"WHISPER_MODEL": "文字起こしモデル",
-		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "使用するWhisperモデル。\nモデルが大きいほど精度は向上しますが、\nVRAMの消費量が増加します。"
+		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "使用するWhisperモデル。\nモデルが大きいほど精度は向上しますが、\nVRAMの消費量が増加します。",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE": "デフォルトのオーバーレイサイズ",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE_HELP": "新しいオーバーレイをこのスケールで生成します。"
 	},
 	"HELLO": "こんにちは！",
 	"AUDIO": {
@@ -296,5 +298,11 @@
 		"WATCH": "Watch",
 		"WORKING_SET": "ワーキングセット"
 	},
-	"DOWNLOAD": "ダウンロード"
-}
+	"DOWNLOAD": "ダウンロード",
+	"SAVED_TO_FAVOURITES": "お気に入りに保存しました",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES": "お気に入りに追加",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT": "プリセットを保存してアプリドロワーにピン留めします",
+	"REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES": "お気に入りから削除",
+	"EMPTY": "空",
+	"PINNED_APPS": "ピン留めされたアプリケーション"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/pl.json b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/pl.json
index 4a30fc22..59e71517 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/pl.json
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/pl.json
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@
 			"REMOVE_UNUSED_MODELS": "Wyłączasz funkcję zamiany mowy na tekst.\nCzy chcesz usunąć pobrane modele Whisper, aby zwolnić miejsce?"
 		},
 		"WHISPER_MODEL": "Model mowy na tekst",
-		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "Model Whisper do wykorzystania.\nWiększe modele dają dokładniejsze\nwyniki, ale zużywają więcej pamięci VRAM."
+		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "Model Whisper do wykorzystania.\nWiększe modele dają dokładniejsze\nwyniki, ale zużywają więcej pamięci VRAM.",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE": "Domyślny rozmiar nakładki",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE_HELP": "Twórz nowe nakładki w tej skali."
 	},
 	"APPLICATION_LAUNCHER": "Uruchamiacz aplikacji",
 	"APPLICATIONS": "Aplikacje",
@@ -296,5 +298,11 @@
 		"WATCH": "Watch",
 		"WORKING_SET": "Aktywny zestaw"
 	},
-	"DOWNLOAD": "Pobierz"
+	"DOWNLOAD": "Pobierz",
+	"SAVED_TO_FAVOURITES": "Dodano do ulubionych",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES": "Dodaj do ulubionych",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT": "Zapisz ustawienie i przypnij je do szuflady aplikacji",
+	"REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES": "Usuń z ulubionych",
+	"EMPTY": "Puste",
+	"PINNED_APPS": "Przypięte aplikacje"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/zh_CN.json b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/zh_CN.json
index 4955ce41..4816f5c9 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/lang/zh_CN.json
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/lang/zh_CN.json
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@
 			"REMOVE_UNUSED_MODELS": "您正在关闭语音转文本功能。\n是否删除已下载的 Whisper 模型以释放空间？"
 		},
 		"WHISPER_MODEL": "语音转文本模型",
-		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "要使用的 Whisper 模型。\n模型越大，结果越准确，\n但消耗的显存 (VRAM) 越多。"
+		"WHISPER_MODEL_HELP": "要使用的 Whisper 模型。\n模型越大，结果越准确，\n但消耗的显存 (VRAM) 越多。",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE": "默认叠加层大小",
+		"DEFAULT_OVERLAY_SCALE_HELP": "以该比例生成新的叠加层。"
 	},
 	"APPLICATION_LAUNCHER": "应用启动器",
 	"APPLICATION_STARTED": "应用已启动",
@@ -296,5 +298,11 @@
 		"WATCH": "Watch",
 		"WORKING_SET": "工作集"
 	},
-	"DOWNLOAD": "下载"
+	"DOWNLOAD": "下载",
+	"SAVED_TO_FAVOURITES": "已保存至收藏夹",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES": "添加到收藏",
+	"ADD_TO_FAVOURITES_HINT": "保存预设并将其固定到应用抽屉",
+	"REMOVE_FROM_FAVOURITES": "从收藏中移除",
+	"EMPTY": "空",
+	"PINNED_APPS": "已固定应用程序"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/sound/save.mp3 b/dash-frontend/assets/sound/save.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc365b10
Binary files /dev/null and b/dash-frontend/assets/sound/save.mp3 differ
diff --git a/dash-frontend/src/frontend.rs b/dash-frontend/src/frontend.rs
index ce1ba284..af12acae 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/src/frontend.rs
+++ b/dash-frontend/src/frontend.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ pub struct InitParams<'a, T> {
 pub enum SoundType {
 	Startup,
 	Launch,
+	Save,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> Frontend<T> {
 		let path = match sound_type {
 			SoundType::Startup => "sound/startup.mp3",
 			SoundType::Launch => "sound/app_start.mp3",
+			SoundType::Save => "sound/save.mp3",
 		};
 
 		// try loading a custom sound; if one doesn't exist (or it failed to load), use the built-in asset
diff --git a/dash-frontend/src/tab/apps.rs b/dash-frontend/src/tab/apps.rs
index 08f98aaf..6d6e5011 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/src/tab/apps.rs
+++ b/dash-frontend/src/tab/apps.rs
@@ -3,29 +3,39 @@ use wgui::{
 	assets::AssetPath,
 	components::button::{ButtonClickCallback, ComponentButton},
 	globals::WguiGlobals,
+	i18n::Translation,
 	layout::{WidgetID, WidgetPair},
 	parser::{Fetchable, ParseDocumentParams, ParserState, TemplateParams},
+	task::Tasks,
 };
-use wlx_common::desktop_finder::DesktopEntry;
+use wlx_common::{config::PinnedApp, desktop_finder::DesktopEntry};
 
 use crate::{
 	frontend::{Frontend, FrontendTasks},
 	tab::{Tab, TabType},
-	util::popup_manager::PopupHolder,
+	util::{popup_manager::PopupHolder, wgui_simple},
 	views::{self},
 };
 
 struct State {
+	#[allow(dead_code)]
+	parser_state: ParserState,
 	view_launcher: PopupHolder<views::app_launcher::View>,
 }
 
-pub struct TabApps<T> {
-	#[allow(dead_code)]
-	parser_state: ParserState,
+#[derive(Clone)]
+enum Task {
+	RefreshPinnedApps,
+}
 
+pub struct TabApps<T> {
 	state: Rc<RefCell<State>>,
 	app_list: AppList,
 	marker: PhantomData<T>,
+
+	pinned_apps_parent: WidgetID,
+
+	tasks: Tasks<Task>,
 }
 
 impl<T> Tab<T> for TabApps<T> {
@@ -34,9 +44,15 @@ impl<T> Tab<T> for TabApps<T> {
 	}
 
 	fn update(&mut self, frontend: &mut Frontend<T>, _time_ms: u32, data: &mut T) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-		let state = self.state.borrow_mut();
+		let mut state = self.state.borrow_mut();
 
-		self.app_list.tick(frontend, &self.state, &mut self.parser_state)?;
+		self.app_list.tick(frontend, &self.tasks, &mut state, &self.state)?;
+
+		for task in self.tasks.drain() {
+			match task {
+				Task::RefreshPinnedApps => self.refresh_pinned_apps(&mut state, frontend, data)?,
+			}
+		}
 
 		state
 			.view_launcher
@@ -45,8 +61,85 @@ impl<T> Tab<T> for TabApps<T> {
 	}
 }
 
+fn find_entry_from_app_name<'a>(app_id: &str, entries: &'a [DesktopEntry]) -> Option<&'a DesktopEntry> {
+	entries.iter().find(|&entry| *entry.app_id == *app_id)
+}
+
+impl<T> TabApps<T> {
+	fn refresh_pinned_apps(&self, state: &mut State, frontend: &mut Frontend<T>, data: &mut T) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+		frontend.layout.remove_children(self.pinned_apps_parent);
+		let globals = frontend.globals.clone();
+
+		let mut stale_entries = Vec::<Rc<str>>::new();
+
+		let mut pinned_desktop_entries = Vec::<(PinnedApp, &DesktopEntry)>::new();
+
+		// collect pinned desktop entries
+		{
+			let config = frontend.interface.general_config(data);
+			for pinned_app in &config.pinned_apps {
+				let Some(desktop_entry) = find_entry_from_app_name(&pinned_app.app_id, &self.app_list.all_entries) else {
+					stale_entries.push(pinned_app.app_id.clone());
+					continue;
+				};
+
+				pinned_desktop_entries.push((pinned_app.clone(), desktop_entry));
+			}
+			// cleanup:
+			// remove non-existent app ids from pinned apps
+			config.pinned_apps.retain(|pinned_app| {
+				for app_id in &stale_entries {
+					if *app_id == pinned_app.app_id {
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+				true
+			});
+		}
+
+		if pinned_desktop_entries.is_empty() {
+			wgui_simple::create_label(
+				&mut frontend.layout,
+				self.pinned_apps_parent,
+				Translation::from_translation_key("EMPTY"),
+			)?;
+		}
+
+		// mount pinned desktop entries
+		for (pinned_app, desktop_entry) in pinned_desktop_entries {
+			let tooltip_string = format!(
+				"{}\n{}\n{}",
+				pinned_app.compositor_mode.as_ref(),
+				pinned_app.orientation_mode.as_ref(),
+				pinned_app.res_mode.as_ref()
+			);
+
+			let button = mount_entry(
+				frontend,
+				&mut state.parser_state,
+				&doc_params(frontend.globals.clone()),
+				self.pinned_apps_parent,
+				desktop_entry,
+				Some(tooltip_string),
+			)?;
+
+			button.on_click(on_app_click(
+				frontend.tasks.clone(),
+				self.tasks.clone(),
+				globals.clone(),
+				desktop_entry.clone(),
+				self.state.clone(),
+				Some(pinned_app.clone()),
+			));
+		}
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
 struct AppList {
 	//data: Vec<ParserData>,
+	all_entries: Vec<DesktopEntry>,
 	entries_to_mount: VecDeque<DesktopEntry>,
 	list_parent: WidgetPair,
 	prev_category_name: String,
@@ -55,9 +148,11 @@ struct AppList {
 // called after the user clicks any desktop entry
 fn on_app_click(
 	frontend_tasks: FrontendTasks,
+	tasks: Tasks<Task>,
 	globals: WguiGlobals,
 	entry: DesktopEntry,
 	state: Rc<RefCell<State>>,
+	pinned_app: Option<PinnedApp>,
 ) -> ButtonClickCallback {
 	Rc::new(move |_common, _evt| {
 		views::app_launcher::mount_popup(
@@ -65,6 +160,8 @@ fn on_app_click(
 			globals.clone(),
 			entry.clone(),
 			state.borrow_mut().view_launcher.clone(),
+			tasks.make_callback_box(Task::RefreshPinnedApps),
+			pinned_app.clone(),
 		);
 		Ok(())
 	})
@@ -81,20 +178,24 @@ fn doc_params(globals: WguiGlobals) -> ParseDocumentParams<'static> {
 impl<T> TabApps<T> {
 	pub fn new(frontend: &mut Frontend<T>, parent_id: WidgetID, data: &mut T) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
 		let globals = frontend.layout.state.globals.clone();
+		let parser_state = wgui::parser::parse_from_assets(&doc_params(globals.clone()), &mut frontend.layout, parent_id)?;
+
+		let app_list_parent = parser_state.fetch_widget(&frontend.layout.state, "app_list_parent")?;
+		let pinned_apps_parent = parser_state.fetch_widget(&frontend.layout.state, "pinned_apps_parent")?;
+
 		let state = Rc::new(RefCell::new(State {
 			view_launcher: Default::default(),
+			parser_state,
 		}));
 
-		let parser_state = wgui::parser::parse_from_assets(&doc_params(globals.clone()), &mut frontend.layout, parent_id)?;
-		let app_list_parent = parser_state.fetch_widget(&frontend.layout.state, "app_list_parent")?;
-
-		let mut entries_sorted: Vec<_> = frontend
+		let entries: Vec<_> = frontend
 			.interface
 			.desktop_finder(data)
 			.find_entries()
 			.into_values()
 			.collect();
 
+		let mut entries_sorted = entries.clone();
 		entries_sorted.sort_by(|a, b| {
 			let cat_name_a = get_category_name(a);
 			let cat_name_b = get_category_name(b);
@@ -102,16 +203,21 @@ impl<T> TabApps<T> {
 		});
 
 		let app_list = AppList {
+			all_entries: entries,
 			entries_to_mount: entries_sorted.drain(..).collect(),
 			list_parent: app_list_parent,
 			prev_category_name: String::new(),
 		};
 
+		let tasks = Tasks::<Task>::new();
+		tasks.push(Task::RefreshPinnedApps);
+
 		Ok(Self {
 			app_list,
-			parser_state,
 			state,
+			tasks,
 			marker: PhantomData,
+			pinned_apps_parent: pinned_apps_parent.id,
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -225,81 +331,93 @@ fn get_category_name(entry: &DesktopEntry) -> &str {
 	}
 }
 
-impl AppList {
-	fn mount_entry<T>(
-		&mut self,
-		frontend: &mut Frontend<T>,
-		parser_state: &mut ParserState,
-		doc_params: &ParseDocumentParams,
-		entry: &DesktopEntry,
-	) -> anyhow::Result<Rc<ComponentButton>> {
-		let category_name = get_category_name(entry);
-		if category_name != self.prev_category_name {
-			self.prev_category_name = String::from(category_name);
-			let mut params = TemplateParams::new();
-			params.insert("text", category_name);
+fn mount_entry<T>(
+	frontend: &mut Frontend<T>,
+	parser_state: &mut ParserState,
+	doc_params: &ParseDocumentParams,
+	id_parent: WidgetID,
+	entry: &DesktopEntry,
+	tooltip: Option<String>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Rc<ComponentButton>> {
+	{
+		let mut params = TemplateParams::new();
 
-			parser_state.realize_template(
-				doc_params,
-				"CategoryText",
-				&mut frontend.layout,
-				self.list_parent.id,
-				params,
-			)?;
-		}
+		if let Some(tooltip) = tooltip {
+			params.insert_str("tooltip", tooltip);
+		};
 
-		{
-			let mut params = TemplateParams::new();
+		// entry icon
+		params.insert_rc(
+			"src_ext",
+			entry
+				.icon_path
+				.as_ref()
+				.map_or_else(|| "".into(), |icon_path| icon_path.clone()),
+		);
 
-			// entry icon
-			params.insert_rc(
-				"src_ext",
-				entry
-					.icon_path
-					.as_ref()
-					.map_or_else(|| "".into(), |icon_path| icon_path.clone()),
-			);
+		// entry fallback (question mark) icon
+		params.insert(
+			"src",
+			if entry.icon_path.is_none() {
+				"dashboard/terminal.svg"
+			} else {
+				""
+			},
+		);
+		params.insert("name", &entry.app_name);
 
-			// entry fallback (question mark) icon
-			params.insert(
-				"src",
-				if entry.icon_path.is_none() {
-					"dashboard/terminal.svg"
-				} else {
-					""
-				},
-			);
-			params.insert("name", &entry.app_name);
+		let data = parser_state.realize_template(doc_params, "AppEntry", &mut frontend.layout, id_parent, params)?;
 
-			let data = parser_state.realize_template(
-				doc_params,
-				"AppEntry",
-				&mut frontend.layout,
-				self.list_parent.id,
-				params,
-			)?;
-
-			data.fetch_component_as::<ComponentButton>("button")
-		}
+		data.fetch_component_as::<ComponentButton>("button")
 	}
+}
 
+impl AppList {
 	fn tick<T>(
 		&mut self,
 		frontend: &mut Frontend<T>,
-		state: &Rc<RefCell<State>>,
-		parser_state: &mut ParserState,
+		tasks: &Tasks<Task>,
+		state: &mut State,
+		rc_state: &Rc<RefCell<State>>,
 	) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+		let parser_state = &mut state.parser_state;
+
 		// load 30 entries for a single frame at most
 		for _ in 0..30 {
 			if let Some(entry) = self.entries_to_mount.pop_front() {
 				let globals = frontend.layout.state.globals.clone();
-				let button = self.mount_entry(frontend, parser_state, &doc_params(globals.clone()), &entry)?;
+
+				let category_name = get_category_name(&entry);
+				if category_name != self.prev_category_name {
+					self.prev_category_name = String::from(category_name);
+					let mut params = TemplateParams::new();
+					params.insert("text", category_name);
+
+					parser_state.realize_template(
+						&doc_params(globals.clone()),
+						"CategoryText",
+						&mut frontend.layout,
+						self.list_parent.id,
+						params,
+					)?;
+				}
+
+				let button = mount_entry(
+					frontend,
+					parser_state,
+					&doc_params(globals.clone()),
+					self.list_parent.id,
+					&entry,
+					None,
+				)?;
 
 				button.on_click(on_app_click(
 					frontend.tasks.clone(),
+					tasks.clone(),
 					globals.clone(),
 					entry.clone(),
-					state.clone(),
+					rc_state.clone(),
+					None,
 				));
 			} else {
 				break;
diff --git a/dash-frontend/src/views/app_launcher.rs b/dash-frontend/src/views/app_launcher.rs
index 320d9cf6..63d66181 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/src/views/app_launcher.rs
+++ b/dash-frontend/src/views/app_launcher.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use std::{collections::HashMap, rc::Rc, str::FromStr};
-
-use strum::{AsRefStr, EnumString, VariantNames};
+use strum::VariantNames;
 use wayvr_ipc::packet_client::{PositionMode, WvrProcessLaunchParams};
 use wgui::{
 	assets::AssetPath,
-	components::{button::ComponentButton, checkbox::ComponentCheckbox, radio_group::ComponentRadioGroup},
+	components::{
+		ComponentTrait, button::ComponentButton, checkbox::ComponentCheckbox, radio_group::ComponentRadioGroup,
+	},
 	globals::WguiGlobals,
 	i18n::Translation,
 	layout::{Layout, WidgetID},
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ use wgui::{
 	task::Tasks,
 	widget::label::WidgetLabel,
 };
-use wlx_common::{config::GeneralConfig, dash_interface::BoxDashInterface, desktop_finder::DesktopEntry};
+use wlx_common::{
+	config::{AppCompositorMode, AppOrientationMode, AppPosMode, AppResMode, GeneralConfig, PinnedApp},
+	dash_interface::BoxDashInterface,
+	desktop_finder::DesktopEntry,
+};
 
 use crate::{
 	frontend::{FrontendTask, FrontendTasks, SoundType},
@@ -20,51 +25,23 @@ use crate::{
 	views::{ViewTrait, ViewUpdateParams},
 };
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, EnumString, VariantNames, AsRefStr)]
-enum PosMode {
-	Floating,
-	Anchored,
-	Static,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, EnumString, VariantNames, AsRefStr)]
-enum ResMode {
-	Res1440,
-	Res1080,
-	Res720,
-	Res480,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, EnumString, VariantNames, AsRefStr)]
-enum OrientationMode {
-	Wide,
-	SemiWide,
-	Square,
-	SemiTall,
-	Tall,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, EnumString, VariantNames, AsRefStr)]
-enum CompositorMode {
-	Cage,
-	Native,
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone)]
 enum Task {
-	SetCompositor(CompositorMode),
-	SetRes(ResMode),
-	SetOrientation(OrientationMode),
+	SetCompositor(AppCompositorMode),
+	SetRes(AppResMode),
+	SetOrientation(AppOrientationMode),
 	SetAutoStart(bool),
 	Launch,
+	PinApp,
+	UnpinApp,
 }
 
 struct LaunchParams<'a, T> {
 	application: &'a DesktopEntry,
-	compositor_mode: CompositorMode,
-	pos_mode: PosMode,
-	res_mode: ResMode,
-	orientation_mode: OrientationMode,
+	compositor_mode: AppCompositorMode,
+	pos_mode: AppPosMode,
+	res_mode: AppResMode,
+	orientation_mode: AppOrientationMode,
 	globals: &'a WguiGlobals,
 	frontend_tasks: &'a FrontendTasks,
 	interface: &'a mut BoxDashInterface<T>,
@@ -88,14 +65,17 @@ pub struct View {
 	#[allow(dead_code)]
 	radio_orientation: Rc<ComponentRadioGroup>,
 
-	compositor_mode: CompositorMode,
-	pos_mode: PosMode,
-	res_mode: ResMode,
-	orientation_mode: OrientationMode,
+	compositor_mode: AppCompositorMode,
+	pos_mode: AppPosMode,
+	res_mode: AppResMode,
+	orientation_mode: AppOrientationMode,
+
+	pinned_app: Option<PinnedApp>,
 
 	auto_start: bool,
 
-	on_launched: Option<Box<dyn FnOnce()>>,
+	on_close_request: Option<Box<dyn FnOnce()>>,
+	on_app_pins_changed: Option<Box<dyn Fn()>>,
 }
 
 pub struct Params<'a> {
@@ -105,7 +85,9 @@ pub struct Params<'a> {
 	pub parent_id: WidgetID,
 	pub config: &'a GeneralConfig,
 	pub frontend_tasks: &'a FrontendTasks,
-	pub on_launched: Box<dyn FnOnce()>,
+	pub on_close_request: Box<dyn FnOnce()>,
+	pub on_app_pins_changed: Box<dyn Fn()>,
+	pub pinned_app: Option<PinnedApp>,
 }
 
 impl ViewTrait for View {
@@ -131,6 +113,8 @@ impl View {
 		let cb_autostart = state.fetch_component_as::<ComponentCheckbox>("cb_autostart")?;
 
 		let btn_launch = state.fetch_component_as::<ComponentButton>("btn_launch")?;
+		let btn_pin = state.fetch_component_as::<ComponentButton>("btn_pin")?;
+		let btn_unpin = state.fetch_component_as::<ComponentButton>("btn_unpin")?;
 
 		{
 			let mut label_exec = state.fetch_widget_as::<WidgetLabel>(&params.layout.state, "label_exec")?;
@@ -145,6 +129,16 @@ impl View {
 
 		tasks.handle_button(&btn_launch, Task::Launch);
 
+		if params.pinned_app.is_some() {
+			// "Unpin app"
+			tasks.handle_button(&btn_unpin, Task::UnpinApp);
+			params.layout.remove_widget(btn_pin.base().get_id());
+		} else {
+			// "Pin app"
+			tasks.handle_button(&btn_pin, Task::PinApp);
+			params.layout.remove_widget(btn_unpin.base().get_id());
+		}
+
 		let id_icon_parent = state.get_widget_id("icon_parent")?;
 
 		// app icon
@@ -160,28 +154,35 @@ impl View {
 			)?;
 		}
 
-		let compositor_mode = if params.config.xwayland_by_default {
-			CompositorMode::Cage
-		} else {
-			CompositorMode::Native
+		let compositor_mode = match &params.pinned_app {
+			Some(pinned_app) => pinned_app.compositor_mode,
+			None => {
+				if params.config.xwayland_by_default {
+					AppCompositorMode::Cage
+				} else {
+					AppCompositorMode::Native
+				}
+			}
 		};
-		radio_compositor.set_value_simple(compositor_mode.as_ref())?;
-		tasks.push(Task::SetCompositor(compositor_mode));
 
-		let res_mode = ResMode::Res1080;
 		// TODO: configurable defaults ?
-		//radio_res.set_value(res_mode.as_ref())?;
-		//tasks.push(Task::SetRes(res_mode));
+		let mut res_mode = AppResMode::Res1080;
+		let mut orientation_mode = AppOrientationMode::Wide;
+		let pos_mode = AppPosMode::Anchored;
 
-		let orientation_mode = OrientationMode::Wide;
-		// TODO: configurable defaults ?
-		//radio_orientation.set_value(orientation_mode.as_ref())?;
-		//tasks.push(Task::SetOrientation(orientation_mode));
+		if let Some(pinned_app) = &params.pinned_app {
+			res_mode = pinned_app.res_mode;
+			orientation_mode = pinned_app.orientation_mode;
+		}
 
-		let pos_mode = PosMode::Anchored;
-		// TODO: configurable defaults ?
-		//radio_pos.set_value(pos_mode.as_ref())?;
-		//tasks.push(Task::SetPos(pos_mode));
+		// update radios
+		{
+			let mut common = params.layout.common();
+			// TODO: pos_mode is disabled as for now
+			radio_compositor.set_value(&mut common, compositor_mode.as_ref())?;
+			radio_res.set_value(&mut common, res_mode.as_ref())?;
+			radio_orientation.set_value(&mut common, orientation_mode.as_ref())?;
+		}
 
 		let auto_start = false;
 
@@ -189,11 +190,11 @@ impl View {
 			let tasks = tasks.clone();
 			Box::new(move |_, ev| {
 				if let Some(mode) = ev.value.and_then(|v| {
-					CompositorMode::from_str(&v)
+					AppCompositorMode::from_str(&v)
 						.inspect_err(|_| {
 							log::error!(
 								"Invalid value for compositor: '{v}'. Valid values are: {:?}",
-								ResMode::VARIANTS
+								AppResMode::VARIANTS
 							)
 						})
 						.ok()
@@ -208,11 +209,11 @@ impl View {
 			let tasks = tasks.clone();
 			Box::new(move |_, ev| {
 				if let Some(mode) = ev.value.and_then(|v| {
-					ResMode::from_str(&v)
+					AppResMode::from_str(&v)
 						.inspect_err(|_| {
 							log::error!(
 								"Invalid value for resolution: '{v}'. Valid values are: {:?}",
-								ResMode::VARIANTS
+								AppResMode::VARIANTS
 							)
 						})
 						.ok()
@@ -246,11 +247,11 @@ impl View {
 			let tasks = tasks.clone();
 			Box::new(move |_, ev| {
 				if let Some(mode) = ev.value.and_then(|v| {
-					OrientationMode::from_str(&v)
+					AppOrientationMode::from_str(&v)
 						.inspect_err(|_| {
 							log::error!(
 								"Invalid value for orientation: '{v}'. Valid values are: {:?}",
-								OrientationMode::VARIANTS
+								AppOrientationMode::VARIANTS
 							)
 						})
 						.ok()
@@ -290,7 +291,9 @@ impl View {
 			entry: params.entry,
 			frontend_tasks: params.frontend_tasks.clone(),
 			globals: params.globals.clone(),
-			on_launched: Some(params.on_launched),
+			on_close_request: Some(params.on_close_request),
+			on_app_pins_changed: Some(params.on_app_pins_changed),
+			pinned_app: params.pinned_app,
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -307,6 +310,14 @@ impl View {
 					Task::SetOrientation(mode) => self.orientation_mode = mode,
 					Task::SetAutoStart(auto_start) => self.auto_start = auto_start,
 					Task::Launch => self.action_launch(interface, data),
+					Task::PinApp => {
+						self.action_pin_app(interface.general_config(data));
+						interface.config_changed(data, Default::default());
+					}
+					Task::UnpinApp => {
+						self.action_unpin_app(interface.general_config(data));
+						interface.config_changed(data, Default::default());
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -314,6 +325,49 @@ impl View {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
+	fn close(&mut self) {
+		if let Some(c) = self.on_close_request.take() {
+			c();
+		}
+	}
+
+	fn action_unpin_app(&mut self, config: &mut GeneralConfig) {
+		let Some(pinned_app) = &self.pinned_app else {
+			unreachable!();
+		};
+		self.frontend_tasks.push(FrontendTask::PlaySound(SoundType::Save));
+		config.pinned_apps.retain(|p| p != pinned_app);
+
+		if let Some(c) = &self.on_app_pins_changed {
+			c();
+		}
+
+		self.close();
+	}
+
+	fn action_pin_app(&mut self, config: &mut GeneralConfig) {
+		self
+			.frontend_tasks
+			.push(FrontendTask::PushToast(Translation::from_translation_key(
+				"SAVED_TO_FAVOURITES",
+			)));
+		self.frontend_tasks.push(FrontendTask::PlaySound(SoundType::Save));
+
+		config.pinned_apps.push(PinnedApp {
+			app_id: self.entry.app_id.clone(),
+			compositor_mode: self.compositor_mode,
+			pos_mode: self.pos_mode,
+			orientation_mode: self.orientation_mode,
+			res_mode: self.res_mode,
+		});
+
+		if let Some(c) = &self.on_app_pins_changed {
+			c();
+		}
+
+		self.close();
+	}
+
 	fn action_launch<T>(&mut self, interface: &mut BoxDashInterface<T>, data: &mut T) {
 		View::try_launch(LaunchParams {
 			application: &self.entry,
@@ -326,7 +380,7 @@ impl View {
 			auto_start: self.auto_start,
 			interface,
 			data,
-			on_launched: self.on_launched.take(),
+			on_launched: self.on_close_request.take(),
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -347,7 +401,7 @@ impl View {
 	fn launch<T>(mut params: LaunchParams<T>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 		let mut env = Vec::<String>::new();
 
-		if params.compositor_mode == CompositorMode::Native {
+		if params.compositor_mode == AppCompositorMode::Native {
 			// This list could be larger, feel free to expand it
 			env.push("QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland".into());
 			env.push("GDK_BACKEND=wayland".into());
@@ -357,19 +411,19 @@ impl View {
 		}
 
 		let args = match params.compositor_mode {
-			CompositorMode::Cage => format!("-- {} {}", params.application.exec_path, params.application.exec_args),
-			CompositorMode::Native => params.application.exec_args.to_string(),
+			AppCompositorMode::Cage => format!("-- {} {}", params.application.exec_path, params.application.exec_args),
+			AppCompositorMode::Native => params.application.exec_args.to_string(),
 		};
 
 		let exec = match params.compositor_mode {
-			CompositorMode::Cage => "cage".to_string(),
-			CompositorMode::Native => params.application.exec_path.to_string(),
+			AppCompositorMode::Cage => "cage".to_string(),
+			AppCompositorMode::Native => params.application.exec_path.to_string(),
 		};
 
 		let pos_mode = match params.pos_mode {
-			PosMode::Floating => PositionMode::Float,
-			PosMode::Anchored => PositionMode::Anchor,
-			PosMode::Static => PositionMode::Static,
+			AppPosMode::Floating => PositionMode::Float,
+			AppPosMode::Anchored => PositionMode::Anchor,
+			AppPosMode::Static => PositionMode::Static,
 		};
 
 		let mut userdata = HashMap::new();
@@ -408,20 +462,20 @@ impl View {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	fn calculate_resolution(res_mode: ResMode, orientation_mode: OrientationMode) -> [u32; 2] {
+	fn calculate_resolution(res_mode: AppResMode, orientation_mode: AppOrientationMode) -> [u32; 2] {
 		let total_pixels = match res_mode {
-			ResMode::Res1440 => 2560 * 1440,
-			ResMode::Res1080 => 1920 * 1080,
-			ResMode::Res720 => 1280 * 720,
-			ResMode::Res480 => 854 * 480,
+			AppResMode::Res1440 => 2560 * 1440,
+			AppResMode::Res1080 => 1920 * 1080,
+			AppResMode::Res720 => 1280 * 720,
+			AppResMode::Res480 => 854 * 480,
 		};
 
 		let (ratio_w, ratio_h) = match orientation_mode {
-			OrientationMode::Wide => (16, 9),
-			OrientationMode::SemiWide => (3, 2),
-			OrientationMode::Square => (1, 1),
-			OrientationMode::SemiTall => (2, 3),
-			OrientationMode::Tall => (9, 16),
+			AppOrientationMode::Wide => (16, 9),
+			AppOrientationMode::SemiWide => (3, 2),
+			AppOrientationMode::Square => (1, 1),
+			AppOrientationMode::SemiTall => (2, 3),
+			AppOrientationMode::Tall => (9, 16),
 		};
 
 		let k = ((total_pixels as f64) / (ratio_w * ratio_h) as f64).sqrt();
@@ -433,13 +487,20 @@ impl View {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn mount_popup(frontend_tasks: FrontendTasks, globals: WguiGlobals, entry: DesktopEntry, popup: PopupHolder<View>) {
+pub fn mount_popup(
+	frontend_tasks: FrontendTasks,
+	globals: WguiGlobals,
+	entry: DesktopEntry,
+	popup: PopupHolder<View>,
+	on_app_pins_changed: Box<dyn Fn()>,
+	pinned_app: Option<PinnedApp>,
+) {
 	frontend_tasks
 		.clone()
 		.push(FrontendTask::MountPopupOnce(MountPopupOnceParams::new(
 			Translation::from_raw_text(&entry.app_name),
 			Box::new(move |data| {
-				let on_launched = popup.get_close_callback(data.layout);
+				let on_close_request = popup.get_close_callback(data.layout);
 				let view = View::new(Params {
 					entry: entry.clone(),
 					globals: &globals,
@@ -447,7 +508,9 @@ pub fn mount_popup(frontend_tasks: FrontendTasks, globals: WguiGlobals, entry: D
 					parent_id: data.id_content,
 					frontend_tasks: &frontend_tasks,
 					config: data.config,
-					on_launched,
+					on_close_request,
+					on_app_pins_changed,
+					pinned_app,
 				})?;
 
 				popup.set_view(data.handle, view, None);
diff --git a/wgui/src/components/radio_group.rs b/wgui/src/components/radio_group.rs
index d4590eb9..e3deed77 100644
--- a/wgui/src/components/radio_group.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/components/radio_group.rs
@@ -86,17 +86,6 @@ impl ComponentRadioGroup {
 		self.state.borrow().selected.as_ref().and_then(|b| b.get_value())
 	}
 
-	pub fn set_value_simple(&self, value: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-		let mut state = self.state.borrow_mut();
-		for radio_box in &state.radio_boxes {
-			if radio_box.get_value().is_some_and(|box_val| &*box_val == value) {
-				state.selected = Some(radio_box.clone());
-				return Ok(());
-			}
-		}
-		anyhow::bail!("No RadioBox found with value '{value}'")
-	}
-
 	pub fn set_value(&self, common: &mut CallbackDataCommon, value: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 		let mut state = self.state.borrow_mut();
 		let mut selected = None;
diff --git a/wlx-common/src/audio.rs b/wlx-common/src/audio.rs
index 4c5b3617..90ea1c78 100644
--- a/wlx-common/src/audio.rs
+++ b/wlx-common/src/audio.rs
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ pub struct SamplePlayer {
 
 fn audio_thread(receiver: Receiver<AudioThreadMessage>) {
 	log::debug!("audio_thread starting");
-	let Ok(stream) = rodio::DeviceSinkBuilder::open_default_sink() else {
+	let Ok(mut stream) = rodio::DeviceSinkBuilder::open_default_sink() else {
 		log::error!("Failed to open audio stream. Audio will not work.");
 		return;
 	};
+	stream.log_on_drop(false);
 
 	while let Ok(msg) = receiver.recv() {
 		match msg {
diff --git a/wlx-common/src/config.rs b/wlx-common/src/config.rs
index 858d0f3e..a9703d64 100644
--- a/wlx-common/src/config.rs
+++ b/wlx-common/src/config.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, rc::Rc, sync::Arc};
 
 use chrono::Offset;
 use idmap::IdMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use strum::{AsRefStr, EnumProperty, EnumString, VariantArray};
+use strum::{AsRefStr, EnumProperty, EnumString, VariantArray, VariantNames};
 use wayvr_ipc::packet_client::WvrProcessLaunchParams;
 use wgui::drawing::{self, HsvColor};
 
@@ -151,6 +151,44 @@ pub struct SerializedWindowSet {
 	pub hidden_overlays: SerializedWindowStates,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, EnumString, VariantNames, AsRefStr)]
+pub enum AppPosMode {
+	Floating,
+	Anchored,
+	Static,
+}
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, EnumString, VariantNames, AsRefStr)]
+pub enum AppOrientationMode {
+	Wide,
+	SemiWide,
+	Square,
+	SemiTall,
+	Tall,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, EnumString, VariantNames, AsRefStr)]
+pub enum AppCompositorMode {
+	Cage,
+	Native,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, EnumString, VariantNames, AsRefStr)]
+pub enum AppResMode {
+	Res1440,
+	Res1080,
+	Res720,
+	Res480,
+}
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PinnedApp {
+	pub app_id: Rc<str>, // desktop entry app id, for example "libreoffice-draw"
+	pub compositor_mode: AppCompositorMode,
+	pub pos_mode: AppPosMode,
+	pub orientation_mode: AppOrientationMode,
+	pub res_mode: AppResMode,
+}
+
 pub const fn def_pw_tokens() -> PwTokenMap {
 	AStrMap::new()
 }
@@ -401,6 +439,9 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub autostart_apps: Vec<WvrProcessLaunchParams>,
 
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub pinned_apps: Vec<PinnedApp>,
+
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub last_set: u32,
 
diff --git a/wlx-common/src/dash_interface.rs b/wlx-common/src/dash_interface.rs
index 298b1220..81cfaa26 100644
--- a/wlx-common/src/dash_interface.rs
+++ b/wlx-common/src/dash_interface.rs
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ pub trait DashInterface<T> {
 	fn get_feats(&mut self, data: &mut T) -> InterfaceFeats;
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum ConfigChangeKind {
 	OverlayConfig,
 	EnvironmentBlend,
 	/// Marks the config for saving but doesn't notify any components
+	#[default]
 	Other,
 }
 
diff --git a/wlx-common/src/desktop_finder.rs b/wlx-common/src/desktop_finder.rs
index 2bcbf580..f405a240 100644
--- a/wlx-common/src/desktop_finder.rs
+++ b/wlx-common/src/desktop_finder.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 struct DesktopEntryOwned {
+	app_id: String,
 	exec_path: String,
 	exec_args: String,
 	app_name: String,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ struct DesktopEntryOwned {
 pub struct DesktopEntry {
 	pub exec_path: Rc<str>,
 	pub exec_args: Rc<str>,
+	pub app_id: Rc<str>,
 	pub app_name: Rc<str>,
 	pub icon_path: Option<Rc<str>>,
 	pub categories: Vec<Rc<str>>,
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct DesktopEntry {
 impl From<DesktopEntryOwned> for DesktopEntry {
 	fn from(value: DesktopEntryOwned) -> Self {
 		Self {
+			app_id: value.app_id.into(),
 			exec_path: value.exec_path.into(),
 			exec_args: value.exec_args.into(),
 			app_name: value.app_name.into(),
@@ -242,8 +245,9 @@ impl DesktopFinder {
 				known_files.insert(file_name.to_string());
 
 				entries.insert(
-					app_id,
+					app_id.clone(),
 					DesktopEntryOwned {
+						app_id,
 						app_name: String::from(app_name),
 						exec_path: String::from(exec_path),
 						exec_args: exec_args.join(" "),