diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5826ebe..97650f2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ qt_standard_project_setup()
 qt_add_executable(waycast)
 
 include_directories("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib")
-include_directories("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib")
+include_directories("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/ui")
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SRC_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp")
-target_sources(waycast PRIVATE ${SRC_FILES} src/main.cpp)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE LIB_UI_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/ui/*.cpp")
+target_sources(waycast PRIVATE ${SRC_FILES} ${LIB_UI_FILES} src/main.cpp)
 target_include_directories(waycast PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib)
 # target_include_directories(waycast PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}) 
 
diff --git a/lib/dmenu.hpp b/lib/dmenu.hpp
index f3d9f93..4c58340 100644
--- a/lib/dmenu.hpp
+++ b/lib/dmenu.hpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace dmenu
         }
     };
 
-    std::vector<std::string> split(std::string s, char delimiter)
+    inline std::vector<std::string> split(std::string s, char delimiter)
     {
         std::vector<std::string> items;
         std::string line;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace dmenu
     }
 
     using DEVec = std::unique_ptr<std::vector<DesktopEntry>>;
-    DEVec get_dmenu_app_data()
+    inline DEVec get_dmenu_app_data()
     {
         DEVec out = std::make_unique<std::vector<DesktopEntry>>();
         const char* env_dirs = std::getenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS");
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ namespace dmenu
 
             for (const auto &dfile : desktopFiles)
             {
-                out->emplace_back(dfile.string());
+                DesktopEntry entry(dfile.string());
+                if (entry.display) {
+                    out->push_back(std::move(entry));
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/files.hpp b/lib/files.hpp
index 721e104..005d2cc 100644
--- a/lib/files.hpp
+++ b/lib/files.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace files
 {
     namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
-    std::vector<fs::path> findFilesWithExtension(const std::string path, const std::string ext)
+    inline std::vector<fs::path> findFilesWithExtension(const std::string path, const std::string ext)
     {
         std::vector<fs::path> out;
         std::unordered_set<std::string> seen; // canonicalized paths to dedupe
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace files
         return out;
     }
 
-    std::string readFile(const std::string &filename)
+    inline std::string readFile(const std::string &filename)
     {
         std::ifstream in(filename);
         if (!in)
diff --git a/lib/ui/AppListModel.cpp b/lib/ui/AppListModel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f317bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ui/AppListModel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "AppListModel.hpp"
+#include <QDebug>
+
+AppListModel::AppListModel(QObject *parent)
+    : QAbstractListModel(parent)
+{
+    loadApps();
+}
+
+int AppListModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(parent);
+    return m_apps ? static_cast<int>(m_apps->size()) : 0;
+}
+
+QVariant AppListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+    if (!index.isValid() || !m_apps || index.row() >= static_cast<int>(m_apps->size()))
+        return QVariant();
+
+    const dmenu::DesktopEntry &app = (*m_apps)[index.row()];
+
+    switch (role) {
+    case NameRole:
+        return QString::fromStdString(app.name);
+    case ExecRole:
+        return QString::fromStdString(app.exec);
+    case IdRole:
+        return QString::fromStdString(app.id);
+    default:
+        return QVariant();
+    }
+}
+
+QHash<int, QByteArray> AppListModel::roleNames() const
+{
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roles;
+    roles[NameRole] = "name";
+    roles[ExecRole] = "exec";
+    roles[IdRole] = "id";
+    return roles;
+}
+
+void AppListModel::loadApps()
+{
+    beginResetModel();
+    m_apps = dmenu::get_dmenu_app_data();
+    endResetModel();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ui/AppListModel.hpp b/lib/ui/AppListModel.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a76a440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ui/AppListModel.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QAbstractListModel>
+#include <QQmlEngine>
+
+#undef signals
+#include "../dmenu.hpp"
+#define signals public
+
+class AppListModel : public QAbstractListModel
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    enum AppRoles {
+        NameRole = Qt::UserRole + 1,
+        ExecRole,
+        IdRole
+    };
+
+    explicit AppListModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
+    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const override;
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void loadApps();
+
+private:
+    dmenu::DEVec m_apps;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 26c1b9a..54bcbc9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-#include "dmenu.hpp"
-#include "files.hpp"
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QWindow>
 #include <LayerShellQt/window.h>
+#include "ui/AppListModel.hpp"
+#include "dmenu.hpp"
+#include "files.hpp"
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -37,12 +38,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("waycast");
-    
+
     // Enable system theme support
     app.setDesktopSettingsAware(true);
 
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
 
+    // Register the AppListModel type with QML
+    qmlRegisterType<AppListModel>("WayCast", 1, 0, "AppListModel");
+
     // Set up layer shell before creating any windows
     QObject::connect(&engine, &QQmlApplicationEngine::objectCreationFailed, &app, []()
                      { QCoreApplication::exit(-1); });
diff --git a/ui/Main.qml b/ui/Main.qml
index 5010fee..5bc2462 100644
--- a/ui/Main.qml
+++ b/ui/Main.qml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls
 import QtQuick.Window
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material
 import QtQuick.Controls.Universal
+import WayCast
 
 ApplicationWindow {
   id: win
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         Keys.onUpPressed: listView.decrementCurrentIndex()
         Keys.onReturnPressed: {
           if (listView.currentItem) {
-            console.log("Selected:", listModel.get(listView.currentIndex).name)
+            console.log("Selected:", appModel.data(appModel.index(listView.currentIndex, 0), Qt.UserRole + 1))
           }
         }
       }
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         
         ListView {
           id: listView
-          model: listModel
+          model: appModel
           currentIndex: 0
           highlightFollowsCurrentItem: true
           
@@ -112,12 +113,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     }
   }
   
-  ListModel {
-    id: listModel
-    ListElement { name: "Firefox"; exec: "firefox" }
-    ListElement { name: "Terminal"; exec: "gnome-terminal" }
-    ListElement { name: "File Manager"; exec: "nautilus" }
-    ListElement { name: "Text Editor"; exec: "gedit" }
-    ListElement { name: "Calculator"; exec: "gnome-calculator" }
+  AppListModel {
+    id: appModel
   }
 }