diff --git a/shell/scripts/app-launcher-hidden-entries.sh b/shell/scripts/app-launcher-hidden-entries.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+desktop_names=${1:-}
+
+declare -A seen_ids
+
+desktop_matches() {
+  local list=$1
+  local desktop_name
+  local entry
+
+  IFS=":" read -ra desktop_parts <<< "$desktop_names"
+  IFS=";" read -ra entries <<< "$list"
+
+  for desktop_name in "${desktop_parts[@]}"; do
+    [[ -z $desktop_name ]] && continue
+
+    for entry in "${entries[@]}"; do
+      [[ -z $entry ]] && continue
+      [[ $entry == "$desktop_name" ]] && return 0
+    done
+  done
+
+  return 1
+}
+
+desktop_id_for_file() {
+  local dir=$1
+  local file=$2
+  local rel=${file#"$dir"/}
+
+  rel=${rel%.desktop}
+  printf '%s\n' "${rel//\//-}"
+}
+
+is_hidden_desktop_file() {
+  local file=$1
+  local in_desktop_entry=0
+  local hidden=false
+  local only_show_in=
+  local not_show_in=
+  local line key value
+
+  while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n $line ]]; do
+    line=${line%$'\r'}
+
+    if [[ $line =~ ^\[(.*)\]$ ]]; then
+      [[ ${BASH_REMATCH[1]} == "Desktop Entry" ]] && in_desktop_entry=1 || in_desktop_entry=0
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    (( in_desktop_entry )) || continue
+    [[ $line == *=* ]] || continue
+
+    key=${line%%=*}
+    value=${line#*=}
+
+    case $key in
+      Hidden|NoDisplay)
+        [[ $value == "true" ]] && hidden=true
+        ;;
+      OnlyShowIn)
+        only_show_in=$value
+        ;;
+      NotShowIn)
+        not_show_in=$value
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done < "$file"
+
+  [[ $hidden == "true" ]] && return 0
+  [[ -n $only_show_in ]] && ! desktop_matches "$only_show_in" && return 0
+  [[ -n $not_show_in ]] && desktop_matches "$not_show_in" && return 0
+
+  return 1
+}
+
+scan_dir() {
+  local dir=$1
+  local file id
+
+  [[ -d $dir ]] || return
+
+  while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+    id=$(desktop_id_for_file "$dir" "$file")
+    [[ -n ${seen_ids[$id]+set} ]] && continue
+    seen_ids[$id]=1
+
+    if is_hidden_desktop_file "$file"; then
+      printf '%s\n' "$id"
+    fi
+  done < <(find "$dir" -type f -name '*.desktop' -print0 2>/dev/null | sort -z)
+}
+
+scan_dir "$HOME/.local/share/applications"
+
+IFS=":" read -ra data_dirs <<< "${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/local/share:/usr/share}"
+for data_dir in "${data_dirs[@]}"; do
+  scan_dir "$data_dir/applications"
+done
+
+scan_dir "$HOME/.nix-profile/share/applications"