diff --git a/Launcher.py b/Launcher.py
index 29bd7176..713c0cd3 100644
--- a/Launcher.py
+++ b/Launcher.py
@@ -230,10 +230,11 @@ def run_gui(path: str, args: Any) -> None:
     from kivy.properties import ObjectProperty
     from kivy.core.window import Window
     from kivy.metrics import dp
-    from kivymd.uix.button import MDIconButton
+    from kivymd.uix.button import MDIconButton, MDButton
     from kivymd.uix.card import MDCard
     from kivymd.uix.menu import MDDropdownMenu
     from kivymd.uix.snackbar import MDSnackbar, MDSnackbarText
+    from kivymd.uix.textfield import MDTextField
 
     from kivy.lang.builder import Builder
 
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ def run_gui(path: str, args: Any) -> None:
         navigation: MDGridLayout = ObjectProperty(None)
         grid: MDGridLayout = ObjectProperty(None)
         button_layout: ScrollBox = ObjectProperty(None)
+        search_box: MDTextField = ObjectProperty(None)
         cards: list[LauncherCard]
         current_filter: Sequence[str | Type] | None
 
@@ -338,14 +340,29 @@ def run_gui(path: str, args: Any) -> None:
             scroll_percent = self.button_layout.convert_distance_to_scroll(0, top)
             self.button_layout.scroll_y = max(0, min(1, scroll_percent[1]))
 
-        def filter_clients(self, caller):
+        def filter_clients_by_type(self, caller: MDButton):
             self._refresh_components(caller.type)
+            self.search_box.text = ""
+
+        def filter_clients_by_name(self, caller: MDTextField, name: str) -> None:
+            if len(name) == 0:
+                self._refresh_components(self.current_filter)
+                return
+
+            sub_matches = [
+                card for card in self.cards
+                if name.lower() in card.component.display_name.lower() and card.component.type != Type.HIDDEN
+            ]
+            self.button_layout.layout.clear_widgets()
+            for card in sub_matches:
+                self.button_layout.layout.add_widget(card)
 
         def build(self):
             self.top_screen = Builder.load_file(Utils.local_path("data/launcher.kv"))
             self.grid = self.top_screen.ids.grid
             self.navigation = self.top_screen.ids.navigation
             self.button_layout = self.top_screen.ids.button_layout
+            self.search_box = self.top_screen.ids.search_box
             self.set_colors()
             self.top_screen.md_bg_color = self.theme_cls.backgroundColor
 
@@ -353,6 +370,7 @@ def run_gui(path: str, args: Any) -> None:
             refresh_components = self._refresh_components
 
             Window.bind(on_drop_file=self._on_drop_file)
+            Window.bind(on_keyboard=self._on_keyboard)
 
             for component in components:
                 self.cards.append(self.build_card(component))
@@ -389,6 +407,15 @@ def run_gui(path: str, args: Any) -> None:
             else:
                 logging.warning(f"unable to identify component for {file}")
 
+        def _on_keyboard(self, window: Window, key: int, scancode: int, codepoint: str, modifier: list[str]):
+            # Activate search as soon as we start typing, no matter if we are focused on the search box or not.
+            # Focus first, then capture the first character we type, otherwise it gets swallowed and lost.
+            # Limit text input to ASCII non-control characters (space bar to tilde).
+            if not self.search_box.focus:
+                self.search_box.focus = True
+                if key in range(32, 126):
+                    self.search_box.text += codepoint
+
         def _stop(self, *largs):
             # ran into what appears to be https://groups.google.com/g/kivy-users/c/saWDLoYCSZ4 with PyCharm.
             # Closing the window explicitly cleans it up.
diff --git a/data/launcher.kv b/data/launcher.kv
index 8c6a8288..1cb4e84a 100644
--- a/data/launcher.kv
+++ b/data/launcher.kv
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ MDFloatLayout:
                 id: all
                 style: "text"
                 type: (Type.CLIENT, Type.TOOL, Type.ADJUSTER, Type.MISC)
-                on_release: app.filter_clients(self)
+                on_release: app.filter_clients_by_type(self)
 
                 MDButtonIcon:
                     icon: "asterisk"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ MDFloatLayout:
                 id: client
                 style: "text"
                 type: (Type.CLIENT, )
-                on_release: app.filter_clients(self)
+                on_release: app.filter_clients_by_type(self)
 
                 MDButtonIcon:
                     icon: "controller"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ MDFloatLayout:
                 id: Tool
                 style: "text"
                 type: (Type.TOOL, )
-                on_release: app.filter_clients(self)
+                on_release: app.filter_clients_by_type(self)
 
                 MDButtonIcon:
                     icon: "desktop-classic"
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ MDFloatLayout:
                 id: adjuster
                 style: "text"
                 type: (Type.ADJUSTER, )
-                on_release: app.filter_clients(self)
+                on_release: app.filter_clients_by_type(self)
 
                 MDButtonIcon:
                     icon: "wrench"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ MDFloatLayout:
                 id: misc
                 style: "text"
                 type: (Type.MISC, )
-                on_release: app.filter_clients(self)
+                on_release: app.filter_clients_by_type(self)
 
                 MDButtonIcon:
                     icon: "dots-horizontal-circle-outline"
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ MDFloatLayout:
                 id: favorites
                 style: "text"
                 type: ("favorites", )
-                on_release: app.filter_clients(self)
+                on_release: app.filter_clients_by_type(self)
 
                 MDButtonIcon:
                     icon: "star"
@@ -141,5 +141,21 @@ MDFloatLayout:
             MDNavigationDrawerDivider:
 
 
-        ScrollBox:
-            id: button_layout
\ No newline at end of file
+        MDGridLayout:
+            id: main_layout
+            cols: 1
+            spacing: "10dp"
+
+            MDTextField:
+                id: search_box
+                mode: "outlined"
+                set_text: app.filter_clients_by_name
+
+                MDTextFieldLeadingIcon:
+                    icon: "magnify"
+
+                MDTextFieldHintText:
+                    text: "Search"
+
+            ScrollBox:
+                id: button_layout