diff --git a/src/apps/editor.ts b/src/apps/editor.ts
index eacf3bc..f3643f4 100644
--- a/src/apps/editor.ts
+++ b/src/apps/editor.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ export default class EditorApp implements App {
       title: this.name,
       icon,
       width: 500,
-      height: 400,
-      canResize: true
+      height: 400
     })
 
     if (data != null) {
diff --git a/src/apps/files.ts b/src/apps/files.ts
index 5c2d5d5..6ddaa50 100644
--- a/src/apps/files.ts
+++ b/src/apps/files.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import icon from '../assets/icons/files.png'
 import { App } from '../types.ts'
 
-import flow from '../flow.ts'
 import { FlowWindow } from '../wm.ts'
 
 import { Stats } from 'fs'
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@ export default class FilesApp implements App {
       title: this.name,
       icon,
       width: 500,
-      height: 400,
-      canResize: true
+      height: 400
     })
 
     win.content.style.display = 'flex'
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ export default class FilesApp implements App {
               if (fileStat.isDirectory()) {
                 await setDir(dir + separator + file)
               } else {
-                flow.openApp('flow.editor', { path: dir + separator + file })
+                await window.flow.openApp('flow.editor', { path: dir + separator + file })
               }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/info.ts b/src/apps/info.ts
index 2e69b75..00b7178 100644
--- a/src/apps/info.ts
+++ b/src/apps/info.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default class SettingsApp implements App {
     win.content.style.flexDirection = 'column'
     win.content.style.justifyContent = 'center'
     win.content.style.alignItems = 'center'
+    win.content.style.background = 'var(--base)'
     win.content.innerHTML = `
         <div>
           <h1 style="margin:0;">FlowOS</h1>
diff --git a/src/apps/manager.ts b/src/apps/manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfc064f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import icon from '../assets/icons/manager.png'
+import { App } from '../types.ts'
+import { FlowWindow } from '../wm.ts'
+
+export default class ManagerApp implements App {
+  name = 'Manager'
+  pkg = 'flow.manager'
+  icon = icon
+  version = '1.0.0'
+
+  async open (): Promise<FlowWindow> {
+    const win = window.wm.createWindow({
+      title: this.name,
+      icon,
+      width: 350,
+      height: 500
+    })
+
+    win.content.style.display = 'flex'
+    win.content.style.flexDirection = 'column'
+    win.content.style.gap = '10px'
+    win.content.style.padding = '10px'
+    win.content.style.background = 'var(--base)'
+    win.content.innerHTML = `
+      ${window.flow.apps.map(app => {
+        return `
+          <div style="display:flex;gap: 10px;padding: 10px;background: var(--surface-0);border-radius: 10px;">
+            <img src="${app.icon}" style="border-radius: 40%;aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;height: 50px;"/>
+            <div>
+              <h3 style="margin:0;">${app.name} ${(app.builtin ?? false) ? '<code style="font-size: 0.75em;">(builtin)</code>' : ''}</h3>
+              <p style="margin:0;">${app.pkg} (v${app.version})</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        `
+      }).join('')}
+    `
+
+    return win
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/music.ts b/src/apps/music.ts
index f31ad2b..c7fe8f2 100644
--- a/src/apps/music.ts
+++ b/src/apps/music.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ export default class MusicApp implements App {
       title: this.name,
       icon,
       width: 700,
-      height: 300,
-      canResize: true
+      height: 300
     })
 
+    win.content.style.background = 'var(--base)'
     win.content.innerHTML = 'hi'
 
     return win
diff --git a/src/apps/settings.ts b/src/apps/settings.ts
index 3354c83..42285c2 100644
--- a/src/apps/settings.ts
+++ b/src/apps/settings.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ export default class SettingsApp implements App {
       title: this.name,
       icon,
       width: 700,
-      height: 300,
-      canResize: true
+      height: 300
     })
 
+    win.content.style.background = 'var(--base)'
     win.content.style.padding = '10px'
     win.content.innerHTML = `
       <h1>Settings</h1>
diff --git a/src/assets/icons/manager.png b/src/assets/icons/manager.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a1ccfd
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/icons/manager.png differ
diff --git a/src/flow.ts b/src/flow.ts
index bf53e0c..151deef 100644
--- a/src/flow.ts
+++ b/src/flow.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,67 @@
-import { Flow } from './types.ts'
+import { App, LoadedApp } from './types.ts'
 
-import SettingsApp from './apps/settings.ts'
-import FilesApp from './apps/files.ts'
-import MusicApp from './apps/music.ts'
-import EditorApp from './apps/editor.ts'
-import InfoApp from './apps/info.ts'
+class Flow {
+  apps: LoadedApp[] = []
+  appList = [
+    'settings',
+    'music',
+    'files',
+    'editor',
+    'info',
+    'manager'
+  ]
 
-const flow: Flow = {
-  apps: {
-    'flow.settings': new SettingsApp(),
-    'flow.music': new MusicApp(),
-    'flow.files': new FilesApp(),
-    'flow.editor': new EditorApp(),
-    'flow.info': new InfoApp()
-  },
-  async openApp (pkg: string, data: any) {
-    const win = this.apps[pkg].open(data)
-    const event = new CustomEvent('app_opened', { detail: { app: this.apps[pkg], win: await win } })
+  async init (): Promise<void> {
+    window.preloader.setPending('apps')
+    window.preloader.setStatus('importing default apps...')
+
+    for (const appPath of this.appList) {
+      const { default: ImportedApp } = await import(`./apps/${appPath}.ts`)
+      const app = new ImportedApp()
+      app.builtin = true
+
+      window.preloader.setStatus(`importing default apps\n${appPath}`)
+      this.add(app)
+    }
+
+    window.wm.launcher.style.opacity = '0'
+    window.wm.launcher.style.filter = 'blur(0px)'
+    window.wm.launcher.style.pointerEvents = 'none'
+
+    window.preloader.setStatus('adding apps to app launcher...')
+
+    this.apps.forEach((app) => {
+      window.preloader.setStatus(`adding apps to app launcher\n${app.name}`)
+      const appElement = document.createElement('app')
+      appElement.onclick = async () => {
+        await window.flow.openApp(app.pkg)
+        window.wm.toggleLauncher()
+      }
+      appElement.innerHTML = `<img src="${app.icon}"><div>${app.name}</div>`
+      window.wm.launcher.querySelector('apps')?.appendChild(appElement)
+    })
+
+    document.body.appendChild(window.wm.windowArea)
+    document.body.appendChild(window.wm.launcher)
+
+    await window.preloader.setDone('apps')
+  }
+
+  add (app: App): void {
+    if (this.apps.some(x => x.pkg === app.pkg)) {
+      console.error(`Unable to register app; ${app.pkg} is already registered.`)
+      return
+    }
+
+    this.apps.push(app)
+  }
+
+  async openApp (pkg: string, data?: any): Promise<void> {
+    const app = this.apps.find(x => x.pkg === pkg)
+    const win = app?.open(data)
+    const event = new CustomEvent('app_opened', { detail: { app, win: await win } })
     window.dispatchEvent(event)
   }
 }
 
-export default flow
+export default Flow
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 312bb1c..13febd1 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@ import './style.less'
 import Preloader from './preloader'
 import StatusBar from './statusbar'
 import WM from './wm'
+import Flow from './flow'
 
 import * as fs from 'fs'
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
     preloader: Preloader
+    flow: Flow
+    fs: typeof fs
     statusBar: StatusBar
     wm: WM
-    fs: typeof fs
   }
 }
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ if (params.get('debug') !== null && params.get('debug') !== undefined) {
 }
 
 window.preloader = new Preloader()
+window.flow = new Flow()
 window.statusBar = new StatusBar()
 window.wm = new WM();
 
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@ window.wm = new WM();
   await window.statusBar.init()
   await window.wm.init()
 
+  await window.flow.init()
+
   window.preloader.setStatus('')
   window.preloader.finish()
 })().catch(e => console.error)
diff --git a/src/modules/appLauncher.ts b/src/modules/appLauncher.ts
index 14c263b..3d13dac 100644
--- a/src/modules/appLauncher.ts
+++ b/src/modules/appLauncher.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export const meta = {
-  name: 'App View',
-  description: 'Opens the app view.',
-  id: 'appview'
+  name: 'App Launcher',
+  description: 'Opens the app launcher.',
+  id: 'applauncher'
 }
 
 export const run = (element: HTMLDivElement): void => {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f978b3b..be3293b 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -44,15 +44,16 @@ export interface FlowWindowConfig {
   width?: number
   height?: number
 
-  canResize: boolean
+  canResize?: boolean
 
   minWidth?: number
   minHeight?: number
 }
 
-export interface Flow {
-  apps: {
-    [key: string]: App
-  }
-  openApp: Function
+export interface Apps {
+  [key: string]: App
+}
+
+export interface LoadedApp extends App {
+  builtin: boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/wm.ts b/src/wm.ts
index 82b6d40..4119596 100644
--- a/src/wm.ts
+++ b/src/wm.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import flow from './flow.ts'
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
 import { FlowWindowConfig } from './types.ts'
 
@@ -89,12 +88,14 @@ export class FlowWindow {
       this.focus()
     }
 
+    if (config.canResize === undefined) config.canResize = true
+
     this.element.style.width = `${config.width ?? 300}px`
     this.element.style.height = `${config.height ?? 200}px`
 
     this.header = document.createElement('window-header')
     this.header.innerHTML = `<img src="${config.icon}"></img> <div class="title">${config.title}</div><div style="flex:1;"></div><i id="min" class='bx bx-minus'></i><i id="close" class='bx bx-x'></i>`
-    if (config.canResize) {
+    if (!config.canResize) {
       this.header.innerHTML = `<img src="${config.icon}"></img> <div class="title">${config.title}</div><div style="flex:1;"></div><i id="min" class='bx bx-minus'></i><i id="max" class='bx bx-checkbox'></i><i id="close" class='bx bx-x'></i>`
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ export class FlowWindow {
 
     (this.header.querySelector('#min') as HTMLElement).onclick = () => this.toggleMin()
 
-    if (config.canResize) {
+    if (!config.canResize) {
       (this.header.querySelector('#max') as HTMLElement).onclick = () => this.toggleMax()
     }
 
@@ -234,26 +235,6 @@ class WM {
       this.toggleLauncher()
     }
 
-    this.launcher.style.opacity = '0'
-    this.launcher.style.filter = 'blur(0px)'
-    this.launcher.style.pointerEvents = 'none'
-
-    window.preloader.setStatus('adding apps to app launcher...')
-
-    for (const pkg in flow.apps) {
-      window.preloader.setStatus(`adding apps to app launcher\n${flow.apps[pkg].name}`)
-      const app = document.createElement('app')
-      app.onclick = () => {
-        flow.openApp(pkg)
-        this.toggleLauncher()
-      }
-      app.innerHTML = `<img src="${flow.apps[pkg].icon}"><div>${flow.apps[pkg].name}</div>`
-      this.launcher.querySelector('apps')?.appendChild(app)
-    }
-
-    document.body.appendChild(this.windowArea)
-    document.body.appendChild(this.launcher)
-
     await window.preloader.setDone('window manager')
   }
 }