diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
index 81528b8d6..fdd4c7fed 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public static void Save()
         {
-            foreach (var pluginPair in GetAllPlugins())
+            foreach (var pluginPair in GetAllInitializedPlugins())
             {
                 var savable = pluginPair.Plugin as ISavable;
                 try
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public static async ValueTask DisposePluginsAsync()
         {
-            foreach (var pluginPair in GetAllPlugins())
+            foreach (var pluginPair in GetAllInitializedPlugins())
             {
                 await DisposePluginAsync(pluginPair);
             }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public static async Task ReloadDataAsync()
         {
-            await Task.WhenAll([.. GetAllPlugins().Select(plugin => plugin.Plugin switch
+            await Task.WhenAll([.. GetAllInitializedPlugins().Select(plugin => plugin.Plugin switch
             {
                 IReloadable p => Task.Run(p.ReloadData),
                 IAsyncReloadable p => p.ReloadDataAsync(),
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public static async Task OpenExternalPreviewAsync(string path, bool sendFailToast = true)
         {
-            await Task.WhenAll([.. GetAllPlugins().Select(plugin => plugin.Plugin switch
+            await Task.WhenAll([.. GetAllInitializedPlugins().Select(plugin => plugin.Plugin switch
             {
                 IAsyncExternalPreview p => p.OpenPreviewAsync(path, sendFailToast),
                 _ => Task.CompletedTask,
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public static async Task CloseExternalPreviewAsync()
         {
-            await Task.WhenAll([.. GetAllPlugins().Select(plugin => plugin.Plugin switch
+            await Task.WhenAll([.. GetAllInitializedPlugins().Select(plugin => plugin.Plugin switch
             {
                 IAsyncExternalPreview p => p.ClosePreviewAsync(),
                 _ => Task.CompletedTask,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public static async Task SwitchExternalPreviewAsync(string path, bool sendFailToast = true)
         {
-            await Task.WhenAll([.. GetAllPlugins().Select(plugin => plugin.Plugin switch
+            await Task.WhenAll([.. GetAllInitializedPlugins().Select(plugin => plugin.Plugin switch
             {
                 IAsyncExternalPreview p => p.SwitchPreviewAsync(path, sendFailToast),
                 _ => Task.CompletedTask,
@@ -512,14 +512,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static PluginPair GetPluginForId(string id)
         {
-            return GetAllPlugins().FirstOrDefault(o => o.Metadata.ID == id);
+            return GetAllInitializedPlugins().FirstOrDefault(o => o.Metadata.ID == id);
         }
 
         #endregion
 
         #region Get Plugin List
 
-        public static List<PluginPair> GetAllPlugins()
+        public static List<PluginPair> GetAllInitializedPlugins()
         {
             return [.. _allPlugins.Values];
         }
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             if (!Version.TryParse(newMetadata.Version, out var newVersion))
                 return true; // If version is not valid, we assume it is lesser than any existing version
 
-            return GetAllPlugins().Any(x => x.Metadata.ID == newMetadata.ID
+            return GetAllInitializedPlugins().Any(x => x.Metadata.ID == newMetadata.ID
                                        && Version.TryParse(x.Metadata.Version, out var version)
                                        && newVersion <= version);
         }
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                 // If we want to remove plugin from AllPlugins,
                 // we need to dispose them so that they can release file handles
                 // which can help FL to delete the plugin settings & cache folders successfully
-                var pluginPairs = GetAllPlugins().Where(p => p.Metadata.ID == plugin.ID).ToList();
+                var pluginPairs = GetAllInitializedPlugins().Where(p => p.Metadata.ID == plugin.ID).ToList();
                 foreach (var pluginPair in pluginPairs)
                 {
                     await DisposePluginAsync(pluginPair);
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
index cfa813d3f..4cefe4bc6 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         string GetTranslation(string key);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Get all loaded plugins
+        /// Get all initialized plugins
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
         List<PluginPair> GetAllPlugins();
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
index dc64aefa9..bae953bbc 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
 
         public string GetTranslation(string key) => Internationalization.GetTranslation(key);
 
-        public List<PluginPair> GetAllPlugins() => PluginManager.GetAllPlugins();
+        public List<PluginPair> GetAllPlugins() => PluginManager.GetAllInitializedPlugins();
 
         public MatchResult FuzzySearch(string query, string stringToCompare) =>
             StringMatcher.FuzzySearch(query, stringToCompare);
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/SettingPages/ViewModels/SettingsPanePluginsViewModel.cs b/Flow.Launcher/SettingPages/ViewModels/SettingsPanePluginsViewModel.cs
index 9e20d7a4a..8a84a7749 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/SettingPages/ViewModels/SettingsPanePluginsViewModel.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/SettingPages/ViewModels/SettingsPanePluginsViewModel.cs
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ public partial class SettingsPanePluginsViewModel : BaseModel
         }
     }
 
-    private IList<PluginViewModel>? _pluginViewModels;
-    public IList<PluginViewModel> PluginViewModels => _pluginViewModels ??= PluginManager.GetAllPlugins()
+    private List<PluginViewModel>? _pluginViewModels;
+    // Get all initialized plugins and ignore those that are not initialized
+    public List<PluginViewModel> PluginViewModels => _pluginViewModels ??= App.API.GetAllPlugins()
         .OrderBy(plugin => plugin.Metadata.Disabled)
         .ThenBy(plugin => plugin.Metadata.Name)
         .Select(plugin => new PluginViewModel