Merge branch 'dev' into empty_query

.github/workflows/dotnet.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# This workflow will build a .NET project
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-net
+
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      FlowVersion: 1.19.5
+      NUGET_CERT_REVOCATION_MODE: offline
+      BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_number }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set Flow.Launcher.csproj version
+        id: update
+        uses: vers-one/dotnet-project-version-updater@v1.7
+        with:
+          file: |
+            "**/SolutionAssemblyInfo.cs"
+          version: ${{ env.FlowVersion }}.${{ env.BUILD_NUMBER }}
+      - name: Setup .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 7.0.x
+#          cache: true
+#          cache-dependency-path: |
+#            Flow.Launcher/packages.lock.json
+#            Flow.Launcher.Core/packages.lock.json            
+#            Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json
+#            Flow.Launcher.Plugin/packages.lock.json
+      - name: Install vpk
+        run: dotnet tool install -g vpk
+      - name: Restore dependencies
+        run: nuget restore
+      - name: Build
+        run: dotnet build --no-restore -c Release
+      - name: Initialize Service
+        run: |
+          sc config WSearch start= auto # Starts Windows Search service- Needed for running ExplorerTest
+          net start WSearch
+      - name: Test
+        run: dotnet test --no-build --verbosity normal -c Release
+      - name: Perform post_build tasks
+        shell: powershell
+        run: .\Scripts\post_build.ps1
+      - name: Upload Plugin Nupkg
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Plugin nupkg
+          path: |
+            Output\Release\Flow.Launcher.Plugin.*.nupkg
+          compression-level: 0
+      - name: Upload Setup
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Flow Installer
+          path: |
+            Output\Packages\Flow-Launcher-*.exe
+          compression-level: 0
+      - name: Upload Portable Version
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Portable Version
+          path: |
+            Output\Packages\Flow-Launcher-Portable.zip
+          compression-level: 0
+      - name: Upload Full Nupkg
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Full nupkg
+          path: |
+            Output\Packages\FlowLauncher-*-full.nupkg
+
+          compression-level: 0
+      - name: Upload Release Information
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: RELEASES
+          path: |
+            Output\Packages\RELEASES
+          compression-level: 0

.github/workflows/website_deploy.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+
+name: Deploy Website On Release
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  dispatch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Dispatch event
+        run: |
+          http_status=$(curl -L -f -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
+            -X POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_FLOW_WEBSITE }}" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/Flow-Launcher/flow-launcher.github.io/dispatches \
+            -d '{"event_type":"deploy"}')
+          if [ "$http_status" -ne 204 ]; then echo "Error: Deploy trigger failed, HTTP status code is $http_status"; exit 1; fi

Flow.Launcher.Core/Configuration/Portable.cs

@@ -1,28 +1,29 @@
-using Microsoft.Win32;
+using System;
-using Squirrel;
-using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Windows;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
-using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
-using System.Linq;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+using Squirrel;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Configuration
 {
     public class Portable : IPortable
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(Portable);
+
         private readonly IPublicAPI API = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// As at Squirrel.Windows version 1.5.2, UpdateManager needs to be disposed after finish
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        private UpdateManager NewUpdateManager()
+        private static UpdateManager NewUpdateManager()
         {
             var applicationFolderName = Constant.ApplicationDirectory
                                             .Split(new[] { Path.DirectorySeparatorChar }, StringSplitOptions.None)
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Configuration
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Exception("|Portable.DisablePortableMode|Error occurred while disabling portable mode", e);
+                API.LogException(ClassName, "Error occurred while disabling portable mode", e);
             }
         }
 
@@ -75,26 +76,22 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Configuration
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Exception("|Portable.EnablePortableMode|Error occurred while enabling portable mode", e);
+                API.LogException(ClassName, "Error occurred while enabling portable mode", e);
             }
         }
 
         public void RemoveShortcuts()
         {
-            using (var portabilityUpdater = NewUpdateManager())
+            using var portabilityUpdater = NewUpdateManager();
-            {
+            portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.StartMenu);
-                portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.StartMenu);
+            portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.Desktop);
-                portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.Desktop);
+            portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.Startup);
-                portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.Startup);
-            }
         }
 
         public void RemoveUninstallerEntry()
         {
-            using (var portabilityUpdater = NewUpdateManager())
+            using var portabilityUpdater = NewUpdateManager();
-            {
+            portabilityUpdater.RemoveUninstallerRegistryEntry();
-                portabilityUpdater.RemoveUninstallerRegistryEntry();
-            }
         }
 
         public void MoveUserDataFolder(string fromLocation, string toLocation)
@@ -110,12 +107,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Configuration
 
         public void CreateShortcuts()
         {
-            using (var portabilityUpdater = NewUpdateManager())
+            using var portabilityUpdater = NewUpdateManager();
-            {
+            portabilityUpdater.CreateShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.StartMenu, false);
-                portabilityUpdater.CreateShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.StartMenu, false);
+            portabilityUpdater.CreateShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.Desktop, false);
-                portabilityUpdater.CreateShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.Desktop, false);
+            portabilityUpdater.CreateShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.Startup, false);
-                portabilityUpdater.CreateShortcutsForExecutable(Constant.ApplicationFileName, ShortcutLocation.Startup, false);
-            }
         }
 
         public void CreateUninstallerEntry()
@@ -129,18 +124,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Configuration
                 subKey2.SetValue("DisplayIcon", Path.Combine(Constant.ApplicationDirectory, "app.ico"), RegistryValueKind.String);
             }
 
-            using (var portabilityUpdater = NewUpdateManager())
+            using var portabilityUpdater = NewUpdateManager();
-            {
+            _ = portabilityUpdater.CreateUninstallerRegistryEntry();
-                _ = portabilityUpdater.CreateUninstallerRegistryEntry();
-            }
         }
 
-        internal void IndicateDeletion(string filePathTodelete)
+        private static void IndicateDeletion(string filePathTodelete)
         {
             var deleteFilePath = Path.Combine(filePathTodelete, DataLocation.DeletionIndicatorFile);
-            using (var _ = File.CreateText(deleteFilePath))
+            using var _ = File.CreateText(deleteFilePath);
-            {
-            }
         }
 
         ///<summary>

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/CommunityPluginSource.cs

@@ -1,24 +1,32 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http;
+using System;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
 {
     public record CommunityPluginSource(string ManifestFileUrl)
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(CommunityPluginSource);
+
+        // We should not initialize API in static constructor because it will create another API instance
+        private static IPublicAPI api = null;
+        private static IPublicAPI API => api ??= Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
+
         private string latestEtag = "";
 
         private List<UserPlugin> plugins = new();
 
-        private static JsonSerializerOptions PluginStoreItemSerializationOption = new JsonSerializerOptions()
+        private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions PluginStoreItemSerializationOption = new()
         {
             DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault
         };
@@ -33,35 +41,49 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
         /// </remarks>
         public async Task<List<UserPlugin>> FetchAsync(CancellationToken token)
         {
-            Log.Info(nameof(CommunityPluginSource), $"Loading plugins from {ManifestFileUrl}");
+            API.LogInfo(ClassName, $"Loading plugins from {ManifestFileUrl}");
 
             var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, ManifestFileUrl);
 
             request.Headers.Add("If-None-Match", latestEtag);
 
-            using var response = await Http.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, token)
+            try
+            {
+                using var response = await Http.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, token)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
-            {
+                {
-                this.plugins = await response.Content
+                    plugins = await response.Content
-                    .ReadFromJsonAsync<List<UserPlugin>>(PluginStoreItemSerializationOption, cancellationToken: token)
+                        .ReadFromJsonAsync<List<UserPlugin>>(PluginStoreItemSerializationOption, cancellationToken: token)
-                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        .ConfigureAwait(false);
-                this.latestEtag = response.Headers.ETag?.Tag;
+                    latestEtag = response.Headers.ETag?.Tag;
 
-                Log.Info(nameof(CommunityPluginSource), $"Loaded {this.plugins.Count} plugins from {ManifestFileUrl}");
+                    API.LogInfo(ClassName, $"Loaded {plugins.Count} plugins from {ManifestFileUrl}");
-                return this.plugins;
+                    return plugins;
+                }
+                else if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotModified)
+                {
+                    API.LogInfo(ClassName, $"Resource {ManifestFileUrl} has not been modified.");
+                    return plugins;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    API.LogWarn(ClassName, $"Failed to load resource {ManifestFileUrl} with response {response.StatusCode}");
+                    return null;
+                }
             }
-            else if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotModified)
+            catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Info(nameof(CommunityPluginSource), $"Resource {ManifestFileUrl} has not been modified.");
+                if (e is HttpRequestException or WebException or SocketException || e.InnerException is TimeoutException)
-                return this.plugins;
+                {
-            }
+                    API.LogException(ClassName, $"Check your connection and proxy settings to {ManifestFileUrl}.", e);
-            else
+                }
-            {
+                else
-                Log.Warn(nameof(CommunityPluginSource),
+                {
-                    $"Failed to load resource {ManifestFileUrl} with response {response.StatusCode}");
+                    API.LogException(ClassName, "Error Occurred", e);
-                throw new Exception($"Failed to load resource {ManifestFileUrl} with response {response.StatusCode}");
+                }
+                return null;
             }
         }
     }

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/CommunityPluginStore.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
 {
@@ -39,10 +40,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
                 var completedTask = await Task.WhenAny(tasks);
                 if (completedTask.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
                 {
-                    // one of the requests completed successfully; keep its results
+                    var result = await completedTask;
-                    // and cancel the remaining http requests.
+                    if (result != null)
-                    pluginResults = await completedTask;
+                    {
-                    cts.Cancel();
+                        // one of the requests completed successfully; keep its results
+                        // and cancel the remaining http requests.
+                        pluginResults = result;
+                        cts.Cancel();
+                    }
                 }
                 tasks.Remove(completedTask);
             }

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/AbstractPluginEnvironment.cs

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
+using System;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
-using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
-using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 {
     public abstract class AbstractPluginEnvironment
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(AbstractPluginEnvironment);
+
         protected readonly IPublicAPI API = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
 
         internal abstract string Language { get; }
@@ -42,8 +43,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 
         internal IEnumerable<PluginPair> Setup()
         {
+            // If no plugin is using the language, return empty list
             if (!PluginMetadataList.Any(o => o.Language.Equals(Language, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+            {
                 return new List<PluginPair>();
+            }
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(PluginsSettingsFilePath) && FilesFolders.FileExists(PluginsSettingsFilePath))
             {
@@ -55,24 +59,55 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
             }
 
             var noRuntimeMessage = string.Format(
-                InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("runtimePluginInstalledChooseRuntimePrompt"),
+                API.GetTranslation("runtimePluginInstalledChooseRuntimePrompt"),
                 Language,
                 EnvName,
                 Environment.NewLine
             );
             if (API.ShowMsgBox(noRuntimeMessage, string.Empty, MessageBoxButton.YesNo) == MessageBoxResult.No)
             {
-                var msg = string.Format(InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("runtimePluginChooseRuntimeExecutable"), EnvName);
+                var msg = string.Format(API.GetTranslation("runtimePluginChooseRuntimeExecutable"), EnvName);
-                string selectedFile;
 
-                selectedFile = GetFileFromDialog(msg, FileDialogFilter);
+                var selectedFile = GetFileFromDialog(msg, FileDialogFilter);
 
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(selectedFile))
+                {
                     PluginsSettingsFilePath = selectedFile;
-
+                }
                 // Nothing selected because user pressed cancel from the file dialog window
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(selectedFile))
+                else
-                    InstallEnvironment();
+                {
+                    var forceDownloadMessage = string.Format(
+                        API.GetTranslation("runtimeExecutableInvalidChooseDownload"),
+                        Language,
+                        EnvName,
+                        Environment.NewLine
+                    );
+
+                    // Let users select valid path or choose to download
+                    while (string.IsNullOrEmpty(selectedFile))
+                    {
+                        if (API.ShowMsgBox(forceDownloadMessage, string.Empty, MessageBoxButton.YesNo) == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
+                        {
+                            // Continue select file
+                            selectedFile = GetFileFromDialog(msg, FileDialogFilter);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // User selected no, break the loop
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(selectedFile))
+                    {
+                        PluginsSettingsFilePath = selectedFile;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        InstallEnvironment();
+                    }
+                }
             }
             else
             {
@@ -85,8 +120,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
             }
             else
             {
-                API.ShowMsgBox(string.Format(InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("runtimePluginUnableToSetExecutablePath"), Language));
+                API.ShowMsgBox(string.Format(API.GetTranslation("runtimePluginUnableToSetExecutablePath"), Language));
-                Log.Error("PluginsLoader",
+                API.LogError(ClassName,
                     $"Not able to successfully set {EnvName} path, setting's plugin executable path variable is still an empty string.",
                     $"{Language}Environment");
 
@@ -98,13 +133,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 
         private void EnsureLatestInstalled(string expectedPath, string currentPath, string installedDirPath)
         {
-            if (expectedPath == currentPath)
+            if (expectedPath == currentPath) return;
-                return;
 
             FilesFolders.RemoveFolderIfExists(installedDirPath, (s) => API.ShowMsgBox(s));
 
             InstallEnvironment();
-
         }
 
         internal abstract PluginPair CreatePluginPair(string filePath, PluginMetadata metadata);
@@ -116,13 +149,16 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
             foreach (var metadata in PluginMetadataList)
             {
                 if (metadata.Language.Equals(languageToSet, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    metadata.AssemblyName = string.Empty;
                     pluginPairs.Add(CreatePluginPair(filePath, metadata));
+                }
             }
 
             return pluginPairs;
         }
 
-        private string GetFileFromDialog(string title, string filter = "")
+        private static string GetFileFromDialog(string title, string filter = "")
         {
             var dlg = new OpenFileDialog
             {
@@ -136,7 +172,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 
             var result = dlg.ShowDialog();
             return result == DialogResult.OK ? dlg.FileName : string.Empty;
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -179,31 +214,33 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
             else
             {
                 if (IsUsingPortablePath(settings.PluginSettings.PythonExecutablePath, DataLocation.PythonEnvironmentName))
+                {
                     settings.PluginSettings.PythonExecutablePath
                         = GetUpdatedEnvironmentPath(settings.PluginSettings.PythonExecutablePath);
+                }
 
                 if (IsUsingPortablePath(settings.PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath, DataLocation.NodeEnvironmentName))
+                {
                     settings.PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath
                         = GetUpdatedEnvironmentPath(settings.PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath);
+                }
             }
         }
 
         private static bool IsUsingPortablePath(string filePath, string pluginEnvironmentName)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath)) return false;
-                return false;
 
             // DataLocation.PortableDataPath returns the current portable path, this determines if an out
             // of date path is also a portable path.
-            var portableAppEnvLocation = $"UserData\\{DataLocation.PluginEnvironments}\\{pluginEnvironmentName}";
+            var portableAppEnvLocation = Path.Combine("UserData", DataLocation.PluginEnvironments, pluginEnvironmentName);
 
             return filePath.Contains(portableAppEnvLocation);
         }
 
         private static bool IsUsingRoamingPath(string filePath)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath)) return false;
-                return false;
 
             return filePath.StartsWith(DataLocation.RoamingDataPath);
         }
@@ -213,8 +250,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
             var index = filePath.IndexOf(DataLocation.PluginEnvironments);
             
             // get the substring after "Environments" because we can not determine it dynamically
-            var ExecutablePathSubstring = filePath.Substring(index + DataLocation.PluginEnvironments.Count());
+            var executablePathSubstring = filePath[(index + DataLocation.PluginEnvironments.Length)..];
-            return $"{DataLocation.PluginEnvironmentsPath}{ExecutablePathSubstring}";
+            return $"{DataLocation.PluginEnvironmentsPath}{executablePathSubstring}";
         }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/JavaScriptEnvironment.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 {
-
     internal class JavaScriptEnvironment : TypeScriptEnvironment
     {
         internal override string Language => AllowedLanguage.JavaScript;

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/JavaScriptV2Environment.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 {
-
     internal class JavaScriptV2Environment : TypeScriptV2Environment
     {
         internal override string Language => AllowedLanguage.JavaScriptV2;

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/PythonEnvironment.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-using Droplex;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using Droplex;
 using Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
-using System.IO;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 {
@@ -22,17 +23,23 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 
         internal override string FileDialogFilter => "Python|pythonw.exe";
 
-        internal override string PluginsSettingsFilePath { get => PluginSettings.PythonExecutablePath; set => PluginSettings.PythonExecutablePath = value; }
+        internal override string PluginsSettingsFilePath
+        {
+            get => PluginSettings.PythonExecutablePath;
+            set => PluginSettings.PythonExecutablePath = value;
+        }
 
         internal PythonEnvironment(List<PluginMetadata> pluginMetadataList, PluginsSettings pluginSettings) : base(pluginMetadataList, pluginSettings) { }
 
+        private JoinableTaskFactory JTF { get; } = new JoinableTaskFactory(new JoinableTaskContext());
+
         internal override void InstallEnvironment()
         {
             FilesFolders.RemoveFolderIfExists(InstallPath, (s) => API.ShowMsgBox(s));
 
             // Python 3.11.4 is no longer Windows 7 compatible. If user is on Win 7 and
             // uses Python plugin they need to custom install and use v3.8.9
-            DroplexPackage.Drop(App.python_3_11_4_embeddable, InstallPath).Wait();
+            JTF.Run(() => DroplexPackage.Drop(App.python_3_11_4_embeddable, InstallPath));
 
             PluginsSettingsFilePath = ExecutablePath;
         }

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/TypeScriptEnvironment.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Droplex;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
-using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
-using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using System.IO;
+using Droplex;
 using Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 {
@@ -19,15 +20,21 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
         internal override string InstallPath => Path.Combine(EnvPath, "Node-v16.18.0");
         internal override string ExecutablePath => Path.Combine(InstallPath, "node-v16.18.0-win-x64\\node.exe");
 
-        internal override string PluginsSettingsFilePath { get => PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath; set => PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath = value; }
+        internal override string PluginsSettingsFilePath
+        {
+            get => PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath;
+            set => PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath = value;
+        }
 
         internal TypeScriptEnvironment(List<PluginMetadata> pluginMetadataList, PluginsSettings pluginSettings) : base(pluginMetadataList, pluginSettings) { }
 
+        private JoinableTaskFactory JTF { get; } = new JoinableTaskFactory(new JoinableTaskContext());
+
         internal override void InstallEnvironment()
         {
             FilesFolders.RemoveFolderIfExists(InstallPath, (s) => API.ShowMsgBox(s));
 
-            DroplexPackage.Drop(App.nodejs_16_18_0, InstallPath).Wait();
+            JTF.Run(() => DroplexPackage.Drop(App.nodejs_16_18_0, InstallPath));
 
             PluginsSettingsFilePath = ExecutablePath;
         }

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/TypeScriptV2Environment.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Droplex;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
-using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
-using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using System.IO;
+using Droplex;
 using Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
 {
@@ -19,15 +20,21 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins.Environments
         internal override string InstallPath => Path.Combine(EnvPath, "Node-v16.18.0");
         internal override string ExecutablePath => Path.Combine(InstallPath, "node-v16.18.0-win-x64\\node.exe");
 
-        internal override string PluginsSettingsFilePath { get => PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath; set => PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath = value; }
+        internal override string PluginsSettingsFilePath
+        {
+            get => PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath;
+            set => PluginSettings.NodeExecutablePath = value;
+        }
 
         internal TypeScriptV2Environment(List<PluginMetadata> pluginMetadataList, PluginsSettings pluginSettings) : base(pluginMetadataList, pluginSettings) { }
 
+        private JoinableTaskFactory JTF { get; } = new JoinableTaskFactory(new JoinableTaskContext());
+
         internal override void InstallEnvironment()
         {
             FilesFolders.RemoveFolderIfExists(InstallPath, (s) => API.ShowMsgBox(s));
 
-            DroplexPackage.Drop(App.nodejs_16_18_0, InstallPath).Wait();
+            JTF.Run(() => DroplexPackage.Drop(App.nodejs_16_18_0, InstallPath));
 
             PluginsSettingsFilePath = ExecutablePath;
         }

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/PluginsManifest.cs

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
+using System;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
 {
     public static class PluginsManifest
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(PluginsManifest);
+
         private static readonly CommunityPluginStore mainPluginStore =
             new("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher.PluginsManifest/plugin_api_v2/plugins.json",
                 "https://fastly.jsdelivr.net/gh/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher.PluginsManifest@plugin_api_v2/plugins.json",
@@ -17,11 +20,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
         private static readonly SemaphoreSlim manifestUpdateLock = new(1);
 
         private static DateTime lastFetchedAt = DateTime.MinValue;
-        private static TimeSpan fetchTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);
+        private static readonly TimeSpan fetchTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);
 
         public static List<UserPlugin> UserPlugins { get; private set; }
 
-        public static async Task<bool> UpdateManifestAsync(CancellationToken token = default, bool usePrimaryUrlOnly = false)
+        public static async Task<bool> UpdateManifestAsync(bool usePrimaryUrlOnly = false, CancellationToken token = default)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Exception($"|PluginsManifest.{nameof(UpdateManifestAsync)}|Http request failed", e);
+                Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>().LogException(ClassName, "Http request failed", e);
             }
             finally
             {

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/UserPlugin.cs

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
-{
-    public record UserPlugin
-    {
-        public string ID { get; set; }
-        public string Name { get; set; }
-        public string Description { get; set; }
-        public string Author { get; set; }
-        public string Version { get; set; }
-        public string Language { get; set; }
-        public string Website { get; set; }
-        public string UrlDownload { get; set; }
-        public string UrlSourceCode { get; set; }
-        public string LocalInstallPath { get; set; }
-        public string IcoPath { get; set; }
-        public DateTime? LatestReleaseDate { get; set; }
-        public DateTime? DateAdded { get; set; }
-
-        public bool IsFromLocalInstallPath => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(LocalInstallPath);
-    }
-}

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/JsonRPCPlugin.cs

@@ -1,28 +1,14 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
+using System;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
+using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using Microsoft.IO;
-using System.Windows;
-using System.Windows.Controls;
-using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
-using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
-using CheckBox = System.Windows.Controls.CheckBox;
-using Control = System.Windows.Controls.Control;
-using Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation;
-using TextBox = System.Windows.Controls.TextBox;
-using UserControl = System.Windows.Controls.UserControl;
-using System.Windows.Documents;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 {
@@ -32,7 +18,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
     /// </summary>
     internal abstract class JsonRPCPlugin : JsonRPCPluginBase
     {
-        public const string JsonRPC = "JsonRPC";
+        public new const string JsonRPC = "JsonRPC";
+
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(JsonRPCPlugin);
 
         protected abstract Task<Stream> RequestAsync(JsonRPCRequestModel rpcRequest, CancellationToken token = default);
         protected abstract string Request(JsonRPCRequestModel rpcRequest, CancellationToken token = default);
@@ -41,9 +29,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         private int RequestId { get; set; }
 
-        private string SettingConfigurationPath => Path.Combine(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.PluginDirectory, "SettingsTemplate.yaml");
-        private string SettingPath => Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginSettingsDirectory, Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.Name, "Settings.json");
-
         public override List<Result> LoadContextMenus(Result selectedResult)
         {
             var request = new JsonRPCRequestModel(RequestId++, 
@@ -69,13 +54,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             }
         };
 
-        private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions settingSerializeOption = new()
-        {
-            WriteIndented = true
-        };
-
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, FrameworkElement> _settingControls = new();
-
         private async Task<List<Result>> DeserializedResultAsync(Stream output)
         {
             await using (output)
@@ -134,7 +112,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             return !result.JsonRPCAction.DontHideAfterAction;
         }
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Execute external program and return the output
         /// </summary>
@@ -172,11 +149,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                     var error = standardError.ReadToEnd();
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(error))
                     {
-                        Log.Error($"|JsonRPCPlugin.Execute|{error}");
+                        Context.API.LogError(ClassName, error);
                         return string.Empty;
                     }
 
-                    Log.Error("|JsonRPCPlugin.Execute|Empty standard output and standard error.");
+                    Context.API.LogError(ClassName, "Empty standard output and standard error.");
                     return string.Empty;
                 }
 
@@ -184,8 +161,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Exception(
+                Context.API.LogException(ClassName,
-                    $"|JsonRPCPlugin.Execute|Exception for filename <{startInfo.FileName}> with argument <{startInfo.Arguments}>",
+                    $"Exception for filename <{startInfo.FileName}> with argument <{startInfo.Arguments}>",
                     e);
                 return string.Empty;
             }
@@ -196,7 +173,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
             if (process == null)
             {
-                Log.Error("|JsonRPCPlugin.ExecuteAsync|Can't start new process");
+                Context.API.LogError(ClassName, "Can't start new process");
                 return Stream.Null;
             }
 
@@ -216,7 +193,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Log.Exception("|JsonRPCPlugin.ExecuteAsync|Exception when kill process", e);
+                    Context.API.LogException(ClassName, "Exception when kill process", e);
                 }
             });
 
@@ -237,7 +214,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             {
                 case (0, 0):
                     const string errorMessage = "Empty JSON-RPC Response.";
-                    Log.Warn($"|{nameof(JsonRPCPlugin)}.{nameof(ExecuteAsync)}|{errorMessage}");
+                    Context.API.LogWarn(ClassName, errorMessage);
                     break;
                 case (_, not 0):
                     throw new InvalidDataException(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(errorBuffer.ToArray())); // The process has exited with an error message

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/JsonRPCPluginBase.cs

@@ -1,32 +1,15 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
+using System;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
+using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
-using Microsoft.IO;
-using System.Windows;
-using System.Windows.Controls;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
-using CheckBox = System.Windows.Controls.CheckBox;
 using Control = System.Windows.Controls.Control;
-using Orientation = System.Windows.Controls.Orientation;
-using TextBox = System.Windows.Controls.TextBox;
-using UserControl = System.Windows.Controls.UserControl;
-using System.Windows.Documents;
-using static System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel;
-using Droplex;
-using System.Windows.Forms;
-using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 {
@@ -36,16 +19,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class JsonRPCPluginBase : IAsyncPlugin, IContextMenu, ISettingProvider, ISavable
     {
-        protected PluginInitContext Context;
         public const string JsonRPC = "JsonRPC";
 
-        private int RequestId { get; set; }
+        protected PluginInitContext Context;
 
         private string SettingConfigurationPath =>
             Path.Combine(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.PluginDirectory, "SettingsTemplate.yaml");
 
-        private string SettingDirectory => Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginSettingsDirectory,
+        private string SettingDirectory => Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.PluginSettingsDirectoryPath;
-            Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.Name);
 
         private string SettingPath => Path.Combine(SettingDirectory, "Settings.json");
 
@@ -125,7 +106,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public abstract Task<List<Result>> QueryAsync(Query query, CancellationToken token);
 
-
         private async Task InitSettingAsync()
         {
             JsonRpcConfigurationModel configuration = null;
@@ -137,7 +117,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                         await File.ReadAllTextAsync(SettingConfigurationPath));
             }
 
-
             Settings ??= new JsonRPCPluginSettings
             {
                 Configuration = configuration, SettingPath = SettingPath, API = Context.API
@@ -148,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public virtual async Task InitAsync(PluginInitContext context)
         {
-            this.Context = context;
+            Context = context;
             await InitSettingAsync();
         }
 
@@ -166,13 +145,5 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
         {
             return Settings.CreateSettingPanel();
         }
-
-        public void DeletePluginSettingsDirectory()
-        {
-            if (Directory.Exists(SettingDirectory))
-            {
-                Directory.Delete(SettingDirectory, true);
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/JsonRPCPluginSettings.cs

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
         protected ConcurrentDictionary<string, object?> Settings { get; set; } = null!;
         public required IPublicAPI API { get; init; }
 
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(JsonRPCPluginSettings);
+
         private JsonStorage<ConcurrentDictionary<string, object?>> _storage = null!;
 
         private static readonly Thickness SettingPanelMargin = (Thickness)Application.Current.FindResource("SettingPanelMargin");
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                                 // If can parse the default value to bool, use it, otherwise use false
                                 : value is string stringValue && bool.TryParse(stringValue, out var boolValueFromString)
                                     && boolValueFromString;
-                            checkBox.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>checkBox.IsChecked = isChecked);
+                            checkBox.Dispatcher.Invoke(() => checkBox.IsChecked = isChecked);
                             break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -122,12 +124,26 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public async Task SaveAsync()
         {
-            await _storage.SaveAsync();
+            try
+            {
+                await _storage.SaveAsync();
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to save plugin settings to path: {SettingPath}", e);
+            }
         }
 
         public void Save()
         {
-            _storage.Save();
+            try
+            {
+                _storage.Save();
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to save plugin settings to path: {SettingPath}", e);
+            }
         }
         
         public bool NeedCreateSettingPanel()
@@ -138,8 +154,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         public Control CreateSettingPanel()
         {
-            // No need to check if NeedCreateSettingPanel is true because CreateSettingPanel will only be called if it's true
+            if (!NeedCreateSettingPanel()) return null!;
-            // if (!NeedCreateSettingPanel()) return null;
 
             // Create main grid with two columns (Column 1: Auto, Column 2: *)
             var mainPanel = new Grid { Margin = SettingPanelMargin, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center };

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/JsonRPCPluginV2.cs

@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 using StreamJsonRpc;
 using IAsyncDisposable = System.IAsyncDisposable;
 
-
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 {
     internal abstract class JsonRPCPluginV2 : JsonRPCPluginBase, IAsyncDisposable, IAsyncReloadable, IResultUpdated
     {
         public const string JsonRpc = "JsonRPC";
 
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(JsonRPCPluginV2);
+
         protected abstract IDuplexPipe ClientPipe { get; set; }
 
         protected StreamReader ErrorStream { get; set; }
 
         private JsonRpc RPC { get; set; }
 
-
         protected override async Task<bool> ExecuteResultAsync(JsonRPCResult result)
         {
             var res = await RPC.InvokeAsync<JsonRPCExecuteResponse>(result.JsonRPCAction.Method,
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             return results;
         }
 
-
         public override async Task InitAsync(PluginInitContext context)
         {
             await base.InitAsync(context);
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         protected abstract MessageHandlerType MessageHandler { get; }
 
-
         private void SetupJsonRPC()
         {
             var formatter = new SystemTextJsonFormatter { JsonSerializerOptions = RequestSerializeOption };
@@ -118,8 +116,17 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             {
                 await RPC.InvokeAsync("reload_data", Context);
             }
-            catch (RemoteMethodNotFoundException e)
+            catch (RemoteMethodNotFoundException)
             {
+                // Ignored
+            }
+            catch (ConnectionLostException)
+            {
+                // Ignored
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Context.API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to call reload_data for plugin {Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.Name}", e);
             }
         }
 
@@ -129,8 +136,17 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             {
                 await RPC.InvokeAsync("close");
             }
-            catch (RemoteMethodNotFoundException e)
+            catch (RemoteMethodNotFoundException)
             {
+                // Ignored
+            }
+            catch (ConnectionLostException)
+            {
+                // Ignored
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Context.API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to call close for plugin {Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.Name}", e);
             }
             finally
             {

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/JsonRPCV2Models/JsonRPCPublicAPI.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin.JsonRPCV2Models
 {
     public class JsonRPCPublicAPI
     {
-        private IPublicAPI _api;
+        private readonly IPublicAPI _api;
 
         public JsonRPCPublicAPI(IPublicAPI api)
         {
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin.JsonRPCV2Models
             return _api.GetAllPlugins();
         }
 
-
         public MatchResult FuzzySearch(string query, string stringToCompare)
         {
             return _api.FuzzySearch(query, stringToCompare);
@@ -156,6 +155,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin.JsonRPCV2Models
             _api.LogWarn(className, message, methodName);
         }
 
+        public void LogError(string className, string message, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
+        {
+            _api.LogError(className, message, methodName);
+        }
+
         public void OpenDirectory(string DirectoryPath, string FileNameOrFilePath = null)
         {
             _api.OpenDirectory(DirectoryPath, FileNameOrFilePath);
@@ -185,5 +189,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin.JsonRPCV2Models
         {
             _api.StopLoadingBar();
         }
+
+        public void SavePluginCaches()
+        {
+            _api.SavePluginCaches();
+        }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginConfig.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.IO;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 {
-
     internal abstract class PluginConfig
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(PluginConfig);
+
+        // We should not initialize API in static constructor because it will create another API instance
+        private static IPublicAPI api = null;
+        private static IPublicAPI API => api ??= Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Parse plugin metadata in the given directories
         /// </summary>
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
-                        Log.Exception($"|PluginConfig.ParsePLuginConfigs|Can't delete <{directory}>", e);
+                        API.LogException(ClassName, $"Can't delete <{directory}>", e);
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -50,11 +55,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
             duplicateList
                 .ForEach(
-                    x => Log.Warn("PluginConfig",
+                    x => API.LogWarn(ClassName, 
-                                    string.Format("Duplicate plugin name: {0}, id: {1}, version: {2} " +
+                        string.Format("Duplicate plugin name: {0}, id: {1}, version: {2} " +
-                                                    "not loaded due to version not the highest of the duplicates",
+                            "not loaded due to version not the highest of the duplicates",
-                                                    x.Name, x.ID, x.Version),
+                            x.Name, x.ID, x.Version),
-                                                    "GetUniqueLatestPluginMetadata"));
+                            "GetUniqueLatestPluginMetadata"));
 
             return uniqueList;
         }
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             string configPath = Path.Combine(pluginDirectory, Constant.PluginMetadataFileName);
             if (!File.Exists(configPath))
             {
-                Log.Error($"|PluginConfig.GetPluginMetadata|Didn't find config file <{configPath}>");
+                API.LogError(ClassName, $"Didn't find config file <{configPath}>");
                 return null;
             }
 
@@ -112,29 +117,29 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                 metadata = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PluginMetadata>(File.ReadAllText(configPath));
                 metadata.PluginDirectory = pluginDirectory;
                 // for plugins which doesn't has ActionKeywords key
-                metadata.ActionKeywords = metadata.ActionKeywords ?? new List<string> { metadata.ActionKeyword };
+                metadata.ActionKeywords ??= new List<string> { metadata.ActionKeyword };
                 // for plugin still use old ActionKeyword
                 metadata.ActionKeyword = metadata.ActionKeywords?[0];
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Exception($"|PluginConfig.GetPluginMetadata|invalid json for config <{configPath}>", e);
+                API.LogException(ClassName, $"Invalid json for config <{configPath}>", e);
                 return null;
             }
 
             if (!AllowedLanguage.IsAllowed(metadata.Language))
             {
-                Log.Error($"|PluginConfig.GetPluginMetadata|Invalid language <{metadata.Language}> for config <{configPath}>");
+                API.LogError(ClassName, $"Invalid language <{metadata.Language}> for config <{configPath}>");
                 return null;
             }
 
             if (!File.Exists(metadata.ExecuteFilePath))
             {
-                Log.Error($"|PluginConfig.GetPluginMetadata|execute file path didn't exist <{metadata.ExecuteFilePath}> for conifg <{configPath}");
+                API.LogError(ClassName, $"Execute file path didn't exist <{metadata.ExecuteFilePath}> for conifg <{configPath}");
                 return null;
             }
 
             return metadata;
         }
     }
-}
+}

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins;
+using System;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
+using Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
-using ISavable = Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ISavable;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
-using System.Text.Json;
+using IRemovable = Flow.Launcher.Core.Storage.IRemovable;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
+using ISavable = Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ISavable;
-using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 {
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
     /// </summary>
     public static class PluginManager
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(PluginManager);
+
         private static IEnumerable<PluginPair> _contextMenuPlugins;
 
         public static List<PluginPair> AllPlugins { get; private set; }
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         private static PluginsSettings Settings;
         private static List<PluginMetadata> _metadatas;
-        private static List<string> _modifiedPlugins = new List<string>();
+        private static readonly List<string> _modifiedPlugins = new();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Directories that will hold Flow Launcher plugin directory
@@ -59,18 +60,34 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public static void Save()
         {
-            foreach (var plugin in AllPlugins)
+            foreach (var pluginPair in AllPlugins)
             {
-                var savable = plugin.Plugin as ISavable;
+                var savable = pluginPair.Plugin as ISavable;
-                savable?.Save();
+                try
+                {
+                    savable?.Save();
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to save plugin {pluginPair.Metadata.Name}", e);
+                }
             }
 
             API.SavePluginSettings();
+            API.SavePluginCaches();
         }
 
         public static async ValueTask DisposePluginsAsync()
         {
             foreach (var pluginPair in AllPlugins)
+            {
+                await DisposePluginAsync(pluginPair);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static async Task DisposePluginAsync(PluginPair pluginPair)
+        {
+            try
             {
                 switch (pluginPair.Plugin)
                 {
@@ -82,6 +99,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                         break;
                 }
             }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to dispose plugin {pluginPair.Metadata.Name}", e);
+            }
         }
 
         public static async Task ReloadDataAsync()
@@ -155,6 +176,25 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             Settings = settings;
             Settings.UpdatePluginSettings(_metadatas);
             AllPlugins = PluginsLoader.Plugins(_metadatas, Settings);
+            // Since dotnet plugins need to get assembly name first, we should update plugin directory after loading plugins
+            UpdatePluginDirectory(_metadatas);
+        }
+
+        private static void UpdatePluginDirectory(List<PluginMetadata> metadatas)
+        {
+            foreach (var metadata in metadatas)
+            {
+                if (AllowedLanguage.IsDotNet(metadata.Language))
+                {
+                    metadata.PluginSettingsDirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginSettingsDirectory, metadata.AssemblyName);
+                    metadata.PluginCacheDirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginCacheDirectory, metadata.AssemblyName);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    metadata.PluginSettingsDirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginSettingsDirectory, metadata.Name);
+                    metadata.PluginCacheDirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginCacheDirectory, metadata.Name);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -169,16 +209,16 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    var milliseconds = await Stopwatch.DebugAsync($"|PluginManager.InitializePlugins|Init method time cost for <{pair.Metadata.Name}>",
+                    var milliseconds = await API.StopwatchLogDebugAsync(ClassName, $"Init method time cost for <{pair.Metadata.Name}>",
                         () => pair.Plugin.InitAsync(new PluginInitContext(pair.Metadata, API)));
 
                     pair.Metadata.InitTime += milliseconds;
-                    Log.Info(
+                    API.LogInfo(ClassName,
-                        $"|PluginManager.InitializePlugins|Total init cost for <{pair.Metadata.Name}> is <{pair.Metadata.InitTime}ms>");
+                        $"Total init cost for <{pair.Metadata.Name}> is <{pair.Metadata.InitTime}ms>");
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Log.Exception(nameof(PluginManager), $"Fail to Init plugin: {pair.Metadata.Name}", e);
+                    API.LogException(ClassName, $"Fail to Init plugin: {pair.Metadata.Name}", e);
                     pair.Metadata.Disabled = true;
                     failedPlugins.Enqueue(pair);
                 }
@@ -225,10 +265,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             if (query is null)
                 return Array.Empty<PluginPair>();
 
-            if (!NonGlobalPlugins.ContainsKey(query.ActionKeyword))
+            if (!NonGlobalPlugins.TryGetValue(query.ActionKeyword, out var plugin))
                 return GlobalPlugins;
 
-            var plugin = NonGlobalPlugins[query.ActionKeyword];
             return new List<PluginPair>
             {
                 plugin
@@ -242,7 +281,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
             try
             {
-                var milliseconds = await Stopwatch.DebugAsync($"|PluginManager.QueryForPlugin|Cost for {metadata.Name}",
+                var milliseconds = await API.StopwatchLogDebugAsync(ClassName, $"Cost for {metadata.Name}",
                     async () => results = await pair.Plugin.QueryAsync(query, token).ConfigureAwait(false));
 
                 token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
@@ -266,7 +305,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                 {
                     Title = $"{metadata.Name}: Failed to respond!",
                     SubTitle = "Select this result for more info",
-                    IcoPath = Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Constant.ErrorIcon,
+                    IcoPath = Constant.ErrorIcon,
                     PluginDirectory = metadata.PluginDirectory,
                     ActionKeywordAssigned = query.ActionKeyword,
                     PluginID = metadata.ID,
@@ -330,8 +369,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Log.Exception(
+                    API.LogException(ClassName, 
-                        $"|PluginManager.GetContextMenusForPlugin|Can't load context menus for plugin <{pluginPair.Metadata.Name}>",
+                        $"Can't load context menus for plugin <{pluginPair.Metadata.Name}>",
                         e);
                 }
             }
@@ -343,8 +382,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
         {
             // this method is only checking for action keywords (defined as not '*') registration
             // hence the actionKeyword != Query.GlobalPluginWildcardSign logic
-            return actionKeyword != Query.GlobalPluginWildcardSign
+            return actionKeyword != Query.GlobalPluginWildcardSign 
-                   && NonGlobalPlugins.ContainsKey(actionKeyword);
+                && NonGlobalPlugins.ContainsKey(actionKeyword);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -432,37 +471,26 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
         #region Public functions
 
-        public static bool PluginModified(string uuid)
+        public static bool PluginModified(string id)
         {
-            return _modifiedPlugins.Contains(uuid);
+            return _modifiedPlugins.Contains(id);
         }
 
-
+        public static async Task UpdatePluginAsync(PluginMetadata existingVersion, UserPlugin newVersion, string zipFilePath)
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Update a plugin to new version, from a zip file. By default will remove the zip file if update is via url,
-        /// unless it's a local path installation
-        /// </summary>
-        public static void UpdatePlugin(PluginMetadata existingVersion, UserPlugin newVersion, string zipFilePath)
         {
             InstallPlugin(newVersion, zipFilePath, checkModified:false);
-            UninstallPlugin(existingVersion, removePluginFromSettings:false, removePluginSettings:false, checkModified: false);
+            await UninstallPluginAsync(existingVersion, removePluginFromSettings:false, removePluginSettings:false, checkModified: false);
             _modifiedPlugins.Add(existingVersion.ID);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Install a plugin. By default will remove the zip file if installation is from url, unless it's a local path installation
-        /// </summary>
         public static void InstallPlugin(UserPlugin plugin, string zipFilePath)
         {
             InstallPlugin(plugin, zipFilePath, checkModified: true);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        public static async Task UninstallPluginAsync(PluginMetadata plugin, bool removePluginFromSettings = true, bool removePluginSettings = false)
-        /// Uninstall a plugin.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static void UninstallPlugin(PluginMetadata plugin, bool removePluginFromSettings = true, bool removePluginSettings = false)
         {
-            UninstallPlugin(plugin, removePluginFromSettings, removePluginSettings, true);
+            await UninstallPluginAsync(plugin, removePluginFromSettings, removePluginSettings, true);
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -503,20 +531,20 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             var folderName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(plugin.Version) ? $"{plugin.Name}-{Guid.NewGuid()}" : $"{plugin.Name}-{plugin.Version}";
 
             var defaultPluginIDs = new List<string>
-                                    {
+                {
-                                        "0ECADE17459B49F587BF81DC3A125110", // BrowserBookmark
+                    "0ECADE17459B49F587BF81DC3A125110", // BrowserBookmark
-                                        "CEA0FDFC6D3B4085823D60DC76F28855", // Calculator
+                    "CEA0FDFC6D3B4085823D60DC76F28855", // Calculator
-                                        "572be03c74c642baae319fc283e561a8", // Explorer
+                    "572be03c74c642baae319fc283e561a8", // Explorer
-                                        "6A122269676E40EB86EB543B945932B9", // PluginIndicator
+                    "6A122269676E40EB86EB543B945932B9", // PluginIndicator
-                                        "9f8f9b14-2518-4907-b211-35ab6290dee7", // PluginsManager
+                    "9f8f9b14-2518-4907-b211-35ab6290dee7", // PluginsManager
-                                        "b64d0a79-329a-48b0-b53f-d658318a1bf6", // ProcessKiller
+                    "b64d0a79-329a-48b0-b53f-d658318a1bf6", // ProcessKiller
-                                        "791FC278BA414111B8D1886DFE447410", // Program
+                    "791FC278BA414111B8D1886DFE447410", // Program
-                                        "D409510CD0D2481F853690A07E6DC426", // Shell
+                    "D409510CD0D2481F853690A07E6DC426", // Shell
-                                        "CEA08895D2544B019B2E9C5009600DF4", // Sys
+                    "CEA08895D2544B019B2E9C5009600DF4", // Sys
-                                        "0308FD86DE0A4DEE8D62B9B535370992", // URL
+                    "0308FD86DE0A4DEE8D62B9B535370992", // URL
-                                        "565B73353DBF4806919830B9202EE3BF", // WebSearch
+                    "565B73353DBF4806919830B9202EE3BF", // WebSearch
-                                        "5043CETYU6A748679OPA02D27D99677A" // WindowsSettings
+                    "5043CETYU6A748679OPA02D27D99677A" // WindowsSettings
-                                    };
+                };
 
             // Treat default plugin differently, it needs to be removable along with each flow release
             var installDirectory = !defaultPluginIDs.Any(x => x == plugin.ID)
@@ -534,7 +562,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Exception($"|PluginManager.InstallPlugin|Failed to delete temp folder {tempFolderPluginPath}", e);
+                API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to delete temp folder {tempFolderPluginPath}", e);
             }
 
             if (checkModified)
@@ -543,64 +571,63 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             }
         }
 
-        internal static void UninstallPlugin(PluginMetadata plugin, bool removePluginFromSettings, bool removePluginSettings, bool checkModified)
+        internal static async Task UninstallPluginAsync(PluginMetadata plugin, bool removePluginFromSettings, bool removePluginSettings, bool checkModified)
         {
             if (checkModified && PluginModified(plugin.ID))
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException($"Plugin {plugin.Name} has been modified");
             }
 
+            if (removePluginSettings || removePluginFromSettings)
+            {
+                // 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 = AllPlugins.FindAll(p => p.Metadata.ID == plugin.ID);
+                foreach (var pluginPair in pluginPairs)
+                {
+                    await DisposePluginAsync(pluginPair);
+                }
+            }
+
             if (removePluginSettings)
             {
-                if (AllowedLanguage.IsDotNet(plugin.Language))  // for the plugin in .NET, we can use assembly loader
+                // For dotnet plugins, we need to remove their PluginJsonStorage and PluginBinaryStorage instances
+                if (AllowedLanguage.IsDotNet(plugin.Language) && API is IRemovable removable)
                 {
-                    var assemblyLoader = new PluginAssemblyLoader(plugin.ExecuteFilePath);
+                    removable.RemovePluginSettings(plugin.AssemblyName);
-                    var assembly = assemblyLoader.LoadAssemblyAndDependencies();
+                    removable.RemovePluginCaches(plugin.PluginCacheDirectoryPath);
-                    var assemblyName = assembly.GetName().Name;
-
-                    // if user want to remove the plugin settings, we cannot call save method for the plugin json storage instance of this plugin
-                    // so we need to remove it from the api instance
-                    var method = API.GetType().GetMethod("RemovePluginSettings");
-                    var pluginJsonStorage = method?.Invoke(API, new object[] { assemblyName });
-
-                    // if there exists a json storage for current plugin, we need to delete the directory path
-                    if (pluginJsonStorage != null)
-                    {
-                        var deleteMethod = pluginJsonStorage.GetType().GetMethod("DeleteDirectory");
-                        try
-                        {
-                            deleteMethod?.Invoke(pluginJsonStorage, null);
-                        }
-                        catch (Exception e)
-                        {
-                            Log.Exception($"|PluginManager.UninstallPlugin|Failed to delete plugin json folder for {plugin.Name}", e);
-                            API.ShowMsg(API.GetTranslation("failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle"),
-                                string.Format(API.GetTranslation("failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage"), plugin.Name));
-                        }
-                    }
                 }
-                else  // the plugin with json prc interface
+
+                try
                 {
-                    var pluginPair = AllPlugins.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Metadata.ID == plugin.ID);
+                    var pluginSettingsDirectory = plugin.PluginSettingsDirectoryPath;
-                    if (pluginPair != null && pluginPair.Plugin is JsonRPCPlugin jsonRpcPlugin)
+                    if (Directory.Exists(pluginSettingsDirectory))
-                    {
+                        Directory.Delete(pluginSettingsDirectory, true);
-                        try
+                }
-                        {
+                catch (Exception e)
-                            jsonRpcPlugin.DeletePluginSettingsDirectory();
+                {
-                        }
+                    API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to delete plugin settings folder for {plugin.Name}", e);
-                        catch (Exception e)
+                    API.ShowMsg(API.GetTranslation("failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle"),
-                        {
+                        string.Format(API.GetTranslation("failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage"), plugin.Name));
-                            Log.Exception($"|PluginManager.UninstallPlugin|Failed to delete plugin json folder for {plugin.Name}", e);
-                            API.ShowMsg(API.GetTranslation("failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle"),
-                                string.Format(API.GetTranslation("failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage"), plugin.Name));
-                        }
-                    }
                 }
             }
 
             if (removePluginFromSettings)
             {
-                Settings.Plugins.Remove(plugin.ID);
+                try
+                {
+                    var pluginCacheDirectory = plugin.PluginCacheDirectoryPath;
+                    if (Directory.Exists(pluginCacheDirectory))
+                        Directory.Delete(pluginCacheDirectory, true);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed to delete plugin cache folder for {plugin.Name}", e);
+                    API.ShowMsg(API.GetTranslation("failedToRemovePluginCacheTitle"),
+                        string.Format(API.GetTranslation("failedToRemovePluginCacheMessage"), plugin.Name));
+                }
+                Settings.RemovePluginSettings(plugin.ID);
                 AllPlugins.RemoveAll(p => p.Metadata.ID == plugin.ID);
             }
 

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginsLoader.cs

@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 #pragma warning restore IDE0005
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
-using Stopwatch = Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Stopwatch;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 {
     public static class PluginsLoader
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(PluginsLoader);
+
+        // We should not initialize API in static constructor because it will create another API instance
+        private static IPublicAPI api = null;
+        private static IPublicAPI API => api ??= Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
+
         public static List<PluginPair> Plugins(List<PluginMetadata> metadatas, PluginsSettings settings)
         {
             var dotnetPlugins = DotNetPlugins(metadatas);
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             return plugins;
         }
 
-        public static IEnumerable<PluginPair> DotNetPlugins(List<PluginMetadata> source)
+        private static IEnumerable<PluginPair> DotNetPlugins(List<PluginMetadata> source)
         {
             var erroredPlugins = new List<string>();
 
@@ -59,8 +64,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
             foreach (var metadata in metadatas)
             {
-                var milliseconds = Stopwatch.Debug(
+                var milliseconds = API.StopwatchLogDebug(ClassName, $"Constructor init cost for {metadata.Name}", () =>
-                    $"|PluginsLoader.DotNetPlugins|Constructor init cost for {metadata.Name}", () =>
                     {
                         Assembly assembly = null;
                         IAsyncPlugin plugin = null;
@@ -74,28 +78,30 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                                 typeof(IAsyncPlugin));
 
                             plugin = Activator.CreateInstance(type) as IAsyncPlugin;
+
+                            metadata.AssemblyName = assembly.GetName().Name;
                         }
 #if DEBUG
-                        catch (Exception e)
+                        catch (Exception)
                         {
                             throw;
                         }
 #else
                         catch (Exception e) when (assembly == null)
                         {
-                            Log.Exception($"|PluginsLoader.DotNetPlugins|Couldn't load assembly for the plugin: {metadata.Name}", e);
+                            Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Couldn't load assembly for the plugin: {metadata.Name}", e);
                         }
                         catch (InvalidOperationException e)
                         {
-                            Log.Exception($"|PluginsLoader.DotNetPlugins|Can't find the required IPlugin interface for the plugin: <{metadata.Name}>", e);
+                            Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Can't find the required IPlugin interface for the plugin: <{metadata.Name}>", e);
                         }
                         catch (ReflectionTypeLoadException e)
                         {
-                            Log.Exception($"|PluginsLoader.DotNetPlugins|The GetTypes method was unable to load assembly types for the plugin: <{metadata.Name}>", e);
+                            Log.Exception(ClassName, $"The GetTypes method was unable to load assembly types for the plugin: <{metadata.Name}>", e);
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
-                            Log.Exception($"|PluginsLoader.DotNetPlugins|The following plugin has errored and can not be loaded: <{metadata.Name}>", e);
+                            Log.Exception(ClassName, $"The following plugin has errored and can not be loaded: <{metadata.Name}>", e);
                         }
 #endif
 
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 
             if (erroredPlugins.Count > 0)
             {
-                var errorPluginString = String.Join(Environment.NewLine, erroredPlugins);
+                var errorPluginString = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, erroredPlugins);
 
                 var errorMessage = "The following "
                                    + (erroredPlugins.Count > 1 ? "plugins have " : "plugin has ")
@@ -130,23 +136,31 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             return plugins;
         }
 
-        public static IEnumerable<PluginPair> ExecutablePlugins(IEnumerable<PluginMetadata> source)
+        private static IEnumerable<PluginPair> ExecutablePlugins(IEnumerable<PluginMetadata> source)
         {
             return source
                 .Where(o => o.Language.Equals(AllowedLanguage.Executable, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                .Select(metadata => new PluginPair
+                .Select(metadata =>
                 {
-                    Plugin = new ExecutablePlugin(metadata.ExecuteFilePath), Metadata = metadata
+                    return new PluginPair
+                    {
+                        Plugin = new ExecutablePlugin(metadata.ExecuteFilePath),
+                        Metadata = metadata
+                    };
                 });
         }
 
-        public static IEnumerable<PluginPair> ExecutableV2Plugins(IEnumerable<PluginMetadata> source)
+        private static IEnumerable<PluginPair> ExecutableV2Plugins(IEnumerable<PluginMetadata> source)
         {
             return source
                 .Where(o => o.Language.Equals(AllowedLanguage.ExecutableV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                .Select(metadata => new PluginPair
+                .Select(metadata =>
                 {
-                    Plugin = new ExecutablePluginV2(metadata.ExecuteFilePath), Metadata = metadata
+                    return new PluginPair
+                    {
+                        Plugin = new ExecutablePlugin(metadata.ExecuteFilePath),
+                        Metadata = metadata
+                    };
                 });
         }
     }

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/ProcessStreamPluginV2.cs

@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-#nullable enable
+using System;
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO.Pipelines;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using Meziantou.Framework.Win32;
-using Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices;
 using Nerdbank.Streams;
 
+#nullable enable
+
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
 {
     internal abstract class ProcessStreamPluginV2 : JsonRPCPluginV2
     {
-        private static JobObject _jobObject = new JobObject();
+        private static readonly JobObject _jobObject = new();
 
         static ProcessStreamPluginV2()
         {
@@ -66,11 +64,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             ClientPipe = new DuplexPipe(reader, writer);
         }
 
-
         public override async Task ReloadDataAsync()
         {
             var oldProcess = ClientProcess;
-            ClientProcess = Process.Start(StartInfo);
+            ClientProcess = Process.Start(StartInfo)!;
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(ClientProcess);
             SetupPipe(ClientProcess);
             await base.ReloadDataAsync();
@@ -79,7 +76,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             oldProcess.Dispose();
         }
 
-
         public override async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
         {
             await base.DisposeAsync();

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/QueryBuilder.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
                 searchTerms = terms;
             }
 
-            return new Query ()
+            return new Query()
             {
                 Search = search,
                 RawQuery = rawQuery,
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin
             };
         }
     }
-}
+}

Flow.Launcher.Core/Resource/Internationalization.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using System.Windows;
 using Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using System.Globalization;
@@ -17,13 +16,19 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
 {
     public class Internationalization
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(Internationalization);
+
+        // We should not initialize API in static constructor because it will create another API instance
+        private static IPublicAPI api = null;
+        private static IPublicAPI API => api ??= Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
+
         private const string Folder = "Languages";
         private const string DefaultLanguageCode = "en";
         private const string DefaultFile = "en.xaml";
         private const string Extension = ".xaml";
         private readonly Settings _settings;
-        private readonly List<string> _languageDirectories = new List<string>();
+        private readonly List<string> _languageDirectories = new();
-        private readonly List<ResourceDictionary> _oldResources = new List<ResourceDictionary>();
+        private readonly List<ResourceDictionary> _oldResources = new();
         private readonly string SystemLanguageCode;
 
         public Internationalization(Settings settings)
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Log.Error($"|Internationalization.AddPluginLanguageDirectories|Can't find plugin path <{location}> for <{plugin.Metadata.Name}>");
+                    API.LogError(ClassName, $"Can't find plugin path <{location}> for <{plugin.Metadata.Name}>");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -144,13 +149,13 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             _settings.Language = isSystem ? Constant.SystemLanguageCode : language.LanguageCode;
         }
 
-        private Language GetLanguageByLanguageCode(string languageCode)
+        private static Language GetLanguageByLanguageCode(string languageCode)
         {
             var lowercase = languageCode.ToLower();
             var language = AvailableLanguages.GetAvailableLanguages().FirstOrDefault(o => o.LanguageCode.ToLower() == lowercase);
             if (language == null)
             {
-                Log.Error($"|Internationalization.GetLanguageByLanguageCode|Language code can't be found <{languageCode}>");
+                API.LogError(ClassName, $"Language code can't be found <{languageCode}>");
                 return AvailableLanguages.English;
             }
             else
@@ -239,7 +244,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             return list;
         }
 
-        public string GetTranslation(string key)
+        public static string GetTranslation(string key)
         {
             var translation = Application.Current.TryFindResource(key);
             if (translation is string)
@@ -248,7 +253,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             }
             else
             {
-                Log.Error($"|Internationalization.GetTranslation|No Translation for key {key}");
+                API.LogError(ClassName, $"No Translation for key {key}");
                 return $"No Translation for key {key}";
             }
         }
@@ -257,8 +262,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
         {
             foreach (var p in PluginManager.GetPluginsForInterface<IPluginI18n>())
             {
-                var pluginI18N = p.Plugin as IPluginI18n;
+                if (p.Plugin is not IPluginI18n pluginI18N) return;
-                if (pluginI18N == null) return;
                 try
                 {
                     p.Metadata.Name = pluginI18N.GetTranslatedPluginTitle();
@@ -267,31 +271,31 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Log.Exception($"|Internationalization.UpdatePluginMetadataTranslations|Failed for <{p.Metadata.Name}>", e);
+                    API.LogException(ClassName, $"Failed for <{p.Metadata.Name}>", e);
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public string LanguageFile(string folder, string language)
+        private static string LanguageFile(string folder, string language)
         {
             if (Directory.Exists(folder))
             {
-                string path = Path.Combine(folder, language);
+                var path = Path.Combine(folder, language);
                 if (File.Exists(path))
                 {
                     return path;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Log.Error($"|Internationalization.LanguageFile|Language path can't be found <{path}>");
+                    API.LogError(ClassName, $"Language path can't be found <{path}>");
-                    string english = Path.Combine(folder, DefaultFile);
+                    var english = Path.Combine(folder, DefaultFile);
                     if (File.Exists(english))
                     {
                         return english;
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        Log.Error($"|Internationalization.LanguageFile|Default English Language path can't be found <{path}>");
+                        API.LogError(ClassName, $"Default English Language path can't be found <{path}>");
                         return string.Empty;
                     }
                 }

Flow.Launcher.Core/Resource/InternationalizationManager.cs

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
-
-namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
-{
-    [Obsolete("InternationalizationManager.Instance is obsolete. Use Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Internationalization>() instead.")]
-    public static class InternationalizationManager
-    {
-        public static Internationalization Instance
-            => Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Internationalization>();
-    }
-}

Flow.Launcher.Core/Resource/LocalizationConverter.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Windows.Data;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
 {
+    [Obsolete("LocalizationConverter is obsolete. Use with Flow.Launcher.Localization NuGet package instead.")]
     public class LocalizationConverter : IValueConverter
     {
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)

Flow.Launcher.Core/Resource/LocalizedDescriptionAttribute.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
 {
     public class LocalizedDescriptionAttribute : DescriptionAttribute
     {
-        private readonly Internationalization _translator;
+        // We should not initialize API in static constructor because it will create another API instance
+        private static IPublicAPI api = null;
+        private static IPublicAPI API => api ??= Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
+
         private readonly string _resourceKey;
 
         public LocalizedDescriptionAttribute(string resourceKey)
         {
-            _translator = InternationalizationManager.Instance;
             _resourceKey = resourceKey;
         }
 
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
         {
             get
             {
-                string description = _translator.GetTranslation(_resourceKey);
+                string description = API.GetTranslation(_resourceKey);
                 return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(description) ? 
                     string.Format("[[{0}]]", _resourceKey) : description;
             }

Flow.Launcher.Core/Resource/Theme.cs

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ using System.Windows.Media.Effects;
 using System.Windows.Shell;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
     {
         #region Properties & Fields
 
+        private readonly string ClassName = nameof(Theme);
+
         public bool BlurEnabled { get; private set; }
 
         private const string ThemeMetadataNamePrefix = "Name:";
@@ -72,20 +74,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             }
             else
             {
-                Log.Error("Current theme resource not found. Initializing with default theme.");
+                _api.LogError(ClassName, "Current theme resource not found. Initializing with default theme.");
                 _oldTheme = Constant.DefaultTheme;
-            };
+            }
         }
 
         #endregion
 
         #region Theme Resources
 
-        public string GetCurrentTheme()
-        {
-            return _settings.Theme;
-        }
-
         private void MakeSureThemeDirectoriesExist()
         {
             foreach (var dir in _themeDirectories.Where(dir => !Directory.Exists(dir)))
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Log.Exception($"|Theme.MakesureThemeDirectoriesExist|Exception when create directory <{dir}>", e);
+                    _api.LogException(ClassName, $"Exception when create directory <{dir}>", e);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -127,9 +124,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             try
             {
                 // Load a ResourceDictionary for the specified theme.
-                var themeName = GetCurrentTheme();
+                var themeName = _settings.Theme;
                 var dict = GetThemeResourceDictionary(themeName);
-                
+
                 // Apply font settings to the theme resource.
                 ApplyFontSettings(dict);
                 UpdateResourceDictionary(dict);
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Exception("Error occurred while updating theme fonts", e);
+                _api.LogException(ClassName, "Error occurred while updating theme fonts", e);
             }
         }
 
@@ -155,11 +152,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 var fontStyle = FontHelper.GetFontStyleFromInvariantStringOrNormal(_settings.QueryBoxFontStyle);
                 var fontWeight = FontHelper.GetFontWeightFromInvariantStringOrNormal(_settings.QueryBoxFontWeight);
                 var fontStretch = FontHelper.GetFontStretchFromInvariantStringOrNormal(_settings.QueryBoxFontStretch);
-                
+
                 SetFontProperties(queryBoxStyle, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontStretch, true);
                 SetFontProperties(querySuggestionBoxStyle, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontStretch, false);
             }
-            
+
             if (dict["ItemTitleStyle"] is Style resultItemStyle &&
                 dict["ItemTitleSelectedStyle"] is Style resultItemSelectedStyle &&
                 dict["ItemHotkeyStyle"] is Style resultHotkeyItemStyle &&
@@ -175,7 +172,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 SetFontProperties(resultHotkeyItemStyle, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontStretch, false);
                 SetFontProperties(resultHotkeyItemSelectedStyle, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontStretch, false);
             }
-            
+
             if (dict["ItemSubTitleStyle"] is Style resultSubItemStyle &&
                 dict["ItemSubTitleSelectedStyle"] is Style resultSubItemSelectedStyle)
             {
@@ -200,7 +197,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 //  First, find the setters to remove and store them in a list  
                 var settersToRemove = style.Setters
                     .OfType<Setter>()
-                    .Where(setter => 
+                    .Where(setter =>
                         setter.Property == Control.FontFamilyProperty ||
                         setter.Property == Control.FontStyleProperty ||
                         setter.Property == Control.FontWeightProperty ||
@@ -230,18 +227,18 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             {
                 var settersToRemove = style.Setters
                     .OfType<Setter>()
-                    .Where(setter => 
+                    .Where(setter =>
                         setter.Property == TextBlock.FontFamilyProperty ||
                         setter.Property == TextBlock.FontStyleProperty ||
                         setter.Property == TextBlock.FontWeightProperty ||
                         setter.Property == TextBlock.FontStretchProperty)
                     .ToList();
-                
+
                 foreach (var setter in settersToRemove)
                 {
                     style.Setters.Remove(setter);
                 }
-                
+
                 style.Setters.Add(new Setter(TextBlock.FontFamilyProperty, fontFamily));
                 style.Setters.Add(new Setter(TextBlock.FontStyleProperty, fontStyle));
                 style.Setters.Add(new Setter(TextBlock.FontWeightProperty, fontWeight));
@@ -328,9 +325,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             return dict;
         }
 
-        private ResourceDictionary GetCurrentResourceDictionary()
+        public ResourceDictionary GetCurrentResourceDictionary()
         {
-            return GetResourceDictionary(GetCurrentTheme());
+            return GetResourceDictionary(_settings.Theme);
         }
 
         private ThemeData GetThemeDataFromPath(string path)
@@ -383,9 +380,20 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
 
         #endregion
 
-        #region Load & Change
+        #region Get & Change Theme
 
-        public List<ThemeData> LoadAvailableThemes()
+        public ThemeData GetCurrentTheme()
+        {
+            var themes = GetAvailableThemes();
+            var matchingTheme = themes.FirstOrDefault(t => t.FileNameWithoutExtension == _settings.Theme);
+            if (matchingTheme == null)
+            {
+                _api.LogWarn(ClassName, $"No matching theme found for '{_settings.Theme}'. Falling back to the first available theme.");
+            }
+            return matchingTheme ?? themes.FirstOrDefault();
+        }
+
+        public List<ThemeData> GetAvailableThemes()
         {
             List<ThemeData> themes = new List<ThemeData>();
             foreach (var themeDirectory in _themeDirectories)
@@ -403,7 +411,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
         public bool ChangeTheme(string theme = null)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(theme))
-                theme = GetCurrentTheme();
+                theme = _settings.Theme;
 
             string path = GetThemePath(theme);
             try
@@ -413,7 +421,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
 
                 // Retrieve theme resource – always use the resource with font settings applied.
                 var resourceDict = GetResourceDictionary(theme);
-                
+
                 UpdateResourceDictionary(resourceDict);
 
                 _settings.Theme = theme;
@@ -426,14 +434,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
 
                 BlurEnabled = IsBlurTheme();
 
-                // Can only apply blur but here also apply drop shadow effect to avoid possible drop shadow effect issues
+                // Apply blur and drop shadow effect so that we do not need to call it again
                 _ = RefreshFrameAsync();
 
                 return true;
             }
             catch (DirectoryNotFoundException)
             {
-                Log.Error($"|Theme.ChangeTheme|Theme <{theme}> path can't be found");
+                _api.LogError(ClassName, $"Theme <{theme}> path can't be found");
                 if (theme != Constant.DefaultTheme)
                 {
                     _api.ShowMsgBox(string.Format(_api.GetTranslation("theme_load_failure_path_not_exists"), theme));
@@ -443,7 +451,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
             }
             catch (XamlParseException)
             {
-                Log.Error($"|Theme.ChangeTheme|Theme <{theme}> fail to parse");
+                _api.LogError(ClassName, $"Theme <{theme}> fail to parse");
                 if (theme != Constant.DefaultTheme)
                 {
                     _api.ShowMsgBox(string.Format(_api.GetTranslation("theme_load_failure_parse_error"), theme));
@@ -591,7 +599,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 {
                     AutoDropShadow(useDropShadowEffect);
                 }
-                SetBlurForWindow(GetCurrentTheme(), backdropType);
+                SetBlurForWindow(_settings.Theme, backdropType);
 
                 if (!BlurEnabled)
                 {
@@ -610,7 +618,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 // Get the actual backdrop type and drop shadow effect settings
                 var (backdropType, _) = GetActualValue();
 
-                SetBlurForWindow(GetCurrentTheme(), backdropType);
+                SetBlurForWindow(_settings.Theme, backdropType);
             }, DispatcherPriority.Render);
         }
 
@@ -764,22 +772,18 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
         {
             if (bgColor == null) return;
 
-            // Copy the existing WindowBorderStyle
+            // Create a new Style for the preview
             var previewStyle = new Style(typeof(Border));
-            if (Application.Current.Resources.Contains("WindowBorderStyle"))
+
+            // Get the original WindowBorderStyle
+            if (Application.Current.Resources.Contains("WindowBorderStyle") &&
+                Application.Current.Resources["WindowBorderStyle"] is Style originalStyle)
             {
-                if (Application.Current.Resources["WindowBorderStyle"] is Style originalStyle)
+                // Copy the original style, including the base style if it exists
-                {
+                CopyStyle(originalStyle, previewStyle);
-                    foreach (var setter in originalStyle.Setters.OfType<Setter>())
-                    {
-                        previewStyle.Setters.Add(new Setter(setter.Property, setter.Value));
-                    }
-                }
             }
 
             // Apply background color (remove transparency in color)
-            // WPF does not allow the use of an acrylic brush within the window's internal area,
-            // so transparency effects are not applied to the preview.
             Color backgroundColor = Color.FromRgb(bgColor.Value.R, bgColor.Value.G, bgColor.Value.B);
             previewStyle.Setters.Add(new Setter(Border.BackgroundProperty, new SolidColorBrush(backgroundColor)));
 
@@ -790,9 +794,26 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
                 previewStyle.Setters.Add(new Setter(Border.CornerRadiusProperty, new CornerRadius(5)));
                 previewStyle.Setters.Add(new Setter(Border.BorderThicknessProperty, new Thickness(1)));
             }
+
+            // Set the new style to the resource
             Application.Current.Resources["PreviewWindowBorderStyle"] = previewStyle;
         }
 
+        private void CopyStyle(Style originalStyle, Style targetStyle)
+        {
+            // If the style is based on another style, copy the base style first
+            if (originalStyle.BasedOn != null)
+            {
+                CopyStyle(originalStyle.BasedOn, targetStyle);
+            }
+
+            // Copy the setters from the original style
+            foreach (var setter in originalStyle.Setters.OfType<Setter>())
+            {
+                targetStyle.Setters.Add(new Setter(setter.Property, setter.Value));
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ColorizeWindow(string theme, BackdropTypes backdropType)
         {
             var dict = GetThemeResourceDictionary(theme);
@@ -898,11 +919,5 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
         }
 
         #endregion
-
-        #region Classes
-
-        public record ThemeData(string FileNameWithoutExtension, string Name, bool? IsDark = null, bool? HasBlur = null);
-
-        #endregion
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Core/Resource/TranslationConverter.cs

@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Windows.Data;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource
 {
     public class TranslationConverter : IValueConverter
     {
+        // We should not initialize API in static constructor because it will create another API instance
+        private static IPublicAPI api = null;
+        private static IPublicAPI API => api ??= Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
+
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
         {
             var key = value.ToString();
-            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(key))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key)) return key;
-                return key;
+            return API.GetTranslation(key);
-            return InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation(key);
         }
 
-        public object ConvertBack(object value, System.Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) => throw new System.InvalidOperationException();
+        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) =>
+            throw new InvalidOperationException();
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Core/Storage/IRemovable.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.Storage;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Remove storage instances from <see cref="Launcher.Plugin.IPublicAPI"/> instance
+/// </summary>
+public interface IRemovable
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Remove all <see cref="Infrastructure.Storage.PluginJsonStorage{T}"/> instances of one plugin
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="assemblyName"></param>
+    public void RemovePluginSettings(string assemblyName);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Remove all <see cref="Infrastructure.Storage.PluginBinaryStorage{T}"/> instances of one plugin
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="cacheDirectory"></param>
+    public void RemovePluginCaches(string cacheDirectory);
+}

Flow.Launcher.Core/Updater.cs

@@ -4,19 +4,18 @@ using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using Squirrel;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using System.Threading;
+using Squirrel;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Core
 {
@@ -24,6 +23,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core
     {
         public string GitHubRepository { get; init; }
 
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(Updater);
+
         private readonly IPublicAPI _api;
 
         public Updater(IPublicAPI publicAPI, string gitHubRepository)
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core
                 var newReleaseVersion = Version.Parse(newUpdateInfo.FutureReleaseEntry.Version.ToString());
                 var currentVersion = Version.Parse(Constant.Version);
 
-                Log.Info($"|Updater.UpdateApp|Future Release <{newUpdateInfo.FutureReleaseEntry.Formatted()}>");
+                _api.LogInfo(ClassName, $"Future Release <{Formatted(newUpdateInfo.FutureReleaseEntry)}>");
 
                 if (newReleaseVersion <= currentVersion)
                 {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core
 
                 if (DataLocation.PortableDataLocationInUse())
                 {
-                    var targetDestination = updateManager.RootAppDirectory + $"\\app-{newReleaseVersion.ToString()}\\{DataLocation.PortableFolderName}";
+                    var targetDestination = updateManager.RootAppDirectory + $"\\app-{newReleaseVersion}\\{DataLocation.PortableFolderName}";
                     FilesFolders.CopyAll(DataLocation.PortableDataPath, targetDestination, (s) => _api.ShowMsgBox(s));
                     if (!FilesFolders.VerifyBothFolderFilesEqual(DataLocation.PortableDataPath, targetDestination, (s) => _api.ShowMsgBox(s)))
                         _api.ShowMsgBox(string.Format(_api.GetTranslation("update_flowlauncher_fail_moving_portable_user_profile_data"),
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core
 
                 var newVersionTips = NewVersionTips(newReleaseVersion.ToString());
 
-                Log.Info($"|Updater.UpdateApp|Update success:{newVersionTips}");
+                _api.LogInfo(ClassName, $"Update success:{newVersionTips}");
 
                 if (_api.ShowMsgBox(newVersionTips, _api.GetTranslation("update_flowlauncher_new_update"), MessageBoxButton.YesNo) == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
                 {
@@ -93,10 +94,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                if ((e is HttpRequestException or WebException or SocketException || e.InnerException is TimeoutException))
+                if (e is HttpRequestException or WebException or SocketException || e.InnerException is TimeoutException)
-                    Log.Exception($"|Updater.UpdateApp|Check your connection and proxy settings to github-cloud.s3.amazonaws.com.", e);
+                {
+                    _api.LogException(ClassName, $"Check your connection and proxy settings to github-cloud.s3.amazonaws.com.", e);
+                }
                 else
-                    Log.Exception($"|Updater.UpdateApp|Error Occurred", e);
+                {
+                    _api.LogException(ClassName, $"Error Occurred", e);
+                }
                 
                 if (!silentUpdate)
                     _api.ShowMsg(_api.GetTranslation("update_flowlauncher_fail"),
@@ -122,14 +127,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core
         }
 
         // https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/blob/master/src/Squirrel/UpdateManager.Factory.cs
-        private async Task<UpdateManager> GitHubUpdateManagerAsync(string repository)
+        private static async Task<UpdateManager> GitHubUpdateManagerAsync(string repository)
         {
             var uri = new Uri(repository);
             var api = $"https://api.github.com/repos{uri.AbsolutePath}/releases";
 
             await using var jsonStream = await Http.GetStreamAsync(api).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            var releases = await System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<GithubRelease>>(jsonStream).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var releases = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<GithubRelease>>(jsonStream).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var latest = releases.Where(r => !r.Prerelease).OrderByDescending(r => r.PublishedAt).First();
             var latestUrl = latest.HtmlUrl.Replace("/tag/", "/download/");
 
@@ -144,12 +149,21 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core
             return manager;
         }
 
-        public string NewVersionTips(string version)
+        private string NewVersionTips(string version)
         {
-            var translator = InternationalizationManager.Instance;
+            var tips = string.Format(_api.GetTranslation("newVersionTips"), version);
-            var tips = string.Format(translator.GetTranslation("newVersionTips"), version);
 
             return tips;
         }
+
+        private static string Formatted<T>(T t)
+        {
+            var formatted = JsonSerializer.Serialize(t, new JsonSerializerOptions
+            {
+                WriteIndented = true
+            });
+
+            return formatted;
+        }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Constant.cs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
         public const string Themes = "Themes";
         public const string Settings = "Settings";
         public const string Logs = "Logs";
+        public const string Cache = "Cache";
 
         public const string Website = "https://flowlauncher.com";
         public const string SponsorPage = "https://github.com/sponsors/Flow-Launcher";

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.csproj

@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="4.7.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="PropertyChanged.Fody" Version="3.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="PropertyChanged.Fody" Version="3.4.0">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="SharpVectors.Wpf" Version="1.8.4.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />
     <!--ToolGood.Words.Pinyin v3.0.2.6 results in high memory usage when search with pinyin is enabled-->
     <!--Bumping to it or higher needs to test and ensure this is no longer a problem-->

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Helper.cs

@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 #nullable enable
 
 using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
 {
     public static class Helper
     {
-        static Helper()
-        {
-            jsonFormattedSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter());
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// http://www.yinwang.org/blog-cn/2015/11/21/programming-philosophy
         /// </summary>
@@ -36,55 +28,5 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
                 throw new NullReferenceException();
             }
         }
-
-        public static void ValidateDataDirectory(string bundledDataDirectory, string dataDirectory)
-        {
-            if (!Directory.Exists(dataDirectory))
-            {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(dataDirectory);
-            }
-
-            foreach (var bundledDataPath in Directory.GetFiles(bundledDataDirectory))
-            {
-                var data = Path.GetFileName(bundledDataPath);
-                var dataPath = Path.Combine(dataDirectory, data.NonNull());
-                if (!File.Exists(dataPath))
-                {
-                    File.Copy(bundledDataPath, dataPath);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    var time1 = new FileInfo(bundledDataPath).LastWriteTimeUtc;
-                    var time2 = new FileInfo(dataPath).LastWriteTimeUtc;
-                    if (time1 != time2)
-                    {
-                        File.Copy(bundledDataPath, dataPath, true);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static void ValidateDirectory(string path)
-        {
-            if (!Directory.Exists(path))
-            {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions jsonFormattedSerializerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions
-        {
-            WriteIndented = true
-        };
-
-        public static string Formatted<T>(this T t)
-        {
-            var formatted = JsonSerializer.Serialize(t, new JsonSerializerOptions
-            {
-                WriteIndented = true
-            });
-
-            return formatted;
-        }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Http/Http.cs

@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
-using System.IO;
+using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
-using System;
-using System.Threading;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
-using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
 {
     public static class Http
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(Http);
+
         private const string UserAgent = @"Mozilla/5.0 (Trident/7.0; rv:11.0) like Gecko";
 
-        private static HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
+        private static readonly HttpClient client = new();
 
         static Http()
         {
             // need to be added so it would work on a win10 machine
             ServicePointManager.Expect100Continue = true;
             ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol |= SecurityProtocolType.Tls
-                                                    | SecurityProtocolType.Tls11
+                | SecurityProtocolType.Tls11 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
-                                                    | SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
 
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", UserAgent);
             HttpClient.DefaultProxy = WebProxy;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
 
         public static HttpProxy Proxy
         {
-            private get { return proxy; }
+            private get => proxy;
             set
             {
                 proxy = value;
@@ -72,13 +73,13 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
                     ProxyProperty.Port => (new Uri($"http://{Proxy.Server}:{Proxy.Port}"), WebProxy.Credentials),
                     ProxyProperty.UserName => (WebProxy.Address, new NetworkCredential(Proxy.UserName, Proxy.Password)),
                     ProxyProperty.Password => (WebProxy.Address, new NetworkCredential(Proxy.UserName, Proxy.Password)),
-                    _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException()
+                    _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(null)
                 };
             }
             catch (UriFormatException e)
             {
                 Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>().ShowMsg("Please try again", "Unable to parse Http Proxy");
-                Log.Exception("Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http", "Unable to parse Uri", e);
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, "Unable to parse Uri", e);
             }
         }
 
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
             }
             catch (HttpRequestException e)
             {
-                Log.Exception("Infrastructure.Http", "Http Request Error", e, "DownloadAsync");
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, "Http Request Error", e, "DownloadAsync");
                 throw;
             }
         }
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
         /// <returns>The Http result as string. Null if cancellation requested</returns>
         public static Task<string> GetAsync([NotNull] string url, CancellationToken token = default)
         {
-            Log.Debug($"|Http.Get|Url <{url}>");
+            Log.Debug(ClassName, $"Url <{url}>");
             return GetAsync(new Uri(url), token);
         }
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
         /// <returns>The Http result as string. Null if cancellation requested</returns>
         public static async Task<string> GetAsync([NotNull] Uri url, CancellationToken token = default)
         {
-            Log.Debug($"|Http.Get|Url <{url}>");
+            Log.Debug(ClassName, $"Url <{url}>");
             using var response = await client.GetAsync(url, token);
             var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(token);
             if (response.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK)
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
         public static async Task<Stream> GetStreamAsync([NotNull] Uri url,
             CancellationToken token = default)
         {
-            Log.Debug($"|Http.Get|Url <{url}>");
+            Log.Debug(ClassName, $"Url <{url}>");
             return await client.GetStreamAsync(url, token);
         }
 
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http
         public static async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetResponseAsync([NotNull] Uri url, HttpCompletionOption completionOption = HttpCompletionOption.ResponseContentRead,
             CancellationToken token = default)
         {
-            Log.Debug($"|Http.Get|Url <{url}>");
+            Log.Debug(ClassName, $"Url <{url}>");
             return await client.GetAsync(url, completionOption, token);
         }
 

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Image/ImageCache.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using BitFaster.Caching.Lfu;
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
                 return image != null;
             }
 
-
             image = null;
             return false;
         }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Image/ImageLoader.cs

@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using System.Windows.Documents;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
-using static Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http.Http;
+using SharpVectors.Converters;
+using SharpVectors.Renderers.Wpf;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
 {
     public static class ImageLoader
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(ImageLoader);
+
         private static readonly ImageCache ImageCache = new();
         private static SemaphoreSlim storageLock { get; } = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
         private static BinaryStorage<List<(string, bool)>> _storage;
@@ -27,9 +29,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
         public static ImageSource LoadingImage { get; } = new BitmapImage(new Uri(Constant.LoadingImgIcon));
         public const int SmallIconSize = 64;
         public const int FullIconSize = 256;
-
+        public const int FullImageSize = 320;
 
         private static readonly string[] ImageExtensions = { ".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".gif", ".bmp", ".tiff", ".ico" };
+        private static readonly string SvgExtension = ".svg";
 
         public static async Task InitializeAsync()
         {
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
             _hashGenerator = new ImageHashGenerator();
 
             var usage = await LoadStorageToConcurrentDictionaryAsync();
+            _storage.ClearData();
 
             ImageCache.Initialize(usage);
 
@@ -49,19 +53,18 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
 
             _ = Task.Run(async () =>
             {
-                await Stopwatch.NormalAsync("|ImageLoader.Initialize|Preload images cost", async () =>
+                await Stopwatch.InfoAsync(ClassName, "Preload images cost", async () =>
                 {
                     foreach (var (path, isFullImage) in usage)
                     {
                         await LoadAsync(path, isFullImage);
                     }
                 });
-                Log.Info(
+                Log.Info(ClassName, $"Number of preload images is <{ImageCache.CacheSize()}>, Images Number: {ImageCache.CacheSize()}, Unique Items {ImageCache.UniqueImagesInCache()}");
-                    $"|ImageLoader.Initialize|Number of preload images is <{ImageCache.CacheSize()}>, Images Number: {ImageCache.CacheSize()}, Unique Items {ImageCache.UniqueImagesInCache()}");
             });
         }
 
-        public static async Task Save()
+        public static async Task SaveAsync()
         {
             await storageLock.WaitAsync();
 
@@ -71,12 +74,22 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
                     .Select(x => x.Key)
                     .ToList());
             }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, "Failed to save image cache to file", e);
+            }
             finally
             {
                 storageLock.Release();
             }
         }
 
+        public static async Task WaitSaveAsync()
+        {
+            await storageLock.WaitAsync();
+            storageLock.Release();
+        }
+
         private static async Task<List<(string, bool)>> LoadStorageToConcurrentDictionaryAsync()
         {
             await storageLock.WaitAsync();
@@ -158,8 +171,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
                 }
                 catch (System.Exception e2)
                 {
-                    Log.Exception($"|ImageLoader.Load|Failed to get thumbnail for {path} on first try", e);
+                    Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to get thumbnail for {path} on first try", e);
-                    Log.Exception($"|ImageLoader.Load|Failed to get thumbnail for {path} on second try", e2);
+                    Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to get thumbnail for {path} on second try", e2);
 
                     ImageSource image = ImageCache[Constant.MissingImgIcon, false];
                     ImageCache[path, false] = image;
@@ -173,7 +186,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
         private static async Task<BitmapImage> LoadRemoteImageAsync(bool loadFullImage, Uri uriResult)
         {
             // Download image from url
-            await using var resp = await GetStreamAsync(uriResult);
+            await using var resp = await Http.Http.GetStreamAsync(uriResult);
             await using var buffer = new MemoryStream();
             await resp.CopyToAsync(buffer);
             buffer.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
@@ -221,10 +234,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
                             image = LoadFullImage(path);
                             type = ImageType.FullImageFile;
                         }
-                        catch (NotSupportedException)
+                        catch (NotSupportedException ex)
                         {
                             image = Image;
                             type = ImageType.Error;
+                            Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to load image file from path {path}: {ex.Message}", ex);
                         }
                     }
                     else
@@ -237,6 +251,20 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
                         image = GetThumbnail(path, ThumbnailOptions.ThumbnailOnly);
                     }
                 }
+                else if (extension == SvgExtension)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        image = LoadSvgImage(path, loadFullImage);
+                        type = ImageType.FullImageFile;
+                    }
+                    catch (System.Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        image = Image;
+                        type = ImageType.Error;
+                        Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to load SVG image from path {path}: {ex.Message}", ex);
+                    }
+                }
                 else
                 {
                     type = ImageType.File;
@@ -277,7 +305,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
             return ImageCache.TryGetValue(path, loadFullImage, out image);
         }
 
-        public static async ValueTask<ImageSource> LoadAsync(string path, bool loadFullImage = false)
+        public static async ValueTask<ImageSource> LoadAsync(string path, bool loadFullImage = false, bool cacheImage = true)
         {
             var imageResult = await LoadInternalAsync(path, loadFullImage);
 
@@ -293,22 +321,24 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
                         // image already exists
                         img = ImageCache[key, loadFullImage] ?? img;
                     }
-                    else
+                    else if (cacheImage)
                     {
-                        // new guid
+                        // save guid key
-
                         GuidToKey[hash] = path;
                     }
                 }
 
-                // update cache
+                if (cacheImage)
-                ImageCache[path, loadFullImage] = img;
+                {
+                    // update cache
+                    ImageCache[path, loadFullImage] = img;
+                }
             }
 
             return img;
         }
 
-        private static BitmapImage LoadFullImage(string path)
+        private static ImageSource LoadFullImage(string path)
         {
             BitmapImage image = new BitmapImage();
             image.BeginInit();
@@ -317,24 +347,24 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
             image.CreateOptions = BitmapCreateOptions.IgnoreColorProfile;
             image.EndInit();
 
-            if (image.PixelWidth > 320)
+            if (image.PixelWidth > FullImageSize)
             {
                 BitmapImage resizedWidth = new BitmapImage();
                 resizedWidth.BeginInit();
                 resizedWidth.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
                 resizedWidth.UriSource = new Uri(path);
                 resizedWidth.CreateOptions = BitmapCreateOptions.IgnoreColorProfile;
-                resizedWidth.DecodePixelWidth = 320;
+                resizedWidth.DecodePixelWidth = FullImageSize;
                 resizedWidth.EndInit();
 
-                if (resizedWidth.PixelHeight > 320)
+                if (resizedWidth.PixelHeight > FullImageSize)
                 {
                     BitmapImage resizedHeight = new BitmapImage();
                     resizedHeight.BeginInit();
                     resizedHeight.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
                     resizedHeight.UriSource = new Uri(path);
                     resizedHeight.CreateOptions = BitmapCreateOptions.IgnoreColorProfile;
-                    resizedHeight.DecodePixelHeight = 320;
+                    resizedHeight.DecodePixelHeight = FullImageSize;
                     resizedHeight.EndInit();
                     return resizedHeight;
                 }
@@ -344,5 +374,50 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
 
             return image;
         }
+
+        private static ImageSource LoadSvgImage(string path, bool loadFullImage = false)
+        {
+            // Set up drawing settings
+            var desiredHeight = loadFullImage ? FullImageSize : SmallIconSize;
+            var drawingSettings = new WpfDrawingSettings
+            {
+                IncludeRuntime = true,
+                // Set IgnoreRootViewbox to false to respect the SVG's viewBox
+                IgnoreRootViewbox = false
+            };
+
+            // Load and render the SVG
+            var converter = new FileSvgReader(drawingSettings);
+            var drawing = converter.Read(new Uri(path));
+
+            // Calculate scale to achieve desired height
+            var drawingBounds = drawing.Bounds;
+            if (drawingBounds.Height <= 0)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Invalid SVG dimensions: Height must be greater than zero in {path}");
+            }
+            var scale = desiredHeight / drawingBounds.Height;
+            var scaledWidth = drawingBounds.Width * scale;
+            var scaledHeight = drawingBounds.Height * scale;
+
+            // Convert the Drawing to a Bitmap
+            var drawingVisual = new DrawingVisual();
+            using (DrawingContext drawingContext = drawingVisual.RenderOpen())
+            {
+                drawingContext.PushTransform(new ScaleTransform(scale, scale));
+                drawingContext.DrawDrawing(drawing);
+            }
+
+            // Create a RenderTargetBitmap to hold the rendered image
+            var bitmap = new RenderTargetBitmap(
+                (int)Math.Ceiling(scaledWidth),
+                (int)Math.Ceiling(scaledHeight),
+                96, // DpiX
+                96, // DpiY
+                PixelFormats.Pbgra32);
+            bitmap.Render(drawingVisual);
+
+            return bitmap;
+        }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Image/ThumbnailReader.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using Windows.Win32.Graphics.Gdi;
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Subclass of <see cref="Windows.Win32.UI.Shell.SIIGBF"/>
+    /// Subclass of <see cref="SIIGBF"/>
     /// </summary>
     [Flags]
     public enum ThumbnailOptions
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
 
         private static readonly Guid GUID_IShellItem = typeof(IShellItem).GUID;
 
-        private static readonly HRESULT S_ExtractionFailed = (HRESULT)0x8004B200;
+        private static readonly HRESULT S_EXTRACTIONFAILED = (HRESULT)0x8004B200;
+
+        private static readonly HRESULT S_PATHNOTFOUND = (HRESULT)0x8004B205;
 
         public static BitmapSource GetThumbnail(string fileName, int width, int height, ThumbnailOptions options)
         {
@@ -79,9 +81,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
                 {
                     imageFactory.GetImage(size, (SIIGBF)options, &hBitmap);
                 }
-                catch (COMException ex) when (ex.HResult == S_ExtractionFailed && options == ThumbnailOptions.ThumbnailOnly)
+                catch (COMException ex) when (options == ThumbnailOptions.ThumbnailOnly &&
+                    (ex.HResult == S_PATHNOTFOUND || ex.HResult == S_EXTRACTIONFAILED))
                 {
-                    // Fallback to IconOnly if ThumbnailOnly fails
+                    // Fallback to IconOnly if extraction fails or files cannot be found
                     imageFactory.GetImage(size, (SIIGBF)ThumbnailOptions.IconOnly, &hBitmap);
                 }
                 catch (FileNotFoundException) when (options == ThumbnailOptions.ThumbnailOnly)
@@ -89,6 +92,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image
                     // Fallback to IconOnly if files cannot be found
                     imageFactory.GetImage(size, (SIIGBF)ThumbnailOptions.IconOnly, &hBitmap);
                 }
+                catch (System.Exception ex)
+                {
+                    // Handle other exceptions
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to get thumbnail", ex);
+                }
             }
             finally
             {

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Logger/Log.cs

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using NLog;
 using NLog.Config;
 using NLog.Targets;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using NLog.Targets.Wrappers;
-using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger
 {
     public static class Log
     {
-        public const string DirectoryName = "Logs";
+        public const string DirectoryName = Constant.Logs;
 
         public static string CurrentLogDirectory { get; }
 
         static Log()
         {
-            CurrentLogDirectory = Path.Combine(DataLocation.DataDirectory(), DirectoryName, Constant.Version);
+            CurrentLogDirectory = DataLocation.VersionLogDirectory;
             if (!Directory.Exists(CurrentLogDirectory))
             {
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(CurrentLogDirectory);
@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger
             logger.Fatal(message);
         }
 
-        private static bool FormatValid(string message)
-        {
-            var parts = message.Split('|');
-            var valid = parts.Length == 3 && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(parts[1]) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(parts[2]);
-            return valid;
-        }
-
         public static void Exception(string className, string message, System.Exception exception, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
         {
             exception = exception.Demystify();
@@ -135,57 +128,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger
             return className;
         }
 
+#if !DEBUG
         private static void ExceptionInternal(string classAndMethod, string message, System.Exception e)
         {
             var logger = LogManager.GetLogger(classAndMethod);
 
             logger.Error(e, message);
         }
-
-        private static void LogInternal(string message, LogLevel level)
-        {
-            if (FormatValid(message))
-            {
-                var parts = message.Split('|');
-                var prefix = parts[1];
-                var unprefixed = parts[2];
-                var logger = LogManager.GetLogger(prefix);
-                logger.Log(level, unprefixed);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                LogFaultyFormat(message);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// Example: "|ClassName.MethodName|Message"
-        /// <param name="message">Example: "|ClassName.MethodName|Message" </param>
-        /// <param name="e">Exception</param>
-        public static void Exception(string message, System.Exception e)
-        {
-            e = e.Demystify();
-#if DEBUG
-            ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(e).Throw();
-#else
-            if (FormatValid(message))
-            {
-                var parts = message.Split('|');
-                var prefix = parts[1];
-                var unprefixed = parts[2];
-                ExceptionInternal(prefix, unprefixed, e);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                LogFaultyFormat(message);
-            }
 #endif
-        }
-
-        /// Example: "|ClassName.MethodName|Message"
-        public static void Error(string message)
-        {
-            LogInternal(message, LogLevel.Error);
-        }
 
         public static void Error(string className, string message, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
         {
@@ -206,33 +156,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger
             LogInternal(LogLevel.Debug, className, message, methodName);
         }
 
-        /// Example: "|ClassName.MethodName|Message""
-        public static void Debug(string message)
-        {
-            LogInternal(message, LogLevel.Debug);
-        }
-
         public static void Info(string className, string message, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
         {
             LogInternal(LogLevel.Info, className, message, methodName);
         }
 
-        /// Example: "|ClassName.MethodName|Message"
-        public static void Info(string message)
-        {
-            LogInternal(message, LogLevel.Info);
-        }
-
         public static void Warn(string className, string message, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
         {
             LogInternal(LogLevel.Warn, className, message, methodName);
         }
-
-        /// Example: "|ClassName.MethodName|Message"
-        public static void Warn(string message)
-        {
-            LogInternal(message, LogLevel.Warn);
-        }
     }
 
     public enum LOGLEVEL

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/NativeMethods.txt

@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ GetModuleHandle
 GetKeyState
 VIRTUAL_KEY
 
-WM_KEYDOWN
-WM_KEYUP
-WM_SYSKEYDOWN
-WM_SYSKEYUP
-
 EnumWindows
 
 DwmSetWindowAttribute
@@ -48,6 +43,9 @@ MONITORINFOEXW
 WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE
 WM_EXITSIZEMOVE
 
+OleInitialize
+OleUninitialize
+
 GetKeyboardLayout
 GetWindowThreadProcessId
 ActivateKeyboardLayout
@@ -58,4 +56,4 @@ INPUTLANGCHANGE_FORWARD
 LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD1
 LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD2
 LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD3
-LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD4
+LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD4

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Stopwatch.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 
@@ -7,91 +7,54 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
 {
     public static class Stopwatch
     {
-        private static readonly Dictionary<string, long> Count = new Dictionary<string, long>();
-        private static readonly object Locker = new object();
         /// <summary>
         /// This stopwatch will appear only in Debug mode
         /// </summary>
-        public static long Debug(string message, Action action)
+        public static long Debug(string className, string message, Action action, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
         {
             var stopWatch = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
             stopWatch.Start();
             action();
             stopWatch.Stop();
             var milliseconds = stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
-            string info = $"{message} <{milliseconds}ms>";
+            Log.Debug(className, $"{message} <{milliseconds}ms>", methodName);
-            Log.Debug(info);
             return milliseconds;
         }
         
         /// <summary>
         /// This stopwatch will appear only in Debug mode
         /// </summary>
-        public static async Task<long> DebugAsync(string message, Func<Task> action)
+        public static async Task<long> DebugAsync(string className, string message, Func<Task> action, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
         {
             var stopWatch = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
             stopWatch.Start();
             await action();
             stopWatch.Stop();
             var milliseconds = stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
-            string info = $"{message} <{milliseconds}ms>";
+            Log.Debug(className, $"{message} <{milliseconds}ms>", methodName);
-            Log.Debug(info);
             return milliseconds;
         }
         
-        public static long Normal(string message, Action action)
+        public static long Info(string className, string message, Action action, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
         {
             var stopWatch = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
             stopWatch.Start();
             action();
             stopWatch.Stop();
             var milliseconds = stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
-            string info = $"{message} <{milliseconds}ms>";
+            Log.Info(className, $"{message} <{milliseconds}ms>", methodName);
-            Log.Info(info);
             return milliseconds;
         }
         
-        public static async Task<long> NormalAsync(string message, Func<Task> action)
+        public static async Task<long> InfoAsync(string className, string message, Func<Task> action, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "")
         {
             var stopWatch = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
             stopWatch.Start();
             await action();
             stopWatch.Stop();
             var milliseconds = stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
-            string info = $"{message} <{milliseconds}ms>";
+            Log.Info(className, $"{message} <{milliseconds}ms>", methodName);
-            Log.Info(info);
             return milliseconds;
         }
-        
-        
-
-        public static void StartCount(string name, Action action)
-        {
-            var stopWatch = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
-            stopWatch.Start();
-            action();
-            stopWatch.Stop();
-            var milliseconds = stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
-            lock (Locker)
-            {
-                if (Count.ContainsKey(name))
-                {
-                    Count[name] += milliseconds;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Count[name] = 0;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static void EndCount()
-        {
-            foreach (var key in Count.Keys)
-            {
-                string info = $"{key} already cost {Count[key]}ms";
-                Log.Debug(info);
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Storage/BinaryStorage.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 using MemoryPack;
 
+#nullable enable
+
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -16,64 +16,111 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
     /// Normally, it has better performance, but not readable
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
-    /// It utilize MemoryPack, which means the object must be MemoryPackSerializable
+    /// It utilizes MemoryPack, which means the object must be MemoryPackSerializable <see href="https://github.com/Cysharp/MemoryPack"/>
-    /// https://github.com/Cysharp/MemoryPack
     /// </remarks>
-    public class BinaryStorage<T>
+    public class BinaryStorage<T> : ISavable
     {
-        const string DirectoryName = "Cache";
+        private static readonly string ClassName = "BinaryStorage";
 
-        const string FileSuffix = ".cache";
+        protected T? Data;
+
+        public const string FileSuffix = ".cache";
+
+        protected string FilePath { get; init; } = null!;
+
+        protected string DirectoryPath { get; init; } = null!;
+
+        // Let the derived class to set the file path
+        protected BinaryStorage()
+        {
+        }
 
         public BinaryStorage(string filename)
         {
-            var directoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.DataDirectory(), DirectoryName);
+            DirectoryPath = DataLocation.CacheDirectory;
-            Helper.ValidateDirectory(directoryPath);
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
 
-            FilePath = Path.Combine(directoryPath, $"{filename}{FileSuffix}");
+            FilePath = Path.Combine(DirectoryPath, $"{filename}{FileSuffix}");
         }
 
-        public string FilePath { get; }
+        // Let the old Program plugin get this constructor
+        [Obsolete("This constructor is obsolete. Use BinaryStorage(string filename) instead.")]
+        public BinaryStorage(string filename, string directoryPath = null!)
+        {
+            DirectoryPath = directoryPath ?? DataLocation.CacheDirectory;
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
+
+            FilePath = Path.Combine(DirectoryPath, $"{filename}{FileSuffix}");
+        }
 
         public async ValueTask<T> TryLoadAsync(T defaultData)
         {
+            if (Data != null) return Data;
+
             if (File.Exists(FilePath))
             {
                 if (new FileInfo(FilePath).Length == 0)
                 {
-                    Log.Error($"|BinaryStorage.TryLoad|Zero length cache file <{FilePath}>");
+                    Log.Error(ClassName, $"Zero length cache file <{FilePath}>");
-                    await SaveAsync(defaultData);
+                    Data = defaultData;
-                    return defaultData;
+                    await SaveAsync();
                 }
 
                 await using var stream = new FileStream(FilePath, FileMode.Open);
-                var d = await DeserializeAsync(stream, defaultData);
+                Data = await DeserializeAsync(stream, defaultData);
-                return d;
             }
             else
             {
-                Log.Info("|BinaryStorage.TryLoad|Cache file not exist, load default data");
+                Log.Info(ClassName, "Cache file not exist, load default data");
-                await SaveAsync(defaultData);
+                Data = defaultData;
-                return defaultData;
+                await SaveAsync();
             }
+
+            return Data;
         }
 
-        private async ValueTask<T> DeserializeAsync(Stream stream, T defaultData)
+        private static async ValueTask<T> DeserializeAsync(Stream stream, T defaultData)
         {
             try
             {
                 var t = await MemoryPackSerializer.DeserializeAsync<T>(stream);
-                return t;
+                return t ?? defaultData;
             }
-            catch (System.Exception e)
+            catch (System.Exception)
             {
                 // Log.Exception($"|BinaryStorage.Deserialize|Deserialize error for file <{FilePath}>", e);
                 return defaultData;
             }
         }
 
+        public void Save()
+        {
+            // User may delete the directory, so we need to check it
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
+
+            var serialized = MemoryPackSerializer.Serialize(Data);
+            File.WriteAllBytes(FilePath, serialized);
+        }
+
+        public async ValueTask SaveAsync()
+        {
+            await SaveAsync(Data.NonNull());
+        }
+
+        // ImageCache need to convert data into concurrent dictionary for usage,
+        // so we would better to clear the data
+        public void ClearData()
+        {
+            Data = default;
+        }
+
+        // ImageCache storages data in its class,
+        // so we need to pass it to SaveAsync
         public async ValueTask SaveAsync(T data)
         {
+            // User may delete the directory, so we need to check it
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
+
             await using var stream = new FileStream(FilePath, FileMode.Create);
             await MemoryPackSerializer.SerializeAsync(stream, data);
         }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Storage/FlowLauncherJsonStorage.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,46 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
 {
     public class FlowLauncherJsonStorage<T> : JsonStorage<T> where T : new()
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = "FlowLauncherJsonStorage";
+
         public FlowLauncherJsonStorage()
         {
-            var directoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.DataDirectory(), DirectoryName);
+            DirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.DataDirectory(), DirectoryName);
-            Helper.ValidateDirectory(directoryPath);
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
 
             var filename = typeof(T).Name;
-            FilePath = Path.Combine(directoryPath, $"{filename}{FileSuffix}");
+            FilePath = Path.Combine(DirectoryPath, $"{filename}{FileSuffix}");
+        }
+
+        public new void Save()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                base.Save();
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to save FL settings to path: {FilePath}", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public new async Task SaveAsync()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await base.SaveAsync();
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to save FL settings to path: {FilePath}", e);
+            }
         }
     }
-}
+}

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Storage/JsonStorage.cs

@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
-#nullable enable
+using System;
-using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
+
+#nullable enable
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Serialize object using json format.
     /// </summary>
-    public class JsonStorage<T> where T : new()
+    public class JsonStorage<T> : ISavable where T : new()
     {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = "JsonStorage";
+
         protected T? Data;
 
         // need a new directory name
-        public const string DirectoryName = "Settings";
+        public const string DirectoryName = Constant.Settings;
         public const string FileSuffix = ".json";
 
         protected string FilePath { get; init; } = null!;
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
             FilePath = filePath;
             DirectoryPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(filePath) ?? throw new ArgumentException("Invalid file path");
 
-            Helper.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
         }
 
         public async Task<T> LoadAsync()
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
 
         private void RestoreBackup()
         {
-            Log.Info($"|JsonStorage.Load|Failed to load settings.json, {BackupFilePath} restored successfully");
+            Log.Info(ClassName, $"Failed to load settings.json, {BackupFilePath} restored successfully");
 
             if (File.Exists(FilePath))
                 File.Replace(BackupFilePath, FilePath, null);
@@ -180,7 +185,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
 
         public void Save()
         {
-            string serialized = JsonSerializer.Serialize(Data,
+            // User may delete the directory, so we need to check it
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
+
+            var serialized = JsonSerializer.Serialize(Data,
                 new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true });
 
             File.WriteAllText(TempFilePath, serialized);
@@ -190,6 +198,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
 
         public async Task SaveAsync()
         {
+            // User may delete the directory, so we need to check it
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
+
             await using var tempOutput = File.OpenWrite(TempFilePath);
             await JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync(tempOutput, Data,
                 new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true });

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Storage/PluginBinaryStorage.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
+{
+    public class PluginBinaryStorage<T> : BinaryStorage<T> where T : new()
+    {
+        private static readonly string ClassName = "PluginBinaryStorage";
+
+        public PluginBinaryStorage(string cacheName, string cacheDirectory)
+        {
+            DirectoryPath = cacheDirectory;
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
+
+            FilePath = Path.Combine(DirectoryPath, $"{cacheName}{FileSuffix}");
+        }
+
+        public new void Save()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                base.Save();
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to save plugin caches to path: {FilePath}", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public new async Task SaveAsync()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await base.SaveAsync();
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to save plugin caches to path: {FilePath}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Storage/PluginJsonStorage.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
 {
@@ -8,13 +11,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
         // Use assembly name to check which plugin is using this storage
         public readonly string AssemblyName;
 
+        private static readonly string ClassName = "PluginJsonStorage";
+
         public PluginJsonStorage()
         {
             // C# related, add python related below
             var dataType = typeof(T);
             AssemblyName = dataType.Assembly.GetName().Name;
-            DirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.DataDirectory(), DirectoryName, Constant.Plugins, AssemblyName);
+            DirectoryPath = Path.Combine(DataLocation.PluginSettingsDirectory, AssemblyName);
-            Helper.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
+            FilesFolders.ValidateDirectory(DirectoryPath);
 
             FilePath = Path.Combine(DirectoryPath, $"{dataType.Name}{FileSuffix}");
         }
@@ -24,11 +29,27 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage
             Data = data;
         }
 
-        public void DeleteDirectory()
+        public new void Save()
         {
-            if (Directory.Exists(DirectoryPath))
+            try
             {
-                Directory.Delete(DirectoryPath, true);
+                base.Save();
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to save plugin settings to path: {FilePath}", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public new async Task SaveAsync()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await base.SaveAsync();
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception e)
+            {
+                Log.Exception(ClassName, $"Failed to save plugin settings to path: {FilePath}", e);
             }
         }
     }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UI/EnumBindingSource.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Windows.Markup;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UI
 {
+    [Obsolete("EnumBindingSourceExtension is obsolete. Use with Flow.Launcher.Localization NuGet package instead.")]
     public class EnumBindingSourceExtension : MarkupExtension
     {
         private Type _enumType;

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/CustomShortcutModel.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 using System;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
 {
+    #region Base
+
     public abstract class ShortcutBaseModel
     {
         public string Key { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonIgnore]
-        public Func<string> Expand { get; set; } = () => { return ""; };
-
         public override bool Equals(object obj)
         {
             return obj is ShortcutBaseModel other &&
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         }
     }
 
-    public class CustomShortcutModel : ShortcutBaseModel
+    public class BaseCustomShortcutModel : ShortcutBaseModel
     {
         public string Value { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonConstructorAttribute]
+        public BaseCustomShortcutModel(string key, string value)
-        public CustomShortcutModel(string key, string value)
         {
             Key = key;
             Value = value;
-            Expand = () => { return Value; };
         }
 
         public void Deconstruct(out string key, out string value)
@@ -40,26 +38,69 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
             value = Value;
         }
 
-        public static implicit operator (string Key, string Value)(CustomShortcutModel shortcut)
+        public static implicit operator (string Key, string Value)(BaseCustomShortcutModel shortcut)
         {
             return (shortcut.Key, shortcut.Value);
         }
 
-        public static implicit operator CustomShortcutModel((string Key, string Value) shortcut)
+        public static implicit operator BaseCustomShortcutModel((string Key, string Value) shortcut)
         {
-            return new CustomShortcutModel(shortcut.Key, shortcut.Value);
+            return new BaseCustomShortcutModel(shortcut.Key, shortcut.Value);
         }
     }
 
-    public class BuiltinShortcutModel : ShortcutBaseModel
+    public class BaseBuiltinShortcutModel : ShortcutBaseModel
     {
         public string Description { get; set; }
 
-        public BuiltinShortcutModel(string key, string description, Func<string> expand)
+        public BaseBuiltinShortcutModel(string key, string description)
         {
             Key = key;
             Description = description;
-            Expand = expand ?? (() => { return ""; });
         }
     }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Custom Shortcut
+
+    public class CustomShortcutModel : BaseCustomShortcutModel
+    {
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public Func<string> Expand { get; set; } = () => { return string.Empty; };
+
+        [JsonConstructor]
+        public CustomShortcutModel(string key, string value) : base(key, value)
+        {
+            Expand = () => { return Value; };
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Builtin Shortcut
+
+    public class BuiltinShortcutModel : BaseBuiltinShortcutModel
+    {
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public Func<string> Expand { get; set; } = () => { return string.Empty; };
+
+        public BuiltinShortcutModel(string key, string description, Func<string> expand) : base(key, description)
+        {
+            Expand = expand ?? (() => { return string.Empty; });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class AsyncBuiltinShortcutModel : BaseBuiltinShortcutModel
+    {
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public Func<Task<string>> ExpandAsync { get; set; } = () => { return Task.FromResult(string.Empty); };
+
+        public AsyncBuiltinShortcutModel(string key, string description, Func<Task<string>> expandAsync) : base(key, description)
+        {
+            ExpandAsync = expandAsync ?? (() => { return Task.FromResult(string.Empty); });
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
 }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/DataLocation.cs

@@ -25,8 +25,16 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
             return false;
         }
 
+        public static string VersionLogDirectory => Path.Combine(LogDirectory, Constant.Version);
+        public static string LogDirectory => Path.Combine(DataDirectory(), Constant.Logs);
+
+        public static readonly string CacheDirectory = Path.Combine(DataDirectory(), Constant.Cache);
+        public static readonly string SettingsDirectory = Path.Combine(DataDirectory(), Constant.Settings);
         public static readonly string PluginsDirectory = Path.Combine(DataDirectory(), Constant.Plugins);
-        public static readonly string PluginSettingsDirectory = Path.Combine(DataDirectory(), "Settings", Constant.Plugins);
+        public static readonly string ThemesDirectory = Path.Combine(DataDirectory(), Constant.Themes);
+
+        public static readonly string PluginSettingsDirectory = Path.Combine(SettingsDirectory, Constant.Plugins);
+        public static readonly string PluginCacheDirectory = Path.Combine(DataDirectory(), Constant.Cache, Constant.Plugins);
 
         public const string PythonEnvironmentName = "Python";
         public const string NodeEnvironmentName = "Node.js";

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/PluginSettings.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
@@ -6,8 +7,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
     public class PluginsSettings : BaseModel
     {
         private string pythonExecutablePath = string.Empty;
-        public string PythonExecutablePath {
+        public string PythonExecutablePath
-            get { return pythonExecutablePath; }
+        {
+            get => pythonExecutablePath;
             set
             {
                 pythonExecutablePath = value;
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         private string nodeExecutablePath = string.Empty;
         public string NodeExecutablePath
         {
-            get { return nodeExecutablePath; }
+            get => nodeExecutablePath;
             set 
             {
                 nodeExecutablePath = value;
@@ -26,19 +28,32 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
             }
         }
 
-        public Dictionary<string, Plugin> Plugins { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, Plugin>();
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Only used for serialization
+        /// </summary>
+        public Dictionary<string, Plugin> Plugins { get; set; } = new();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Update plugin settings with metadata.
+        /// FL will get default values from metadata first and then load settings to metadata
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="metadatas">Parsed plugin metadatas</param>
         public void UpdatePluginSettings(List<PluginMetadata> metadatas)
         {
             foreach (var metadata in metadatas)
             {
-                if (Plugins.ContainsKey(metadata.ID))
+                if (Plugins.TryGetValue(metadata.ID, out var settings))
                 {
-                    var settings = Plugins[metadata.ID];
+                    // If settings exist, update settings & metadata value
-
+                    // update settings values with metadata
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.Version))
+                    {
                         settings.Version = metadata.Version;
+                    }
+                    settings.DefaultActionKeywords = metadata.ActionKeywords; // metadata provides default values
+                    settings.DefaultSearchDelayTime = metadata.SearchDelayTime; // metadata provides default values
 
+                    // update metadata values with settings
                     if (settings.ActionKeywords?.Count > 0)
                     {
                         metadata.ActionKeywords = settings.ActionKeywords;
@@ -51,30 +66,64 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
                     }
                     metadata.Disabled = settings.Disabled;
                     metadata.Priority = settings.Priority;
+                    metadata.SearchDelayTime = settings.SearchDelayTime;
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    // If settings does not exist, create a new one
                     Plugins[metadata.ID] = new Plugin
                     {
                         ID = metadata.ID,
                         Name = metadata.Name,
                         Version = metadata.Version,
-                        ActionKeywords = metadata.ActionKeywords, 
+                        DefaultActionKeywords = metadata.ActionKeywords, // metadata provides default values
+                        ActionKeywords = metadata.ActionKeywords, // use default value
                         Disabled = metadata.Disabled,
-                        Priority = metadata.Priority
+                        Priority = metadata.Priority,
+                        DefaultSearchDelayTime = metadata.SearchDelayTime, // metadata provides default values
+                        SearchDelayTime = metadata.SearchDelayTime, // use default value
                     };
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        public Plugin GetPluginSettings(string id)
+        {
+            if (Plugins.TryGetValue(id, out var plugin))
+            {
+                return plugin;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public Plugin RemovePluginSettings(string id)
+        {
+            Plugins.Remove(id, out var plugin);
+            return plugin;
+        }
     }
+
     public class Plugin
     {
         public string ID { get; set; }
+
         public string Name { get; set; }
+
         public string Version { get; set; }
-        public List<string> ActionKeywords { get; set; } // a reference of the action keywords from plugin manager
+
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public List<string> DefaultActionKeywords { get; set; }
+
+        // a reference of the action keywords from plugin manager
+        public List<string> ActionKeywords { get; set; }
+
         public int Priority { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public int? DefaultSearchDelayTime { get; set; }
+
+        public int? SearchDelayTime { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Used only to save the state of the plugin in settings
         /// </summary>

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/Settings.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Drawing;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Media;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Hotkey;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
             _storage.Save();
         }
 
-        private string language = Constant.SystemLanguageCode;
         private string _theme = Constant.DefaultTheme;
         public string Hotkey { get; set; } = $"{KeyConstant.Alt} + {KeyConstant.Space}";
         public string OpenResultModifiers { get; set; } = KeyConstant.Alt;
@@ -54,12 +53,13 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         public string CycleHistoryUpHotkey { get; set; } = $"{KeyConstant.Alt} + Up";
         public string CycleHistoryDownHotkey { get; set; } = $"{KeyConstant.Alt} + Down";
 
+        private string _language = Constant.SystemLanguageCode;
         public string Language
         {
-            get => language;
+            get => _language;
             set
             {
-                language = value;
+                _language = value;
                 OnPropertyChanged();
             }
         }
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         /* Appearance Settings. It should be separated from the setting later.*/
         public double WindowHeightSize { get; set; } = 42;
         public double ItemHeightSize { get; set; } = 58;
-        public double QueryBoxFontSize { get; set; } = 20;
+        public double QueryBoxFontSize { get; set; } = 16;
         public double ResultItemFontSize { get; set; } = 16;
         public double ResultSubItemFontSize { get; set; } = 13;
-        public string QueryBoxFont { get; set; } = FontFamily.GenericSansSerif.Name;
+        public string QueryBoxFont { get; set; } = Win32Helper.GetSystemDefaultFont();
         public string QueryBoxFontStyle { get; set; }
         public string QueryBoxFontWeight { get; set; }
         public string QueryBoxFontStretch { get; set; }
-        public string ResultFont { get; set; } = FontFamily.GenericSansSerif.Name;
+        public string ResultFont { get; set; } = Win32Helper.GetSystemDefaultFont();
         public string ResultFontStyle { get; set; }
         public string ResultFontWeight { get; set; }
         public string ResultFontStretch { get; set; }
-        public string ResultSubFont { get; set; } = FontFamily.GenericSansSerif.Name;
+        public string ResultSubFont { get; set; } = Win32Helper.GetSystemDefaultFont();
         public string ResultSubFontStyle { get; set; }
         public string ResultSubFontWeight { get; set; }
         public string ResultSubFontStretch { get; set; }
@@ -101,6 +101,24 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         public bool UseAnimation { get; set; } = true;
         public bool UseSound { get; set; } = true;
         public double SoundVolume { get; set; } = 50;
+        public bool ShowBadges { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool ShowBadgesGlobalOnly { get; set; } = false;
+
+        private string _settingWindowFont { get; set; } = Win32Helper.GetSystemDefaultFont(false);
+        public string SettingWindowFont
+        {
+            get => _settingWindowFont;
+            set
+            {
+                if (_settingWindowFont != value)
+                {
+                    _settingWindowFont = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                    Application.Current.Resources["SettingWindowFont"] = new FontFamily(value);
+                    Application.Current.Resources["ContentControlThemeFontFamily"] = new FontFamily(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         public bool UseClock { get; set; } = true;
         public bool UseDate { get; set; } = false;
@@ -112,9 +130,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         public double SettingWindowHeight { get; set; } = 700;
         public double? SettingWindowTop { get; set; } = null;
         public double? SettingWindowLeft { get; set; } = null;
-        public System.Windows.WindowState SettingWindowState { get; set; } = WindowState.Normal;
+        public WindowState SettingWindowState { get; set; } = WindowState.Normal;
 
-        bool _showPlaceholder { get; set; } = false;
+        private bool _showPlaceholder { get; set; } = true;
         public bool ShowPlaceholder
         {
             get => _showPlaceholder;
@@ -127,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
                 }
             }
         }
-        string _placeholderText { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        private string _placeholderText { get; set; } = string.Empty;
         public string PlaceholderText
         {
             get => _placeholderText;
@@ -140,7 +158,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
                 }
             }
         }
-
         public int CustomExplorerIndex { get; set; } = 0;
 
         [JsonIgnore]
@@ -295,9 +312,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         public ObservableCollection<CustomShortcutModel> CustomShortcuts { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<CustomShortcutModel>();
 
         [JsonIgnore]
-        public ObservableCollection<BuiltinShortcutModel> BuiltinShortcuts { get; set; } = new()
+        public ObservableCollection<BaseBuiltinShortcutModel> BuiltinShortcuts { get; set; } = new()
         {
-            new BuiltinShortcutModel("{clipboard}", "shortcut_clipboard_description", Clipboard.GetText),
+            new AsyncBuiltinShortcutModel("{clipboard}", "shortcut_clipboard_description", () => Win32Helper.StartSTATaskAsync(Clipboard.GetText)),
             new BuiltinShortcutModel("{active_explorer_path}", "shortcut_active_explorer_path", FileExplorerHelper.GetActiveExplorerPath)
         };
 
@@ -307,10 +324,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         public bool StartFlowLauncherOnSystemStartup { get; set; } = false;
         public bool UseLogonTaskForStartup { get; set; } = false;
         public bool HideOnStartup { get; set; } = true;
-        bool _hideNotifyIcon { get; set; }
+        private bool _hideNotifyIcon;
         public bool HideNotifyIcon
         {
-            get { return _hideNotifyIcon; }
+            get => _hideNotifyIcon;
             set
             {
                 _hideNotifyIcon = value;
@@ -320,6 +337,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         public bool LeaveCmdOpen { get; set; }
         public bool HideWhenDeactivated { get; set; } = true;
 
+        public bool SearchQueryResultsWithDelay { get; set; }
+        public int SearchDelayTime { get; set; } = 150;
+
         [JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
         public SearchWindowScreens SearchWindowScreen { get; set; } = SearchWindowScreens.Cursor;
 
@@ -342,7 +362,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
         [JsonIgnore]
         public bool WMPInstalled { get; set; } = true;
 
-
         // This needs to be loaded last by staying at the bottom
         public PluginsSettings PluginSettings { get; set; } = new PluginsSettings();
 

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Win32Helper.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Interop;
+using System.Windows.Markup;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
@@ -13,6 +19,7 @@ using Windows.Win32.Graphics.Dwm;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.Input.KeyboardAndMouse;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 using Point = System.Windows.Point;
+using SystemFonts = System.Windows.SystemFonts;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
 {
@@ -124,6 +131,16 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
             return PInvoke.SetForegroundWindow(new(handle));
         }
 
+        public static bool IsForegroundWindow(Window window)
+        {
+            return IsForegroundWindow(GetWindowHandle(window));
+        }
+
+        internal static bool IsForegroundWindow(HWND handle)
+        {
+            return handle.Equals(PInvoke.GetForegroundWindow());
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Task Switching
@@ -322,6 +339,78 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region STA Thread
+
+        /*
+        Inspired by https://github.com/files-community/Files code on STA Thread handling.
+        */
+
+        public static Task StartSTATaskAsync(Action action)
+        {
+            var taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource();
+            Thread thread = new(() =>
+            {
+                PInvoke.OleInitialize();
+
+                try
+                {
+                    action();
+                    taskCompletionSource.SetResult();
+                }
+                catch (System.Exception ex)
+                {
+                    taskCompletionSource.SetException(ex);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    PInvoke.OleUninitialize();
+                }
+            })
+            {
+                IsBackground = true,
+                Priority = ThreadPriority.Normal
+            };
+
+            thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
+            thread.Start();
+
+            return taskCompletionSource.Task;
+        }
+
+        public static Task<T> StartSTATaskAsync<T>(Func<T> func)
+        {
+            var taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<T>();
+
+            Thread thread = new(() =>
+            {
+                PInvoke.OleInitialize();
+
+                try
+                {
+                    taskCompletionSource.SetResult(func());
+                }
+                catch (System.Exception ex)
+                {
+                    taskCompletionSource.SetException(ex);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    PInvoke.OleUninitialize();
+                }
+            })
+            {
+                IsBackground = true,
+                Priority = ThreadPriority.Normal
+            };
+
+            thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
+            thread.Start();
+
+            return taskCompletionSource.Task;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         #region Keyboard Layout
 
         private const string UserProfileRegistryPath = @"Control Panel\International\User Profile";
@@ -354,7 +443,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
             // No installed English layout found
             if (enHKL == HKL.Null) return;
 
-            // Get the current foreground window
+            // Get the foreground window
             var hwnd = PInvoke.GetForegroundWindow();
             if (hwnd == HWND.Null) return;
 
@@ -367,12 +456,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
             // the IME mode instead of switching to another layout.
             var currentLayout = PInvoke.GetKeyboardLayout(threadId);
             var currentLangId = (uint)currentLayout.Value & KeyboardLayoutLoWord;
-            foreach (var langTag in ImeLanguageTags)
+            foreach (var imeLangTag in ImeLanguageTags)
             {
-                if (GetLanguageTag(currentLangId).StartsWith(langTag, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                var langTag = GetLanguageTag(currentLangId);
-                {
+                if (langTag.StartsWith(imeLangTag, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) return;
-                    return;
-                }
             }
 
             // Backup current keyboard layout
@@ -488,5 +575,183 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
         }
 
         #endregion
+
+        #region Notification
+
+        public static bool IsNotificationSupported()
+        {
+            // Notifications only supported on Windows 10 19041+
+            return RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) &&
+                Environment.OSVersion.Version.Build >= 19041;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Korean IME
+
+        public static bool IsWindows11()
+        {
+            return RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) &&
+                Environment.OSVersion.Version.Build >= 22000;
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsKoreanIMEExist()
+        {
+            return GetLegacyKoreanIMERegistryValue() != null;
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsLegacyKoreanIMEEnabled()
+        {
+            object value = GetLegacyKoreanIMERegistryValue();
+
+            if (value is int intValue)
+            {
+                return intValue == 1;
+            }
+            else if (value != null && int.TryParse(value.ToString(), out int parsedValue))
+            {
+                return parsedValue == 1;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public static bool SetLegacyKoreanIMEEnabled(bool enable)
+        {
+            const string subKeyPath = @"Software\Microsoft\input\tsf\tsf3override\{A028AE76-01B1-46C2-99C4-ACD9858AE02F}";
+            const string valueName = "NoTsf3Override5";
+
+            try
+            {
+                using RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(subKeyPath);
+                if (key != null)
+                {
+                    int value = enable ? 1 : 0;
+                    key.SetValue(valueName, value, RegistryValueKind.DWord);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception)
+            {
+                // Ignored
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public static object GetLegacyKoreanIMERegistryValue()
+        {
+            const string subKeyPath = @"Software\Microsoft\input\tsf\tsf3override\{A028AE76-01B1-46C2-99C4-ACD9858AE02F}";
+            const string valueName = "NoTsf3Override5";
+
+            try
+            {
+                using RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(subKeyPath);
+                if (key != null)
+                {
+                    return key.GetValue(valueName);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception)
+            {
+                // Ignored
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public static void OpenImeSettings()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("ms-settings:regionlanguage") { UseShellExecute = true });
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception)
+            {
+                // Ignored
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region System Font
+
+        private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> _languageToNotoSans = new()
+        {
+            { "ko", "Noto Sans KR" },
+            { "ja", "Noto Sans JP" },
+            { "zh-CN", "Noto Sans SC" },
+            { "zh-SG", "Noto Sans SC" },
+            { "zh-Hans", "Noto Sans SC" },
+            { "zh-TW", "Noto Sans TC" },
+            { "zh-HK", "Noto Sans TC" },
+            { "zh-MO", "Noto Sans TC" },
+            { "zh-Hant", "Noto Sans TC" },
+            { "th", "Noto Sans Thai" },
+            { "ar", "Noto Sans Arabic" },
+            { "he", "Noto Sans Hebrew" },
+            { "hi", "Noto Sans Devanagari" },
+            { "bn", "Noto Sans Bengali" },
+            { "ta", "Noto Sans Tamil" },
+            { "el", "Noto Sans Greek" },
+            { "ru", "Noto Sans" },
+            { "en", "Noto Sans" },
+            { "fr", "Noto Sans" },
+            { "de", "Noto Sans" },
+            { "es", "Noto Sans" },
+            { "pt", "Noto Sans" }
+        };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the system default font.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="useNoto">
+        /// If true, it will try to find the Noto font for the current culture.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The name of the system default font.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static string GetSystemDefaultFont(bool useNoto = true)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (useNoto)
+                {
+                    var culture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
+                    var language = culture.Name; // e.g., "zh-TW"
+                    var langPrefix = language.Split('-')[0]; // e.g., "zh"
+
+                    // First, try to find by full name, and if not found, fallback to prefix
+                    if (TryGetNotoFont(language, out var notoFont) || TryGetNotoFont(langPrefix, out notoFont))
+                    {
+                        // If the font is installed, return it
+                        if (Fonts.SystemFontFamilies.Any(f => f.Source.Equals(notoFont)))
+                        {
+                            return notoFont;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // If Noto font is not found, fallback to the system default font
+                var font = SystemFonts.MessageFontFamily;
+                if (font.FamilyNames.TryGetValue(XmlLanguage.GetLanguage("en-US"), out var englishName))
+                {
+                    return englishName;
+                }
+
+                return font.Source ?? "Segoe UI";
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return "Segoe UI";
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static bool TryGetNotoFont(string langKey, out string notoFont)
+        {
+            return _languageToNotoSans.TryGetValue(langKey, out notoFont);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/ActionContext.cs

@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
                    (WinPressed ? ModifierKeys.Windows : ModifierKeys.None);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default <see cref="SpecialKeyState"/> object with all keys not pressed.
+        /// </summary>
         public static readonly SpecialKeyState Default = new () {
             CtrlPressed = false,
             ShiftPressed = false,

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/AllowedLanguage.cs

@@ -65,7 +65,42 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         public static bool IsDotNet(string language)
         {
             return language.Equals(CSharp, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                   || language.Equals(FSharp, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                || language.Equals(FSharp, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if this language is a Python language
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="language"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool IsPython(string language)
+        {
+            return language.Equals(Python, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || language.Equals(PythonV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if this language is a Node.js language
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="language"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool IsNodeJs(string language)
+        {
+            return language.Equals(TypeScript, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || language.Equals(TypeScriptV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || language.Equals(JavaScript, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || language.Equals(JavaScriptV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if this language is a executable language
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="language"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool IsExecutable(string language)
+        {
+            return language.Equals(Executable, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || language.Equals(ExecutableV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -76,15 +111,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         public static bool IsAllowed(string language)
         {
             return IsDotNet(language)
-                   || language.Equals(Python, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || IsPython(language)
-                   || language.Equals(PythonV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || IsNodeJs(language)
-                   || language.Equals(Executable, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || IsExecutable(language);
-                   || language.Equals(TypeScript, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                   || language.Equals(JavaScript, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                   || language.Equals(ExecutableV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                   || language.Equals(TypeScriptV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                   || language.Equals(JavaScriptV2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            ;
         }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.csproj

@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="PropertyChanged.Fody" Version="3.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="PropertyChanged.Fody" Version="3.4.0">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels;
+using System;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
@@ -8,6 +6,9 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 {
@@ -141,15 +142,47 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         List<PluginPair> GetAllPlugins();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Register a callback for Global Keyboard Event
+        /// Registers a callback function for global keyboard events.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="callback"></param>
+        /// <param name="callback">
+        /// The callback function to invoke when a global keyboard event occurs.
+        /// <para>
+        /// Parameters:
+        /// <list type="number">
+        ///   <item><description>int: The type of <see cref="KeyEvent"/> (key down, key up, etc.)</description></item>
+        ///   <item><description>int: The virtual key code of the pressed/released key</description></item>
+        ///   <item><description><see cref="SpecialKeyState"/>: The state of modifier keys (Ctrl, Alt, Shift, etc.)</description></item>
+        /// </list>
+        /// </para>
+        /// <para>
+        /// Returns: <c>true</c> to allow normal system processing of the key event,
+        /// or <c>false</c> to intercept and prevent default handling.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </param>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This callback will be invoked for all keyboard events system-wide.
+        /// Use with caution as intercepting system keys may affect normal system operation.
+        /// </remarks>
         public void RegisterGlobalKeyboardCallback(Func<int, int, SpecialKeyState, bool> callback);
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Remove a callback for Global Keyboard Event
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="callback"></param>
+        /// <param name="callback">
+        /// The callback function to invoke when a global keyboard event occurs.
+        /// <para>
+        /// Parameters:
+        /// <list type="number">
+        ///   <item><description>int: The type of <see cref="KeyEvent"/> (key down, key up, etc.)</description></item>
+        ///   <item><description>int: The virtual key code of the pressed/released key</description></item>
+        ///   <item><description><see cref="SpecialKeyState"/>: The state of modifier keys (Ctrl, Alt, Shift, etc.)</description></item>
+        /// </list>
+        /// </para>
+        /// <para>
+        /// Returns: <c>true</c> to allow normal system processing of the key event,
+        /// or <c>false</c> to intercept and prevent default handling.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </param>
         public void RemoveGlobalKeyboardCallback(Func<int, int, SpecialKeyState, bool> callback);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -190,11 +223,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         Task HttpDownloadAsync([NotNull] string url, [NotNull] string filePath, Action<double> reportProgress = null, CancellationToken token = default);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Add ActionKeyword and update action keyword metadata for specific plugin
+        /// Add ActionKeyword and update action keyword metadata for specific plugin.
         /// Before adding, please check if action keyword is already assigned by <see cref="ActionKeywordAssigned"/>
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="pluginId">ID for plugin that needs to add action keyword</param>
         /// <param name="newActionKeyword">The actionkeyword that is supposed to be added</param>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If new action keyword contains any whitespace, FL will still add it but it will not work for users.
+        /// So plugin should check the whitespace before calling this function.
+        /// </remarks>
         void AddActionKeyword(string pluginId, string newActionKeyword);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -227,6 +264,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         void LogWarn(string className, string message, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Log error message. Preferred error logging method for plugins.
+        /// </summary>
+        void LogError(string className, string message, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Log an Exception. Will throw if in debug mode so developer will be aware, 
         /// otherwise logs the eror message. This is the primary logging method used for Flow 
@@ -242,9 +284,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         T LoadSettingJsonStorage<T>() where T : new();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Save JsonStorage for current plugin's setting. This is the method used to save settings to json in Flow.Launcher
+        /// Save JsonStorage for current plugin's setting. This is the method used to save settings to json in Flow.
         /// This method will save the original instance loaded with LoadJsonStorage.
-        /// This API call is for manually Save. Flow will automatically save all setting type that has called LoadSettingJsonStorage or SaveSettingJsonStorage previously.
+        /// This API call is for manually Save.
+        /// Flow will automatically save all setting type that has called <see cref="LoadSettingJsonStorage"/> or <see cref="SaveSettingJsonStorage"/> previously.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="T">Type for Serialization</typeparam>
         /// <returns></returns>
@@ -344,5 +387,163 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// Stop the loading bar in main window
         /// </summary>
         public void StopLoadingBar();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get all available themes
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public List<ThemeData> GetAvailableThemes();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the current theme
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public ThemeData GetCurrentTheme();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set the current theme
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="theme"></param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// True if the theme is set successfully, false otherwise.
+        /// </returns>
+        public bool SetCurrentTheme(ThemeData theme);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Save all Flow's plugins caches
+        /// </summary>
+        void SavePluginCaches();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load BinaryStorage for current plugin's cache. This is the method used to load cache from binary in Flow.
+        /// When the file is not exist, it will create a new instance for the specific type.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Type for deserialization</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="cacheName">Cache file name</param>
+        /// <param name="cacheDirectory">Cache directory from plugin metadata</param>
+        /// <param name="defaultData">Default data to return</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// BinaryStorage utilizes MemoryPack, which means the object must be MemoryPackSerializable <see href="https://github.com/Cysharp/MemoryPack"/>
+        /// </remarks>
+        Task<T> LoadCacheBinaryStorageAsync<T>(string cacheName, string cacheDirectory, T defaultData) where T : new();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Save BinaryStorage for current plugin's cache. This is the method used to save cache to binary in Flow.
+        /// This method will save the original instance loaded with LoadCacheBinaryStorageAsync.
+        /// This API call is for manually Save.
+        /// Flow will automatically save all cache type that has called <see cref="LoadCacheBinaryStorageAsync"/> or <see cref="SaveCacheBinaryStorageAsync"/> previously.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Type for Serialization</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="cacheName">Cache file name</param>
+        /// <param name="cacheDirectory">Cache directory from plugin metadata</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// BinaryStorage utilizes MemoryPack, which means the object must be MemoryPackSerializable <see href="https://github.com/Cysharp/MemoryPack"/>
+        /// </remarks>
+        Task SaveCacheBinaryStorageAsync<T>(string cacheName, string cacheDirectory) where T : new();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load image from path.
+        /// Support local, remote and data:image url.
+        /// Support png, jpg, jpeg, gif, bmp, tiff, ico, svg image files.
+        /// If image path is missing, it will return a missing icon.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">The path of the image.</param>
+        /// <param name="loadFullImage">
+        /// Load full image or not.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="cacheImage">
+        /// Cache the image or not. Cached image will be stored in FL cache.
+        /// If the image is just used one time, it's better to set this to false.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        ValueTask<ImageSource> LoadImageAsync(string path, bool loadFullImage = false, bool cacheImage = true);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Update the plugin manifest
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="usePrimaryUrlOnly">
+        /// FL has multiple urls to download the plugin manifest. Set this to true to only use the primary url.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="token"></param>
+        /// <returns>True if the manifest is updated successfully, false otherwise</returns>
+        public Task<bool> UpdatePluginManifestAsync(bool usePrimaryUrlOnly = false, CancellationToken token = default);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the plugin manifest.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If Flow cannot get manifest data, this could be null
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public IReadOnlyList<UserPlugin> GetPluginManifest();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Check if the plugin has been modified.
+        /// If this plugin is updated, installed or uninstalled and users do not restart the app,
+        /// it will be marked as modified
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="id">Plugin id</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public bool PluginModified(string id);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Update a plugin to new version, from a zip file. By default will remove the zip file if update is via url,
+        /// unless it's a local path installation
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pluginMetadata">The metadata of the old plugin to update</param>
+        /// <param name="plugin">The new plugin to update</param>
+        /// <param name="zipFilePath">
+        /// Path to the zip file containing the plugin. It will be unzipped to the temporary directory, removed and installed.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public Task UpdatePluginAsync(PluginMetadata pluginMetadata, UserPlugin plugin, string zipFilePath);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Install a plugin. By default will remove the zip file if installation is from url,
+        /// unless it's a local path installation
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="plugin">The plugin to install</param>
+        /// <param name="zipFilePath">
+        /// Path to the zip file containing the plugin. It will be unzipped to the temporary directory, removed and installed.
+        /// </param>
+        public void InstallPlugin(UserPlugin plugin, string zipFilePath);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Uninstall a plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pluginMetadata">The metadata of the plugin to uninstall</param>
+        /// <param name="removePluginSettings">
+        /// Plugin has their own settings. If this is set to true, the plugin settings will be removed.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public Task UninstallPluginAsync(PluginMetadata pluginMetadata, bool removePluginSettings = false);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Log debug message of the time taken to execute a method
+        /// Message will only be logged in Debug mode
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The time taken to execute the method in milliseconds</returns>
+        public long StopwatchLogDebug(string className, string message, Action action, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Log debug message of the time taken to execute a method asynchronously
+        /// Message will only be logged in Debug mode
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The time taken to execute the method in milliseconds</returns>
+        public Task<long> StopwatchLogDebugAsync(string className, string message, Func<Task> action, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Log info message of the time taken to execute a method
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The time taken to execute the method in milliseconds</returns>
+        public long StopwatchLogInfo(string className, string message, Action action, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Log info message of the time taken to execute a method asynchronously
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The time taken to execute the method in milliseconds</returns>
+        public Task<long> StopwatchLogInfoAsync(string className, string message, Func<Task> action, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "");
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IResultUpdated.cs

@@ -4,17 +4,42 @@ using System.Threading;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface for plugins that want to manually update their results
+    /// </summary>
     public interface IResultUpdated : IFeatures
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Event that is triggered when the results are updated
+        /// </summary>
         event ResultUpdatedEventHandler ResultsUpdated;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Delegate for the ResultsUpdated event
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="sender"></param>
+    /// <param name="e"></param>
     public delegate void ResultUpdatedEventHandler(IResultUpdated sender, ResultUpdatedEventArgs e);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Event arguments for the ResultsUpdated event
+    /// </summary>
     public class ResultUpdatedEventArgs : EventArgs
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// List of results that should be displayed
+        /// </summary>
         public List<Result> Results;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Query that triggered the update
+        /// </summary>
         public Query Query;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Token that can be used to cancel the update
+        /// </summary>
         public CancellationToken Token { get; init; }
     }
-}
+}

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/ISavable.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
-namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Inherit this interface if additional data e.g. cache needs to be saved.
+    /// Inherit this interface if you need to save additional data which is not a setting or cache,
+    /// please implement this interface.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// For storing plugin settings, prefer <see cref="IPublicAPI.LoadSettingJsonStorage{T}"/>
-    /// or <see cref="IPublicAPI.SaveSettingJsonStorage{T}"/>. 
+    /// or <see cref="IPublicAPI.SaveSettingJsonStorage{T}"/>.
-    /// Once called, your settings will be automatically saved by Flow.
+    /// For storing plugin caches, prefer <see cref="IPublicAPI.LoadCacheBinaryStorageAsync{T}"/>
+    /// or <see cref="IPublicAPI.SaveCacheBinaryStorageAsync{T}(string, string)"/>.
+    /// Once called, those settings and caches will be automatically saved by Flow.
     /// </remarks>
     public interface ISavable : IFeatures
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Save additional plugin data, such as cache.
+        /// Save additional plugin data.
         /// </summary>
         void Save();
     }
-}
+}

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/ISettingProvider.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This interface is used to create settings panel for .Net plugins
+    /// </summary>
     public interface ISettingProvider
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create settings panel control for .Net plugins
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         Control CreateSettingPanel();
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/KeyEvent.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 using Windows.Win32;
 
-namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Hotkey
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enumeration of key events for 
+    /// <see cref="IPublicAPI.RegisterGlobalKeyboardCallback(System.Func{int, int, SpecialKeyState, bool})"/>
+    /// and <see cref="IPublicAPI.RemoveGlobalKeyboardCallback(System.Func{int, int, SpecialKeyState, bool})"/>
+    /// </summary>
     public enum KeyEvent
     {
         /// <summary>

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/NativeMethods.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 EnumThreadWindows
 GetWindowText
-GetWindowTextLength
+GetWindowTextLength
+
+WM_KEYDOWN
+WM_KEYUP
+WM_SYSKEYDOWN
+WM_SYSKEYUP

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/PluginInitContext.cs

@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@
     /// </summary>
     public class PluginInitContext
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default constructor.
+        /// </summary>
         public PluginInitContext()
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="currentPluginMetadata"></param>
+        /// <param name="api"></param>
         public PluginInitContext(PluginMetadata currentPluginMetadata, IPublicAPI api)
         {
             CurrentPluginMetadata = currentPluginMetadata;

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/PluginMetadata.cs

@@ -4,24 +4,77 @@ using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Plugin metadata
+    /// </summary>
     public class PluginMetadata : BaseModel
     {
-        private string _pluginDirectory;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin ID.
+        /// </summary>
         public string ID { get; set; }
-        public string Name { get; set; }
-        public string Author { get; set; }
-        public string Version { get; set; }
-        public string Language { get; set; }
-        public string Description { get; set; }
-        public string Website { get; set; }
-        public bool Disabled { get; set; }
-        public string ExecuteFilePath { get; private set;}
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin name.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin author.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Author { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin version.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Version { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin language.
+        /// See <see cref="AllowedLanguage"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Language { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin description.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin website.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Website { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether plugin is disabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Disabled { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin execute file path.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ExecuteFilePath { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin execute file name.
+        /// </summary>
         public string ExecuteFileName { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin assembly name.
+        /// Only available for .Net plugins.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public string AssemblyName { get; internal set; }
+
+        private string _pluginDirectory;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin source directory.
+        /// </summary>
         public string PluginDirectory
         {
-            get { return _pluginDirectory; }
+            get => _pluginDirectory;
             internal set
             {
                 _pluginDirectory = value;
@@ -30,30 +83,77 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The first action keyword of plugin.
+        /// </summary>
         public string ActionKeyword { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// All action keywords of plugin.
+        /// </summary>
         public List<string> ActionKeywords { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Hide plugin keyword setting panel.
+        /// </summary>
         public bool HideActionKeywordPanel { get; set; }
 
-        public string IcoPath { get; set;}
+        /// <summary>
-        
+        /// Plugin search delay time in ms. Null means use default search delay time.
-        public override string ToString()
+        /// </summary>
-        {
+        public int? SearchDelayTime { get; set; } = null;
-            return Name;
-        }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin icon path.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string IcoPath { get; set;}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin priority.
+        /// </summary>
         [JsonIgnore]
         public int Priority { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Init time include both plugin load time and init time
+        /// Init time include both plugin load time and init time.
         /// </summary>
         [JsonIgnore]
         public long InitTime { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Average query time.
+        /// </summary>
         [JsonIgnore]
         public long AvgQueryTime { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Query count.
+        /// </summary>
         [JsonIgnore]
         public int QueryCount { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The path to the plugin settings directory which is not validated.
+        /// It is used to store plugin settings files and data files.
+        /// When plugin is deleted, FL will ask users whether to keep its settings.
+        /// If users do not want to keep, this directory will be deleted.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string PluginSettingsDirectoryPath { get; internal set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The path to the plugin cache directory which is not validated.
+        /// It is used to store cache files.
+        /// When plugin is deleted, this directory will be deleted as well.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string PluginCacheDirectoryPath { get; internal set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convert <see cref="PluginMetadata"/> to string.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/PluginPair.cs

@@ -1,21 +1,37 @@
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Plugin instance and plugin metadata
+    /// </summary>
     public class PluginPair
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin instance
+        /// </summary>
         public IAsyncPlugin Plugin { get; internal set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin metadata
+        /// </summary>
         public PluginMetadata Metadata { get; internal set; }
 
-        
+        /// <summary>
-
+        /// Convert to string
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public override string ToString()
         {
             return Metadata.Name;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compare by plugin metadata ID
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public override bool Equals(object obj)
         {
-            PluginPair r = obj as PluginPair;
+            if (obj is PluginPair r)
-            if (r != null)
             {
                 return string.Equals(r.Metadata.ID, Metadata.ID);
             }
@@ -25,6 +41,10 @@
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get hash code
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public override int GetHashCode()
         {
             var hashcode = Metadata.ID?.GetHashCode() ?? 0;

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Query.cs

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a query that is sent to a plugin.
+    /// </summary>
     public class Query
     {
-        public Query() { }
-
         /// <summary>
-        /// Raw query, this includes action keyword if it has
+        /// Raw query, this includes action keyword if it has.
+        /// It has handled buildin custom query shortkeys and build-in shortcuts, and it trims the whitespace.
         /// We didn't recommend use this property directly. You should always use Search property.
         /// </summary>
         public string RawQuery { get; internal init; }
@@ -54,18 +56,18 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public string ActionKeyword { get; init; }
 
-        [JsonIgnore]
         /// <summary>
         /// Splits <see cref="SearchTerms"/> by spaces and returns the first item.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
         /// returns an empty string when <see cref="SearchTerms"/> does not have enough items.
         /// </remarks>
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public string FirstSearch => SplitSearch(0);
-        
+
         [JsonIgnore]
         private string _secondToEndSearch;
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// strings from second search (including) to last search
         /// </summary>

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Result.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Runtime;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -13,6 +12,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
     /// </summary>
     public class Result
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Maximum score. This can be useful when set one result to the top by default. This is the score for the results set to the topmost by users.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int MaxScore = int.MaxValue;
 
         private string _pluginDirectory;
 
@@ -20,6 +23,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
 
         private string _copyText = string.Empty;
 
+        private string _badgeIcoPath;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The title of the result. This is always required.
         /// </summary>
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// <remarks>GlyphInfo is prioritized if not null</remarks>
         public string IcoPath
         {
-            get { return _icoPath; }
+            get => _icoPath;
             set
             {
                 // As a standard this property will handle prepping and converting to absolute local path for icon image processing
@@ -82,6 +87,33 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The image to be displayed for the badge of the result.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>Can be a local file path or a URL.</value>
+        /// <remarks>If null or empty, will use plugin icon</remarks>
+        public string BadgeIcoPath
+        {
+            get => _badgeIcoPath;
+            set
+            {
+                // As a standard this property will handle prepping and converting to absolute local path for icon image processing
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)
+                    && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(PluginDirectory)
+                    && !Path.IsPathRooted(value)
+                    && !value.StartsWith("http://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    && !value.StartsWith("https://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    && !value.StartsWith("data:image", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    _badgeIcoPath = Path.Combine(PluginDirectory, value);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _badgeIcoPath = value;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines if Icon has a border radius
         /// </summary>
@@ -96,14 +128,18 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// <summary>
         /// Delegate to load an icon for this result.
         /// </summary>
-        public IconDelegate Icon;
+        public IconDelegate Icon = null;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Delegate to load an icon for the badge of this result.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IconDelegate BadgeIcon = null;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Information for Glyph Icon (Prioritized than IcoPath/Icon if user enable Glyph Icons)
         /// </summary>
         public GlyphInfo Glyph { get; init; }
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// An action to take in the form of a function call when the result has been selected.
         /// </summary>
@@ -145,59 +181,19 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public string PluginDirectory
         {
-            get { return _pluginDirectory; }
+            get => _pluginDirectory;
             set
             {
                 _pluginDirectory = value;
 
                 // When the Result object is returned from the query call, PluginDirectory is not provided until
                 // UpdatePluginMetadata call is made at PluginManager.cs L196. Once the PluginDirectory becomes available
-                // we need to update (only if not Uri path) the IcoPath with the full absolute path so the image can be loaded.
+                // we need to update (only if not Uri path) the IcoPath and BadgeIcoPath with the full absolute path so the image can be loaded.
                 IcoPath = _icoPath;
+                BadgeIcoPath = _badgeIcoPath;
             }
         }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override string ToString()
-        {
-            return Title + SubTitle + Score;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Clones the current result
-        /// </summary>
-        public Result Clone()
-        {
-            return new Result
-            {
-                Title = Title,
-                SubTitle = SubTitle,
-                ActionKeywordAssigned = ActionKeywordAssigned,
-                CopyText = CopyText,
-                AutoCompleteText = AutoCompleteText,
-                IcoPath = IcoPath,
-                RoundedIcon = RoundedIcon,
-                Icon = Icon,
-                Glyph = Glyph,
-                Action = Action,
-                AsyncAction = AsyncAction,
-                Score = Score,
-                TitleHighlightData = TitleHighlightData,
-                OriginQuery = OriginQuery,
-                PluginDirectory = PluginDirectory,
-                ContextData = ContextData,
-                PluginID = PluginID,
-                TitleToolTip = TitleToolTip,
-                SubTitleToolTip = SubTitleToolTip,
-                PreviewPanel = PreviewPanel,
-                ProgressBar = ProgressBar,
-                ProgressBarColor = ProgressBarColor,
-                Preview = Preview,
-                AddSelectedCount = AddSelectedCount,
-                RecordKey = RecordKey
-            };
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Additional data associated with this result
         /// </summary>
@@ -226,16 +222,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public Lazy<UserControl> PreviewPanel { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Run this result, asynchronously
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="context"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public ValueTask<bool> ExecuteAsync(ActionContext context)
-        {
-            return AsyncAction?.Invoke(context) ?? ValueTask.FromResult(Action?.Invoke(context) ?? false);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Progress bar display. Providing an int value between 0-100 will trigger the progress bar to be displayed on the result
         /// </summary>
@@ -257,11 +243,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public bool AddSelectedCount { get; set; } = true;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Maximum score. This can be useful when set one result to the top by default. This is the score for the results set to the topmost by users.
-        /// </summary>
-        public const int MaxScore = int.MaxValue;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The key to identify the record. This is used when FL checks whether the result is the topmost record. Or FL calculates the hashcode of the result for user selected records.
         /// This can be useful when your plugin will change the Title or SubTitle of the result dynamically.
@@ -270,6 +251,66 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public string RecordKey { get; set; } = null;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if the badge icon should be shown.
+        /// If users want to show the result badges and here you set this to true, the results will show the badge icon.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool ShowBadge { get; set; } = false;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Run this result, asynchronously
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="context"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public ValueTask<bool> ExecuteAsync(ActionContext context)
+        {
+            return AsyncAction?.Invoke(context) ?? ValueTask.FromResult(Action?.Invoke(context) ?? false);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return Title + SubTitle + Score;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clones the current result
+        /// </summary>
+        public Result Clone()
+        {
+            return new Result
+            {
+                Title = Title,
+                SubTitle = SubTitle,
+                ActionKeywordAssigned = ActionKeywordAssigned,
+                CopyText = CopyText,
+                AutoCompleteText = AutoCompleteText,
+                IcoPath = IcoPath,
+                BadgeIcoPath = BadgeIcoPath,
+                RoundedIcon = RoundedIcon,
+                Icon = Icon,
+                BadgeIcon = BadgeIcon,
+                Glyph = Glyph,
+                Action = Action,
+                AsyncAction = AsyncAction,
+                Score = Score,
+                TitleHighlightData = TitleHighlightData,
+                OriginQuery = OriginQuery,
+                PluginDirectory = PluginDirectory,
+                ContextData = ContextData,
+                PluginID = PluginID,
+                TitleToolTip = TitleToolTip,
+                SubTitleToolTip = SubTitleToolTip,
+                PreviewPanel = PreviewPanel,
+                ProgressBar = ProgressBar,
+                ProgressBarColor = ProgressBarColor,
+                Preview = Preview,
+                AddSelectedCount = AddSelectedCount,
+                RecordKey = RecordKey,
+                ShowBadge = ShowBadge,
+            };
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Info of the preview section of a <see cref="Result"/>
         /// </summary>

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs

@@ -264,12 +264,12 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
             var index = path.LastIndexOf('\\');
             if (index > 0 && index < (path.Length - 1))
             {
-                string previousDirectoryPath = path.Substring(0, index + 1);
+                string previousDirectoryPath = path[..(index + 1)];
-                return locationExists(previousDirectoryPath) ? previousDirectoryPath : "";
+                return locationExists(previousDirectoryPath) ? previousDirectoryPath : string.Empty;
             }
             else
             {
-                return "";
+                return string.Empty;
             }
         }
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
                 // not full path, get previous level directory string
                 var indexOfSeparator = path.LastIndexOf('\\');
 
-                return path.Substring(0, indexOfSeparator + 1);
+                return path[..(indexOfSeparator + 1)];
             }
 
             return path;
@@ -318,5 +318,51 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
         {
             return path.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar) + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Validates a directory, creating it if it doesn't exist
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path"></param>
+        public static void ValidateDirectory(string path)
+        {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(path))
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Validates a data directory, synchronizing it by ensuring all files from a bundled source directory exist in it.
+        /// If files are missing or outdated, they are copied from the bundled directory to the data directory.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bundledDataDirectory"></param>
+        /// <param name="dataDirectory"></param>
+        public static void ValidateDataDirectory(string bundledDataDirectory, string dataDirectory)
+        {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(dataDirectory))
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(dataDirectory);
+            }
+
+            foreach (var bundledDataPath in Directory.GetFiles(bundledDataDirectory))
+            {
+                var data = Path.GetFileName(bundledDataPath);
+                if (data == null) continue;
+                var dataPath = Path.Combine(dataDirectory, data);
+                if (!File.Exists(dataPath))
+                {
+                    File.Copy(bundledDataPath, dataPath);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var time1 = new FileInfo(bundledDataPath).LastWriteTimeUtc;
+                    var time2 = new FileInfo(dataPath).LastWriteTimeUtc;
+                    if (time1 != time2)
+                    {
+                        File.Copy(bundledDataPath, dataPath, true);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/SearchWeb.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains methods to open a search in a new browser window or tab.
+    /// </summary>
     public static class SearchWeb
     {
         private static string GetDefaultBrowserPath()
@@ -106,4 +109,4 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/ShellCommand.cs

@@ -8,12 +8,26 @@ using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains methods for running shell commands
+    /// </summary>
     public static class ShellCommand
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Delegate for EnumThreadWindows
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="hwnd"></param>
+        /// <param name="lParam"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public delegate bool EnumThreadDelegate(IntPtr hwnd, IntPtr lParam);
 
         private static bool containsSecurityWindow;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs a windows command using the provided ProcessStartInfo
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="processStartInfo"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public static Process RunAsDifferentUser(ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo)
         {
             processStartInfo.Verb = "RunAsUser";
@@ -65,6 +79,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
             return buffer[..length].ToString();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs a windows command using the provided ProcessStartInfo
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fileName"></param>
+        /// <param name="workingDirectory"></param>
+        /// <param name="arguments"></param>
+        /// <param name="verb"></param>
+        /// <param name="createNoWindow"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public static ProcessStartInfo SetProcessStartInfo(this string fileName, string workingDirectory = "",
             string arguments = "", string verb = "", bool createNoWindow = false)
         {

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedModels/MatchResult.cs

@@ -2,14 +2,29 @@
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents the result of a match operation.
+    /// </summary>
     public class MatchResult
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="MatchResult"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="success"></param>
+        /// <param name="searchPrecision"></param>
         public MatchResult(bool success, SearchPrecisionScore searchPrecision)
         {
             Success = success;
             SearchPrecision = searchPrecision;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="MatchResult"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="success"></param>
+        /// <param name="searchPrecision"></param>
+        /// <param name="matchData"></param>
+        /// <param name="rawScore"></param>
         public MatchResult(bool success, SearchPrecisionScore searchPrecision, List<int> matchData, int rawScore)
         {
             Success = success;
@@ -18,6 +33,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels
             RawScore = rawScore;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the match operation was successful.
+        /// </summary>
         public bool Success { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -30,6 +48,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels
         /// </summary>
         private int _rawScore;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The raw calculated search score without any search precision filtering applied.
+        /// </summary>
         public int RawScore
         {
             get { return _rawScore; }
@@ -45,8 +66,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels
         /// </summary>
         public List<int> MatchData { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The search precision score used to filter the search results.
+        /// </summary>
         public SearchPrecisionScore SearchPrecision { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if the search precision score is met.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public bool IsSearchPrecisionScoreMet()
         {
             return IsSearchPrecisionScoreMet(_rawScore);
@@ -63,10 +91,24 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents the search precision score used to filter search results.
+    /// </summary>
     public enum SearchPrecisionScore
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The highest search precision score.
+        /// </summary>
         Regular = 50,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The medium search precision score.
+        /// </summary>
         Low = 20,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The lowest search precision score.
+        /// </summary>
         None = 0
     }
 }

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedModels/ThemeData.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Theme data model
+/// </summary>
+public class ThemeData
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Theme file name without extension
+    /// </summary>
+    public string FileNameWithoutExtension { get; private init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Theme name
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Name { get; private init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates whether the theme supports dark mode
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool? IsDark { get; private init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates whether the theme supports blur effects
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool? HasBlur { get; private init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Theme data constructor
+    /// </summary>
+    public ThemeData(string fileNameWithoutExtension, string name, bool? isDark = null, bool? hasBlur = null)
+    {
+        FileNameWithoutExtension = fileNameWithoutExtension;
+        Name = name;
+        IsDark = isDark;
+        HasBlur = hasBlur;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public static bool operator ==(ThemeData left, ThemeData right)
+    {
+        if (left is null && right is null)
+            return true;
+        if (left is null || right is null)
+            return false;
+        return left.Equals(right);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public static bool operator !=(ThemeData left, ThemeData right)
+    {
+        return !(left == right);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override bool Equals(object obj)
+    {
+        if (obj is not ThemeData other)
+            return false;
+        return FileNameWithoutExtension == other.FileNameWithoutExtension &&
+            Name == other.Name;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override int GetHashCode()
+    {
+        return HashCode.Combine(FileNameWithoutExtension, Name);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override string ToString()
+    {
+        return Name;
+    }
+}

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/UserPlugin.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// User Plugin Model for Flow Launcher
+    /// </summary>
+    public record UserPlugin
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unique identifier of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ID { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Name of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Description of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Author of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Author { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Version of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Version { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Allow language of the plugin <see cref="AllowedLanguage"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Language { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Website of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Website { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// URL to download the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string UrlDownload { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// URL to the source code of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string UrlSourceCode { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Local path where the plugin is installed
+        /// </summary>
+        public string LocalInstallPath { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Icon path of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public string IcoPath { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The date when the plugin was last updated
+        /// </summary>
+        public DateTime? LatestReleaseDate { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The date when the plugin was added to the local system
+        /// </summary>
+        public DateTime? DateAdded { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates whether the plugin is installed from a local path
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsFromLocalInstallPath => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(LocalInstallPath);
+    }
+}

Flow.Launcher.Test/Plugins/ExplorerTest.cs

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Test.Plugins
         }
 
         [SupportedOSPlatform("windows7.0")]
-        [TestCase("C:\\", "SELECT TOP 100 System.FileName, System.ItemUrl, System.ItemType FROM SystemIndex WHERE directory='file:C:\\' ORDER BY System.FileName")]
+        [TestCase("C:\\", $"SELECT TOP 100 System.FileName, System.ItemUrl, System.ItemType FROM SystemIndex WHERE directory='file:C:\\' ORDER BY {QueryConstructor.OrderIdentifier}")]
-        [TestCase("C:\\SomeFolder\\", "SELECT TOP 100 System.FileName, System.ItemUrl, System.ItemType FROM SystemIndex WHERE directory='file:C:\\SomeFolder\\' ORDER BY System.FileName")]
+        [TestCase("C:\\SomeFolder\\", $"SELECT TOP 100 System.FileName, System.ItemUrl, System.ItemType FROM SystemIndex WHERE directory='file:C:\\SomeFolder\\' ORDER BY {QueryConstructor.OrderIdentifier}")]
         public void GivenWindowsIndexSearch_WhenSearchTypeIsTopLevelDirectorySearch_ThenQueryShouldUseExpectedString(string folderPath, string expectedString)
         {
             // Given
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Test.Plugins
         [TestCase("C:\\SomeFolder", "flow.launcher.sln", "SELECT TOP 100 System.FileName, System.ItemUrl, System.ItemType" +
                                                          " FROM SystemIndex WHERE directory='file:C:\\SomeFolder'" +
                                                          " AND (System.FileName LIKE 'flow.launcher.sln%' OR CONTAINS(System.FileName,'\"flow.launcher.sln*\"'))" +
-                                                         " ORDER BY System.FileName")]
+                                                         $" ORDER BY {QueryConstructor.OrderIdentifier}")]
         public void GivenWindowsIndexSearchTopLevelDirectory_WhenSearchingForSpecificItem_ThenQueryShouldUseExpectedString(
             string folderPath, string userSearchString, string expectedString)
         {
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Test.Plugins
         [SupportedOSPlatform("windows7.0")]
         [TestCase("flow.launcher.sln", "SELECT TOP 100 \"System.FileName\", \"System.ItemUrl\", \"System.ItemType\" " +
                                        "FROM \"SystemIndex\" WHERE (System.FileName LIKE 'flow.launcher.sln%' " +
-                                       "OR CONTAINS(System.FileName,'\"flow.launcher.sln*\"',1033)) AND scope='file:' ORDER BY System.FileName")]
+                                       $"OR CONTAINS(System.FileName,'\"flow.launcher.sln*\"',1033)) AND scope='file:' ORDER BY {QueryConstructor.OrderIdentifier}")]
-        [TestCase("", "SELECT TOP 100 \"System.FileName\", \"System.ItemUrl\", \"System.ItemType\" FROM \"SystemIndex\" WHERE WorkId IS NOT NULL AND scope='file:' ORDER BY System.FileName")]
+        [TestCase("", $"SELECT TOP 100 \"System.FileName\", \"System.ItemUrl\", \"System.ItemType\" FROM \"SystemIndex\" WHERE WorkId IS NOT NULL AND scope='file:' ORDER BY {QueryConstructor.OrderIdentifier}")]
         public void GivenWindowsIndexSearch_WhenSearchAllFoldersAndFiles_ThenQueryShouldUseExpectedString(
             string userSearchString, string expectedString)
         {
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Test.Plugins
             ClassicAssert.AreEqual(expectedString, resultString);
         }
 
-
         [SupportedOSPlatform("windows7.0")]
         [TestCase(@"some words", @"FREETEXT('some words')")]
         public void GivenWindowsIndexSearch_WhenQueryWhereRestrictionsIsForFileContentSearch_ThenShouldReturnFreeTextString(
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Test.Plugins
 
         [SupportedOSPlatform("windows7.0")]
         [TestCase("some words", "SELECT TOP 100 System.FileName, System.ItemUrl, System.ItemType " +
-                                "FROM SystemIndex WHERE FREETEXT('some words') AND scope='file:' ORDER BY System.FileName")]
+                                $"FROM SystemIndex WHERE FREETEXT('some words') AND scope='file:' ORDER BY {QueryConstructor.OrderIdentifier}")]
         public void GivenWindowsIndexSearch_WhenSearchForFileContent_ThenQueryShouldUseExpectedString(
             string userSearchString, string expectedString)
         {

Flow.Launcher/ActionKeywords.xaml

@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@
                         </Button>
                     </Grid>
                 </StackPanel>
-                <StackPanel Margin="26,12,26,0">
+                <StackPanel Margin="26 12 26 0">
-                    <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="0,0,0,12">
+                    <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="0 0 0 12">
                         <TextBlock
                             Grid.Column="0"
-                            Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                            Margin="0 0 0 0"
                             FontSize="20"
                             FontWeight="SemiBold"
                             Text="{DynamicResource actionKeywordsTitle}"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                             TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow" />
                     </StackPanel>
 
-                    <StackPanel Margin="0,18,0,0" Orientation="Horizontal">
+                    <StackPanel Margin="0 18 0 0" Orientation="Horizontal">
                         <TextBlock
                             Grid.Row="0"
                             Grid.Column="1"
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@
                             x:Name="tbOldActionKeyword"
                             Grid.Row="0"
                             Grid.Column="1"
-                            Margin="14,10,10,10"
+                            Margin="14 10 10 10"
                             HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                             VerticalAlignment="Center"
                             FontSize="14"
                             FontWeight="SemiBold"
                             Foreground="{DynamicResource Color05B}" />
                     </StackPanel>
-                    <StackPanel Margin="0,0,0,10" Orientation="Horizontal">
+                    <StackPanel Margin="0 0 0 10" Orientation="Horizontal">
                         <TextBlock
                             Grid.Row="1"
                             Grid.Column="1"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                         <TextBox
                             x:Name="tbAction"
                             Width="105"
-                            Margin="10,10,15,10"
+                            Margin="10 10 15 10"
                             HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                             VerticalAlignment="Center" />
                     </StackPanel>
@@ -112,20 +112,20 @@
             Grid.Row="1"
             Background="{DynamicResource PopupButtonAreaBGColor}"
             BorderBrush="{DynamicResource PopupButtonAreaBorderColor}"
-            BorderThickness="0,1,0,0">
+            BorderThickness="0 1 0 0">
             <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" Orientation="Horizontal">
                 <Button
                     x:Name="btnCancel"
                     Width="145"
                     Height="30"
-                    Margin="10,0,5,0"
+                    Margin="10 0 5 0"
                     Click="BtnCancel_OnClick"
                     Content="{DynamicResource cancel}" />
                 <Button
                     x:Name="btnDone"
                     Width="145"
                     Height="30"
-                    Margin="5,0,10,0"
+                    Margin="5 0 10 0"
                     Click="btnDone_OnClick"
                     Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}">
                     <TextBlock x:Name="lblAdd" Text="{DynamicResource done}" />

Flow.Launcher/ActionKeywords.xaml.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using System.Windows;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using Flow.Launcher.ViewModel;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
@@ -10,20 +8,19 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
 {
     public partial class ActionKeywords
     {
-        private readonly PluginPair plugin;
+        private readonly PluginPair _plugin;
-        private readonly Internationalization translater = InternationalizationManager.Instance;
+        private readonly PluginViewModel _pluginViewModel;
-        private readonly PluginViewModel pluginViewModel;
 
         public ActionKeywords(PluginViewModel pluginViewModel)
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            plugin = pluginViewModel.PluginPair;
+            _plugin = pluginViewModel.PluginPair;
-            this.pluginViewModel = pluginViewModel;
+            _pluginViewModel = pluginViewModel;
         }
 
         private void ActionKeyword_OnLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            tbOldActionKeyword.Text = string.Join(Query.ActionKeywordSeparator, plugin.Metadata.ActionKeywords.ToArray());
+            tbOldActionKeyword.Text = string.Join(Query.ActionKeywordSeparator, _plugin.Metadata.ActionKeywords.ToArray());
             tbAction.Focus();
         }
 
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
 
         private void btnDone_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs _)
         {
-            var oldActionKeywords = plugin.Metadata.ActionKeywords;
+            var oldActionKeywords = _plugin.Metadata.ActionKeywords;
 
             var newActionKeywords = tbAction.Text.Split(Query.ActionKeywordSeparator).ToList();
             newActionKeywords.RemoveAll(string.IsNullOrEmpty);
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             {
                 if (oldActionKeywords.Count != newActionKeywords.Count)
                 {
-                    ReplaceActionKeyword(plugin.Metadata.ID, removedActionKeywords, addedActionKeywords);
+                    ReplaceActionKeyword(_plugin.Metadata.ID, removedActionKeywords, addedActionKeywords);
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -58,18 +55,16 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                 if (sortedOldActionKeywords.SequenceEqual(sortedNewActionKeywords))
                 {
                     // User just changes the sequence of action keywords
-                    var msg = translater.GetTranslation("newActionKeywordsSameAsOld");
+                    App.API.ShowMsgBox(App.API.GetTranslation("newActionKeywordsSameAsOld"));
-                    MessageBoxEx.Show(msg);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ReplaceActionKeyword(plugin.Metadata.ID, removedActionKeywords, addedActionKeywords);
+                    ReplaceActionKeyword(_plugin.Metadata.ID, removedActionKeywords, addedActionKeywords);
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                string msg = translater.GetTranslation("newActionKeywordsHasBeenAssigned");
+                App.API.ShowMsgBox(App.API.GetTranslation("newActionKeywordsHasBeenAssigned"));
-                App.API.ShowMsgBox(msg);
             }
         }
 
@@ -85,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             }
 
             // Update action keywords text and close window
-            pluginViewModel.OnActionKeywordsChanged();
+            _pluginViewModel.OnActionKeywordsTextChanged();
             Close();
         }
     }

Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Media;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 using Flow.Launcher.Core;
 using Flow.Launcher.Core.Configuration;
@@ -18,10 +19,11 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.SettingPages.ViewModels;
 using Flow.Launcher.ViewModel;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
-using Stopwatch = Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Stopwatch;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher
 {
@@ -30,13 +32,16 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
         #region Public Properties
 
         public static IPublicAPI API { get; private set; }
+        public static bool Exiting => _mainWindow.CanClose;
 
         #endregion
 
         #region Private Fields
 
+        private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(App);
+
         private static bool _disposed;
-        private MainWindow _mainWindow;
+        private static MainWindow _mainWindow;
         private readonly MainViewModel _mainVM;
         private readonly Settings _settings;
 
@@ -72,14 +77,27 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                         .AddSingleton(_ => _settings)
                         .AddSingleton(sp => new Updater(sp.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>(), Launcher.Properties.Settings.Default.GithubRepo))
                         .AddSingleton<Portable>()
-                        .AddSingleton<SettingWindowViewModel>()
                         .AddSingleton<IAlphabet, PinyinAlphabet>()
                         .AddSingleton<StringMatcher>()
                         .AddSingleton<Internationalization>()
                         .AddSingleton<IPublicAPI, PublicAPIInstance>()
-                        .AddSingleton<MainViewModel>()
                         .AddSingleton<Theme>()
+                        // Use one instance for main window view model because we only have one main window
+                        .AddSingleton<MainViewModel>()
+                        // Use one instance for welcome window view model & setting window view model because
+                        // pages in welcome window & setting window need to share the same instance and
+                        // these two view models do not need to be reset when creating new windows
                         .AddSingleton<WelcomeViewModel>()
+                        .AddSingleton<SettingWindowViewModel>()
+                        // Use transient instance for setting window page view models because
+                        // pages in setting window need to be recreated when setting window is closed
+                        .AddTransient<SettingsPaneAboutViewModel>()
+                        .AddTransient<SettingsPaneGeneralViewModel>()
+                        .AddTransient<SettingsPaneHotkeyViewModel>()
+                        .AddTransient<SettingsPanePluginsViewModel>()
+                        .AddTransient<SettingsPanePluginStoreViewModel>()
+                        .AddTransient<SettingsPaneProxyViewModel>()
+                        .AddTransient<SettingsPaneThemeViewModel>()
                     ).Build();
                 Ioc.Default.ConfigureServices(host.Services);
             }
@@ -136,17 +154,27 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
 
         private async void OnStartup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
         {
-            await Stopwatch.NormalAsync("|App.OnStartup|Startup cost", async () =>
+            await API.StopwatchLogInfoAsync(ClassName, "Startup cost", async () =>
             {
+                // Because new message box api uses MessageBoxEx window,
+                // if it is created and closed before main window is created, it will cause the application to exit.
+                // So set to OnExplicitShutdown to prevent the application from shutting down before main window is created
+                Current.ShutdownMode = ShutdownMode.OnExplicitShutdown;
+
                 Log.SetLogLevel(_settings.LogLevel);
 
+                // Update dynamic resources base on settings
+                Current.Resources["SettingWindowFont"] = new FontFamily(_settings.SettingWindowFont);
+                Current.Resources["ContentControlThemeFontFamily"] = new FontFamily(_settings.SettingWindowFont);
+
                 Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Portable>().PreStartCleanUpAfterPortabilityUpdate();
 
-                Log.Info("|App.OnStartup|Begin Flow Launcher startup ----------------------------------------------------");
+                API.LogInfo(ClassName, "Begin Flow Launcher startup ----------------------------------------------------");
-                Log.Info($"|App.OnStartup|Runtime info:{ErrorReporting.RuntimeInfo()}");
+                API.LogInfo(ClassName, $"Runtime info:{ErrorReporting.RuntimeInfo()}");
 
                 RegisterAppDomainExceptions();
                 RegisterDispatcherUnhandledException();
+                RegisterTaskSchedulerUnhandledException();
 
                 var imageLoadertask = ImageLoader.InitializeAsync();
 
@@ -162,21 +190,20 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                 await PluginManager.InitializePluginsAsync();
 
                 // Change language after all plugins are initialized because we need to update plugin title based on their api
-                // TODO: Clean InternationalizationManager.Instance and InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation in future
                 await Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Internationalization>().InitializeLanguageAsync();
 
                 await imageLoadertask;
 
                 _mainWindow = new MainWindow();
 
-                Log.Info($"|App.OnStartup|Dependencies Info:{ErrorReporting.DependenciesInfo()}");
-
                 Current.MainWindow = _mainWindow;
                 Current.MainWindow.Title = Constant.FlowLauncher;
 
+                // Initialize hotkey mapper instantly after main window is created because
+                // it will steal focus from main window which causes window hide
                 HotKeyMapper.Initialize();
 
-                // main windows needs initialized before theme change because of blur settings
+                // Main windows needs initialized before theme change because of blur settings
                 Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<Theme>().ChangeTheme();
 
                 Encoding.RegisterProvider(CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);
@@ -187,28 +214,25 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                 AutoUpdates();
 
                 API.SaveAppAllSettings();
-                Log.Info("|App.OnStartup|End Flow Launcher startup ----------------------------------------------------");
+                API.LogInfo(ClassName, "End Flow Launcher startup ----------------------------------------------------");
             });
         }
 
 #pragma warning restore VSTHRD100 // Avoid async void methods
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Check startup only for Release
+        /// </summary>
+        [Conditional("RELEASE")]
         private void AutoStartup()
         {
             // we try to enable auto-startup on first launch, or reenable if it was removed
             // but the user still has the setting set
-            if (_settings.StartFlowLauncherOnSystemStartup && !Helper.AutoStartup.IsEnabled)
+            if (_settings.StartFlowLauncherOnSystemStartup)
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    if (_settings.UseLogonTaskForStartup)
+                    Helper.AutoStartup.CheckIsEnabled(_settings.UseLogonTaskForStartup);
-                    {
-                        Helper.AutoStartup.EnableViaLogonTask();
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Helper.AutoStartup.EnableViaRegistry();
-                    }
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
@@ -220,6 +244,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             }
         }
 
+        [Conditional("RELEASE")]
         private void AutoUpdates()
         {
             _ = Task.Run(async () =>
@@ -245,25 +270,25 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
         {
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.ProcessExit += (s, e) =>
             {
-                Log.Info("|App.RegisterExitEvents|Process Exit");
+                API.LogInfo(ClassName, "Process Exit");
                 Dispose();
             };
 
             Current.Exit += (s, e) =>
             {
-                Log.Info("|App.RegisterExitEvents|Application Exit");
+                API.LogInfo(ClassName, "Application Exit");
                 Dispose();
             };
 
             Current.SessionEnding += (s, e) =>
             {
-                Log.Info("|App.RegisterExitEvents|Session Ending");
+                API.LogInfo(ClassName, "Session Ending");
                 Dispose();
             };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// let exception throw as normal is better for Debug
+        /// Let exception throw as normal is better for Debug
         /// </summary>
         [Conditional("RELEASE")]
         private void RegisterDispatcherUnhandledException()
@@ -272,12 +297,20 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// let exception throw as normal is better for Debug
+        /// Let exception throw as normal is better for Debug
         /// </summary>
         [Conditional("RELEASE")]
         private static void RegisterAppDomainExceptions()
         {
-            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += ErrorReporting.UnhandledExceptionHandle;
+            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += ErrorReporting.UnhandledException;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Let exception throw as normal is better for Debug
+        /// </summary>
+        private static void RegisterTaskSchedulerUnhandledException()
+        {
+            TaskScheduler.UnobservedTaskException += ErrorReporting.TaskSchedulerUnobservedTaskException;
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -299,12 +332,20 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                     return;
                 }
 
+                // If we call Environment.Exit(0), the application dispose will be called before _mainWindow.Close()
+                // Accessing _mainWindow?.Dispatcher will cause the application stuck
+                // So here we need to check it and just return so that we will not acees _mainWindow?.Dispatcher
+                if (!_mainWindow.CanClose)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 _disposed = true;
             }
 
-            Stopwatch.Normal("|App.Dispose|Dispose cost", () =>
+            API.StopwatchLogInfo(ClassName, "Dispose cost", () =>
             {
-                Log.Info("|App.Dispose|Begin Flow Launcher dispose ----------------------------------------------------");
+                API.LogInfo(ClassName, "Begin Flow Launcher dispose ----------------------------------------------------");
 
                 if (disposing)
                 {
@@ -314,7 +355,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                     _mainVM?.Dispose();
                 }
 
-                Log.Info("|App.Dispose|End Flow Launcher dispose ----------------------------------------------------");
+                API.LogInfo(ClassName, "End Flow Launcher dispose ----------------------------------------------------");
             });
         }
 
@@ -331,7 +372,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
 
         public void OnSecondAppStarted()
         {
-            Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<MainViewModel>().Show();
+            API.ShowMainWindow();
         }
 
         #endregion

Flow.Launcher/Converters/BadgePositionConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Converters;
+
+public class BadgePositionConverter : IValueConverter
+{
+    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+    {
+        if (value is double actualWidth && parameter is string param)
+        {
+            double offset = actualWidth / 2 - 8;
+
+            if (param == "1") // X-Offset
+            {
+                return offset + 2;
+            }
+            else if (param == "2") // Y-Offset
+            {
+                return offset + 2;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+
+    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+    {
+        throw new NotSupportedException();
+    }
+}

Flow.Launcher/Converters/QuerySuggestionBoxConverter.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
+using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Data;
 using System.Windows.Media;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.ViewModel;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Converters;
 
 public class QuerySuggestionBoxConverter : IMultiValueConverter
 {
+    private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(QuerySuggestionBoxConverter);
+
     public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
     {
         // values[0] is TextBox: The textbox displaying the autocomplete suggestion
@@ -43,8 +45,16 @@ public class QuerySuggestionBoxConverter : IMultiValueConverter
 
             // Check if Text will be larger than our QueryTextBox
             Typeface typeface = new Typeface(queryTextBox.FontFamily, queryTextBox.FontStyle, queryTextBox.FontWeight, queryTextBox.FontStretch);
-            // TODO: Obsolete warning?
+            var dpi = VisualTreeHelper.GetDpi(queryTextBox);
-            var ft = new FormattedText(queryTextBox.Text, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, System.Windows.FlowDirection.LeftToRight, typeface, queryTextBox.FontSize, Brushes.Black);
+            var ft = new FormattedText(
+                queryTextBox.Text,
+                CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
+                FlowDirection.LeftToRight,
+                typeface,
+                queryTextBox.FontSize,
+                Brushes.Black,
+                dpi.PixelsPerDip
+            );
 
             var offset = queryTextBox.Padding.Right;
 
@@ -55,7 +65,7 @@ public class QuerySuggestionBoxConverter : IMultiValueConverter
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.Exception(nameof(QuerySuggestionBoxConverter), "fail to convert text for suggestion box", e);
+            App.API.LogException(ClassName, "fail to convert text for suggestion box", e);
             return string.Empty;
         }
     }

Flow.Launcher/Converters/SizeRatioConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Windows;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Converters;
+
+public class SizeRatioConverter : IValueConverter
+{
+    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+    {
+        if (value is double size && parameter is string ratioString)
+        {
+            if (double.TryParse(ratioString, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out double ratio))
+            {
+                return size * ratio;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+
+    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+    {
+        throw new NotSupportedException();
+    }
+}

Flow.Launcher/Converters/TextConverter.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Windows.Data;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
 using Flow.Launcher.ViewModel;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Converters;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ public class TextConverter : IValueConverter
         if (translationKey is null)
             return id;
 
-        return InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation(translationKey);
+        return App.API.GetTranslation(translationKey);
     }
 
     public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) => throw new InvalidOperationException();

Flow.Launcher/CustomQueryHotkeySetting.xaml.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using Flow.Launcher.Helper;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
-using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
+using Flow.Launcher.Helper;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher
 {
     public partial class CustomQueryHotkeySetting : Window
     {
         private readonly Settings _settings;
+
         private bool update;
         private CustomPluginHotkey updateCustomHotkey;
 
@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             Close();
         }
 
-
         public void UpdateItem(CustomPluginHotkey item)
         {
             updateCustomHotkey = _settings.CustomPluginHotkeys.FirstOrDefault(o =>
                 o.ActionKeyword == item.ActionKeyword && o.Hotkey == item.Hotkey);
             if (updateCustomHotkey == null)
             {
-                App.API.ShowMsgBox(InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("invalidPluginHotkey"));
+                App.API.ShowMsgBox(App.API.GetTranslation("invalidPluginHotkey"));
                 Close();
                 return;
             }
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             tbAction.Text = updateCustomHotkey.ActionKeyword;
             HotkeyControl.SetHotkey(updateCustomHotkey.Hotkey, false);
             update = true;
-            lblAdd.Text = InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("update");
+            lblAdd.Text = App.API.GetTranslation("update");
         }
 
         private void BtnTestActionKeyword_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

Flow.Launcher/CustomShortcutSetting.xaml

@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
                     </Button>
                 </Grid>
             </StackPanel>
-            <StackPanel Margin="26,0,26,0">
+            <StackPanel Margin="26 0 26 0">
-                <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="0,0,0,12">
+                <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="0 0 0 12">
                     <TextBlock
                         Grid.Column="0"
-                        Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                        Margin="0 0 0 0"
                         FontSize="20"
                         FontWeight="SemiBold"
                         Text="{DynamicResource customQueryShortcut}"
@@ -73,18 +73,18 @@
                         TextAlignment="Left"
                         TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow" />
                     <TextBlock
-                        Margin="0,20,0,0"
+                        Margin="0 20 0 0"
                         FontSize="14"
                         Text="{DynamicResource customeQueryShortcutGuide}"
                         TextAlignment="Left"
                         TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow" />
                     <Image
                         Width="478"
-                        Margin="0,20,0,0"
+                        Margin="0 20 0 0"
                         Source="/Images/illustration_02.png" />
                 </StackPanel>
 
-                <StackPanel Margin="0,10,0,10" Orientation="Horizontal">
+                <StackPanel Margin="0 10 0 10" Orientation="Horizontal">
                     <Grid Width="478">
                         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                             <RowDefinition />
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@
                             LastChildFill="True">
                             <Button
                                 x:Name="btnTestShortcut"
-                                Margin="0,0,10,0"
+                                Margin="0 0 10 0"
-                                Padding="10,5,10,5"
+                                Padding="10 5 10 5"
                                 Click="BtnTestShortcut_OnClick"
                                 Content="{DynamicResource preview}"
                                 DockPanel.Dock="Right" />
                             <TextBox
                                 x:Name="tbExpand"
-                                Margin="10,0,10,0"
+                                Margin="10 0 10 0"
                                 HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                 Text="{Binding Value}" />
@@ -142,21 +142,21 @@
         </StackPanel>
         <Border
             Grid.Row="1"
-            Margin="0,10,0,0"
+            Margin="0 10 0 0"
             Background="{DynamicResource PopupButtonAreaBGColor}"
             BorderBrush="{DynamicResource PopupButtonAreaBorderColor}"
-            BorderThickness="0,1,0,0">
+            BorderThickness="0 1 0 0">
             <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" Orientation="Horizontal">
                 <Button
                     x:Name="btnCancel"
                     MinWidth="140"
-                    Margin="10,0,5,0"
+                    Margin="10 0 5 0"
                     Click="BtnCancel_OnClick"
                     Content="{DynamicResource cancel}" />
                 <Button
                     x:Name="btnAdd"
                     MinWidth="140"
-                    Margin="5,0,10,0"
+                    Margin="5 0 10 0"
                     Click="BtnAdd_OnClick"
                     Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}">
                     <TextBlock x:Name="lblAdd" Text="{DynamicResource done}" />

Flow.Launcher/CustomShortcutSetting.xaml.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
+using System.Windows;
-using System;
-using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using Flow.Launcher.SettingPages.ViewModels;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher
 {
     public partial class CustomShortcutSetting : Window
     {
         private readonly SettingsPaneHotkeyViewModel _hotkeyVm;
-        public string Key { get; set; } = String.Empty;
+        public string Key { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-        public string Value { get; set; } = String.Empty;
+        public string Value { get; set; } = string.Empty;
         private string originalKey { get; } = null;
         private string originalValue { get; } = null;
         private bool update { get; } = false;
@@ -41,15 +38,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
 
         private void BtnAdd_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(Key) || String.IsNullOrEmpty(Value))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Key) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(Value))
             {
-                App.API.ShowMsgBox(InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("emptyShortcut"));
+                App.API.ShowMsgBox(App.API.GetTranslation("emptyShortcut"));
                 return;
             }
             // Check if key is modified or adding a new one
             if (((update && originalKey != Key) || !update) && _hotkeyVm.DoesShortcutExist(Key))
             {
-                App.API.ShowMsgBox(InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("duplicateShortcut"));
+                App.API.ShowMsgBox(App.API.GetTranslation("duplicateShortcut"));
                 return;
             }
             DialogResult = !update || originalKey != Key || originalValue != Value;

Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj

@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@
     <!-- https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/issues/1772#issuecomment-1502440801 -->
     <PackageReference Include="ModernWpfUI" Version="0.9.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="NHotkey.Wpf" Version="3.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="PropertyChanged.Fody" Version="3.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="PropertyChanged.Fody" Version="3.4.0">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="SemanticVersioning" Version="3.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="TaskScheduler" Version="2.12.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="VirtualizingWrapPanel" Version="2.1.1" />

Flow.Launcher/Helper/AutoStartup.cs

@@ -1,43 +1,53 @@
 using System;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Principal;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler;
 
+#nullable enable
+
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Helper;
 
 public class AutoStartup
 {
+    private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(AutoStartup);
+
     private const string StartupPath = @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run";
     private const string LogonTaskName = $"{Constant.FlowLauncher} Startup";
     private const string LogonTaskDesc = $"{Constant.FlowLauncher} Auto Startup";
 
-    public static bool IsEnabled
+    public static void CheckIsEnabled(bool useLogonTaskForStartup)
     {
-        get
+        // We need to check both because if both of them are enabled,
+        // Hide Flow Launcher on startup will not work since the later one will trigger main window show event
+        var logonTaskEnabled = CheckLogonTask();
+        var registryEnabled = CheckRegistry();
+        if (useLogonTaskForStartup)
         {
-            // Check if logon task is enabled
+            // Enable logon task
-            if (CheckLogonTask())
+            if (!logonTaskEnabled)
             {
-                return true;
+                Enable(true);
             }
-
+            // Disable registry
-            // Check if registry is enabled
+            if (registryEnabled)
-            try
             {
-                using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(StartupPath, true);
+                Disable(false);
-                var path = key?.GetValue(Constant.FlowLauncher) as string;
-                return path == Constant.ExecutablePath;
             }
-            catch (Exception e)
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Enable registry
+            if (!registryEnabled)
             {
-                Log.Error("AutoStartup", $"Ignoring non-critical registry error (querying if enabled): {e}");
+                Enable(false);
+            }
+            // Disable logon task
+            if (logonTaskEnabled)
+            {
+                Disable(true);
             }
-
-            return false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -50,40 +60,63 @@ public class AutoStartup
             try
             {
                 // Check if the action is the same as the current executable path
-                var action = task.Definition.Actions.FirstOrDefault()!.ToString().Trim();
+                // If not, we need to unschedule and reschedule the task
-                if (!Constant.ExecutablePath.Equals(action, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !File.Exists(action))
+                if (task.Definition.Actions.FirstOrDefault() is Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.Action taskAction)
                 {
-                    UnscheduleLogonTask();
+                    var action = taskAction.ToString().Trim();
-                    ScheduleLogonTask();
+                    if (!action.Equals(Constant.ExecutablePath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        UnscheduleLogonTask();
+                        ScheduleLogonTask();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return true;
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Log.Error("AutoStartup", $"Failed to check logon task: {e}");
+                App.API.LogError(ClassName, $"Failed to check logon task: {e}");
+                throw; // Throw exception so that App.AutoStartup can show error message
             }
         }
 
         return false;
     }
 
+    private static bool CheckRegistry()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(StartupPath, true);
+            if (key != null)
+            {
+                // Check if the action is the same as the current executable path
+                // If not, we need to unschedule and reschedule the task
+                var action = (key.GetValue(Constant.FlowLauncher) as string) ?? string.Empty;
+                if (!action.Equals(Constant.ExecutablePath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    UnscheduleRegistry();
+                    ScheduleRegistry();
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            App.API.LogError(ClassName, $"Failed to check registry: {e}");
+            throw; // Throw exception so that App.AutoStartup can show error message
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void DisableViaLogonTaskAndRegistry()
     {
         Disable(true);
         Disable(false);
     }
 
-    public static void EnableViaLogonTask()
-    {
-        Enable(true);
-    }
-
-    public static void EnableViaRegistry()
-    {
-        Enable(false);
-    }
-
     public static void ChangeToViaLogonTask()
     {
         Disable(false);
@@ -106,13 +139,12 @@ public class AutoStartup
             }
             else
             {
-                using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(StartupPath, true);
+                UnscheduleRegistry();
-                key?.DeleteValue(Constant.FlowLauncher, false);
             }
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.Error("AutoStartup", $"Failed to disable auto-startup: {e}");
+            App.API.LogError(ClassName, $"Failed to disable auto-startup: {e}");
             throw;
         }
     }
@@ -127,13 +159,12 @@ public class AutoStartup
             }
             else
             {
-                using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(StartupPath, true);
+                ScheduleRegistry();
-                key?.SetValue(Constant.FlowLauncher, $"\"{Constant.ExecutablePath}\"");
             }
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.Error("AutoStartup", $"Failed to enable auto-startup: {e}");
+            App.API.LogError(ClassName, $"Failed to enable auto-startup: {e}");
             throw;
         }
     }
@@ -161,7 +192,7 @@ public class AutoStartup
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.Error("AutoStartup", $"Failed to schedule logon task: {e}");
+            App.API.LogError(ClassName, $"Failed to schedule logon task: {e}");
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -176,7 +207,7 @@ public class AutoStartup
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.Error("AutoStartup", $"Failed to unschedule logon task: {e}");
+            App.API.LogError(ClassName, $"Failed to unschedule logon task: {e}");
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -187,4 +218,18 @@ public class AutoStartup
         var principal = new WindowsPrincipal(identity);
         return principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator);
     }
+
+    private static bool UnscheduleRegistry()
+    {
+        using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(StartupPath, true);
+        key?.DeleteValue(Constant.FlowLauncher, false);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private static bool ScheduleRegistry()
+    {
+        using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(StartupPath, true);
+        key?.SetValue(Constant.FlowLauncher, $"\"{Constant.ExecutablePath}\"");
+        return true;
+    }
 }

Flow.Launcher/Helper/DataWebRequestFactory.cs

@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ public class DataWebRequestFactory : IWebRequestCreate
 
         public DataWebResponse(Uri uri)
         {
-            string uriString = uri.AbsoluteUri;
+            var uriString = uri.AbsoluteUri;
 
-            int commaIndex = uriString.IndexOf(',');
+            var commaIndex = uriString.IndexOf(',');
-            var headers = uriString.Substring(0, commaIndex).Split(';');
+            var headers = uriString[..commaIndex].Split(';');
             _contentType = headers[0];
-            string dataString = uriString.Substring(commaIndex + 1);
+            var dataString = uriString[(commaIndex + 1)..];
             _data = Convert.FromBase64String(dataString);
         }
 
         public override string ContentType
         {
-            get { return _contentType; }
+            get => _contentType;
             set
             {
                 throw new NotSupportedException();
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class DataWebRequestFactory : IWebRequestCreate
 
         public override long ContentLength
         {
-            get { return _data.Length; }
+            get => _data.Length;
             set
             {
                 throw new NotSupportedException();

Flow.Launcher/Helper/ErrorReporting.cs

@@ -1,35 +1,46 @@
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
-using NLog;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Exception;
+using NLog;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Helper;
 
 public static class ErrorReporting
 {
-    private static void Report(Exception e)
+    private static void Report(Exception e, [CallerMemberName] string methodName = "UnHandledException")
     {
-        var logger = LogManager.GetLogger("UnHandledException");
+        var logger = LogManager.GetLogger(methodName);
         logger.Fatal(ExceptionFormatter.FormatExcpetion(e));
         var reportWindow = new ReportWindow(e);
         reportWindow.Show();
     }
 
-    public static void UnhandledExceptionHandle(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
+    public static void UnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
     {
-        //handle non-ui thread exceptions
+        // handle non-ui thread exceptions
         Report((Exception)e.ExceptionObject);
     }
 
     public static void DispatcherUnhandledException(object sender, DispatcherUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
     {
-        //handle ui thread exceptions
+        // handle ui thread exceptions
         Report(e.Exception);
-        //prevent application exist, so the user can copy prompted error info
+        // prevent application exist, so the user can copy prompted error info
         e.Handled = true;
     }
 
+    public static void TaskSchedulerUnobservedTaskException(object sender, UnobservedTaskExceptionEventArgs e)
+    {
+        // handle unobserved task exceptions on UI thread
+        Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() => Report(e.Exception));
+        // prevent application exit, so the user can copy the prompted error info
+        e.SetObserved();
+    }
+
     public static string RuntimeInfo()
     {
         var info =

Flow.Launcher/Helper/HotKeyMapper.cs

@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using System;
 using NHotkey;
 using NHotkey.Wpf;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
 using Flow.Launcher.ViewModel;
 using ChefKeys;
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Helper;
 
 internal static class HotKeyMapper
 {
+    private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(HotKeyMapper);
+
     private static Settings _settings;
     private static MainViewModel _mainViewModel;
 
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ internal static class HotKeyMapper
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.Error(
+            App.API.LogError(ClassName,
                 string.Format("|HotkeyMapper.SetWithChefKeys|Error registering hotkey: {0} \nStackTrace:{1}",
                               e.Message,
                               e.StackTrace));
-            string errorMsg = string.Format(InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("registerHotkeyFailed"), hotkeyStr);
+            string errorMsg = string.Format(App.API.GetTranslation("registerHotkeyFailed"), hotkeyStr);
-            string errorMsgTitle = InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("MessageBoxTitle");
+            string errorMsgTitle = App.API.GetTranslation("MessageBoxTitle");
-            MessageBoxEx.Show(errorMsg, errorMsgTitle);
+            App.API.ShowMsgBox(errorMsg, errorMsgTitle);
         }
     }
 
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ internal static class HotKeyMapper
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.Error(
+            App.API.LogError(ClassName,
                 string.Format("|HotkeyMapper.SetHotkey|Error registering hotkey {2}: {0} \nStackTrace:{1}",
                               e.Message,
                               e.StackTrace,
                               hotkeyStr));
-            string errorMsg = string.Format(InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("registerHotkeyFailed"), hotkeyStr);
+            string errorMsg = string.Format(App.API.GetTranslation("registerHotkeyFailed"), hotkeyStr);
-            string errorMsgTitle = InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("MessageBoxTitle");
+            string errorMsgTitle = App.API.GetTranslation("MessageBoxTitle");
             App.API.ShowMsgBox(errorMsg, errorMsgTitle);
         }
     }
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ internal static class HotKeyMapper
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.Error(
+            App.API.LogError(ClassName,
                 string.Format("|HotkeyMapper.RemoveHotkey|Error removing hotkey: {0} \nStackTrace:{1}",
                               e.Message,
                               e.StackTrace));
-            string errorMsg = string.Format(InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("unregisterHotkeyFailed"), hotkeyStr);
+            string errorMsg = string.Format(App.API.GetTranslation("unregisterHotkeyFailed"), hotkeyStr);
-            string errorMsgTitle = InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("MessageBoxTitle");
+            string errorMsgTitle = App.API.GetTranslation("MessageBoxTitle");
-            MessageBoxEx.Show(errorMsg, errorMsgTitle);
+            App.API.ShowMsgBox(errorMsg, errorMsgTitle);
         }
     }
 
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ internal static class HotKeyMapper
             if (_mainViewModel.ShouldIgnoreHotkeys())
                 return;
 
-            _mainViewModel.Show();
+            App.API.ShowMainWindow();
-            _mainViewModel.ChangeQueryText(hotkey.ActionKeyword, true);
+            App.API.ChangeQuery(hotkey.ActionKeyword, true);
         });
     }
 

Flow.Launcher/Helper/WallpaperPathRetrieval.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Helper;
 
 public static class WallpaperPathRetrieval
 {
+    private static readonly string ClassName = nameof(WallpaperPathRetrieval);
+
     private const int MaxCacheSize = 3;
     private static readonly Dictionary<(string, DateTime), ImageBrush> WallpaperCache = new();
     private static readonly object CacheLock = new();
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ public static class WallpaperPathRetrieval
             var wallpaperPath = Win32Helper.GetWallpaperPath();
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(wallpaperPath) || !File.Exists(wallpaperPath))
             {
-                App.API.LogInfo(nameof(WallpaperPathRetrieval), $"Wallpaper path is invalid: {wallpaperPath}");
+                App.API.LogInfo(ClassName, $"Wallpaper path is invalid: {wallpaperPath}");
                 var wallpaperColor = GetWallpaperColor();
                 return new SolidColorBrush(wallpaperColor);
             }
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ public static class WallpaperPathRetrieval
 
             if (originalWidth == 0 || originalHeight == 0)
             {
-                App.API.LogInfo(nameof(WallpaperPathRetrieval), $"Failed to load bitmap: Width={originalWidth}, Height={originalHeight}");
+                App.API.LogInfo(ClassName, $"Failed to load bitmap: Width={originalWidth}, Height={originalHeight}");
                 return new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Transparent);
             }
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ public static class WallpaperPathRetrieval
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            App.API.LogException(nameof(WallpaperPathRetrieval), "Error retrieving wallpaper", ex);
+            App.API.LogException(ClassName, "Error retrieving wallpaper", ex);
             return new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Transparent);
         }
     }
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ public static class WallpaperPathRetrieval
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                App.API.LogException(nameof(WallpaperPathRetrieval), "Error parsing wallpaper color", ex);
+                App.API.LogException(ClassName, "Error parsing wallpaper color", ex);
             }
         }
 

Flow.Launcher/HotkeyControl.xaml

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
     mc:Ignorable="d">
     <Button
         Width="Auto"
+        Click="GetNewHotkey"
         FontSize="13"
         FontWeight="Bold"
-        Foreground="{DynamicResource Color01B}"
+        Foreground="{DynamicResource Color01B}">
-        Click="GetNewHotkey">
         <Button.Template>
             <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
                 <Border
                     x:Name="ButtonBorder"
-                    Padding="5,0,5,0"
+                    Padding="5 0 5 0"
                     Background="{DynamicResource ButtonBackgroundColor}"
                     BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ButtonInsideBorder}"
                     BorderThickness="1"
@@ -28,26 +28,21 @@
                             <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
                             <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
                         </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
-                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="Background"
+                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ButtonMousePressed}" />
-                                Value="{DynamicResource ButtonMousePressed}" />
+                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ButtonMousePressedInsideBorder}" />
-                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="BorderBrush"
-                                Value="{DynamicResource ButtonMousePressedInsideBorder}" />
                     </MultiTrigger>
                     <MultiTrigger>
                         <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                             <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
                         </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
-                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="Background"
+                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ButtonMouseOver}" />
-                                Value="{DynamicResource ButtonMouseOver}" />
                     </MultiTrigger>
                     <MultiTrigger>
                         <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                             <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
                         </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
-                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="Background"
+                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ButtonMousePressed}" />
-                                Value="{DynamicResource ButtonMousePressed}" />
+                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource CustomContextHover}" />
-                        <Setter TargetName="ButtonBorder" Property="BorderBrush"
-                                Value="{DynamicResource CustomContextHover}" />
                     </MultiTrigger>
                 </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
             </ControlTemplate>
@@ -62,8 +57,8 @@
                 <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                     <DataTemplate>
                         <Border
-                            Margin="2,5,2,5"
+                            Margin="2 5 2 5"
-                            Padding="10,5,10,5"
+                            Padding="10 5 10 5"
                             Background="{DynamicResource AccentButtonBackground}"
                             BorderThickness="1"
                             CornerRadius="5">

Flow.Launcher/HotkeyControl.xaml.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-#nullable enable
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-
-using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
 using Flow.Launcher.Helper;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Hotkey;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 
+#nullable enable
+
 namespace Flow.Launcher
 {
     public partial class HotkeyControl
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             hotkeyControl.RefreshHotkeyInterface(hotkeyControl.Hotkey);
         }
 
-
         public static readonly DependencyProperty ChangeHotkeyProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
             nameof(ChangeHotkey),
             typeof(ICommand),
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             set { SetValue(ChangeHotkeyProperty, value); }
         }
 
-
         public static readonly DependencyProperty TypeProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
             nameof(Type),
             typeof(HotkeyType),
@@ -227,26 +224,29 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
         private static bool CheckHotkeyAvailability(HotkeyModel hotkey, bool validateKeyGesture) =>
             hotkey.Validate(validateKeyGesture) && HotKeyMapper.CheckAvailability(hotkey);
 
-        public string EmptyHotkey => InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("none");
+        public string EmptyHotkey => App.API.GetTranslation("none");
 
         public ObservableCollection<string> KeysToDisplay { get; set; } = new();
 
         public HotkeyModel CurrentHotkey { get; private set; } = new(false, false, false, false, Key.None);
 
-
         public void GetNewHotkey(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            OpenHotkeyDialog();
+            _ = OpenHotkeyDialogAsync();
         }
 
-        private async Task OpenHotkeyDialog()
+        private async Task OpenHotkeyDialogAsync()
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Hotkey))
             {
                 HotKeyMapper.RemoveHotkey(Hotkey);
             }
 
-            var dialog = new HotkeyControlDialog(Hotkey, DefaultHotkey, WindowTitle);
+            var dialog = new HotkeyControlDialog(Hotkey, DefaultHotkey, WindowTitle)
+            {
+                Owner = Window.GetWindow(this)
+            };
+
             await dialog.ShowAsync();
             switch (dialog.ResultType)
             {
@@ -262,12 +262,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             }
         }
 
-
         private void SetHotkey(HotkeyModel keyModel, bool triggerValidate = true)
         {
             if (triggerValidate)
             {
-                bool hotkeyAvailable = false;
+                bool hotkeyAvailable;
                 // TODO: This is a temporary way to enforce changing only the open flow hotkey to Win, and will be removed by PR #3157
                 if (keyModel.ToString() == "LWin" || keyModel.ToString() == "RWin")
                 {

Flow.Launcher/HotkeyControlDialog.xaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     xmlns:ui="http://schemas.modernwpf.com/2019"
     Background="{DynamicResource PopuBGColor}"
     BorderBrush="{DynamicResource PopupButtonAreaBorderColor}"
-    BorderThickness="0,1,0,0"
+    BorderThickness="0 1 0 0"
     CornerRadius="8"
     DataContext="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}"
     Foreground="{DynamicResource PopupTextColor}"
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
         <!--  Window title and the keys in the hotkey  -->
-        <Grid Grid.Row="0" Margin="26,12,26,0">
+        <Grid Grid.Row="0" Margin="26 12 26 0">
             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                 <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                 <RowDefinition Height="*" />
             </Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <StackPanel>
                 <TextBlock
-                    Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                    Margin="0 0 0 0"
                     FontSize="20"
                     FontWeight="SemiBold"
                     Text="{Binding WindowTitle}"
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
                 Grid.Row="1"
                 Width="450"
                 Height="100"
-                Margin="0,100,0,0"
+                Margin="0 100 0 0"
-                Padding="26,12,26,0">
+                Padding="26 12 26 0">
                 <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                     <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding KeysToDisplay}">
                         <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
                                 <Border
                                     MinWidth="50"
                                     MinHeight="50"
-                                    Margin="5,0,5,0"
+                                    Margin="5 0 5 0"
                                     Padding="8"
                                     Background="{DynamicResource AccentButtonBackground}"
                                     CornerRadius="6">
                                     <TextBlock
-                                        Margin="5,0,5,0"
+                                        Margin="5 0 5 0"
                                         HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                         FontSize="18"
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
             <Border
                 x:Name="Alert"
                 Width="420"
-                Padding="0, 10"
+                Padding="0 10"
-                VerticalAlignment="Center"
                 HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                VerticalAlignment="Center"
                 Background="{DynamicResource InfoBarWarningBG}"
                 BorderBrush="{DynamicResource InfoBarBD}"
                 BorderThickness="1"
@@ -97,21 +97,21 @@
                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                     <ui:FontIcon
                         Grid.Column="0"
-                        Margin="20,0,14,0"
+                        Margin="20 0 14 0"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         FontSize="15"
                         Foreground="{DynamicResource InfoBarWarningIcon}"
                         Glyph="&#xf167;" />
                     <TextBlock
-                        Grid.Column="1"
                         x:Name="tbMsg"
-                        Margin="0,0,0,2"
+                        Grid.Column="1"
-                        Padding="0,0,8,0"
+                        Margin="0 0 0 2"
+                        Padding="0 0 8 0"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                         FontSize="13"
                         FontWeight="SemiBold"
-                        TextWrapping="Wrap"
+                        Foreground="{DynamicResource Color05B}"
-                        Foreground="{DynamicResource Color05B}" />
+                        TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                 </Grid>
             </Border>
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
             Grid.Row="2"
             Background="{DynamicResource PopupButtonAreaBGColor}"
             BorderBrush="{DynamicResource PopupButtonAreaBorderColor}"
-            BorderThickness="0,1,0,0"
+            BorderThickness="0 1 0 0"
             CornerRadius="0 0 8 8">
             <StackPanel
                 Margin="10"
@@ -132,35 +132,35 @@
                     x:Name="OverwriteBtn"
                     Height="30"
                     MinWidth="100"
-                    Margin="0,0,4,0"
+                    Margin="0 0 4 0"
                     Click="Overwrite"
                     Content="{DynamicResource commonOverwrite}"
-                    Visibility="Collapsed"
+                    Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}"
-                    Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}" />
+                    Visibility="Collapsed" />
                 <Button
                     x:Name="SaveBtn"
                     Height="30"
                     MinWidth="100"
-                    Margin="0,0,4,0"
+                    Margin="0 0 4 0"
                     Click="Save"
                     Content="{DynamicResource commonSave}"
                     Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}" />
                 <Button
                     Height="30"
                     MinWidth="100"
-                    Margin="4,0,4,0"
+                    Margin="4 0 4 0"
                     Click="Reset"
                     Content="{DynamicResource commonReset}" />
                 <Button
                     Height="30"
                     MinWidth="100"
-                    Margin="4,0,4,0"
+                    Margin="4 0 4 0"
                     Click="Delete"
                     Content="{DynamicResource commonDelete}" />
                 <Button
                     Height="30"
                     MinWidth="100"
-                    Margin="4,0,0,0"
+                    Margin="4 0 0 0"
                     Click="Cancel"
                     Content="{DynamicResource commonCancel}" />
             </StackPanel>

Flow.Launcher/HotkeyControlDialog.xaml.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using ChefKeys;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
-using Flow.Launcher.Core.Resource;
 using Flow.Launcher.Helper;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Hotkey;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ public partial class HotkeyControlDialog : ContentDialog
 
     public EResultType ResultType { get; private set; } = EResultType.Cancel;
     public string ResultValue { get; private set; } = string.Empty;
-    public static string EmptyHotkey => InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("none");
+    public static string EmptyHotkey => App.API.GetTranslation("none");
 
     private static bool isOpenFlowHotkey;
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ public partial class HotkeyControlDialog : ContentDialog
     {
         WindowTitle = windowTitle switch
         {
-            "" or null => InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("hotkeyRegTitle"),
+            "" or null => App.API.GetTranslation("hotkeyRegTitle"),
             _ => windowTitle
         };
         DefaultHotkey = defaultHotkey;
@@ -141,14 +140,14 @@ public partial class HotkeyControlDialog : ContentDialog
         if (_hotkeySettings.RegisteredHotkeys.FirstOrDefault(v => v.Hotkey == hotkey) is { } registeredHotkeyData)
         {
             var description = string.Format(
-                InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation(registeredHotkeyData.DescriptionResourceKey),
+                App.API.GetTranslation(registeredHotkeyData.DescriptionResourceKey),
                 registeredHotkeyData.DescriptionFormatVariables
             );
             Alert.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             if (registeredHotkeyData.RemoveHotkey is not null)
             {
                 tbMsg.Text = string.Format(
-                    InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("hotkeyUnavailableEditable"),
+                    App.API.GetTranslation("hotkeyUnavailableEditable"),
                     description
                 );
                 SaveBtn.IsEnabled = false;
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ public partial class HotkeyControlDialog : ContentDialog
             else
             {
                 tbMsg.Text = string.Format(
-                    InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("hotkeyUnavailableUneditable"),
+                    App.API.GetTranslation("hotkeyUnavailableUneditable"),
                     description
                 );
                 SaveBtn.IsEnabled = false;
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ public partial class HotkeyControlDialog : ContentDialog
 
         if (!CheckHotkeyAvailability(hotkey.Value, true))
         {
-            tbMsg.Text = InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("hotkeyUnavailable");
+            tbMsg.Text = App.API.GetTranslation("hotkeyUnavailable");
             Alert.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             SaveBtn.IsEnabled = false;
             SaveBtn.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

Flow.Launcher/Languages/ar.xaml

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
         انقر فوق لا إذا كان مثبتاً بالفعل، وسوف يطلب منك تحديد المجلد الذي يحتوي على {1} القابل للتنفيذ
     </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginChooseRuntimeExecutable">الرجاء اختيار الملف التنفيذي لـ {0}</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="runtimeExecutableInvalidChooseDownload">
+        Your selected {0} executable is invalid.
+        {2}{2}
+        Click yes if you would like select the {0} executable agian. Click no if you would like to download {1}
+    </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginUnableToSetExecutablePath">تعذر تعيين مسار الملف التنفيذي لـ {0}، يرجى المحاولة من إعدادات Flow (قم بالتمرير إلى الأسفل).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsTitle">فشل في تهيئة الإضافات</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsMessage">الإضافات: {0} - فشل في التحميل وسيتم تعطيلها، يرجى الاتصال بمطور الإضافة للحصول على المساعدة</system:String>
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@
     <system:String x:Key="GameMode">وضع اللعب</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="GameModeToolTip">تعليق استخدام مفاتيح التشغيل السريع.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="PositionReset">إعادة تعيين الموقع</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="PositionResetToolTip">إعادة تعيين موضع نافذة البحث</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="queryTextBoxPlaceholder">Type here to search</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting General  -->
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_settings">الإعدادات</system:String>
@@ -70,8 +75,6 @@
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryEmpty">تفريغ الاستعلام الأخير</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordPreserved">Preserve Last Action Keyword</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordSelected">Select Last Action Keyword</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">ارتفاع ثابت للنافذة</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">ارتفاع النافذة غير قابل للتعديل عن طريق السحب.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResults">الحد الأقصى للنتائج المعروضة</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResultsToolTip">يمكنك أيضًا تعديل هذا بسرعة باستخدام CTRL+Plus وCTRL+Minus.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="ignoreHotkeysOnFullscreen">تجاهل مفاتيح التشغيل السريع في وضع ملء الشاشة</system:String>
@@ -102,6 +105,15 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreview">دائمًا معاينة</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreviewToolTip">فتح لوحة المعاينة دائمًا عند تنشيط Flow. اضغط على {0} للتبديل بين المعاينة وعدمها.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="shadowEffectNotAllowed">تأثير الظل غير مسموح به بينما يتم تمكين تأثير التمويه في السمة الحالية</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelay">Search Delay</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayToolTip">Delay for a while to search when typing. This reduces interface jumpiness and result load.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime">Default Search Delay Time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeToolTip">Plugin default delay time after which search results appear when typing is stopped.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryLong">Very long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeLong">Long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeNormal">Normal</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeShort">Short</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryShort">Very short</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin  -->
     <system:String x:Key="searchplugin">البحث عن إضافة</system:String>
@@ -118,6 +130,8 @@
     <system:String x:Key="currentActionKeywords">كلمة الفعل الحالية</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeyword">كلمة فعل جديدة</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="actionKeywordsTooltip">تغيير كلمات الفعل</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTime">Plugin seach delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTimeTooltip">Change Plugin Seach Delay Time</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="currentPriority">الأولوية الحالية</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newPriority">أولوية جديدة</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="priority">الأولوية</system:String>
@@ -131,6 +145,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_uninstall">إلغاء التثبيت</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle">Fail to remove plugin settings</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin settings files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheTitle">Fail to remove plugin cache</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin cache files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="default">Default</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin Store  -->
     <system:String x:Key="pluginStore">متجر الإضافات</system:String>
@@ -193,8 +210,20 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AnimationSpeedCustom">مخصص</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Clock">الساعة</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Date">التاريخ</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropType">Backdrop Type</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypeDisabledToolTip">Backdrop supported starting from Windows 11 build 22000 and above</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesNone">بلا</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesAcrylic">Acrylic</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMica">Mica</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMicaAlt">Mica Alt</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeIsDarkToolTip">هذه السمة تدعم الوضعين (فاتح/داكن).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeHasBlurToolTip">هذه السمة تدعم الخلفية الضبابية الشفافة.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholder">Show placeholder</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholderTip">Display placeholder when query is empty</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderText">Placeholder text</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderTextTip">Change placeholder text. Input empty will use: {0}</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Fixed Window Size</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">The window size is not adjustable by dragging.</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Hotkey  -->
     <system:String x:Key="hotkey">مفتاح الاختصار</system:String>
@@ -294,6 +323,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="logfolder">مجلد السجلات</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolder">مسح السجلات</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolderMessage">هل أنت متأكد أنك تريد حذف جميع السجلات؟</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolder">Clear Caches</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all caches?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearfolderfailMessage">Failed to clear part of folders and files. Please see log file for more information</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="welcomewindow">معالج الترحيب</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapath">موقع بيانات المستخدم</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapathToolTip">يتم حفظ إعدادات المستخدم والإضافات المثبتة في مجلد بيانات المستخدم. قد يختلف هذا الموقع اعتمادًا على ما إذا كان في وضع النقل أم لا.</system:String>
@@ -335,9 +367,16 @@
     <system:String x:Key="cannotFindSpecifiedPlugin">لا يمكن العثور على الإضافة المحددة</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsCannotBeEmpty">كلمة المفتاح الجديدة لا يمكن أن تكون فارغة</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsHasBeenAssigned">تم تعيين كلمة المفتاح الجديدة هذه إلى إضافة أخرى، يرجى اختيار كلمة أخرى</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsSameAsOld">This new Action Keyword is the same as old, please choose a different one</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="success">نجاح</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="completedSuccessfully">اكتمل بنجاح</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">أدخل كلمة المفتاح التي ترغب في استخدامها لبدء الإضافة. استخدم * إذا كنت لا ترغب في تحديد أي كلمة، وسيتم تشغيل الإضافة بدون كلمات مفتاحية.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Enter the action keywords you like to use to start the plugin and use whitespace to divide them. Use * if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will be triggered without any action keywords.</system:String>
+
+    <!--  Search Delay Settings Dialog  -->
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeTitle">Search Delay Time Setting</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime_tips">Select the search delay time you like to use for the plugin. Select &quot;{0}&quot; if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will use default search delay time.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="currentSearchDelayTime">Current search delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newSearchDelayTime">New search delay time</system:String>
 
     <!--  Custom Query Hotkey Dialog  -->
     <system:String x:Key="customeQueryHotkeyTitle">مفتاح اختصار الاستعلام المخصص</system:String>

Flow.Launcher/Languages/cs.xaml

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
         Click no if it's already installed, and you will be prompted to select the folder that contains the {1} executable
     </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginChooseRuntimeExecutable">Please select the {0} executable</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="runtimeExecutableInvalidChooseDownload">
+        Your selected {0} executable is invalid.
+        {2}{2}
+        Click yes if you would like select the {0} executable agian. Click no if you would like to download {1}
+    </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginUnableToSetExecutablePath">Unable to set {0} executable path, please try from Flow's settings (scroll down to the bottom).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsTitle">Fail to Init Plugins</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsMessage">Plugins: {0} - fail to load and would be disabled, please contact plugin creator for help</system:String>
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@
     <system:String x:Key="GameMode">Herní režim</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="GameModeToolTip">Potlačit užívání klávesových zkratek.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="PositionReset">Obnovit pozici</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="PositionResetToolTip">Obnovit pozici vyhledávacího okna</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="queryTextBoxPlaceholder">Type here to search</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting General  -->
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_settings">Nastavení</system:String>
@@ -70,8 +75,6 @@
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryEmpty">Smazat poslední dotaz</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordPreserved">Preserve Last Action Keyword</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordSelected">Select Last Action Keyword</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Fixed Window Height</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">The window height is not adjustable by dragging.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResults">Počet zobrazených výsledků</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResultsToolTip">Toto nastavení můžete také rychle upravit pomocí CTRL + Plus a CTRL + Minus.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="ignoreHotkeysOnFullscreen">Ignorovat klávesové zkratky v režimu celé obrazovky</system:String>
@@ -102,6 +105,15 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreview">Vždy zobrazit náhled</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreviewToolTip">Při aktivaci služby Flow vždy otevřete panel náhledu. Stisknutím klávesy {0} přepnete náhled.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="shadowEffectNotAllowed">Stínový efekt není povolen, pokud je aktivní efekt rozostření</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelay">Search Delay</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayToolTip">Delay for a while to search when typing. This reduces interface jumpiness and result load.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime">Default Search Delay Time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeToolTip">Plugin default delay time after which search results appear when typing is stopped.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryLong">Very long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeLong">Long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeNormal">Normal</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeShort">Short</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryShort">Very short</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin  -->
     <system:String x:Key="searchplugin">Vyhledat plugin</system:String>
@@ -118,6 +130,8 @@
     <system:String x:Key="currentActionKeywords">Aktuální aktivační příkaz</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeyword">Nový aktivační příkaz</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="actionKeywordsTooltip">Upravit aktivační příkaz</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTime">Plugin seach delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTimeTooltip">Change Plugin Seach Delay Time</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="currentPriority">Aktuální priorita</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newPriority">Nová priorita</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="priority">Priorita</system:String>
@@ -131,6 +145,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_uninstall">Odinstalovat</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle">Fail to remove plugin settings</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin settings files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheTitle">Fail to remove plugin cache</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin cache files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="default">Default</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin Store  -->
     <system:String x:Key="pluginStore">Obchod s pluginy</system:String>
@@ -193,8 +210,20 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AnimationSpeedCustom">Vlastní</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Clock">Hodiny</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Date">Datum</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropType">Backdrop Type</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypeDisabledToolTip">Backdrop supported starting from Windows 11 build 22000 and above</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesNone">None</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesAcrylic">Acrylic</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMica">Mica</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMicaAlt">Mica Alt</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeIsDarkToolTip">This theme supports two(light/dark) modes.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeHasBlurToolTip">This theme supports Blur Transparent Background.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholder">Show placeholder</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholderTip">Display placeholder when query is empty</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderText">Placeholder text</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderTextTip">Change placeholder text. Input empty will use: {0}</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Fixed Window Size</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">The window size is not adjustable by dragging.</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Hotkey  -->
     <system:String x:Key="hotkey">Klávesová zkratka</system:String>
@@ -294,6 +323,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="logfolder">Složka s logy</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolder">Vymazat logy</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolderMessage">Opravdu chcete odstranit všechny logy?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolder">Clear Caches</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all caches?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearfolderfailMessage">Failed to clear part of folders and files. Please see log file for more information</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="welcomewindow">Průvodce</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapath">User Data Location</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapathToolTip">User settings and installed plugins are saved in the user data folder. This location may vary depending on whether it's in portable mode or not.</system:String>
@@ -335,9 +367,16 @@
     <system:String x:Key="cannotFindSpecifiedPlugin">Nepodařilo se najít zadaný plugin</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsCannotBeEmpty">Nový aktivační příkaz nemůže být prázdný</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsHasBeenAssigned">Nový aktivační příkaz byl již přiřazen jinému pluginu, vyberte jiný aktivační příkaz</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsSameAsOld">This new Action Keyword is the same as old, please choose a different one</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="success">Úspěšné</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="completedSuccessfully">Úspěšně dokončeno</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Zadejte aktivační příkaz, který je nutný ke spuštění pluginu. Pokud nechcete zadávat aktivační příkaz, použijte * a plugin bude spuštěn bez aktivačního příkazu.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Enter the action keywords you like to use to start the plugin and use whitespace to divide them. Use * if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will be triggered without any action keywords.</system:String>
+
+    <!--  Search Delay Settings Dialog  -->
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeTitle">Search Delay Time Setting</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime_tips">Select the search delay time you like to use for the plugin. Select &quot;{0}&quot; if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will use default search delay time.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="currentSearchDelayTime">Current search delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newSearchDelayTime">New search delay time</system:String>
 
     <!--  Custom Query Hotkey Dialog  -->
     <system:String x:Key="customeQueryHotkeyTitle">Vlastní klávesová zkratka pro vyhledávání</system:String>

Flow.Launcher/Languages/da.xaml

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
         Click no if it's already installed, and you will be prompted to select the folder that contains the {1} executable
     </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginChooseRuntimeExecutable">Please select the {0} executable</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="runtimeExecutableInvalidChooseDownload">
+        Your selected {0} executable is invalid.
+        {2}{2}
+        Click yes if you would like select the {0} executable agian. Click no if you would like to download {1}
+    </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginUnableToSetExecutablePath">Unable to set {0} executable path, please try from Flow's settings (scroll down to the bottom).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsTitle">Fail to Init Plugins</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsMessage">Plugins: {0} - fail to load and would be disabled, please contact plugin creator for help</system:String>
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@
     <system:String x:Key="GameMode">Game Mode</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="GameModeToolTip">Suspend the use of Hotkeys.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="PositionReset">Position Reset</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="PositionResetToolTip">Reset search window position</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="queryTextBoxPlaceholder">Type here to search</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting General  -->
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_settings">Indstillinger</system:String>
@@ -70,8 +75,6 @@
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryEmpty">Empty last Query</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordPreserved">Preserve Last Action Keyword</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordSelected">Select Last Action Keyword</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Fixed Window Height</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">The window height is not adjustable by dragging.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResults">Maksimum antal resultater vist</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResultsToolTip">You can also quickly adjust this by using CTRL+Plus and CTRL+Minus.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="ignoreHotkeysOnFullscreen">Ignorer genvejstaster i fuldskærmsmode</system:String>
@@ -102,6 +105,15 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreview">Always Preview</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreviewToolTip">Always open preview panel when Flow activates. Press {0} to toggle preview.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="shadowEffectNotAllowed">Shadow effect is not allowed while current theme has blur effect enabled</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelay">Search Delay</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayToolTip">Delay for a while to search when typing. This reduces interface jumpiness and result load.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime">Default Search Delay Time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeToolTip">Plugin default delay time after which search results appear when typing is stopped.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryLong">Very long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeLong">Long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeNormal">Normal</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeShort">Short</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryShort">Very short</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin  -->
     <system:String x:Key="searchplugin">Search Plugin</system:String>
@@ -118,6 +130,8 @@
     <system:String x:Key="currentActionKeywords">Current action keyword</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeyword">New action keyword</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="actionKeywordsTooltip">Change Action Keywords</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTime">Plugin seach delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTimeTooltip">Change Plugin Seach Delay Time</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="currentPriority">Current Priority</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newPriority">New Priority</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="priority">Priority</system:String>
@@ -131,6 +145,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_uninstall">Uninstall</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle">Fail to remove plugin settings</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin settings files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheTitle">Fail to remove plugin cache</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin cache files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="default">Default</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin Store  -->
     <system:String x:Key="pluginStore">Plugin Store</system:String>
@@ -193,8 +210,20 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AnimationSpeedCustom">Custom</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Clock">Clock</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Date">Date</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropType">Backdrop Type</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypeDisabledToolTip">Backdrop supported starting from Windows 11 build 22000 and above</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesNone">None</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesAcrylic">Acrylic</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMica">Mica</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMicaAlt">Mica Alt</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeIsDarkToolTip">This theme supports two(light/dark) modes.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeHasBlurToolTip">This theme supports Blur Transparent Background.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholder">Show placeholder</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholderTip">Display placeholder when query is empty</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderText">Placeholder text</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderTextTip">Change placeholder text. Input empty will use: {0}</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Fixed Window Size</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">The window size is not adjustable by dragging.</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Hotkey  -->
     <system:String x:Key="hotkey">Genvejstast</system:String>
@@ -294,6 +323,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="logfolder">Log Folder</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolder">Clear Logs</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all logs?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolder">Clear Caches</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all caches?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearfolderfailMessage">Failed to clear part of folders and files. Please see log file for more information</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="welcomewindow">Wizard</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapath">User Data Location</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapathToolTip">User settings and installed plugins are saved in the user data folder. This location may vary depending on whether it's in portable mode or not.</system:String>
@@ -335,9 +367,16 @@
     <system:String x:Key="cannotFindSpecifiedPlugin">Kan ikke finde det valgte plugin</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsCannotBeEmpty">Nyt nøgleord må ikke være tomt</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsHasBeenAssigned">Nyt nøgleord er tilknyttet et andet plugin, tilknyt venligst et andet nyt nøgeleord</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsSameAsOld">This new Action Keyword is the same as old, please choose a different one</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="success">Fortsæt</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="completedSuccessfully">Completed successfully</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Brug * hvis du ikke vil angive et nøgleord</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Enter the action keywords you like to use to start the plugin and use whitespace to divide them. Use * if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will be triggered without any action keywords.</system:String>
+
+    <!--  Search Delay Settings Dialog  -->
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeTitle">Search Delay Time Setting</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime_tips">Select the search delay time you like to use for the plugin. Select &quot;{0}&quot; if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will use default search delay time.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="currentSearchDelayTime">Current search delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newSearchDelayTime">New search delay time</system:String>
 
     <!--  Custom Query Hotkey Dialog  -->
     <system:String x:Key="customeQueryHotkeyTitle">Tilpasset søgegenvejstast</system:String>

Flow.Launcher/Languages/de.xaml

@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@
         Klicken Sie auf „Nein“, wenn es bereits installiert ist, und Sie werden aufgefordert, den Ordner auszuwählen, der die ausführbare Datei {1} enthält
     </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginChooseRuntimeExecutable">Bitte wählen Sie die ausführbare Datei {0} aus</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="runtimeExecutableInvalidChooseDownload">
+        Your selected {0} executable is invalid.
+        {2}{2}
+        Click yes if you would like select the {0} executable agian. Click no if you would like to download {1}
+    </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginUnableToSetExecutablePath">Der Pfad zur ausführbaren Datei {0} kann nicht festgelegt werden. Bitte versuchen Sie es in den Einstellungen von Flow (scrollen Sie nach unten).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsTitle">Plug-ins können nicht initialisiert werden</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsMessage">Plug-ins: {0} - nicht geladen werden und wird deaktiviert, bitte kontaktiere Sie den Ersteller des Plug-ins für Hilfe</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsMessage">Plug-ins: {0} - nicht geladen werden und wird deaktiviert, bitte kontaktieren Sie den Ersteller des Plug-ins für Hilfe</system:String>
 
     <!--  MainWindow  -->
     <system:String x:Key="registerHotkeyFailed">Hotkey &quot;{0}&quot; konnte nicht registriert werden. Der Hotkey ist möglicherweise von einem anderen Programm in Verwendung. Wechseln Sie zu einem anderen Hotkey oder beenden Sie das andere Programm.</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="unregisterHotkeyFailed">Failed to unregister hotkey &quot;{0}&quot;. Please try again or see log for details</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="unregisterHotkeyFailed">Registrierung des Hotkeys &quot;{0}&quot; konnte nicht aufgehoben werden. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut oder lesen Sie das Log für Details</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="MessageBoxTitle">Flow Launcher</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="couldnotStartCmd">Konnte nicht gestartet werden {0}</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="invalidFlowLauncherPluginFileFormat">Flow Launcher Plug-in-Dateiformat ungültig</system:String>
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@
     <system:String x:Key="GameMode">Spielmodus</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="GameModeToolTip">Aussetzen der Verwendung von Hotkeys.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="PositionReset">Position zurücksetzen</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="PositionResetToolTip">Position des Suchfensters zurücksetze</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="queryTextBoxPlaceholder">Type here to search</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting General  -->
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_settings">Einstellungen</system:String>
@@ -45,9 +50,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="portableMode">Portabler Modus</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="portableModeToolTIp">Speichern Sie alle Einstellungen und Benutzerdaten in einem Ordner (nützlich bei Verwendung von Wechsellaufwerken oder Cloud-Diensten).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="startFlowLauncherOnSystemStartup">Flow Launcher bei Systemstart starten</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="useLogonTaskForStartup">Use logon task instead of startup entry for faster startup experience</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="useLogonTaskForStartup">Log-on-Aufgabe anstelle des Starteintrags für schnelleres Startup-Erfahrung verwenden</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="useLogonTaskForStartupTooltip">After uninstallation, you need to manually remove this task (Flow.Launcher Startup) via Task Scheduler</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="useLogonTaskForStartupTooltip">Nach der Deinstallation müssen Sie diese Aufgabe (Flow.Launcher Startup) via Task-Scheduler manuell entfernen</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="setAutoStartFailed">Fehler bei Einstellungsstart bei Start</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="setAutoStartFailed">Fehler bei Einstellungsstart beim Start</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="hideFlowLauncherWhenLoseFocus">Flow Launcher ausblenden, wenn Fokus verloren geht</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="dontPromptUpdateMsg">Versionsbenachrichtigungen nicht zeigen</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="SearchWindowPosition">Position des Suchfensters</system:String>
@@ -70,8 +75,6 @@
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryEmpty">Letzte Abfrage leeren</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordPreserved">Letztes Aktions-Schlüsselwort beibehalten</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordSelected">Letztes Aktions-Schlüsselwort auswählen</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Feste Fensterhöhe</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">Die Fensterhöhe ist durch Ziehen nicht anpassbar.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResults">Maximal gezeigte Ergebnisse</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResultsToolTip">Sie können dies auch unter Verwendung von STRG+Plus und STRG+Minus schnell anpassen.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="ignoreHotkeysOnFullscreen">Hotkeys im Vollbildmodus ignorieren</system:String>
@@ -102,6 +105,15 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreview">Immer Vorschau</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreviewToolTip">Vorschau-Panel immer öffnen, wenn Flow aktiviert ist. Drücken Sie {0}, um Vorschau umzuschalten.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="shadowEffectNotAllowed">Schatteneffekt ist nicht erlaubt, während das aktuelle Theme den Unschärfe-Effekt aktiviert hat</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelay">Search Delay</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayToolTip">Delay for a while to search when typing. This reduces interface jumpiness and result load.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime">Default Search Delay Time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeToolTip">Plugin default delay time after which search results appear when typing is stopped.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryLong">Very long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeLong">Long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeNormal">Normal</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeShort">Short</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryShort">Very short</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin  -->
     <system:String x:Key="searchplugin">Plug-in suchen</system:String>
@@ -118,6 +130,8 @@
     <system:String x:Key="currentActionKeywords">Aktuelles Action-Schlüsselwort</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeyword">Neues Aktions-Schlüsselwort</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="actionKeywordsTooltip">Aktions-Schlüsselwörter ändern</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTime">Plugin seach delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTimeTooltip">Change Plugin Seach Delay Time</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="currentPriority">Aktuelle Priorität</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newPriority">Neue Priorität</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="priority">Priorität</system:String>
@@ -129,8 +143,11 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_query_version">Version</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_query_web">Website</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_uninstall">Deinstallieren</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle">Fail to remove plugin settings</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle">Plug-in-Einstellungen können nicht entfernt werden</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin settings files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage">Plug-ins: {0} - Plug-in-Einstellungsdateien können nicht entfernt werden, bitte entfernen Sie diese manuell</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheTitle">Fail to remove plugin cache</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin cache files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="default">Default</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin Store  -->
     <system:String x:Key="pluginStore">Plug-in-Store</system:String>
@@ -193,8 +210,20 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AnimationSpeedCustom">Benutzerdefiniert</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Clock">Uhr</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Date">Datum</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropType">Backdrop-Typ</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypeDisabledToolTip">Backdrop supported starting from Windows 11 build 22000 and above</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesNone">Keine</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesAcrylic">Acrylic</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMica">Mica</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMicaAlt">Mica Alt</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeIsDarkToolTip">Dieses Theme unterstützt zwei Modi (hell/dunkel).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeHasBlurToolTip">Dieses Theme unterstützt Unschärfe und transparenten Hintergrund.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholder">Show placeholder</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholderTip">Display placeholder when query is empty</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderText">Placeholder text</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderTextTip">Change placeholder text. Input empty will use: {0}</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Fixed Window Size</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">The window size is not adjustable by dragging.</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Hotkey  -->
     <system:String x:Key="hotkey">Hotkey</system:String>
@@ -294,11 +323,14 @@
     <system:String x:Key="logfolder">Ordner »Logs«</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolder">Logs löschen</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolderMessage">Sind Sie sicher, dass Sie alle Logs löschen wollen?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolder">Clear Caches</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all caches?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearfolderfailMessage">Failed to clear part of folders and files. Please see log file for more information</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="welcomewindow">Assistent</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapath">Speicherort für Benutzerdaten</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapathToolTip">Benutzereinstellungen und installierte Plug-ins werden im Ordner für Benutzerdaten gespeichert. Dieser Speicherort kann variieren, je nachdem, ob sich das Programm im portablen Modus befindet oder nicht.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapathButton">Ordner öffnen</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="logLevel">Log Level</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="logLevel">Log-Ebene</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LogLevelDEBUG">Debug</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LogLevelINFO">Info</system:String>
 
@@ -335,9 +367,16 @@
     <system:String x:Key="cannotFindSpecifiedPlugin">Das angegebene Plug-in kann nicht gefunden werden</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsCannotBeEmpty">Neues Aktions-Schlüsselwort darf nicht leer sein</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsHasBeenAssigned">Dieses neue Aktions-Schlüsselwort ist bereits einem anderen Plug-in zugewiesen, bitte wählen Sie ein anderes</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsSameAsOld">Dieses neue Aktions-Schlüsselwort ist dasselbe wie das alte, bitte wählen Sie ein anderes</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="success">Erfolg</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="completedSuccessfully">Erfolgreich abgeschlossen</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Geben Sie das Aktions-Schlüsselwort ein, das Sie verwenden möchten, um das Plug-in zu starten. Verwenden Sie *, wenn Sie keines angeben möchten, und das Plug-in wird ohne irgendwelche Aktions-Schlüsselwörter ausgelöst.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Geben Sie die Aktions-Schlüsselwörter ein, die Sie zum Starten des Plug-ins verwenden möchten, und trennen Sie sie durch Leerzeichen voneinander ab. Verwenden Sie *, wenn Sie keine spezifizieren möchten, und das Plug-in wird ohne jegliche Aktions-Schlüsselwörter ausgelöst.</system:String>
+
+    <!--  Search Delay Settings Dialog  -->
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeTitle">Search Delay Time Setting</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime_tips">Select the search delay time you like to use for the plugin. Select &quot;{0}&quot; if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will use default search delay time.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="currentSearchDelayTime">Current search delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newSearchDelayTime">New search delay time</system:String>
 
     <!--  Custom Query Hotkey Dialog  -->
     <system:String x:Key="customeQueryHotkeyTitle">Benutzerdefinierter Abfrage-Hotkey</system:String>
@@ -388,9 +427,9 @@ Wenn Sie bei der Eingabe eines Shortcuts ein '@'-Präfix hinzufügen, stimmt die
     <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_report_succeed">Bericht erfolgreich gesendet</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_report_failed">Bericht konnte nicht gesendet werden</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_flowlauncher_got_an_error">Flow Launcher hat einen Fehler</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_please_open_issue">Please open new issue in</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_please_open_issue">Bitte öffnen Sie einen neuen Fall in</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_upload_log">1. Upload log file: {0}</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_upload_log">1. Logdatei hochladen: {0}</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_copy_below">2. Copy below exception message</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="reportWindow_copy_below">2. Kopieren Sie die Ausnahmemeldung unterhalb</system:String>
 
     <!--  General Notice  -->
     <system:String x:Key="pleaseWait">Bitte warten Sie ...</system:String>

Flow.Launcher/Languages/en.xaml

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
         Click no if it's already installed, and you will be prompted to select the folder that contains the {1} executable
     </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginChooseRuntimeExecutable">Please select the {0} executable</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="runtimeExecutableInvalidChooseDownload">
+        Your selected {0} executable is invalid.
+        {2}{2}
+        Click yes if you would like select the {0} executable agian. Click no if you would like to download {1}
+    </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginUnableToSetExecutablePath">Unable to set {0} executable path, please try from Flow's settings (scroll down to the bottom).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsTitle">Fail to Init Plugins</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsMessage">Plugins: {0} - fail to load and would be disabled, please contact plugin creator for help</system:String>
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@
     <system:String x:Key="GameMode">Game Mode</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="GameModeToolTip">Suspend the use of Hotkeys.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="PositionReset">Position Reset</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PositionResetToolTip">Reset search window position</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="queryTextBoxPlaceholder">Type here to search</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting General  -->
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@
     <system:String x:Key="setAutoStartFailed">Error setting launch on startup</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="hideFlowLauncherWhenLoseFocus">Hide Flow Launcher when focus is lost</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="dontPromptUpdateMsg">Do not show new version notifications</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="SearchWindowPosition">Search Window Position</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchWindowPosition">Search Window Location</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="SearchWindowScreenRememberLastLaunchLocation">Remember Last Position</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="SearchWindowScreenCursor">Monitor with Mouse Cursor</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="SearchWindowScreenFocus">Monitor with Focused Window</system:String>
@@ -102,6 +108,24 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreview">Always Preview</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreviewToolTip">Always open preview panel when Flow activates. Press {0} to toggle preview.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="shadowEffectNotAllowed">Shadow effect is not allowed while current theme has blur effect enabled</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelay">Search Delay</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayToolTip">Adds a short delay while typing to reduce UI flicker and result load. Recommended if your typing speed is average.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayNumberBoxToolTip">Enter the wait time (in ms) until input is considered complete. This can only be edited if Search Delay is enabled.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime">Default Search Delay Time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeToolTip">Wait time before showing results after typing stops. Higher values wait longer. (ms)</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KoreanImeTitle">Information for Korean IME user</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KoreanImeGuide">
+        The Korean input method used in Windows 11 may cause some issues in Flow Launcher.&#x0a;
+        If you experience any problems, you may need to enable "Use previous version of Korean IME".&#x0a;&#x0a;
+        Open Setting in Windows 11 and go to:&#x0a;
+        Time &amp; Language &gt; Language &amp; Region &gt; Korean &gt; Language Options &gt; Keyboard - Microsoft IME &gt; Compatibility,&#x0a;
+        and enable "Use previous version of Microsoft IME".&#x0a;&#x0a;
+    </system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KoreanImeOpenLink">Open Language and Region System Settings</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KoreanImeOpenLinkToolTip">Opens the Korean IME setting location. Go to Korean &gt; Language Options &gt; Keyboard - Microsoft IME &gt; Compatibility</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KoreanImeOpenLinkButton">Open</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KoreanImeRegistry">Use Previous Korean IME</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KoreanImeRegistryTooltip">You can change the Previous Korean IME settings directly from here</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin  -->
     <system:String x:Key="searchplugin">Search Plugin</system:String>
@@ -118,6 +142,12 @@
     <system:String x:Key="currentActionKeywords">Current action keyword</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeyword">New action keyword</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="actionKeywordsTooltip">Change Action Keywords</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTime">Plugin search delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTimeTooltip">Change Plugin Search Delay Time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="FilterComboboxLabel">Advanced Settings:</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="DisplayModeOnOff">Enabled</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="DisplayModePriority">Priority</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="DisplayModeSearchDelay">Search Delay</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="currentPriority">Current Priority</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newPriority">New Priority</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="priority">Priority</system:String>
@@ -131,6 +161,8 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_uninstall">Uninstall</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle">Fail to remove plugin settings</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin settings files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheTitle">Fail to remove plugin cache</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin cache files, please remove them manually</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin Store  -->
     <system:String x:Key="pluginStore">Plugin Store</system:String>
@@ -167,6 +199,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="resultItemFont">Result Title Font</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="resultSubItemFont">Result Subtitle Font</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="resetCustomize">Reset</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="resetCustomizeToolTip">Reset to the recommended font and size settings.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ImportThemeSize">Import Theme Size</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ImportThemeSizeToolTip">If a size value intended by the theme designer is available, it will be retrieved and applied.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="CustomizeToolTip">Customize</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="windowMode">Window Mode</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="opacity">Opacity</system:String>
@@ -194,11 +229,13 @@
     <system:String x:Key="Clock">Clock</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Date">Date</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="BackdropType">Backdrop Type</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropInfo">The backdrop effect is not applied in the preview.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypeDisabledToolTip">Backdrop supported starting from Windows 11 build 22000 and above</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesNone">None</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesAcrylic">Acrylic</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMica">Mica</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMicaAlt">Mica Alt</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="TypeIsDarkToolTip">This theme supports two(light/dark) modes.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="TypeIsDarkToolTip">This theme supports two (light/dark) modes.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeHasBlurToolTip">This theme supports Blur Transparent Background.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholder">Show placeholder</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholderTip">Display placeholder when query is empty</system:String>
@@ -265,6 +302,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="useGlyphUI">Use Segoe Fluent Icons</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="useGlyphUIEffect">Use Segoe Fluent Icons for query results where supported</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncherPressHotkey">Press Key</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="showBadges">Show Result Badges</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="showBadgesToolTip">For supported plugins, badges are displayed to help distinguish them more easily.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="showBadgesGlobalOnly">Show Result Badges for Global Query Only</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Proxy  -->
     <system:String x:Key="proxy">HTTP Proxy</system:String>
@@ -305,6 +345,10 @@
     <system:String x:Key="logfolder">Log Folder</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolder">Clear Logs</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all logs?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="cachefolder">Cache Folder</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolder">Clear Caches</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all caches?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearfolderfailMessage">Failed to clear part of folders and files. Please see log file for more information</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="welcomewindow">Wizard</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapath">User Data Location</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapathToolTip">User settings and installed plugins are saved in the user data folder. This location may vary depending on whether it's in portable mode or not.</system:String>
@@ -312,6 +356,7 @@
     <system:String x:Key="logLevel">Log Level</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LogLevelDEBUG">Debug</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LogLevelINFO">Info</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="settingWindowFontTitle">Setting Window Font</system:String>
 
     <!--  FileManager Setting Dialog  -->
     <system:String x:Key="fileManagerWindow">Select File Manager</system:String>
@@ -349,8 +394,13 @@
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsSameAsOld">This new Action Keyword is the same as old, please choose a different one</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="success">Success</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="completedSuccessfully">Completed successfully</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToCopy">Failed to copy</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Enter the action keywords you like to use to start the plugin and use whitespace to divide them. Use * if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will be triggered without any action keywords.</system:String>
 
+    <!--  Search Delay Settings Dialog  -->
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeTitle">Search Delay Time Setting</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeTips">Input the search delay time in ms you like to use for the plugin. Input empty if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will use default search delay time.</system:String>
+
     <!--  Custom Query Hotkey Dialog  -->
     <system:String x:Key="customeQueryHotkeyTitle">Custom Query Hotkey</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="customeQueryHotkeyTips">Press a custom hotkey to open Flow Launcher and input the specified query automatically.</system:String>

Flow.Launcher/Languages/es-419.xaml

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
         Click no if it's already installed, and you will be prompted to select the folder that contains the {1} executable
     </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginChooseRuntimeExecutable">Please select the {0} executable</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="runtimeExecutableInvalidChooseDownload">
+        Your selected {0} executable is invalid.
+        {2}{2}
+        Click yes if you would like select the {0} executable agian. Click no if you would like to download {1}
+    </system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="runtimePluginUnableToSetExecutablePath">Unable to set {0} executable path, please try from Flow's settings (scroll down to the bottom).</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsTitle">Fail to Init Plugins</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToInitializePluginsMessage">Plugins: {0} - fail to load and would be disabled, please contact plugin creator for help</system:String>
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@
     <system:String x:Key="GameMode">Modo de juego</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="GameModeToolTip">Suspender el uso de las teclas de acceso directo.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="PositionReset">Position Reset</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="PositionResetToolTip">Reset search window position</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="queryTextBoxPlaceholder">Type here to search</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting General  -->
     <system:String x:Key="flowlauncher_settings">Ajustes</system:String>
@@ -70,8 +75,6 @@
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryEmpty">Borrar última consulta</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordPreserved">Preserve Last Action Keyword</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="LastQueryActionKeywordSelected">Select Last Action Keyword</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Fixed Window Height</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">The window height is not adjustable by dragging.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResults">Máximo de resultados mostrados</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="maxShowResultsToolTip">You can also quickly adjust this by using CTRL+Plus and CTRL+Minus.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="ignoreHotkeysOnFullscreen">Ignorar atajos de teclado en modo pantalla completa</system:String>
@@ -102,6 +105,15 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreview">Always Preview</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="AlwaysPreviewToolTip">Always open preview panel when Flow activates. Press {0} to toggle preview.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="shadowEffectNotAllowed">El efecto de sombra no está permitido mientras el tema actual tenga el efecto de desenfoque habilitado</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelay">Search Delay</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayToolTip">Delay for a while to search when typing. This reduces interface jumpiness and result load.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime">Default Search Delay Time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeToolTip">Plugin default delay time after which search results appear when typing is stopped.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryLong">Very long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeLong">Long</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeNormal">Normal</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeShort">Short</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="SearchDelayTimeVeryShort">Very short</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin  -->
     <system:String x:Key="searchplugin">Search Plugin</system:String>
@@ -118,6 +130,8 @@
     <system:String x:Key="currentActionKeywords">Palabra clave actual</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeyword">Nueva palabra clave</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="actionKeywordsTooltip">Cambiar palabras clave</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTime">Plugin seach delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="pluginSearchDelayTimeTooltip">Change Plugin Seach Delay Time</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="currentPriority">Prioridad Actual</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newPriority">Nueva Prioridad</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="priority">Prioridad</system:String>
@@ -131,6 +145,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_uninstall">Uninstall</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsTitle">Fail to remove plugin settings</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginSettingsMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin settings files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheTitle">Fail to remove plugin cache</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="failedToRemovePluginCacheMessage">Plugins: {0} - Fail to remove plugin cache files, please remove them manually</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="default">Default</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Plugin Store  -->
     <system:String x:Key="pluginStore">Tienda de Plugins</system:String>
@@ -193,8 +210,20 @@
     <system:String x:Key="AnimationSpeedCustom">Custom</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Clock">Clock</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="Date">Date</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropType">Backdrop Type</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypeDisabledToolTip">Backdrop supported starting from Windows 11 build 22000 and above</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesNone">None</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesAcrylic">Acrylic</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMica">Mica</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="BackdropTypesMicaAlt">Mica Alt</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeIsDarkToolTip">This theme supports two(light/dark) modes.</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="TypeHasBlurToolTip">This theme supports Blur Transparent Background.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholder">Show placeholder</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="ShowPlaceholderTip">Display placeholder when query is empty</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderText">Placeholder text</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="PlaceholderTextTip">Change placeholder text. Input empty will use: {0}</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResults">Fixed Window Size</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="KeepMaxResultsToolTip">The window size is not adjustable by dragging.</system:String>
 
     <!--  Setting Hotkey  -->
     <system:String x:Key="hotkey">Tecla Rápida</system:String>
@@ -294,6 +323,9 @@
     <system:String x:Key="logfolder">Carpeta de registros</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolder">Clear Logs</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="clearlogfolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all logs?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolder">Clear Caches</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearcachefolderMessage">Are you sure you want to delete all caches?</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="clearfolderfailMessage">Failed to clear part of folders and files. Please see log file for more information</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="welcomewindow">Asistente</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapath">User Data Location</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="userdatapathToolTip">User settings and installed plugins are saved in the user data folder. This location may vary depending on whether it's in portable mode or not.</system:String>
@@ -335,9 +367,16 @@
     <system:String x:Key="cannotFindSpecifiedPlugin">No se puede encontrar el plugin especificado</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsCannotBeEmpty">La nueva palabra clave no puede estar vacía</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsHasBeenAssigned">Esta palabra clave ya está asignada a otro plugin, por favor elija una diferente</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newActionKeywordsSameAsOld">This new Action Keyword is the same as old, please choose a different one</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="success">Éxito</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="completedSuccessfully">Completado con éxito</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Introduzca la palabra clave que desea utilizar para iniciar el plugin. Utilice * si no desea especificar ninguno, y el plugin se activará sin ninguna palabra clave.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="actionkeyword_tips">Enter the action keywords you like to use to start the plugin and use whitespace to divide them. Use * if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will be triggered without any action keywords.</system:String>
+
+    <!--  Search Delay Settings Dialog  -->
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTimeTitle">Search Delay Time Setting</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="searchDelayTime_tips">Select the search delay time you like to use for the plugin. Select &quot;{0}&quot; if you don't want to specify any, and the plugin will use default search delay time.</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="currentSearchDelayTime">Current search delay time</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="newSearchDelayTime">New search delay time</system:String>
 
     <!--  Custom Query Hotkey Dialog  -->
     <system:String x:Key="customeQueryHotkeyTitle">Tecla de Acceso Personalizada</system:String>