diff --git a/bar/main.py b/bar/main.py
index 79df1cf..a865f22 100644
--- a/bar/main.py
+++ b/bar/main.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from fabric.utils import (
 )
 from .modules.bar import StatusBar
 from .modules.window_fuzzy import FuzzyWindowFinder
+from .modules.app_launcher import AppLauncher
 
 
 tray = SystemTray(name="system-tray", spacing=4)
@@ -18,10 +19,11 @@ river = get_river_connection()
 
 dummy = Window(visible=False)
 finder = FuzzyWindowFinder()
+launcher = AppLauncher()
 
 bar_windows = []
 
-app = Application("bar", dummy, finder)
+app = Application("bar", dummy, finder, launcher)
 app.set_stylesheet_from_file(get_relative_path("styles/main.css"))
 
 
diff --git a/bar/modules/app_launcher.py b/bar/modules/app_launcher.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84cc8d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bar/modules/app_launcher.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+"""
+example configuration shows how to make a simple
+desktop applications launcher, this example doesn't involve
+any styling (except a couple of basic style properties)
+
+
+the purpose of this configuration is to show to to use
+the given utils and mainly how using lazy executors might
+make the configuration way more faster than it's supposed to be
+"""
+
+import operator
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from fabric.widgets.box import Box
+from fabric.widgets.label import Label
+from fabric.widgets.button import Button
+from fabric.widgets.image import Image
+from fabric.widgets.entry import Entry
+from fabric.widgets.scrolledwindow import ScrolledWindow
+from fabric.widgets.wayland import WaylandWindow as Window
+from fabric.utils import DesktopApp, get_desktop_applications, idle_add, remove_handler
+
+
+class AppLauncher(Window):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(
+            layer="top",
+            anchor="center",
+            exclusivity="none",
+            keyboard_mode="on-demand",
+            visible=False,
+            all_visible=False,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+        self._arranger_handler: int = 0
+        self._all_apps = get_desktop_applications()
+
+        self.viewport = Box(spacing=2, orientation="v")
+        self.search_entry = Entry(
+            placeholder="Search Applications...",
+            h_expand=True,
+            notify_text=lambda entry, *_: self.arrange_viewport(entry.get_text()),
+        )
+        self.scrolled_window = ScrolledWindow(
+            min_content_size=(280, 320),
+            max_content_size=(280 * 2, 320),
+            child=self.viewport,
+        )
+
+        self.add(
+            Box(
+                spacing=2,
+                orientation="v",
+                style="margin: 2px",
+                children=[
+                    # the header with the search entry
+                    Box(
+                        spacing=2,
+                        orientation="h",
+                        children=[
+                            self.search_entry,
+                            Button(
+                                image=Image(icon_name="window-close"),
+                                tooltip_text="Exit",
+                                on_clicked=lambda *_: self.application.quit(),
+                            ),
+                        ],
+                    ),
+                    # the actual slots holder
+                    self.scrolled_window,
+                ],
+            )
+        )
+        self.show_all()
+
+    def arrange_viewport(self, query: str = ""):
+        # reset everything so we can filter current viewport's slots...
+        # remove the old handler so we can avoid race conditions
+        remove_handler(self._arranger_handler) if self._arranger_handler else None
+
+        # remove all children from the viewport
+        self.viewport.children = []
+
+        # make a new iterator containing the filtered apps
+        filtered_apps_iter = iter(
+            [
+                app
+                for app in self._all_apps
+                if query.casefold()
+                in (
+                    (app.display_name or "")
+                    + (" " + app.name + " ")
+                    + (app.generic_name or "")
+                ).casefold()
+            ]
+        )
+        should_resize = operator.length_hint(filtered_apps_iter) == len(self._all_apps)
+
+        # all aboard...
+        # start the process of adding slots with a lazy executor
+        # using this method makes the process of adding slots way more less
+        # resource expensive without blocking the main thread and resulting in a lock
+        self._arranger_handler = idle_add(
+            lambda *args: self.add_next_application(*args)
+            or (self.resize_viewport() if should_resize else False),
+            filtered_apps_iter,
+            pin=True,
+        )
+
+        return False
+
+    def add_next_application(self, apps_iter: Iterator[DesktopApp]):
+        if not (app := next(apps_iter, None)):
+            return False
+
+        self.viewport.add(self.bake_application_slot(app))
+        return True
+
+    def resize_viewport(self):
+        self.scrolled_window.set_min_content_width(
+            self.viewport.get_allocation().width  # type: ignore
+        )
+        return False
+
+    def bake_application_slot(self, app: DesktopApp, **kwargs) -> Button:
+        return Button(
+            child=Box(
+                orientation="h",
+                spacing=12,
+                children=[
+                    Image(pixbuf=app.get_icon_pixbuf(), h_align="start", size=32),
+                    Label(
+                        label=app.display_name or "Unknown",
+                        v_align="center",
+                        h_align="center",
+                    ),
+                ],
+            ),
+            tooltip_text=app.description,
+            on_clicked=lambda *_: (app.launch(), self.hide()),
+            **kwargs,
+        )