diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/base/LoadingOverlayComp.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/base/LoadingOverlayComp.java
index 700f9906..d8080897 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/base/LoadingOverlayComp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/base/LoadingOverlayComp.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class LoadingOverlayComp extends Comp<CompStructure<StackPane>> {
 
         var loadingBg = new StackPane(loading);
         loadingBg.getStyleClass().add("loading-comp");
+        loadingBg.getStyleClass().add("modal-pane");
 
         loadingBg.setVisible(showLoading.getValue());
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreEntryListComp.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreEntryListComp.java
index 917d91b1..a1319e3a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreEntryListComp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreEntryListComp.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package io.xpipe.app.comp.storage.store;
 
 import io.xpipe.app.comp.base.ListBoxViewComp;
 import io.xpipe.app.comp.base.MultiContentComp;
-import io.xpipe.app.core.AppState;
 import io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.Comp;
 import io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.SimpleComp;
 import io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.impl.HorizontalComp;
@@ -33,11 +32,10 @@ public class StoreEntryListComp extends SimpleComp {
 
     @Override
     protected Region createSimple() {
-        var initialCount = StoreViewState.get().getAllEntries().size();
+        var initialCount = 1;
         var showIntro = Bindings.createBooleanBinding(
                 () -> {
-                    return initialCount == StoreViewState.get().getAllEntries().size()
-                            && AppState.get().isInitialLaunch();
+                    return initialCount == StoreViewState.get().getAllEntries().size();
                 },
                 StoreViewState.get().getAllEntries());
         var map = new LinkedHashMap<Comp<?>, ObservableBooleanValue>();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreEntryWrapper.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreEntryWrapper.java
index 2c8a2c04..2262b8e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreEntryWrapper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreEntryWrapper.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class StoreEntryWrapper implements StorageFilter.Filterable {
 
     @Override
     public boolean shouldShow(String filter) {
-        return getName().toLowerCase().contains(filter.toLowerCase())
+        return filter == null || getName().toLowerCase().contains(filter.toLowerCase())
                 || (summary.get() != null && summary.get().toLowerCase().contains(filter.toLowerCase()))
                 || (information.get() != null && information.get().toLowerCase().contains(filter.toLowerCase()));
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreIntroComp.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreIntroComp.java
index 13f1b863..e5154e94 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreIntroComp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/storage/store/StoreIntroComp.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import io.xpipe.app.storage.DataStorage;
 import io.xpipe.app.util.Hyperlinks;
 import io.xpipe.app.util.ScanAlert;
 import io.xpipe.core.impl.LocalStore;
-import javafx.geometry.Insets;
 import javafx.geometry.Orientation;
 import javafx.geometry.Pos;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ public class StoreIntroComp extends SimpleComp {
 
         var introDesc = new Label(AppI18n.get("storeIntroDescription"));
 
-        var mfi = new FontIcon("mdi2m-magnify");
+        var mfi = new FontIcon("mdi2p-playlist-plus");
         var machine = new Label(AppI18n.get("storeMachineDescription"), mfi);
         machine.heightProperty().addListener((c, o, n) -> {
             mfi.iconSizeProperty().set(n.intValue());
@@ -67,9 +66,8 @@ public class StoreIntroComp extends SimpleComp {
         v.getStyleClass().add("intro");
 
         var sp = new StackPane(v);
-        sp.setAlignment(Pos.BOTTOM_CENTER);
+        sp.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
         sp.setPickOnBounds(false);
-        sp.setPadding(new Insets(0, 0, 40, 0));
         return sp;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/store/GuiDsStoreCreator.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/store/GuiDsStoreCreator.java
index 0c17c8b3..2101564d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/store/GuiDsStoreCreator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/comp/store/GuiDsStoreCreator.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class GuiDsStoreCreator extends MultiStepComp.Step<CompStructure<?>> {
                 e -> {
                     try {
                         DataStorage.get().addStoreEntry(e);
-                        if (e.getProvider().shouldHaveSubShells()) {
+                        if (e.getProvider().shouldHaveChildren()) {
                             ScanAlert.showAsync(e);
                         }
                     } catch (Exception ex) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/core/AppActionLinkDetector.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/core/AppActionLinkDetector.java
index db7bf0fb..e6dea038 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/core/AppActionLinkDetector.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/core/AppActionLinkDetector.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class AppActionLinkDetector {
         return content != null ? content.toString() : null;
     }
 
-    private static void handle(String content, boolean showAlert) {
+    public static void handle(String content, boolean showAlert) {
         var detected = LauncherInput.of(content);
         if (detected.size() == 0) {
             return;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/DataStoreProvider.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/DataStoreProvider.java
index 3fc6bf55..e421f6af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/DataStoreProvider.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/DataStoreProvider.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public interface DataStoreProvider {
         return true;
     }
 
-    default boolean shouldHaveSubShells() {
+    default boolean shouldHaveChildren() {
         return canHaveSubShells();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/fxcomps/impl/FilterComp.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/fxcomps/impl/FilterComp.java
index 93d0bf6a..8160c67d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/fxcomps/impl/FilterComp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/fxcomps/impl/FilterComp.java
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.impl;
 
+import io.xpipe.app.core.AppActionLinkDetector;
 import io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.Comp;
 import io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.CompStructure;
-import io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.util.PlatformThread;
 import io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.util.SimpleChangeListener;
+import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
 import javafx.beans.property.Property;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Value;
 import org.kordamp.ikonli.javafx.FontIcon;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 public class FilterComp extends Comp<FilterComp.Structure> {
 
     private final Property<String> filterText;
@@ -31,9 +34,20 @@ public class FilterComp extends Comp<FilterComp.Structure> {
         filter.setAccessibleText("Filter");
 
         SimpleChangeListener.apply(filterText, val -> {
-            PlatformThread.runLaterIfNeeded(() -> filter.setText(val));
+            Platform.runLater(() -> {
+                if (!Objects.equals(filter.getText(), val)) {
+                    filter.setText(val);
+                }
+            });
         });
         filter.textProperty().addListener((observable, oldValue, newValue) -> {
+            // Handle pasted xpipe URLs
+            if (newValue != null && newValue.startsWith("xpipe://")) {
+                AppActionLinkDetector.handle(newValue, false);
+                filter.setText(null);
+                return;
+            }
+
             filterText.setValue(newValue);
         });
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/fxcomps/util/BindingsHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/fxcomps/util/BindingsHelper.java
index ee1c4030..48e6851f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/fxcomps/util/BindingsHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/fxcomps/util/BindingsHelper.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class BindingsHelper {
             ObservableList<V> l2, ObservableValue<Predicate<V>> predicate) {
         ObservableList<V> l1 = FXCollections.observableList(new ArrayList<>());
         Runnable runnable = () -> {
-            setContent(l1, l2.stream().filter(predicate.getValue()).toList());
+            setContent(l1, predicate.getValue() != null ? l2.stream().filter(predicate.getValue()).toList() : l2);
         };
         runnable.run();
         l2.addListener((ListChangeListener<? super V>) c -> {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/prefs/AppPrefs.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/prefs/AppPrefs.java
index fb904559..62b9eed9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/prefs/AppPrefs.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/prefs/AppPrefs.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import io.xpipe.app.fxcomps.util.SimpleChangeListener;
 import io.xpipe.app.issue.ErrorEvent;
 import io.xpipe.app.util.LockChangeAlert;
 import io.xpipe.app.util.LockedSecretValue;
+import io.xpipe.core.util.ModuleHelper;
 import io.xpipe.core.util.SecretValue;
 import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
 import javafx.beans.property.*;
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 public class AppPrefs {
 
+    public boolean isDevelopmentEnvironment() {
+        return developerMode().getValue() && !ModuleHelper.isImage();
+    }
+
     private static ObservableBooleanValue bindDeveloperTrue(ObservableBooleanValue o) {
         return Bindings.createBooleanBinding(
                 () -> {
@@ -588,7 +593,7 @@ public class AppPrefs {
                                 developerShowHiddenProviders)),
                 Category.of("troubleshoot", Group.of(troubleshoot))));
 
-        categories.get(categories.size() - 1).setVisibilityProperty(VisibilityProperty.of(developerMode()));
+        categories.get(categories.size() - 2).setVisibilityProperty(VisibilityProperty.of(developerMode()));
 
         var handler = new PrefsHandlerImpl(categories);
         PrefsProvider.getAll().forEach(prov -> prov.addPrefs(handler));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/storage/DataStoreEntry.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/storage/DataStoreEntry.java
index 8d5e6cba..1e3b175e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/storage/DataStoreEntry.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/storage/DataStoreEntry.java
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public class DataStoreEntry extends StorageElement {
     public void setExpanded(boolean expanded) {
         this.dirty = true;
         this.expanded = expanded;
+        listeners.forEach(l -> l.onUpdate());
     }
 
     public DataStore getStore() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/storage/StandardStorage.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/storage/StandardStorage.java
index a2df2709..5603400b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/storage/StandardStorage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/storage/StandardStorage.java
@@ -94,9 +94,8 @@ public class StandardStorage extends DataStorage {
 
                         storeEntries.add(entry);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        // We only keep invalid entries in developer mode as there's no point in keeping them in
-                        // production.
-                        if (AppPrefs.get().developerMode().getValue()) {
+                        // We only keep invalid entries in developer mode as there's no point in keeping them in production.
+                        if (AppPrefs.get().isDevelopmentEnvironment()) {
                             directoriesToKeep.add(path);
                         }
                         ErrorEvent.fromThrowable(e).omitted(true).build().handle();
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ public class StandardStorage extends DataStorage {
                 storeEntries.forEach(dataStoreEntry -> dataStoreEntry.simpleRefresh());
 
                 // Remove even incomplete stores when in production
-                if (!AppPrefs.get().developerMode().getValue()) {
+                if (!AppPrefs.get().isDevelopmentEnvironment()) {
                     storeEntries.removeIf(entry -> {
                         return !entry.getState().isUsable();
                     });
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/DesktopShortcuts.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/DesktopShortcuts.java
index e9ea1ff0..af82f39b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/DesktopShortcuts.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/DesktopShortcuts.java
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ public class DesktopShortcuts {
 
     private static void createWindowsShortcut(String target, String name) throws Exception {
         var icon = XPipeInstallation.getLocalDefaultInstallationIcon();
-        var shortcutTarget = XPipeInstallation.getCurrentInstallationBasePath()
-                .resolve(XPipeInstallation.getRelativeCliExecutablePath(OsType.WINDOWS));
+        var shortcutTarget = XPipeInstallation.getLocalDefaultCliExecutable();
         var content = String.format(
                 """
                         set "TARGET=%s"
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ public class DesktopShortcuts {
     }
 
     private static void createLinuxShortcut(String target, String name) throws Exception {
-        var exec = XPipeInstallation.getCurrentInstallationBasePath()
-                .resolve(XPipeInstallation.getRelativeCliExecutablePath(OsType.LINUX));
+        var exec = XPipeInstallation.getLocalDefaultCliExecutable();
         var icon = XPipeInstallation.getLocalDefaultInstallationIcon();
         var content = String.format(
                 """
@@ -47,8 +45,7 @@ public class DesktopShortcuts {
     }
 
     private static void createMacOSShortcut(String target, String name) throws Exception {
-        var exec = XPipeInstallation.getCurrentInstallationBasePath()
-                .resolve(XPipeInstallation.getRelativeCliExecutablePath(OsType.MACOS));
+        var exec = XPipeInstallation.getLocalDefaultCliExecutable();
         var icon = XPipeInstallation.getLocalDefaultInstallationIcon();
         var base = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/Desktop/" + name + ".app";
         var content = String.format(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/ScanAlert.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/ScanAlert.java
index 5c2e154e..0d7b5cd1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/ScanAlert.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/ScanAlert.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class ScanAlert {
     }
 
     private static void showForOtherStore(DataStoreEntry entry) {
-        showIfNeeded(() -> {
+        show(entry, () -> {
             var providers = ScanProvider.getAll();
             var applicable = providers.stream()
                     .map(scanProvider -> scanProvider.create(entry.getStore()))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class ScanAlert {
     }
 
     private static void showForShellStore(DataStoreEntry entry) {
-        showIfNeeded(() -> {
+        show(entry, () -> {
             try (var sc = ((ShellStore) entry.getStore()).control().start()) {
                 var providers = ScanProvider.getAll();
                 var applicable = new ArrayList<ScanProvider.ScanOperation>();
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class ScanAlert {
         });
     }
 
-    private static void showIfNeeded(Supplier<List<ScanProvider.ScanOperation>> applicable) {
+    private static void show(DataStoreEntry entry, Supplier<List<ScanProvider.ScanOperation>> applicable) {
         var busy = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
         var selected = new SimpleListProperty<ScanProvider.ScanOperation>(FXCollections.observableArrayList());
         AppWindowHelper.showAlert(
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public class ScanAlert {
                                     }
                                 }
 
+                                entry.setExpanded(true);
+
                                 Platform.runLater(() -> {
                                     alert.setResult(ButtonType.OK);
                                     alert.close();
diff --git a/app/src/main/resources/io/xpipe/app/resources/lang/intro_en.properties b/app/src/main/resources/io/xpipe/app/resources/lang/intro_en.properties
index 09fc42d5..f2b2eac3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/resources/io/xpipe/app/resources/lang/intro_en.properties
+++ b/app/src/main/resources/io/xpipe/app/resources/lang/intro_en.properties
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ dataSourceIntroStructure=Structure data sources contain some form of object stru
 dataSourceIntroText=Text data sources contain readable text that can\ncome in a variety of different encodings and simple formats.
 dataSourceIntroBinary=Binary data sources contain binary data. They\ncan be used when the data should be handled and preserved byte by byte.
 dataSourceIntroCollection=Collection data sources contain multiple sub data sources. \nExamples are zip files or file system directories.
-storeIntroTitle=Adding Connections
-storeIntroDescription=Connect to remote systems, databases, and more.
+storeIntroTitle=Shell Connection Hub
+storeIntroDescription=Connect to shells, remote systems, databases, and more.
 storeStreamDescription=Stream connections produce raw byte data\nthat can be used to construct data sources from.
-storeMachineDescription=You can quickly search for available remote connections automatically.\nAlternatively, you can also of course add them manually.
+storeMachineDescription=To start off, here you can quickly detect available\nconnections automatically and choose which ones to add.
 detectConnections=Search for connections
 storeDatabaseDescription=Database connections allow you to connect to\na database server and interact with its contained data.
 storeDocumentation=In case you prefer a more structured approach to\nfamiliarizing yourself with XPipe, check out the documentation:
diff --git a/app/src/main/resources/io/xpipe/app/resources/style/style.css b/app/src/main/resources/io/xpipe/app/resources/style/style.css
index 5be7609f..ba669190 100644
--- a/app/src/main/resources/io/xpipe/app/resources/style/style.css
+++ b/app/src/main/resources/io/xpipe/app/resources/style/style.css
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
 }
 
 .loading-comp {
--fx-background-color: #0002;
+  -fx-background-color: -color-modal-pane-overlay;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/XPipeInstallation.java b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/XPipeInstallation.java
index 56c31716..5418b764 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/XPipeInstallation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/util/XPipeInstallation.java
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ public class XPipeInstallation {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String getLocalDefaultCliExecutable() {
+        Path path = ModuleHelper.isImage() ? getCurrentInstallationBasePath() : Path.of(getLocalDefaultInstallationBasePath(true));
+        return path.resolve(getRelativeCliExecutablePath(OsType.getLocal())).toString();
+    }
+
     public static Path getLocalDefaultInstallationIcon() {
         Path path = getCurrentInstallationBasePath();
 
diff --git a/ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/action/LaunchShortcutAction.java b/ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/action/LaunchShortcutAction.java
index 5eaa6da9..046b2779 100644
--- a/ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/action/LaunchShortcutAction.java
+++ b/ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/action/LaunchShortcutAction.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import io.xpipe.app.ext.ActionProvider;
 import io.xpipe.app.storage.DataStorage;
 import io.xpipe.app.storage.DataStoreEntry;
 import io.xpipe.app.util.DesktopShortcuts;
-import io.xpipe.core.store.ShellStore;
+import io.xpipe.core.store.LaunchableStore;
 import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
 import lombok.Value;
 
@@ -29,30 +29,30 @@ public class LaunchShortcutAction implements ActionProvider {
 
     @Override
     public DataStoreCallSite<?> getDataStoreCallSite() {
-        return new DataStoreCallSite<ShellStore>() {
+        return new DataStoreCallSite<LaunchableStore>() {
 
             @Override
-            public Action createAction(ShellStore store) {
+            public Action createAction(LaunchableStore store) {
                 return new Action(DataStorage.get().getStoreEntry(store));
             }
 
             @Override
-            public Class<ShellStore> getApplicableClass() {
-                return ShellStore.class;
+            public Class<LaunchableStore> getApplicableClass() {
+                return LaunchableStore.class;
             }
 
             @Override
-            public ObservableValue<String> getName(ShellStore store) {
+            public ObservableValue<String> getName(LaunchableStore store) {
                 return AppI18n.observable("createShortcut");
             }
 
             @Override
-            public String getIcon(ShellStore store) {
+            public String getIcon(LaunchableStore store) {
                 return "mdi2c-code-greater-than";
             }
 
             @Override
-            public boolean isMajor(ShellStore o) {
+            public boolean isMajor(LaunchableStore o) {
                 return false;
             }
         };
diff --git a/ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/action/ScanAction.java b/ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/action/ScanAction.java
index 404ec4cc..18cd8afc 100644
--- a/ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/action/ScanAction.java
+++ b/ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/action/ScanAction.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ScanAction implements ActionProvider {
 
             @Override
             public boolean isMajor(ShellStore o) {
-                return DataStoreProviders.byStore(o).shouldHaveSubShells();
+                return DataStoreProviders.byStore(o).shouldHaveChildren();
             }
 
             @Override