diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 80c74a2..bcc29e9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3,53 +3,87 @@
 version = 3
 
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-name = "anstream"
-version = "0.6.13"
+name = "aho-corasick"
+version = "1.1.3"
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-checksum = "d96bd03f33fe50a863e394ee9718a706f988b9079b20c3784fb726e7678b62fb"
+checksum = "8e60d3430d3a69478ad0993f19238d2df97c507009a52b3c10addcd7f6bcb916"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstream"
+version = "0.6.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "418c75fa768af9c03be99d17643f93f79bbba589895012a80e3452a19ddda15b"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "anstyle-parse",
  "anstyle-query",
  "anstyle-wincon",
  "colorchoice",
+ "is_terminal_polyfill",
  "utf8parse",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle"
-version = "1.0.6"
+version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8901269c6307e8d93993578286ac0edf7f195079ffff5ebdeea6a59ffb7e36bc"
+checksum = "038dfcf04a5feb68e9c60b21c9625a54c2c0616e79b72b0fd87075a056ae1d1b"
 
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-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
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-checksum = "c75ac65da39e5fe5ab759307499ddad880d724eed2f6ce5b5e8a26f4f387928c"
+checksum = "c03a11a9034d92058ceb6ee011ce58af4a9bf61491aa7e1e59ecd24bd40d22d4"
 dependencies = [
  "utf8parse",
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 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
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-checksum = "e28923312444cdd728e4738b3f9c9cac739500909bb3d3c94b43551b16517648"
+checksum = "a64c907d4e79225ac72e2a354c9ce84d50ebb4586dee56c82b3ee73004f537f5"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-sys",
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 [[package]]
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-version = "3.0.2"
+version = "3.0.3"
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-checksum = "1cd54b81ec8d6180e24654d0b371ad22fc3dd083b6ff8ba325b72e00c87660a7"
+checksum = "61a38449feb7068f52bb06c12759005cf459ee52bb4adc1d5a7c4322d716fb19"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "windows-sys",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "2.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cf4b9d6a944f767f8e5e0db018570623c85f3d925ac718db4e06d0187adb21c1"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "block"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0d8c1fef690941d3e7788d328517591fecc684c084084702d6ff1641e993699a"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cc"
+version = "1.0.98"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "41c270e7540d725e65ac7f1b212ac8ce349719624d7bcff99f8e2e488e8cf03f"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.5.4"
@@ -101,9 +135,9 @@ checksum = "98cc8fbded0c607b7ba9dd60cd98df59af97e84d24e49c8557331cfc26d301ce"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "colorchoice"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "acbf1af155f9b9ef647e42cdc158db4b64a1b61f743629225fde6f3e0be2a7c7"
+checksum = "0b6a852b24ab71dffc585bcb46eaf7959d175cb865a7152e35b348d1b2960422"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deskwhich"
@@ -111,6 +145,71 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "clap-stdin",
+ "freedesktop-desktop-entry",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "3.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "30baa043103c9d0c2a57cf537cc2f35623889dc0d405e6c3cccfadbc81c71309"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b1d1d91c932ef41c0f2663aa8b0ca0342d444d842c06914aa0a7e352d0bada6"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "redox_users",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "freedesktop-desktop-entry"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c201444ddafb5506fe85265b48421664ff4617e3b7090ef99e42a0070c1aead0"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs",
+ "gettext-rs",
+ "memchr",
+ "thiserror",
+ "xdg",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "getrandom"
+version = "0.2.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c4567c8db10ae91089c99af84c68c38da3ec2f087c3f82960bcdbf3656b6f4d7"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "wasi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "gettext-rs"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e49ea8a8fad198aaa1f9655a2524b64b70eb06b2f3ff37da407566c93054f364"
+dependencies = [
+ "gettext-sys",
+ "locale_config",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "gettext-sys"
+version = "0.21.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c63ce2e00f56a206778276704bbe38564c8695249fdc8f354b4ef71c57c3839d"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "temp-dir",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -120,10 +219,95 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
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-name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.81"
+name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
+version = "1.70.0"
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-checksum = "3d1597b0c024618f09a9c3b8655b7e430397a36d23fdafec26d6965e9eec3eba"
+checksum = "f8478577c03552c21db0e2724ffb8986a5ce7af88107e6be5d2ee6e158c12800"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "lazy_static"
+version = "1.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "libc"
+version = "0.2.155"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "97b3888a4aecf77e811145cadf6eef5901f4782c53886191b2f693f24761847c"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "libredox"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c0ff37bd590ca25063e35af745c343cb7a0271906fb7b37e4813e8f79f00268d"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "locale_config"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "08d2c35b16f4483f6c26f0e4e9550717a2f6575bcd6f12a53ff0c490a94a6934"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "objc",
+ "objc-foundation",
+ "regex",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "malloc_buf"
+version = "0.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "62bb907fe88d54d8d9ce32a3cceab4218ed2f6b7d35617cafe9adf84e43919cb"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "memchr"
+version = "2.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6c8640c5d730cb13ebd907d8d04b52f55ac9a2eec55b440c8892f40d56c76c1d"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc"
+version = "0.2.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "915b1b472bc21c53464d6c8461c9d3af805ba1ef837e1cac254428f4a77177b1"
+dependencies = [
+ "malloc_buf",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc-foundation"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1add1b659e36c9607c7aab864a76c7a4c2760cd0cd2e120f3fb8b952c7e22bf9"
+dependencies = [
+ "block",
+ "objc",
+ "objc_id",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc_id"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c92d4ddb4bd7b50d730c215ff871754d0da6b2178849f8a2a2ab69712d0c073b"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro2"
+version = "1.0.85"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22244ce15aa966053a896d1accb3a6e68469b97c7f33f284b99f0d576879fc23"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -137,6 +321,46 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.4.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bd283d9651eeda4b2a83a43c1c91b266c40fd76ecd39a50a8c630ae69dc72891"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+ "libredox",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "regex"
+version = "1.10.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c117dbdfde9c8308975b6a18d71f3f385c89461f7b3fb054288ecf2a2058ba4c"
+dependencies = [
+ "aho-corasick",
+ "memchr",
+ "regex-automata",
+ "regex-syntax",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-automata"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "86b83b8b9847f9bf95ef68afb0b8e6cdb80f498442f5179a29fad448fcc1eaea"
+dependencies = [
+ "aho-corasick",
+ "memchr",
+ "regex-syntax",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-syntax"
+version = "0.8.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "adad44e29e4c806119491a7f06f03de4d1af22c3a680dd47f1e6e179439d1f56"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -145,9 +369,9 @@ checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.60"
+version = "2.0.66"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "909518bc7b1c9b779f1bbf07f2929d35af9f0f37e47c6e9ef7f9dddc1e1821f3"
+checksum = "c42f3f41a2de00b01c0aaad383c5a45241efc8b2d1eda5661812fda5f3cdcff5"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -155,19 +379,25 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.59"
+name = "temp-dir"
+version = "0.1.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f0126ad08bff79f29fc3ae6a55cc72352056dfff61e3ff8bb7129476d44b23aa"
+checksum = "1f227968ec00f0e5322f9b8173c7a0cbcff6181a0a5b28e9892491c286277231"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.61"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c546c80d6be4bc6a00c0f01730c08df82eaa7a7a61f11d656526506112cc1709"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.59"
+version = "1.0.61"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d1cd413b5d558b4c5bf3680e324a6fa5014e7b7c067a51e69dbdf47eb7148b66"
+checksum = "46c3384250002a6d5af4d114f2845d37b57521033f30d5c3f46c4d70e1197533"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -186,6 +416,34 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "711b9620af191e0cdc7468a8d14e709c3dcdb115b36f838e601583af800a370a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasi"
+version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
+ "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.52.0"
@@ -258,3 +516,9 @@ name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bec47e5bfd1bff0eeaf6d8b485cc1074891a197ab4225d504cb7a1ab88b02bf0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "xdg"
+version = "2.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "213b7324336b53d2414b2db8537e56544d981803139155afa84f76eeebb7a546"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 619d78b..a4b6fc3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ license = "GPL-3.0-ONLY"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = {version="4.5.4", features = ["derive"]}
-clap-stdin = {version="0.4.0"}
\ No newline at end of file
+clap-stdin = "0.4.0"
+freedesktop-desktop-entry = "=0.5.2"
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index eada13c..636b04e 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   "nodes": {
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716097317,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1UMrLtgzielG/Sop6gl6oTSM4pDt7rF9j9VuxhDWDlY=",
+        "lastModified": 1717112898,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7R2ZvOnvd9h8fDd65p0JnB7wXfUvreox3xFdYWd1BnY=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "8535fb92661f37ff9f0da3007fbc942f7d134b41",
+        "rev": "6132b0f6e344ce2fe34fc051b72fb46e34f668e0",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 3692f0f..8cd1d2c 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ pub struct Cli {
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
     pub skip_dot: bool,
 
+    /// Search exec line rather than desktop file name
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
+    pub by_exec: bool,
+
     /// Skip directories in XDG_DATA_DIRS that start with the home directory
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
     pub skip_home: bool,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bd17e6c..a139cc2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+use freedesktop_desktop_entry::{DesktopEntry};
+use std::fs::read_to_string;
+
 mod args;
 use crate::args::Cli;
 use clap::Parser;
@@ -28,27 +31,29 @@ fn main() {
             Err(_) => continue,
         };
         for file in files {
-            let desktop_file = file
-                .as_ref()
-                .unwrap()
-                .file_name()
-                .into_string()
-                .unwrap()
-                .to_string();
-            let mut name = desktop_file.split('.');
-            if name
-                .any(|x| x == cli.search.strip_suffix(".desktop").unwrap_or(&cli.search))
-            {
-                let path = file.as_ref().unwrap().path();
-                let out = if cli.show_tilde {
-                    path.display().to_string().replace(&home, "~").to_string()
-                } else {
-                    path.display().to_string()
-                };
-                println!("{out}");
-                found = true;
-                if !cli.all {
-                    return;
+            let path_buf = file.as_ref().unwrap().path();
+
+
+            if let Some(bytes) = read_to_string(&path_buf).ok() {
+                if let Some(entry) = DesktopEntry::decode(&path_buf, &bytes).ok() {
+                    let mut name = path_buf.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
+                    name = name.strip_suffix(".desktop").unwrap_or(&name);
+
+                    if (!cli.by_exec && name == cli.search.strip_suffix(".desktop").unwrap_or(&cli.search))
+                        || (cli.by_exec && entry.exec().map(|e| e.contains(&cli.search.to_string())).unwrap_or(false))
+                    {
+                        let path = file.as_ref().unwrap().path();
+                        let out = if cli.show_tilde {
+                            path.display().to_string().replace(&home, "~").to_string()
+                        } else {
+                            path.display().to_string()
+                        };
+                        println!("{out}");
+                        found = true;
+                        if !cli.all {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }