diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea8c4bf..a9d37c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-/target
+target
+Cargo.lock
diff --git a/crates/rmenu-plugin/Cargo.toml b/crates/rmenu-plugin/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1982cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rmenu-plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[package]
+name = "rmenu-plugin"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[features]
+cache = ["dep:bincode", "dep:serde"]
+rmenu_internals = ["dep:libloading"]
+
+[dependencies]
+abi_stable = "0.11.1"
+bincode = { version = "1.3.3", optional = true }
+lastlog = { version = "0.2.3", features = ["libc"] }
+libloading = { version = "0.7.4", optional = true }
+serde = { version = "1.0.152", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/cache.rs b/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/cache.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67a175d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/cache.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * Plugin Optional Cache Implementation for Convenient Storage
+ */
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind, Result, Write};
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
+use std::{env, fs};
+
+use abi_stable::{std_types::RString, StableAbi};
+use lastlog::search_self;
+
+use super::{Entries, ModuleConfig};
+
+/* Variables */
+
+static HOME: &str = "HOME";
+static XDG_CACHE_HOME: &str = "XDG_CACHE_HOME";
+
+/* Functions */
+
+/// Retrieve xdg-cache directory or get default
+pub fn get_cache_dir() -> std::result::Result<String, String> {
+    let path = if let Ok(xdg) = env::var(XDG_CACHE_HOME) {
+        Path::new(&xdg).to_path_buf()
+    } else if let Ok(home) = env::var(HOME) {
+        Path::new(&home).join(".cache")
+    } else {
+        Path::new("/tmp/").to_path_buf()
+    };
+    match path.join("rmenu").to_str() {
+        Some(s) => Ok(s.to_owned()),
+        None => Err(format!("Failed to read $XDG_CACHE_DIR or $HOME")),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Retrieve standard cache-path variable from config or set to default
+#[inline]
+pub fn get_cache_dir_setting(cfg: &ModuleConfig) -> PathBuf {
+    Path::new(
+        match cfg.get("cache_path") {
+            Some(path) => RString::from(path.as_str()),
+            None => RString::from(get_cache_dir().unwrap()),
+        }
+        .as_str(),
+    )
+    .to_path_buf()
+}
+
+/// Retrieve standard cache-mode variable from config or set to default
+#[inline]
+pub fn get_cache_setting(cfg: &ModuleConfig, default: CacheSetting) -> CacheSetting {
+    cfg.get("cache_mode")
+        .unwrap_or(&RString::from(""))
+        .parse::<CacheSetting>()
+        .unwrap_or(default)
+}
+
+/* Module */
+
+/// Configured Module Cache settings
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, StableAbi)]
+pub enum CacheSetting {
+    Never,
+    Forever,
+    OnLogin,
+    After(u64),
+}
+
+impl std::str::FromStr for CacheSetting {
+    type Err = String;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        if s.chars().all(char::is_numeric) {
+            let i = s.parse::<u64>().map_err(|e| format!("{e}"))?;
+            return Ok(CacheSetting::After(i));
+        };
+        match s {
+            "never" => Ok(CacheSetting::Never),
+            "forever" => Ok(CacheSetting::Forever),
+            "login" => Ok(CacheSetting::OnLogin),
+            _ => Err(format!("invalid value: {:?}", s)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Simple Entry cache implementation
+pub struct Cache {
+    path: PathBuf,
+    cache: HashMap<String, Entries>,
+}
+
+impl Cache {
+    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            path,
+            cache: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // attempt to read given cache entry from disk
+    fn load(&self, name: &str, valid: &CacheSetting) -> Result<Entries> {
+        // skip all checks if caching is disabled
+        let expr_err = Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidData, "cache expired");
+        if valid == &CacheSetting::Never {
+            return Err(expr_err);
+        }
+        // check if the given path exists
+        let path = self.path.join(name);
+        if !path.is_file() {
+            return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::NotFound, "no such file"));
+        }
+        // get last-modified date of file
+        let meta = path.metadata()?;
+        let modified = meta.modified()?;
+        // handle expiration based on cache-setting
+        match valid {
+            CacheSetting::Never => return Err(expr_err),
+            CacheSetting::Forever => {}
+            CacheSetting::OnLogin => {
+                // expire content if it was last modified before last login
+                if let Ok(record) = search_self() {
+                    if let Some(lastlog) = record.last_login.into() {
+                        if modified <= lastlog {
+                            return Err(expr_err);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            CacheSetting::After(secs) => {
+                // expire content if it was last modified longer than duration
+                let now = SystemTime::now();
+                let duration = Duration::from_secs(*secs);
+                if now - duration >= modified {
+                    return Err(expr_err);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        // load entries from bincode
+        let data = fs::read(path)?;
+        let entries: Entries = bincode::deserialize(&data).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidData)?;
+        Ok(entries)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if the given key was found in cache memory
+    pub fn contains_key(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
+        self.cache.contains_key(name)
+    }
+
+    /// Read all cached entries associated w/ the specified key
+    pub fn read(&mut self, name: &str, valid: &CacheSetting) -> Result<&Entries> {
+        // return cache entry if already cached
+        if self.cache.contains_key(name) {
+            return Ok(self.cache.get(name).expect("read failed cache grab"));
+        }
+        // load entries from cache on disk
+        let entries = self.load(name, valid)?;
+        self.cache.insert(name.to_owned(), entries);
+        Ok(self.cache.get(name).expect("cached entries are missing?"))
+    }
+
+    /// Write all entries associated w/ the specified key to cache
+    pub fn write(&mut self, name: &str, valid: &CacheSetting, entries: Entries) -> Result<()> {
+        // write to runtime cache reguardless of cache settings
+        self.cache.insert(name.to_owned(), entries);
+        // skip caching if disabled
+        if valid == &CacheSetting::Never {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        // retrieve entries passed to cache
+        let entries = self.cache.get(name).expect("write failed cache grab");
+        // serialize entries and write to cache
+        let path = self.path.join(name);
+        let mut f = fs::File::create(path)?;
+        let data = bincode::serialize(entries).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidInput)?;
+        f.write_all(&data)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// easy functional wrapper that ensures data is always loaded once and then cached
+    pub fn wrap<F>(&mut self, name: &str, valid: &CacheSetting, func: F) -> Result<Entries>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce() -> Entries,
+    {
+        let entries = match self.read(name, valid) {
+            Ok(entries) => entries,
+            Err(_) => {
+                self.write(name, valid, func())?;
+                self.read(name, valid)?
+            }
+        };
+        Ok(entries.clone())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/internal.rs b/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/internal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b299556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/internal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ *  Internal Library Loading Implementation
+ */
+use abi_stable::std_types::{RBox, RHashMap, RString};
+use libloading::{Error, Library, Symbol};
+
+use super::{Module, ModuleConfig};
+
+/* Types */
+
+pub struct Plugin {
+    pub lib: Library,
+    pub module: Box<dyn Module>,
+}
+
+type LoadFunc = unsafe extern "C" fn(&ModuleConfig) -> Box<dyn Module>;
+
+/* Functions */
+
+pub unsafe fn load_plugin(path: &str, cfg: &ModuleConfig) -> Result<Plugin, Error> {
+    // Load and initialize library
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    let lib: Library = {
+        // Load library with `RTLD_NOW | RTLD_NODELETE` to fix a SIGSEGV
+        // https://github.com/nagisa/rust_libloading/issues/41#issuecomment-448303856
+        libloading::os::unix::Library::open(Some(path), 0x2 | 0x1000)?.into()
+    };
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    let lib = Library::new(path.as_ref())?;
+    // load module object and generate plugin
+    let module = lib.get::<Symbol<LoadFunc>>(b"load_module")?(cfg);
+    Ok(Plugin { lib, module })
+}
diff --git a/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/lib.rs b/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe42572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rmenu-plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "rmenu_internals")]
+pub mod internal;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "cache")]
+pub mod cache;
+
+use abi_stable::std_types::*;
+use abi_stable::{sabi_trait, StableAbi};
+
+#[cfg(feature = "cache")]
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Configured Entry Execution settings
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, StableAbi)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "cache", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+pub enum Exec {
+    Command(RString),
+    Terminal(RString),
+}
+
+/// Module search-entry Icon configuration
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, StableAbi)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "cache", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+pub struct Icon {
+    pub name: RString,
+    pub data: RVec<u8>,
+}
+
+/// Module single search-entry
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, StableAbi)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "cache", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+pub struct Entry {
+    pub name: RString,
+    pub exec: Exec,
+    pub comment: ROption<RString>,
+    pub icon: ROption<Icon>,
+}
+
+/// Alias for FFI-safe vector of `Entry` object
+pub type Entries = RVec<Entry>;
+
+/// Alias for FFI-Safe hashmap for config entries
+pub type ModuleConfig = RHashMap<RString, RString>;
+
+/// Module trait abstraction for all search plugins
+#[sabi_trait]
+pub trait Module {
+    extern "C" fn name(&self) -> RString;
+    extern "C" fn prefix(&self) -> RString;
+    extern "C" fn search(&mut self, search: RString) -> Entries;
+}
+
+/// Generates the required rmenu plugin resources
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! export_plugin {
+    ($module:ident) => {
+        #[no_mangle]
+        extern "C" fn load_module(config: &ModuleConfig) -> Box<dyn Module> {
+            let inst = $module::new(config);
+            Box::new(inst)
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/crates/rmenu/Cargo.toml b/crates/rmenu/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6131d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rmenu/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "rmenu"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+abi_stable = "0.11.1"
+rmenu-plugin = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../rmenu-plugin", features = ["rmenu_internals"] }
diff --git a/crates/rmenu/src/main.rs b/crates/rmenu/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f367f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rmenu/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use abi_stable::std_types::{RHashMap, RString};
+use rmenu_plugin::internal::load_plugin;
+
+static PLUGIN: &str = "../../plugins/run/target/release/librun.so";
+
+fn test() {
+    let mut cfg = RHashMap::new();
+    // cfg.insert(RString::from("ignore_case"), RString::from("true"));
+
+    let mut plugin = unsafe { load_plugin(PLUGIN, &cfg).unwrap() };
+    let results = plugin.module.search(RString::from("br"));
+    for result in results.into_iter() {
+        println!("{} - {:?}", result.name, result.comment);
+    }
+    println!("ayy lmao done!");
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    test();
+}
diff --git a/plugins/drun/Cargo.toml b/plugins/drun/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1303f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/drun/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "drun"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+abi_stable = "0.11.1"
+freedesktop_entry_parser = "1.3.0"
+regex = "1.7.0"
+rmenu-plugin = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../crates/rmenu-plugin", features = ["cache"] }
+walkdir = "2.3.2"
diff --git a/plugins/drun/src/desktop.rs b/plugins/drun/src/desktop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a69e265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/drun/src/desktop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fs;
+
+use abi_stable::std_types::{RNone, ROption, RSome, RString, RVec};
+use freedesktop_entry_parser::parse_entry;
+use walkdir::{DirEntry, WalkDir};
+
+use rmenu_plugin::*;
+
+/* Types */
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct IconFile {
+    name: String,
+    path: String,
+    size: u64,
+}
+
+/* Functions */
+
+// filter out invalid icon entries
+fn is_icon(entry: &DirEntry) -> bool {
+    entry.file_type().is_dir()
+        || entry
+            .file_name()
+            .to_str()
+            .map(|s| s.ends_with(".svg") || s.ends_with(".png"))
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+
+// filter out invalid desktop entries
+fn is_desktop(entry: &DirEntry) -> bool {
+    entry.file_type().is_dir()
+        || entry
+            .file_name()
+            .to_str()
+            .map(|s| s.ends_with(".desktop"))
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+
+// correlate name w/ best matched icon
+#[inline]
+fn match_icon(name: &str, icons: &Vec<IconFile>) -> Option<String> {
+    for icon in icons.iter() {
+        if icon.name == name {
+            return Some(icon.path.to_owned());
+        }
+        let Some((fname, _)) = icon.name.rsplit_once('.') else { continue };
+        if fname == name {
+            return Some(icon.path.to_owned());
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+// correlate name w/ best matched icon and read into valid entry
+#[inline]
+fn read_icon(name: &str, icons: &Vec<IconFile>) -> Option<Icon> {
+    let path = match_icon(name, icons)?;
+    let Ok(data) = fs::read(&path) else { return None };
+    Some(Icon {
+        name: RString::from(name),
+        data: RVec::from(data),
+    })
+}
+
+// retrieve master-list of all possible xdg-application entries from filesystem
+pub fn load_entries(app_paths: &Vec<String>, icon_paths: &Vec<String>) -> Vec<Entry> {
+    // iterate and collect all existing icon paths
+    let mut imap: HashMap<String, IconFile> = HashMap::new();
+    for path in icon_paths.into_iter() {
+        let walker = WalkDir::new(path).into_iter();
+        for entry in walker.filter_entry(is_icon) {
+            let Ok(dir)    = entry else { continue };
+            let Ok(meta)   = dir.metadata() else { continue };
+            let Some(name) = dir.file_name().to_str() else { continue };
+            let Some(path) = dir.path().to_str() else { continue; };
+            let size = meta.len();
+            // find the biggest icon file w/ the same name
+            let pathstr = path.to_owned();
+            if let Some(icon) = imap.get_mut(name) {
+                if icon.size < size {
+                    icon.path = pathstr;
+                    icon.size = size;
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            imap.insert(
+                name.to_owned(),
+                IconFile {
+                    name: name.to_owned(),
+                    path: pathstr,
+                    size,
+                },
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    // parse application entries
+    let icons = imap.into_values().collect();
+    let mut entries = vec![];
+    for path in app_paths.into_iter() {
+        let walker = WalkDir::new(path).into_iter();
+        for entry in walker.filter_entry(is_desktop) {
+            let Ok(dir)    = entry else { continue };
+            let Ok(file)   = parse_entry(dir.path()) else { continue };
+            let desktop = file.section("Desktop Entry");
+            let Some(name) = desktop.attr("Name") else { continue };
+            let Some(exec) = desktop.attr("Exec") else { continue };
+            let terminal = desktop.attr("Terminal").unwrap_or("") == "true";
+            // parse icon
+            let icon = match desktop.attr("Icon") {
+                Some(name) => ROption::from(read_icon(name, &icons)),
+                None => RNone,
+            };
+            // parse comment
+            let comment = match desktop.attr("Comment") {
+                Some(attr) => RSome(RString::from(attr)),
+                None => RNone,
+            };
+            // convert exec/terminal into command
+            let command = match terminal {
+                true => Exec::Terminal(RString::from(exec)),
+                false => Exec::Command(RString::from(exec)),
+            };
+            // generate entry
+            entries.push(Entry {
+                name: RString::from(name),
+                exec: command,
+                comment,
+                icon,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    entries
+}
diff --git a/plugins/drun/src/lib.rs b/plugins/drun/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dde9c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/drun/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::io::Result;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use abi_stable::std_types::*;
+use regex::{Regex, RegexBuilder};
+use rmenu_plugin::{cache::*, *};
+
+mod desktop;
+use desktop::load_entries;
+
+/* Variables */
+
+static NAME: &str = "drun";
+static PREFIX: &str = "app";
+
+static XDG_DATA_DIRS: &str = "XDG_DATA_DIRS";
+
+static DEFAULT_XDG_PATHS: &str = "/usr/share/";
+static DEFAULT_APP_PATHS: &str = "";
+static DEFAULT_ICON_PATHS: &str = "/usr/share/pixmaps/";
+
+/* Functions */
+
+// parse path string into separate path entries
+#[inline]
+fn parse_config_paths(paths: String) -> Vec<String> {
+    env::split_paths(&paths)
+        .map(|s| s.to_str().expect("invalid path").to_owned())
+        .collect()
+}
+
+// retrieve default xdg-paths using xdg environment variable when possible
+#[inline]
+fn default_xdg_paths() -> String {
+    if let Ok(paths) = env::var(XDG_DATA_DIRS) {
+        return paths.to_owned();
+    }
+    DEFAULT_XDG_PATHS.to_owned()
+}
+
+// append joined xdg-paths to app/icon path results
+#[inline]
+fn apply_paths(join: &str, paths: &Vec<String>) -> Vec<String> {
+    paths
+        .iter()
+        .map(|s| {
+            Path::new(s)
+                .join(join)
+                .to_str()
+                .expect("Unable to join PATH")
+                .to_owned()
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+// regex validate if the following entry matches the given regex expression
+#[inline]
+pub fn is_match(entry: &Entry, search: &Regex) -> bool {
+    if search.is_match(&entry.name) {
+        return true;
+    };
+    if let RSome(comment) = entry.comment.as_ref() {
+        return search.is_match(&comment);
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+/* Macros */
+
+macro_rules! pathify {
+    ($cfg:expr, $key:expr, $other:expr) => {
+        parse_config_paths(match $cfg.get($key) {
+            Some(path) => path.as_str().to_owned(),
+            None => $other,
+        })
+    };
+}
+
+/* Plugin */
+
+struct Settings {
+    xdg_paths: Vec<String>,
+    app_paths: Vec<String>,
+    icon_paths: Vec<String>,
+    cache_path: PathBuf,
+    cache_mode: CacheSetting,
+    ignore_case: bool,
+}
+
+struct DesktopRun {
+    cache: Cache,
+    settings: Settings,
+}
+
+impl DesktopRun {
+    pub fn new(cfg: &ModuleConfig) -> Self {
+        let settings = Settings {
+            xdg_paths: pathify!(cfg, "xdg_paths", default_xdg_paths()),
+            app_paths: pathify!(cfg, "app_paths", DEFAULT_APP_PATHS.to_owned()),
+            icon_paths: pathify!(cfg, "icon_paths", DEFAULT_ICON_PATHS.to_owned()),
+            ignore_case: cfg
+                .get("ignore_case")
+                .unwrap_or(&RString::from("true"))
+                .parse()
+                .unwrap_or(true),
+            cache_path: get_cache_dir_setting(cfg),
+            cache_mode: get_cache_setting(cfg, CacheSetting::OnLogin),
+        };
+        Self {
+            cache: Cache::new(settings.cache_path.clone()),
+            settings,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn load(&mut self) -> Result<Entries> {
+        self.cache.wrap(NAME, &self.settings.cache_mode, || {
+            // configure paths w/ xdg-paths
+            let mut app_paths = apply_paths("applications", &self.settings.xdg_paths);
+            let mut icon_paths = apply_paths("icons", &self.settings.xdg_paths);
+            app_paths.append(&mut self.settings.app_paths.clone());
+            icon_paths.append(&mut self.settings.icon_paths.clone());
+            // generate search results
+            let mut entries = load_entries(&app_paths, &icon_paths);
+            entries.sort_by_cached_key(|s| s.name.to_owned());
+            RVec::from(entries)
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Module for DesktopRun {
+    extern "C" fn name(&self) -> RString {
+        RString::from(NAME)
+    }
+    extern "C" fn prefix(&self) -> RString {
+        RString::from(PREFIX)
+    }
+    extern "C" fn search(&mut self, search: RString) -> Entries {
+        // compile regex expression for the given search
+        let mut matches = RVec::new();
+        let Ok(rgx) = RegexBuilder::new(search.as_str())
+            .case_insensitive(self.settings.ignore_case)
+            .build() else { return matches };
+        // retrieve entries based on declared modes
+        let Ok(entries) = self.load() else { return matches };
+        // search existing entries for matching regex expr
+        for entry in entries.into_iter() {
+            if is_match(&entry, &rgx) {
+                matches.push(entry);
+            }
+        }
+        matches
+    }
+}
+
+export_plugin!(DesktopRun);
diff --git a/plugins/run/Cargo.toml b/plugins/run/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6beef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/run/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "run"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+abi_stable = "0.11.1"
+regex = "1.7.0"
+rmenu-plugin = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../crates/rmenu-plugin", features = ["cache"] }
+walkdir = "2.3.2"
diff --git a/plugins/run/src/lib.rs b/plugins/run/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48dcd2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/run/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*!
+ *  Binary/Executable App Search Module
+ */
+
+use std::env;
+use std::io::Result;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use abi_stable::std_types::{RString, RVec};
+use regex::RegexBuilder;
+use rmenu_plugin::{cache::*, *};
+
+mod run;
+use run::find_executables;
+
+/* Variables */
+
+static NAME: &str = "run";
+static PREFIX: &str = "exec";
+
+static PATH_VAR: &str = "PATH";
+
+/* Functions */
+
+// parse path string into separate path entries
+#[inline]
+fn parse_config_paths(paths: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    env::split_paths(paths)
+        .map(|s| s.to_str().expect("invalid path").to_owned())
+        .collect()
+}
+
+// get all paths listed in $PATH env variable
+#[inline]
+fn get_paths() -> Vec<String> {
+    parse_config_paths(&env::var(PATH_VAR).expect("Unable to read $PATH"))
+}
+
+/* Module */
+
+struct Settings {
+    paths: Vec<String>,
+    cache_path: PathBuf,
+    cache_mode: CacheSetting,
+    ignore_case: bool,
+}
+
+struct Run {
+    cache: Cache,
+    settings: Settings,
+}
+
+impl Run {
+    pub fn new(cfg: &ModuleConfig) -> Self {
+        let settings = Settings {
+            ignore_case: cfg
+                .get("ignore_case")
+                .unwrap_or(&RString::from("true"))
+                .parse()
+                .unwrap_or(true),
+            paths: match cfg.get("paths") {
+                Some(paths) => parse_config_paths(paths.as_str()),
+                None => get_paths(),
+            },
+            cache_path: get_cache_dir_setting(cfg),
+            cache_mode: get_cache_setting(cfg, CacheSetting::After(30)),
+        };
+        Run {
+            cache: Cache::new(settings.cache_path.clone()),
+            settings,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn load(&mut self) -> Result<Entries> {
+        self.cache.wrap(NAME, &self.settings.cache_mode, || {
+            RVec::from(find_executables(&self.settings.paths))
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Module for Run {
+    extern "C" fn name(&self) -> RString {
+        RString::from(NAME)
+    }
+    extern "C" fn prefix(&self) -> RString {
+        RString::from(PREFIX)
+    }
+    extern "C" fn search(&mut self, search: RString) -> Entries {
+        // compile regex expression for the given search
+        let mut matches = RVec::new();
+        let Ok(rgx) = RegexBuilder::new(search.as_str())
+            .case_insensitive(self.settings.ignore_case)
+            .build() else { return matches };
+        // load entries and evaluate matches
+        let entries = self.load().expect("failed to parse through $PATH");
+        for entry in entries.into_iter() {
+            if rgx.is_match(entry.name.as_str()) {
+                matches.push(entry);
+            }
+        }
+        matches
+    }
+}
+
+export_plugin!(Run);
diff --git a/plugins/run/src/run.rs b/plugins/run/src/run.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..790a658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/run/src/run.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+use abi_stable::std_types::{RNone, RString};
+use rmenu_plugin::{Entry, Exec};
+use walkdir::{DirEntry, WalkDir};
+
+/* Functions */
+
+// check if file is executable
+fn is_exec(entry: &DirEntry) -> bool {
+    if entry.file_type().is_dir() {
+        return true;
+    }
+    let Ok(meta) = entry.metadata() else { return false };
+    meta.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0
+}
+
+// find all executables within the given paths
+#[inline]
+pub fn find_executables(paths: &Vec<String>) -> Vec<Entry> {
+    let mut execs: HashMap<String, Entry> = HashMap::new();
+    for path in paths.iter() {
+        let walker = WalkDir::new(path).into_iter();
+        for entry in walker.filter_entry(is_exec) {
+            let Ok(dir)    = entry else { continue };
+            let Some(name) = dir.file_name().to_str() else { continue };
+            let Some(path) = dir.path().to_str() else { continue; };
+            // check if entry already exists but replace on longer path
+            if let Some(entry) = execs.get(name) {
+                if let Exec::Terminal(ref exec) = entry.exec {
+                    if exec.len() >= path.len() {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            execs.insert(
+                name.to_owned(),
+                Entry {
+                    name: RString::from(name),
+                    exec: Exec::Terminal(RString::from(path)),
+                    comment: RNone,
+                    icon: RNone,
+                },
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    execs.into_values().collect()
+}
+
+/* Module */
+
+// pub struct RunModule {}
+//
+// impl Module for RunModule {
+//     fn name(&self) -> &str {
+//         "run"
+//     }
+//
+//     fn mode(&self) -> Mode {
+//         Mode::Run
+//     }
+//
+//     fn cache_setting(&self, settings: &Settings) -> Cache {
+//         match settings.run.cache.as_ref() {
+//             Some(cache) => cache.clone(),
+//             None => Cache::After(Duration::new(30, 0)),
+//         }
+//     }
+//
+//     fn load(&self, settings: &Settings) -> Vec<Entry> {
+//         let cfg = &settings.run;
+//         let paths = match cfg.paths.as_ref() {
+//             Some(paths) => paths.clone(),
+//             None => get_paths(),
+//         };
+//         find_executables(&paths)
+//     }
+// }