diff --git a/Assets/Translations/en.json b/Assets/Translations/en.json
index 7e1778c7..f34f59b3 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/en.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/en.json
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@
     "enter-width-pixels": "Enter width in pixels",
     "enter-command": "Enter command to execute (app or custom script)",
     "command-example": "echo \"Hello World\"",
-    "enter-text-to-collapse": "Enter text or regex to collapse (e.g., 'nothing is playing' or '^nothing is playing')",
+    "enter-text-to-collapse": "e.g., 'nothing is playing'. Use /regex/ for patterns.",
     "search-wallpapers": "Type to filter wallpapers...",
     "search-launcher": "Search entries... or use > for commands",
     "search": "Search...",
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml
index bea0a3b8..dd1c6cc1 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml
@@ -104,11 +104,18 @@ Item {
       var shouldCollapse = false
 
       if (textCollapse && textCollapse.length > 0) {
-        try {
-          var regex = new RegExp(textCollapse)
-          shouldCollapse = regex.test(lineStr)
-        } catch (e) {
-          // If it's not a valid regex, treat it as a plain string
+        if (textCollapse.startsWith("/") && textCollapse.endsWith("/") && textCollapse.length > 1) {
+          // Treat as regex
+          var pattern = textCollapse.substring(1, textCollapse.length - 1)
+          try {
+            var regex = new RegExp(pattern)
+            shouldCollapse = regex.test(lineStr)
+          } catch (e) {
+            Logger.w("CustomButton", `Invalid regex for textCollapse: ${textCollapse} - ${e.message}`)
+            shouldCollapse = (textCollapse === lineStr) // Fallback to exact match on invalid regex
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Treat as plain string
           shouldCollapse = (textCollapse === lineStr)
         }
       }
@@ -131,11 +138,18 @@ Item {
                         var shouldCollapse = false
 
                         if (textCollapse && textCollapse.length > 0) {
-                          try {
-                            var regex = new RegExp(textCollapse)
-                            shouldCollapse = regex.test(out)
-                          } catch (e) {
-                            // If it's not a valid regex, treat it as a plain string
+                          if (textCollapse.startsWith("/") && textCollapse.endsWith("/") && textCollapse.length > 1) {
+                            // Treat as regex
+                            var pattern = textCollapse.substring(1, textCollapse.length - 1)
+                            try {
+                              var regex = new RegExp(pattern)
+                              shouldCollapse = regex.test(out)
+                            } catch (e) {
+                              Logger.w("CustomButton", `Invalid regex for textCollapse: ${textCollapse} - ${e.message}`)
+                              shouldCollapse = (textCollapse === out) // Fallback to exact match on invalid regex
+                            }
+                          } else {
+                            // Treat as plain string
                             shouldCollapse = (textCollapse === out)
                           }
                         }