diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index 434f4931..ed6b8499 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ Singleton {
         property real backgroundOpacity: 1.0
         property list<string> pinnedExecs: []
         property bool useApp2Unit: false
+        property bool sortByMostUsed: true
       }
 
       // dock
diff --git a/Modules/Launcher/Plugins/ApplicationsPlugin.qml b/Modules/Launcher/Plugins/ApplicationsPlugin.qml
index 2d21a5ff..0754bd66 100644
--- a/Modules/Launcher/Plugins/ApplicationsPlugin.qml
+++ b/Modules/Launcher/Plugins/ApplicationsPlugin.qml
@@ -11,6 +11,38 @@ Item {
   property bool handleSearch: true
   property var entries: []
 
+  // Persistent usage tracking stored in cacheDir
+  property string usageFilePath: Settings.cacheDir + "launcher_app_usage.json"
+
+  // Debounced saver to avoid excessive IO
+  Timer {
+    id: saveTimer
+    interval: 750
+    repeat: false
+    onTriggered: usageFile.writeAdapter()
+  }
+
+  FileView {
+    id: usageFile
+    path: usageFilePath
+    printErrors: false
+    watchChanges: false
+
+    onLoadFailed: function (error) {
+      if (error.toString().includes("No such file") || error === 2) {
+        writeAdapter()
+      }
+    }
+
+    onAdapterUpdated: saveTimer.start()
+
+    JsonAdapter {
+      id: usageAdapter
+      // key: app id/command, value: integer count
+      property var counts: ({})
+    }
+  }
+
   function init() {
     loadApplications()
   }
@@ -36,8 +68,20 @@ Item {
       return []
 
     if (!query || query.trim() === "") {
-      // Return all apps alphabetically
-      return entries.sort((a, b) => a.name.toLowerCase().localeCompare(b.name.toLowerCase())).map(app => createResultEntry(app))
+      // Return all apps, optionally sorted by usage
+      let sorted
+      if (Settings.data.appLauncher.sortByMostUsed) {
+        sorted = entries.slice().sort((a, b) => {
+                                        const ua = getUsageCount(a)
+                                        const ub = getUsageCount(b)
+                                        if (ub !== ua)
+                                        return ub - ua
+                                        return (a.name || "").toLowerCase().localeCompare((b.name || "").toLowerCase())
+                                      })
+      } else {
+        sorted = entries.slice().sort((a, b) => (a.name || "").toLowerCase().localeCompare((b.name || "").toLowerCase()))
+      }
+      return sorted.map(app => createResultEntry(app))
     }
 
     // Use fuzzy search if available, fallback to simple search
@@ -84,6 +128,9 @@ Item {
         launcher.closeCompleted()
 
         Logger.log("ApplicationsPlugin", `Launching: ${app.name}`)
+        // Record usage and persist asynchronously
+        if (Settings.data.appLauncher.sortByMostUsed)
+          recordUsage(app)
         if (Settings.data.appLauncher.useApp2Unit && app.id) {
           Logger.log("ApplicationsPlugin", `Using app2unit for: ${app.id}`)
           if (app.runInTerminal)
@@ -98,4 +145,33 @@ Item {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  // -------------------------
+  // Usage tracking helpers
+  function getAppKey(app) {
+    if (app && app.id)
+      return String(app.id)
+    if (app && app.command && app.command.join)
+      return app.command.join(" ")
+    return String(app && app.name ? app.name : "unknown")
+  }
+
+  function getUsageCount(app) {
+    const key = getAppKey(app)
+    const m = usageAdapter && usageAdapter.counts ? usageAdapter.counts : null
+    if (!m)
+      return 0
+    const v = m[key]
+    return typeof v === 'number' && isFinite(v) ? v : 0
+  }
+
+  function recordUsage(app) {
+    const key = getAppKey(app)
+    if (!usageAdapter.counts)
+      usageAdapter.counts = ({})
+    const current = getUsageCount(app)
+    usageAdapter.counts[key] = current + 1
+    // Trigger save via debounced timer
+    saveTimer.restart()
+  }
 }
diff --git a/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/LauncherTab.qml b/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/LauncherTab.qml
index 616583d0..890174a8 100644
--- a/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/LauncherTab.qml
+++ b/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/LauncherTab.qml
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ ColumnLayout {
     onToggled: checked => Settings.data.appLauncher.enableClipboardHistory = checked
   }
 
+  NToggle {
+    label: "Sort by Most Used"
+    description: "When enabled, frequently launched apps appear first in the list."
+    checked: Settings.data.appLauncher.sortByMostUsed
+    onToggled: checked => Settings.data.appLauncher.sortByMostUsed = checked
+  }
+
   NToggle {
     label: "Use App2Unit for Launching"
     description: "Use app2unit -- 'desktop-entry' when launching applications for better systemd integration."