diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e364b0f..70e5d45 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rlaunch"
-version = "1.3.6"
+version = "1.3.7"
 dependencies = [
  "structopt",
  "x11-dl",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 108c116..7662b5c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rlaunch"
-version = "1.3.6"
+version = "1.3.7"
 authors = ["Ponas <mykolas.peteraitis@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4724ddc..003a69e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This should work on all linux distributions and DEs that use X11, but if it does
 ### Usage
 
 ```
-rlaunch 1.3.5
+rlaunch 1.3.7
 A simple and light-weight tool for launching applications and running commands on X11.
 
 USAGE:
diff --git a/src/applications.rs b/src/applications.rs
index 45bbdef..f5427b4 100644
--- a/src/applications.rs
+++ b/src/applications.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn do_read_applications(
 
     progress.lock().unwrap().1 = files.len() as u32;
 
-    for file in files {
+    'files: for file in files {
         // update progress
         progress.lock().unwrap().0 += 1;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,19 @@ fn do_read_applications(
             let mut app_type = String::new();
             let mut terminal = String::new();
             for line in contents.lines() {
-                if exec == "" && line.starts_with("Exec=") {
+                if line.starts_with("Hidden=") {
+                    let mut hidden = line[7..].to_string();
+                    // remove quotes if present
+                    if hidden.len() > 1 && hidden.starts_with('"') && hidden.ends_with('"') {
+                        hidden = hidden[1..hidden.len() - 1].to_string();
+                    }
+                    match hidden.trim().to_lowercase().parse() {
+                        Err(_) | Ok(true) => { // hidden or couldnt parse
+                            continue 'files;
+                        },
+                        _ => {},
+                    }
+                } else if exec == "" && line.starts_with("Exec=") {
                     exec = line[5..].to_string();
                     // remove any arguments
                     while let Some(i) = exec.find('%') {