diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
index 5f587d7..67c71ff 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
@@ -398,6 +398,27 @@ SERVICE_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[str, str] = {
         "Your system account credentials. These are the keys to your Sovran_SystemsOS machine — "
         "root access, user accounts, and SSH passphrases. Keep them safe."
     ),
+    "sparrow-autoconnect.service": (
+        "Sparrow Wallet is a privacy-focused Bitcoin desktop wallet for sending, receiving, "
+        "and managing your Bitcoin. Sovran_SystemsOS automatically connects it to your local "
+        "Electrs server on first boot — your address lookups, balances, and transactions "
+        "never touch a third-party server. Full privacy, zero configuration."
+    ),
+    "bisq-autoconnect.service": (
+        "Bisq is a decentralized, peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange — buy and sell Bitcoin "
+        "with no KYC and no middleman. Sovran_SystemsOS automatically connects it to your "
+        "local Bitcoin node on first boot, routing all traffic through Tor. Your trades are "
+        "verified by your own node, keeping you fully sovereign."
+    ),
+}
+
+SERVICE_DESKTOP_LINKS: dict[str, list[dict[str, str]]] = {
+    "sparrow-autoconnect.service": [
+        {"label": "Open Sparrow Wallet", "desktop_file": "sparrow-desktop.desktop"},
+    ],
+    "bisq-autoconnect.service": [
+        {"label": "Open Bisq", "desktop_file": "Bisq.desktop"},
+    ],
 }
 
 # ── App setup ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -2151,9 +2172,36 @@ async def api_service_detail(unit: str, icon: str | None = None):
             btc_ver = _format_bitcoin_version(raw_ver, icon=icon)
             service_detail["bitcoin_version"] = btc_ver  # backwards compat
             service_detail["version"] = btc_ver
+    desktop_links = SERVICE_DESKTOP_LINKS.get(unit, [])
+    if desktop_links:
+        service_detail["desktop_links"] = desktop_links
     return service_detail
 
 
+@app.post("/api/desktop/launch/{desktop_file}")
+async def api_desktop_launch(desktop_file: str):
+    """Launch a desktop application via gtk-launch on the local GNOME session."""
+    import re as _re
+    if not _re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+\.desktop$', desktop_file):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid desktop file name")
+
+    try:
+        env = dict(os.environ)
+        env["DISPLAY"] = ":0"
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["gtk-launch", desktop_file],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10, env=env,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to launch: {result.stderr.strip()}")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="gtk-launch not found on this system")
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Launch command timed out")
+
+    return {"ok": True, "launched": desktop_file}
+
+
 @app.get("/api/network")
 async def api_network():
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/tiles.css b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/tiles.css
index 7651f02..9acd4c7 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/tiles.css
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/tiles.css
@@ -343,3 +343,18 @@
   color: var(--yellow);
   font-weight: 600;
 }
+
+
+/* ── Desktop launch buttons ──────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.svc-detail-launch-row {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 10px;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.svc-detail-launch-btn {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  padding: 8px 18px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/service-detail.js b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/service-detail.js
index 6b0e928..faf869c 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/service-detail.js
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/service-detail.js
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ async function openServiceDetailModal(unit, name, icon) {
         '</div>';
     }
 
+    // Section: Desktop Launch (only for services with desktop apps)
+    if (data.desktop_links && data.desktop_links.length > 0) {
+      var launchBtns = '';
+      data.desktop_links.forEach(function(link) {
+        launchBtns += '<button class="btn btn-primary svc-detail-launch-btn" data-desktop="' + escHtml(link.desktop_file) + '">' +
+          '🖥️ ' + escHtml(link.label) +
+          '</button>';
+      });
+      html += '<div class="svc-detail-section">' +
+        '<div class="svc-detail-section-title">Open on Desktop</div>' +
+        '<p class="svc-detail-desc" style="margin-bottom:12px">If you are accessing this machine locally on the GNOME desktop, click below to launch the app directly.</p>' +
+        '<div class="svc-detail-launch-row">' + launchBtns + '</div>' +
+        '</div>';
+    }
+
     // Section B: Status
     // When a feature override is present, use the feature's enabled state so the
     // modal matches what the dashboard tile shows (feature toggle is authoritative).
@@ -312,6 +327,25 @@ async function openServiceDetailModal(unit, name, icon) {
     $credsBody.innerHTML = html;
     _attachCopyHandlers($credsBody);
 
+    // Desktop launch button handlers
+    $credsBody.querySelectorAll(".svc-detail-launch-btn").forEach(function(btn) {
+      btn.addEventListener("click", async function() {
+        var desktopFile = btn.dataset.desktop;
+        btn.disabled = true;
+        btn.textContent = "Launching…";
+        try {
+          await apiFetch("/api/desktop/launch/" + encodeURIComponent(desktopFile), {
+            method: "POST"
+          });
+          btn.textContent = "✓ Launched!";
+          setTimeout(function() { btn.textContent = "🖥️ " + btn.textContent; btn.disabled = false; }, 2000);
+        } catch (err) {
+          btn.textContent = "❌ Failed";
+          btn.disabled = false;
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
     if (unit === "matrix-synapse.service") {
       var addBtn = document.getElementById("matrix-add-user-btn");
       var changePwBtn = document.getElementById("matrix-change-pw-btn");