[Run] UI improvements + ability to show/hide plugins overview panel (#30258)

* Add setting to show/hide plugin keywords in Run

* Increasing fontsize and spacing

* Removing tooltip prefixes

* Tweaks and making sure the window gets smaller when plugins overview is disabled

* Label updates for Settings

* Updating UI

* Fix number of results height

* Centering textbox

* Adding tooltip to keyword

* Selection highlight + dark theme tweaks

* Change order and fix CI

* Update expect.txt

* Add option to select only non-global plugins preview

* Fix typos

---------

Co-authored-by: Stefan Markovic <stefan@janeasystems.com>

.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt

@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ QITAB
 QITABENT
 qoi
 qps
+Quarternary
 QUERYENDSESSION
 QUERYOPEN
 QUEUESYNC

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Programs/UWPApplication.cs

@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Plugin.Program.Programs
             result.TitleHighlightData = StringMatcher.FuzzySearch(query, Name).MatchData;
 
             // Using CurrentCulture since this is user facing
-            var toolTipTitle = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "{0}: {1}", Properties.Resources.powertoys_run_plugin_program_file_name, result.Title);
+            var toolTipTitle = result.Title;
-            var toolTipText = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "{0}: {1}", Properties.Resources.powertoys_run_plugin_program_file_path, LocationLocalized);
+            var toolTipText = LocationLocalized;
             result.ToolTipData = new ToolTipData(toolTipTitle, toolTipText);
 
             return result;

src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Programs/Win32Program.cs

@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Plugin.Program.Programs
             result.TitleHighlightData = StringMatcher.FuzzySearch(query, result.Title).MatchData;
 
             // Using CurrentCulture since this is user facing
-            var toolTipTitle = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "{0}: {1}", Properties.Resources.powertoys_run_plugin_program_file_name, result.Title);
+            var toolTipTitle = result.Title;
             string filePath = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(FullPathLocalized) ? FullPathLocalized : FullPath;
-            var toolTipText = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "{0}: {1}", Properties.Resources.powertoys_run_plugin_program_file_path, filePath);
+            var toolTipText = filePath;
             result.ToolTipData = new ToolTipData(toolTipTitle, toolTipText);
 
             return result;

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/LauncherControl.xaml

@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
     </UserControl.Resources>
     <Grid
         MinHeight="32"
-        Margin="12"
+        Margin="8,12,8,12"
         VerticalAlignment="Top">
         <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-            <ColumnDefinition Width="32" />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="38" />
             <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
             Foreground="{DynamicResource TextPlaceholderColorBrush}" />
         <ui:SymbolIcon
             AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Static p:Resources.SearchIcon}"
-            FontSize="18"
+            FontSize="20"
             Foreground="{DynamicResource TextPlaceholderColorBrush}"
             Symbol="Search12" />
     </Grid>

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -36,44 +36,42 @@
             <SolidColorBrush Opacity="0.8" Color="{DynamicResource ApplicationBackgroundColor}" />
         </Grid.Background>
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="*" MaxHeight="{Binding Results.MaxHeight}" />
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <Border
             x:Name="SearchBoxBorder"
             Grid.Row="0"
-            Margin="12,12,12,0"
+            Padding="12,4,12,3">
-            Background="{DynamicResource LayerFillColorDefaultBrush}"
-            BorderBrush="{DynamicResource SurfaceStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
-            BorderThickness="1"
-            CornerRadius="8">
             <local:LauncherControl x:Name="SearchBox" />
         </Border>
-        <local:ResultList
-            x:Name="ListBox"
-            Grid.Row="1"
-            VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
-            PreviewMouseDown="ListBox_PreviewMouseDown"
-            Visibility="{Binding Results.Visibility}" />
 
         <!--  Have to use a Grid instead of a StackPanel for scrolling to work?  -->
         <Grid
             x:Name="KeywordsOverviewGrid"
             Grid.Row="1"
-            Margin="12,0,0,0"
+            MaxHeight="256"
             Visibility="{Binding PluginsOverviewVisibility}">
             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                 <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                 <RowDefinition Height="*" />
             </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <Rectangle
+                Height="1"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                Fill="{DynamicResource DividerStrokeColorDefaultBrush}" />
             <TextBlock
-                Margin="10,16,0,8"
+                Margin="22,12,0,4"
                 FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
                 Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
                 Text="{x:Static p:Resources.PluginKeywords}" />
 
             <ListView
+                x:Name="pluginsHintsList"
                 Grid.Row="1"
+                Margin="16,0,0,0"
                 ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PluginsListViewItemStyle}"
                 ItemsSource="{Binding Plugins}"
                 ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@
                 SelectionMode="Single">
                 <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                     <DataTemplate>
-                        <Grid Height="36">
+                        <Grid>
                             <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
@@ -89,29 +87,44 @@
                             <Border
                                 Width="32"
                                 Height="32"
-                                Margin="4,0,10,0"
+                                Padding="2,0,2,0"
                                 Background="{DynamicResource ControlFillColorDefaultBrush}"
                                 BorderBrush="{DynamicResource CardStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
                                 BorderThickness="1"
-                                CornerRadius="4">
+                                CornerRadius="4"
+                                ToolTipService.ToolTip="{Binding Metadata.ActionKeyword}">
                                 <TextBlock
                                     HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                     FontWeight="SemiBold"
                                     Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorPrimaryBrush}"
-                                    Text="{Binding Metadata.ActionKeyword}" />
+                                    Text="{Binding Metadata.ActionKeyword}"
+                                    TextAlignment="Left"
+                                    TextTrimming="WordEllipsis" />
                             </Border>
                             <TextBlock
                                 Grid.Column="1"
+                                Margin="12,0,0,0"
                                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                 Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
                                 Text="{Binding Plugin.Description}"
-                                TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />
+                                TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
+                                TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                         </Grid>
                     </DataTemplate>
                 </ListView.ItemTemplate>
             </ListView>
         </Grid>
+
+        <local:ResultList
+            x:Name="ListBox"
+            Grid.Row="2"
+            VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
+            BorderBrush="{DynamicResource DividerStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
+            BorderThickness="0,1,0,0"
+            PreviewMouseDown="ListBox_PreviewMouseDown"
+            Visibility="{Binding Results.Visibility}" />
+
     </Grid>
     <ui:FluentWindow.InputBindings>
         <KeyBinding Key="Escape" Command="{Binding EscCommand}" />

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ namespace PowerLauncher
             _viewModel.PropertyChanged += ViewModel_PropertyChanged;
             _viewModel.MainWindowVisibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
             _viewModel.LoadedAtLeastOnce = true;
+            _viewModel.SetPluginsOverviewVisibility();
 
             BringProcessToForeground();
         }
@@ -362,6 +363,8 @@ namespace PowerLauncher
                     UpdatePosition();
                     BringProcessToForeground();
 
+                    _viewModel.SetPluginsOverviewVisibility();
+
                     // HACK: Setting focus here again fixes some focus issues, like on first run or after showing a message box.
                     SearchBox.QueryTextBox.Focus();
                     Keyboard.Focus(SearchBox.QueryTextBox);

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/ResultList.xaml

@@ -17,23 +17,7 @@
     <UserControl.Resources>
         <ResourceDictionary>
             <converters:HighlightTextConverter x:Key="highlightTextConverter" />
-
             <BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityConverter" />
-            <Style x:Key="FocusVisual">
-                <Setter Property="Control.Template">
-                    <Setter.Value>
-                        <ControlTemplate>
-                            <Rectangle
-                                Margin="2"
-                                SnapsToDevicePixels="true"
-                                Stroke="{DynamicResource FocusStrokeColorOuterBrush}"
-                                StrokeDashArray="1 2"
-                                StrokeThickness="1" />
-                        </ControlTemplate>
-                    </Setter.Value>
-                </Setter>
-            </Style>
-
             <Style
                 x:Key="CollapsableTextblock"
                 BasedOn="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
@@ -48,7 +32,6 @@
     </UserControl.Resources>
     <ListView
         x:Name="SuggestionsList"
-        Margin="0,12,0,0"
         x:FieldModifier="public"
         AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Static p:Resources.Results}"
         ItemsSource="{Binding Results.Results, Mode=OneWay}"
@@ -57,10 +40,13 @@
         SelectedIndex="{Binding Results.SelectedIndex, Mode=TwoWay}"
         SelectionChanged="SuggestionsListView_SelectionChanged"
         SelectionMode="Single">
+        <ListView.Resources>
+            <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource ResultsListViewItemStyle}" TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}" />
+        </ListView.Resources>
         <ListView.ItemsPanel>
             <ItemsPanelTemplate>
                 <VirtualizingStackPanel
-                    Margin="12,6,0,0"
+                    Margin="12,12,0,0"
                     IsVirtualizing="{TemplateBinding VirtualizingPanel.IsVirtualizing}"
                     VirtualizationMode="{TemplateBinding VirtualizingPanel.VirtualizationMode}" />
             </ItemsPanelTemplate>
@@ -73,7 +59,7 @@
         <ListView.ItemTemplate>
             <DataTemplate>
                 <Grid
-                    Height="40"
+                    Height="44"
                     Background="Transparent"
                     ToolTipService.BetweenShowDelay="0"
                     ToolTipService.InitialShowDelay="1000">
@@ -95,10 +81,13 @@
                         <RowDefinition Height="*" />
                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                     <Grid.ToolTip>
-                        <ToolTip Opened="ToolTip_Opened" Visibility="{Binding Result.ToolTipVisibility}">
+                        <ToolTip
+                            MaxWidth="480"
+                            Opened="ToolTip_Opened"
+                            Visibility="{Binding Result.ToolTipVisibility}">
                             <StackPanel>
                                 <TextBlock
-                                    FontWeight="Bold"
+                                    FontWeight="SemiBold"
                                     Style="{DynamicResource CollapsableTextblock}"
                                     Text="{Binding Result.ToolTipData.Title}"
                                     TextWrapping="Wrap" />
@@ -115,9 +104,9 @@
                         x:Name="AppIcon"
                         Grid.RowSpan="2"
                         Height="24"
-                        MaxWidth="56"
                         Margin="-6,-2,0,0"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Static p:Resources.AppIcon}"
                         Source="{Binding Image}" />
                     <TextBlock
@@ -125,7 +114,7 @@
                         Grid.Column="1"
                         VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
                         AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Static p:Resources.Title}"
-                        FontSize="14"
+                        FontSize="16"
                         IsHitTestVisible="False"
                         TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis">
                         <viewmodel:ResultsViewModel.FormattedText>
@@ -140,10 +129,9 @@
                         x:Name="Path"
                         Grid.Row="1"
                         Grid.Column="1"
-                        Margin="0,0,0,0"
                         VerticalAlignment="Top"
                         AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Static p:Resources.Subtitle}"
-                        Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
+                        Opacity="0.6"
                         Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
                         Text="{Binding Result.SubTitle}"
                         TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />
@@ -187,7 +175,9 @@
                                             <TextBlock
                                                 AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Static p:Resources.ContextMenuItemAdditionalInformation}"
                                                 Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorPrimaryBrush}"
-                                                Text="{Binding Title}" />
+                                                Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
+                                                Text="{Binding Title}"
+                                                TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                                         </ToolTip>
                                     </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                                     <Button.Content>

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/SettingsReader.cs

@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ namespace PowerLauncher
                         _settings.ShouldUsePinyin = overloadSettings.Properties.UsePinyin;
                     }
 
+                    if (_settings.ShowPluginsOverview != (PowerToysRunSettings.ShowPluginsOverviewMode)overloadSettings.Properties.ShowPluginsOverview)
+                    {
+                        _settings.ShowPluginsOverview = (PowerToysRunSettings.ShowPluginsOverviewMode)overloadSettings.Properties.ShowPluginsOverview;
+                    }
+
                     retry = false;
                 }
 

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/Styles/Styles.xaml

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
                         x:Name="border"
                         Background="Transparent"
                         BorderBrush="Transparent"
+                        BorderThickness="1"
                         CornerRadius="4"
                         SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
                         <ContentPresenter
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@
                     <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                         <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
                             <Setter TargetName="border" Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
-                            <Setter TargetName="border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent" />
+                            <!--<Setter TargetName="border" Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent" />-->
                         </Trigger>
                         <Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
                             <Setter TargetName="border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource SubtleFillColorTertiaryBrush}" />
@@ -151,4 +152,55 @@
             </Setter.Value>
         </Setter>
     </Style>
+
+    <Style x:Key="ResultsListViewItemStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
+        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ListViewItemForeground}" />
+        <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
+        <Setter Property="Border.CornerRadius" Value="{DynamicResource ControlCornerRadius}" />
+        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,0,2" />
+        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="4" />
+        <Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True" />
+        <Setter Property="Template">
+            <Setter.Value>
+                <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
+                    <Border
+                        x:Name="Border"
+                        Margin="0"
+                        Padding="0"
+                        Background="Transparent"
+                        BorderThickness="1"
+                        CornerRadius="{TemplateBinding Border.CornerRadius}">
+                        <Grid>
+                            <ContentPresenter Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" />
+                            <Rectangle
+                                x:Name="ActiveRectangle"
+                                Width="3"
+                                Height="24"
+                                Margin="0"
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                Fill="{DynamicResource ListViewItemPillFillBrush}"
+                                RadiusX="2"
+                                RadiusY="2"
+                                Visibility="Collapsed" />
+                        </Grid>
+                    </Border>
+                    <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
+                        <MultiTrigger>
+                            <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                                <Condition Property="IsEnabled" Value="True" />
+                                <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                            </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                            <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource SubtleFillColorTertiaryBrush}" />
+
+                        </MultiTrigger>
+                        <Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
+                            <Setter TargetName="ActiveRectangle" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
+                            <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ControlAltFillColorQuarternaryBrush}" />
+                        </Trigger>
+                    </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
+                </ControlTemplate>
+            </Setter.Value>
+        </Setter>
+    </Style>
 </ResourceDictionary>

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -346,15 +346,8 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.ViewModel
                 if (_queryText != value)
                 {
                     _queryText = value;
-                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_queryText) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_queryText))
-                    {
-                        PluginsOverviewVisibility = Visibility.Visible;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        PluginsOverviewVisibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                    }
 
+                    SetPluginsOverviewVisibility();
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(QueryText));
                 }
             }
@@ -378,6 +371,18 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.ViewModel
             }
         }
 
+        public void SetPluginsOverviewVisibility()
+        {
+            if (_settings.ShowPluginsOverview != PowerToysRunSettings.ShowPluginsOverviewMode.None && (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_queryText) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_queryText)))
+            {
+                PluginsOverviewVisibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                PluginsOverviewVisibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool LastQuerySelected { get; set; }
 
         private ResultsViewModel _selectedResults;
@@ -394,17 +399,17 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.ViewModel
                 _selectedResults = value;
                 if (SelectedIsFromQueryResults())
                 {
-                    ContextMenu.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
+                    ContextMenu.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                    History.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
+                    History.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                     ChangeQueryText(_queryTextBeforeLeaveResults);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Results.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
+                    Results.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                     _queryTextBeforeLeaveResults = QueryText;
                 }
 
-                _selectedResults.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                _selectedResults.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
             }
         }
 
@@ -732,7 +737,7 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.ViewModel
                 _updateSource?.Cancel();
                 _currentQuery = _emptyQuery;
                 Results.SelectedItem = null;
-                Results.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
+                Results.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                 Task.Run(() =>
                 {
                     lock (_addResultsLock)
@@ -769,7 +774,7 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.ViewModel
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        Results.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
+                        Results.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                     }
                 }
             }));
@@ -1233,7 +1238,10 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.ViewModel
 
                 foreach (var p in PluginManager.AllPlugins.Where(a => a.IsPluginInitialized && !a.Metadata.Disabled && a.Metadata.ActionKeyword != string.Empty))
                 {
-                    Plugins.Add(p);
+                    if (_settings.ShowPluginsOverview == PowerToysRunSettings.ShowPluginsOverviewMode.All || (_settings.ShowPluginsOverview == PowerToysRunSettings.ShowPluginsOverviewMode.NonGlobal && !p.Metadata.IsGlobal))
+                    {
+                        Plugins.Add(p);
+                    }
                 }
             });
         }

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/ViewModel/ResultsViewModel.cs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.ViewModel
         {
             get
             {
-                return (_settings.MaxResultsToShow * 50) + 40;
+                return (_settings.MaxResultsToShow * 56) + 16;
             }
         }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace PowerLauncher.ViewModel
             }
         }
 
-        private Visibility _visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
+        private Visibility _visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
 
         public Visibility Visibility
         {

src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/UserSettings/PowerToysRunSettings.cs

@@ -319,6 +319,15 @@ namespace Wox.Infrastructure.UserSettings
 
         public bool RememberLastLaunchLocation { get; set; }
 
+        public enum ShowPluginsOverviewMode
+        {
+            All,
+            NonGlobal,
+            None,
+        }
+
+        public ShowPluginsOverviewMode ShowPluginsOverview { get; set; } = ShowPluginsOverviewMode.All;
+
         public bool IgnoreHotkeysOnFullscreen { get; set; }
 
         public bool StartedFromPowerToysRunner { get; set; }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/PowerLauncherProperties.cs

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
         [JsonPropertyName("theme")]
         public Theme Theme { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyName("show_plugins_overview")]
+        public int ShowPluginsOverview { get; set; }
+
         [JsonPropertyName("startupPosition")]
         public StartupPosition Position { get; set; }
 
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
             SearchWaitForSlowResults = false;
             GenerateThumbnailsFromFiles = true;
             UsePinyin = false;
+            ShowPluginsOverview = 0;
         }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/PowerLauncherViewModelTest.cs

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             Assert.AreEqual(originalSettings.Properties.SearchTypePreference, viewModel.SearchTypePreference);
             Assert.AreEqual(originalSettings.Properties.GenerateThumbnailsFromFiles, viewModel.GenerateThumbnailsFromFiles);
             Assert.AreEqual(originalSettings.Properties.UsePinyin, viewModel.UsePinyin);
+            Assert.AreEqual(originalSettings.Properties.ShowPluginsOverview, viewModel.ShowPluginsOverviewIndex);
 
             // Verify that the stub file was used
             var expectedCallCount = 2;  // once via the view model, and once by the test (GetSettings<T>)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PowerLauncherPage.xaml

@@ -157,10 +157,9 @@
                         <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.UsePinyin, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                     </controls:SettingsCard>
 
-                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="PowerLauncher_GenerateThumbnailsFromFiles">
+                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="PowerLauncher_GenerateThumbnailsFromFiles" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE91B;}">
                         <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.GenerateThumbnailsFromFiles, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                     </controls:SettingsCard>
-
                 </custom:SettingsGroup>
 
                 <!--<ComboBox x:Uid="PowerLauncher_SearchResultPreference"
@@ -202,6 +201,14 @@
                             <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="Radio_Theme_Default" />
                         </ComboBox>
                     </controls:SettingsCard>
+
+                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="PowerLauncher_ShowPluginKeywords" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE8FD;}">
+                        <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Mode=TwoWay, Path=ViewModel.ShowPluginsOverviewIndex}">
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ShowPluginsOverview_All" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ShowPluginsOverview_NonGlobal" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ShowPluginsOverview_None" />
+                        </ComboBox>
+                    </controls:SettingsCard>
                 </custom:SettingsGroup>
 
                 <custom:SettingsGroup x:Uid="PowerLauncher_Plugins" IsEnabled="{x:Bind Mode=OneWay, Path=ViewModel.EnablePowerLauncher}">

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@
             : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
     -->
-  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+  <xsd:schema id="root"
+    xmlns=""
+    xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+    xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
     <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
     <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
       <xsd:complexType>
@@ -2183,7 +2186,7 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
     <value>Welcome to PowerToys</value>
     <comment>Don't loc "PowerToys"</comment>
   </data>
-	<data name="WhatIsNew_NavViewItem.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="WhatIsNew_NavViewItem.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>What's New</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Feedback_NavViewItem.Content" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -2996,6 +2999,12 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
   <data name="PowerLauncher_WaitForSlowResults.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Wait on slower plugin results before selecting top item in results</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PowerLauncher_ShowPluginKeywords.Header" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Plugin hints</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PowerLauncher_ShowPluginKeywords.Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Choose which plugin keywords to be shown when the searchbox is empty</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="PowerLauncher_PluginWeightBoost.Description" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Use a higher number to have this plugin's result show higher in the global results. Default is 0.</value>
   </data>
@@ -3364,7 +3373,7 @@ Activate by holding the key for the character you want to add an accent to, then
     <value>German</value>
   </data>
   <data name="QuickAccent_SelectedLanguage_Greek.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-  <value>Greek</value>
+    <value>Greek</value>
   </data>
   <data name="QuickAccent_SelectedLanguage_Hebrew.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Hebrew</value>
@@ -3898,4 +3907,13 @@ Activate by holding the key for the character you want to add an accent to, then
   <data name="Peek_SourceCode_WrapText.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Wrap text</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ShowPluginsOverview_All.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>All</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ShowPluginsOverview_None.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>None</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ShowPluginsOverview_NonGlobal.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Not included in global results</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerLauncherViewModel.cs

@@ -597,6 +597,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
+        public int ShowPluginsOverviewIndex
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return settings.Properties.ShowPluginsOverview;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                if (settings.Properties.ShowPluginsOverview != value)
+                {
+                    settings.Properties.ShowPluginsOverview = value;
+                    UpdateSettings();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         private ObservableCollection<PowerLauncherPluginViewModel> _plugins;
 
         public ObservableCollection<PowerLauncherPluginViewModel> Plugins