diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index de612d0e..8e5a6a78 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -138,17 +138,19 @@ checksum = "dcfed56ad506cb2c684a14971b8861fdc3baaaae314b9e5f9bb532cbe3ba7a4f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "applications"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d3854b0be0ff49d616ac728fef23f743a17c0dc304cfd061e28021eb1ea220af"
+checksum = "1963e89abe1c21616d3988dcd1c2c540a81768ccdcd0bdb1683ece5e09e78945"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cocoa 0.25.0",
  "core-foundation 0.9.4",
+ "env_logger 0.10.2",
  "glob",
  "image",
  "ini",
  "lnk",
+ "log",
  "objc",
  "parselnk",
  "plist",
@@ -736,7 +738,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "dirs 5.0.1",
- "env_logger",
+ "env_logger 0.11.7",
  "futures",
  "futures-util",
  "fuzzy_prefix_search",
@@ -1478,6 +1480,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "env_logger"
+version = "0.10.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4cd405aab171cb85d6735e5c8d9db038c17d3ca007a4d2c25f337935c3d90580"
+dependencies = [
+ "humantime",
+ "is-terminal",
+ "log",
+ "regex",
+ "termcolor",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "env_logger"
 version = "0.11.7"
@@ -2306,6 +2321,12 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fbf6a919d6cf397374f7dfeeea91d974c7c0a7221d0d0f4f20d859d329e53fcc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hermit-abi"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fbd780fe5cc30f81464441920d82ac8740e2e46b29a6fad543ddd075229ce37e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hex"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -2411,6 +2432,12 @@ version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "df3b46402a9d5adb4c86a0cf463f42e19994e3ee891101b1841f30a545cb49a9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "humantime"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b112acc8b3adf4b107a8ec20977da0273a8c386765a3ec0229bd500a1443f9f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "0.14.32"
@@ -2809,6 +2836,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "is-terminal"
+version = "0.4.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e04d7f318608d35d4b61ddd75cbdaee86b023ebe2bd5a66ee0915f0bf93095a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi 0.5.0",
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "is-wsl"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -4275,7 +4313,7 @@ checksum = "a604568c3202727d1507653cb121dbd627a58684eb09a820fd746bee38b4442f"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "concurrent-queue",
- "hermit-abi",
+ "hermit-abi 0.4.0",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "rustix 0.38.44",
  "tracing",
@@ -6267,6 +6305,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "utf-8",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "termcolor"
+version = "1.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "06794f8f6c5c898b3275aebefa6b8a1cb24cd2c6c79397ab15774837a0bc5755"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thin-slice"
 version = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 4a4bd29f..b3e3c7fa 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ tauri-plugin-drag = "2"
 tauri-plugin-macos-permissions = "2"
 tauri-plugin-fs-pro = "2"
 tauri-plugin-screenshots = "2"
-applications = "0.3.0"
+applications = "0.3.1"
 
 tokio-native-tls = "0.3"  # For wss connections
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 05b80b45..4b537acf 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ pub fn run() {
             server::attachment::upload_attachment,
             server::attachment::get_attachment,
             server::attachment::delete_attachment,
-            server::transcription::transcription
+            server::transcription::transcription,
+            local::application::get_default_search_paths
         ])
         .setup(|app| {
             let registry = SearchSourceRegistry::default();
@@ -411,4 +412,4 @@ async fn get_app_search_source<R: Runtime>(app_handle: AppHandle<R>) -> Result<(
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn show_settings(app_handle: AppHandle) {
     open_settings(&app_handle);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/local/application.rs b/src-tauri/src/local/application.rs
index 403b8f17..6afee538 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/local/application.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/local/application.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Runtime};
 use tauri_plugin_fs_pro::{icon, name};
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn get_default_search_paths<R: Runtime>(app_handle: AppHandle<R>) -> Vec<String> {
+    let paths = applications::get_default_search_paths();
+    let ret = Vec::with_capacity(paths.len());
+    for search_path in paths {
+        let path = search_path.path;
+        let path_string = path
+            .into_os_string()
+            .into_string()
+            .expect("path should be UTF-8 encoded");
+
+        ret.push(path_string);
+    }
+
+    ret
+}
+
 pub struct ApplicationSearchSource {
     base_score: f64,
     icons: HashMap<String, PathBuf>,