diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 8524fae44..ea0feb595 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <component name="JavaScriptSettings">
     <option name="languageLevel" value="ES6" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_18" default="true" project-jdk-name="openjdk-18" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_16" default="true" project-jdk-name="openjdk-16" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/out" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
index d36e15982..5cab44cf4 100644
--- a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
+++ b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import OptionsDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/options.js";
 import FloatingButtons from "../widgets/floating_buttons/floating_buttons.js";
 import RelationMapButtons from "../widgets/floating_buttons/relation_map_buttons.js";
 import MermaidExportButton from "../widgets/floating_buttons/mermaid_export_button.js";
+import ShortcutContainer from "../widgets/containers/shortcut_container.js";
 
 export default class DesktopLayout {
     constructor(customWidgets) {
@@ -93,33 +94,34 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                 .id("launcher-pane")
                 .css("width", "53px")
                 .child(new GlobalMenuWidget())
-                .child(new ButtonWidget()
-                    .icon("bx-file-blank")
-                    .title("New note")
-                    .command("createNoteIntoInbox"))
-                .child(new ButtonWidget()
-                    .icon("bx-search")
-                    .title("Search")
-                    .command("searchNotes"))
-                .child(new ButtonWidget()
-                    .icon("bx-send")
-                    .title("Jump to note")
-                    .command("jumpToNote"))
-                .child(new OpenNoteButtonWidget()
-                    .targetNote('globalnotemap'))
-                .child(new ButtonWidget()
-                    .icon("bx-history")
-                    .title("Show recent changes")
-                    .command("showRecentChanges"))
-                .child(new CalendarWidget())
-                .child(new SpacerWidget(40, 0))
-                .child(new FlexContainer("column")
-                    .id("plugin-buttons")
-                    .contentSized())
-                .child(new BookmarkButtons())
-                .child(new SpacerWidget(0, 1000))
-                .child(new ProtectedSessionStatusWidget())
-                .child(new SyncStatusWidget())
+                .child(new ShortcutContainer())
+                // .child(new ButtonWidget()
+                //     .icon("bx-file-blank")
+                //     .title("New note")
+                //     .command("createNoteIntoInbox"))
+                // .child(new ButtonWidget()
+                //     .icon("bx-search")
+                //     .title("Search")
+                //     .command("searchNotes"))
+                // .child(new ButtonWidget()
+                //     .icon("bx-send")
+                //     .title("Jump to note")
+                //     .command("jumpToNote"))
+                // .child(new OpenNoteButtonWidget()
+                //     .targetNote('globalnotemap'))
+                // .child(new ButtonWidget()
+                //     .icon("bx-history")
+                //     .title("Show recent changes")
+                //     .command("showRecentChanges"))
+                // .child(new CalendarWidget())
+                // .child(new SpacerWidget(40, 0))
+                // .child(new FlexContainer("column")
+                //     .id("plugin-buttons")
+                //     .contentSized())
+                // .child(new BookmarkButtons())
+                // .child(new SpacerWidget(0, 1000))
+                // .child(new ProtectedSessionStatusWidget())
+                // .child(new SyncStatusWidget())
                 .child(new LeftPaneToggleWidget())
             )
             .child(new LeftPaneContainer()
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/root_command_executor.js b/src/public/app/services/root_command_executor.js
index f87f5e7b2..e781e2c29 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/root_command_executor.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/root_command_executor.js
@@ -70,4 +70,8 @@ export default class RootCommandExecutor extends Component {
     toggleLeftPaneCommand() {
         options.toggle('leftPaneVisible');
     }
+
+    showLaunchBarShortcutsCommand() {
+        appContext.tabManager.openContextWithNote('lb_root', true, null, 'lb_root');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
index efc0c0396..d071b8a78 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ const TPL = `
     </button>
 
     <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right">
+        <a class="dropdown-item options-button" data-trigger-command="showLaunchBarShortcuts">
+            <span class="bx bx-slider"></span>
+            Show launchbar shortcuts
+        </a>
+    
         <a class="dropdown-item options-button" data-trigger-command="showOptions">
             <span class="bx bx-slider"></span>
             Options
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/containers/container.js b/src/public/app/widgets/containers/container.js
index 7703e2eae..a298ab95e 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/containers/container.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/containers/container.js
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ export default class Container extends BasicWidget {
 
     doRender() {
         this.$widget = $(`<div>`);
+        this.renderChildren();
+    }
 
+    renderChildren() {
         for (const widget of this.children) {
             this.$widget.append(widget.render());
         }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/containers/left_pane_container.js b/src/public/app/widgets/containers/left_pane_container.js
index b04363f08..5c6c06550 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/containers/left_pane_container.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/containers/left_pane_container.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default class LeftPaneContainer extends FlexContainer {
     }
 
     isEnabled() {
-        return super.isEnabled() && options.is( 'leftPaneVisible');
+        return super.isEnabled() && options.is('leftPaneVisible');
     }
 
     entitiesReloadedEvent({loadResults}) {
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/containers/shortcut_container.js b/src/public/app/widgets/containers/shortcut_container.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..923686a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/containers/shortcut_container.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import FlexContainer from "./flex_container.js";
+import froca from "../../services/froca.js";
+import ButtonWidget from "../buttons/button_widget.js";
+
+export default class ShortcutContainer extends FlexContainer {
+    constructor() {
+        super('column');
+
+        this.id('shortcut-container');
+        this.css('height', '100%');
+        this.filling();
+
+        this.load();
+    }
+
+    async load() {
+        this.children = [];
+
+        const visibleShortcutsRoot = await froca.getNote('lb_visibleshortcuts');
+
+        console.log(await visibleShortcutsRoot.getChildNotes());
+
+        for (const shortcut of await visibleShortcutsRoot.getChildNotes()) {
+            this.child(new ButtonWidget()
+                .icon(shortcut.getLabelValue("iconClass"))
+                .title(shortcut.title)
+                .command(shortcut.getLabelValue("command")));
+        }
+
+        this.$widget.empty();
+        this.renderChildren();
+
+        this.handleEventInChildren('initialRenderComplete');
+    }
+
+    entitiesReloadedEvent({loadResults}) {
+        if (loadResults.getNotes().find(note => note.noteId.startsWith("lb_"))
+            || loadResults.getBranches().find(branch => branch.branchId.startsWith("lb_"))) {
+            this.load();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
index 9224d67d4..137e6a8f7 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -601,10 +601,6 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         }
 
         for (const branch of childBranches) {
-            if (branch.noteId === 'hidden') {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             if (hideArchivedNotes) {
                 const note = branch.getNoteFromCache();
 
@@ -936,7 +932,6 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         if (this.noteContext
             && this.noteContext.notePath
             && !this.noteContext.note.isDeleted
-            && !this.noteContext.notePath.includes("root/hidden")
         ) {
             const newActiveNode = await this.getNodeFromPath(this.noteContext.notePath);
 
@@ -1083,7 +1078,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!ecBranch.isDeleted && ecBranch.noteId !== 'hidden') {
+            if (!ecBranch.isDeleted) {
                 for (const parentNode of this.getNodesByNoteId(ecBranch.parentNoteId)) {
                     if (parentNode.isFolder() && !parentNode.isLoaded()) {
                         continue;
diff --git a/src/services/special_notes.js b/src/services/special_notes.js
index 88ce3f8a9..7321c25fd 100644
--- a/src/services/special_notes.js
+++ b/src/services/special_notes.js
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ function getBulkActionNote() {
 }
 
 function getLaunchBarRoot() {
-    let note = becca.getNote('launchbar');
+    let note = becca.getNote('lb_root');
 
     if (!note) {
         note = noteService.createNewNote({
-            branchId: 'launchbar',
-            noteId: 'launchbar',
+            branchId: 'lb_root',
+            noteId: 'lb_root',
             title: 'Launch bar',
             type: 'text',
             content: '',
@@ -288,13 +288,11 @@ function getLaunchBarVisibleShortcutsRoot() {
 }
 
 const shortcuts = [
-    { id: 'lb_newnote', command: 'createNoteIntoInbox', title: 'New note', icon: 'bx bx-file-blank' },
-    { id: 'lb_searcj', command: 'searchNotes', title: 'Search notes', icon: 'bx bx-search' },
-    { id: 'lb_jumpto', command: 'jumpToNote', title: 'Jump to note', icon: 'bx bx-send' },
-    { id: 'lb_notemap', targetNote: 'globalnotemap', title: 'Note map', icon: 'bx bx-map' },
-    { id: 'lb_recentchanges', command: 'showRecentChanges', title: 'Show recent changes', icon: 'bx bx-history' },
-    { id: 'lb_recentchanges', command: 'jumpToNote', title: 'Jump to note', icon: 'bx bx-send' },
-
+    { id: 'lb_newnote', command: 'createNoteIntoInbox', title: 'New note', icon: 'bx bx-file-blank', isVisible: true },
+    { id: 'lb_search', command: 'searchNotes', title: 'Search notes', icon: 'bx bx-search', isVisible: true },
+    { id: 'lb_jumpto', command: 'jumpToNote', title: 'Jump to note', icon: 'bx bx-send', isVisible: true },
+    { id: 'lb_notemap', targetNote: 'globalnotemap', title: 'Note map', icon: 'bx bx-map-alt', isVisible: true },
+    { id: 'lb_recentchanges', command: 'showRecentChanges', title: 'Show recent changes', icon: 'bx bx-history', isVisible: false }
 ];
 
 function createMissingSpecialNotes() {
@@ -304,7 +302,27 @@ function createMissingSpecialNotes() {
     getBulkActionNote();
     getLaunchBarRoot();
     getLaunchBarAvailableShortcutsRoot();
-    getLaunchBarVisibleShortcutsRoot();
+    getLaunchBarVisibleShortcutsRoot()
+
+    for (const shortcut of shortcuts) {
+        let note = becca.getNote(shortcut.id);
+        const parentNoteId = shortcut.isVisible ? getLaunchBarVisibleShortcutsRoot().noteId : getLaunchBarAvailableShortcutsRoot().noteId;
+
+        if (!note) {
+            note = noteService.createNewNote({
+                branchId: shortcut.id,
+                noteId: shortcut.id,
+                title: shortcut.title,
+                type: 'text',
+                content: '',
+                parentNoteId: parentNoteId
+            }).note;
+
+            note.addLabel('builtinShortcut');
+            note.addLabel('iconClass', shortcut.icon);
+            note.addLabel('command', shortcut.command);
+        }
+    }
 
     // share root is not automatically created since it's visible in the tree and many won't need it/use it