diff --git a/frontend/js/apps/display.js b/frontend/js/apps/display.js
index 496c307..21cae09 100644
--- a/frontend/js/apps/display.js
+++ b/frontend/js/apps/display.js
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
         });
     }
 
-    // ---- Dynamic dock + app registration ----
+    // ---- App registration (no left dock — apps live in the right panel) ----
 
     async function initGuiApps() {
         try {
@@ -285,45 +285,19 @@
 
             if (guiApps.length === 0) return;
 
-            // Check if display system is available
-            const statusRes = await Atlus.apiFetch('/api/display/status');
-            if (!statusRes || !statusRes.ok) return;
-            const status = await statusRes.json();
-            if (!status.available) return;
-
-            const dockApps = document.querySelector('.dock-apps');
-            if (!dockApps) return;
-
-            // Find the separator to insert before it
-            const separator = dockApps.querySelector('.dock-separator');
-
             guiApps.forEach(app => {
                 if (!app.id || !app.command) return;
-
-                // Register the app module
+                // Register the app module so openApp('gui-xxx') works from the right panel
                 createGuiApp(app);
-
-                // Create dock button
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.className = 'dock-item';
-                btn.dataset.app = 'gui-' + app.id;
-                btn.innerHTML = `
-                    <span class="dock-icon">${app.icon || '🖥'}</span>
-                    <span class="dock-label">${app.name || app.command}</span>
-                `;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => Atlus.openApp('gui-' + app.id));
-
-                if (separator) {
-                    dockApps.insertBefore(btn, separator);
-                } else {
-                    dockApps.appendChild(btn);
-                }
             });
         } catch (e) {
             // Display not available — silently skip
         }
     }
 
+    // Expose for dynamic re-registration when apps are added via Settings
+    window._atlusRegisterGuiApp = createGuiApp;
+
     // Initialize after a brief delay to ensure Atlus core is ready
     setTimeout(initGuiApps, 200);
 })();
diff --git a/frontend/js/apps/settings.js b/frontend/js/apps/settings.js
index bfbd14d..517c389 100644
--- a/frontend/js/apps/settings.js
+++ b/frontend/js/apps/settings.js
@@ -838,6 +838,13 @@
         return str.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/^-|-$/g, '');
     }
 
+    /** Trigger a right-panel apps refresh (calls loadPanelApps if exposed). */
+    function _refreshPanel() {
+        if (typeof window._atlusLoadPanelApps === 'function') {
+            window._atlusLoadPanelApps();
+        }
+    }
+
     async function renderApplications() {
         const cfgRes = await Atlus.apiFetch('/api/settings');
         const cfg = await cfgRes.json();
@@ -969,6 +976,7 @@
                     method: 'PUT',
                     body: { gui_apps: apps },
                 });
+                _refreshPanel();
                 renderApplications();
             });
         });
@@ -1009,7 +1017,7 @@
                 body: { gui_apps: apps },
             });
 
-            alert(`${name} added. It will appear in the dock and panel.`);
+            _refreshPanel();
             renderApplications();
         });
     }
diff --git a/frontend/js/atlus.js b/frontend/js/atlus.js
index 8d7708c..0eef45d 100644
--- a/frontend/js/atlus.js
+++ b/frontend/js/atlus.js
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@
                 if (runRes.ok) runningApps = await runRes.json();
             } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
 
+            // Ensure all GUI apps are registered as Atlus app modules
+            for (const app of guiApps) {
+                const appId = 'gui-' + app.id;
+                if (!Atlus.apps[appId] && window._atlusRegisterGuiApp) {
+                    window._atlusRegisterGuiApp(app);
+                }
+            }
+
             container.innerHTML = '';
 
             if (guiApps.length === 0) {
@@ -699,6 +707,7 @@
     window.Atlus.closeApp = closeApp;
     window.Atlus.focusApp = focusApp;
     window.Atlus.saveDesktopState = saveDesktopState;
+    window._atlusLoadPanelApps = loadPanelApps;
 
     // Restore previous session (after a brief delay to let app modules register)
     setTimeout(restoreSession, 100);