diff --git a/applications/About.sh b/applications/About.sh
index 4dfb459ad..d723bc5dd 100644
--- a/applications/About.sh
+++ b/applications/About.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ cat <<EOF >~/.local/share/applications/About.desktop
 Version=1.0
 Name=About
 Comment=System information from Fastfetch
-Exec=alacritty --config-file /home/$USER/.config/alacritty/pane.toml --class=About --title=About -e bash -c 'fastfetch; read -n 1 -s'
+Exec=alacritty --config-file $HOME/.config/alacritty/pane.toml --class=About --title=About -e bash -c 'fastfetch; read -n 1 -s'
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Icon=/home/$USER/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Ubuntu.png
+Icon=$HOME/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Ubuntu.png
 Categories=GTK;
 StartupNotify=false
 EOF
diff --git a/applications/Activity.sh b/applications/Activity.sh
index d164b456f..41769d67f 100644
--- a/applications/Activity.sh
+++ b/applications/Activity.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ cat <<EOF >~/.local/share/applications/Activity.desktop
 Version=1.0
 Name=Activity
 Comment=System activity from btop
-Exec=alacritty --config-file /home/$USER/.config/alacritty/btop.toml --class=Activity --title=Activity -e btop
+Exec=alacritty --config-file $HOME/.config/alacritty/btop.toml --class=Activity --title=Activity -e btop
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Icon=/home/$USER/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Activity.png
+Icon=$HOME/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Activity.png
 Categories=GTK;
 StartupNotify=false
 EOF
diff --git a/applications/Basecamp.sh b/applications/Basecamp.sh
index bf65143a2..b2fef4974 100644
--- a/applications/Basecamp.sh
+++ b/applications/Basecamp.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Comment=Basecamp Project Management
 Exec=google-chrome --app="https://launchpad.37signals.com" --name=Basecamp --class=Basecamp
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Icon=/home/$USER/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Basecamp.png
+Icon=$HOME/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Basecamp.png
 Categories=GTK;
 MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml_xml;
 StartupNotify=true
diff --git a/applications/Docker.sh b/applications/Docker.sh
index 9eb77b179..6a12414c4 100644
--- a/applications/Docker.sh
+++ b/applications/Docker.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ cat <<EOF >~/.local/share/applications/Docker.desktop
 Version=1.0
 Name=Docker
 Comment=Manage Docker containers with LazyDocker
-Exec=alacritty --config-file /home/$USER/.config/alacritty/pane.toml --class=Docker --title=Docker -e lazydocker
+Exec=alacritty --config-file $HOME/.config/alacritty/pane.toml --class=Docker --title=Docker -e lazydocker
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Icon=/home/$USER/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Docker.png
+Icon=$HOME/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Docker.png
 Categories=GTK;
 StartupNotify=false
 EOF
diff --git a/applications/HEY.sh b/applications/HEY.sh
index f4d9620e1..d89b1173e 100644
--- a/applications/HEY.sh
+++ b/applications/HEY.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Comment=HEY Email + Calendar
 Exec=google-chrome --app="https://app.hey.com/" --name=HEY --class=HEY
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Icon=/home/$USER/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/HEY.png
+Icon=$HOME/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/HEY.png
 Categories=GTK;
 MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml_xml;
 StartupNotify=true
diff --git a/applications/Neovim.sh b/applications/Neovim.sh
index 5253a1de8..638e2b21a 100644
--- a/applications/Neovim.sh
+++ b/applications/Neovim.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cat <<EOF >~/.local/share/applications/Neovim.desktop
 Version=1.0
 Name=Neovim
 Comment=Edit text files
-Exec=alacritty --config-file /home/$USER/.config/alacritty/pane.toml --class=Neovim --title=Neovim -e nvim %F
+Exec=alacritty --config-file $HOME/.config/alacritty/pane.toml --class=Neovim --title=Neovim -e nvim %F
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Icon=nvim
diff --git a/applications/Omakub.sh b/applications/Omakub.sh
index 2339de9b0..95a3aeed0 100644
--- a/applications/Omakub.sh
+++ b/applications/Omakub.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ cat <<EOF >~/.local/share/applications/Omakub.desktop
 Version=1.0
 Name=Omakub
 Comment=Omakub Controls
-Exec=alacritty --config-file /home/$USER/.config/alacritty/pane.toml --class=Omakub --title=Omakub -e omakub
+Exec=alacritty --config-file $HOME/.config/alacritty/pane.toml --class=Omakub --title=Omakub -e omakub
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Icon=/home/$USER/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Omakub.png
+Icon=$HOME/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/Omakub.png
 Categories=GTK;
 StartupNotify=false
 EOF
diff --git a/applications/WhatsApp.sh b/applications/WhatsApp.sh
index 6729918d7..cc7764158 100644
--- a/applications/WhatsApp.sh
+++ b/applications/WhatsApp.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Comment=WhatsApp Messenger
 Exec=google-chrome --app="https://web.whatsapp.com" --name=WhatsApp --class=Whatsapp
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Icon=/home/$USER/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/WhatsApp.png
+Icon=$HOME/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/WhatsApp.png
 Categories=GTK;
 MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml_xml;
 StartupNotify=true
diff --git a/install/desktop/optional/app-cursor.sh b/install/desktop/optional/app-cursor.sh
index e251e7082..ac6424703 100644
--- a/install/desktop/optional/app-cursor.sh
+++ b/install/desktop/optional/app-cursor.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sudo bash -c "cat > $DESKTOP_FILE" <<EOL
 Name=Cursor
 Comment=AI-powered code editor
 Exec=/opt/cursor.appimage --no-sandbox
-Icon=/home/$USER/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/cursor.png
+Icon=$HOME/.local/share/omakub/applications/icons/cursor.png
 Type=Application
 Categories=Development;IDE;
 EOL