diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7e2035..8129782 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ AI页配置 OpenAI-compatible endpoint、model、API key、超时、SSE与thinki
 
 若端点不在本机，转写文本会发送到该接口；语音编辑还会发送当前应用提供的 surrounding text、光标与选区。
 
+### Linux 应用菜单
+
+完成用户安装或系统包的用户激活后，可从应用菜单搜索「VoCoType 设置」，直接打开设置中心。
+
 ### Playground、诊断与设置中心
 
 Linux使用 GTK 3/C++设置中心，macOS使用 AppKit原生设置中心。两端均覆盖模型、麦克风、AI、术语、诊断和教程；macOS另外负责首次安装/升级 InputMethodKit组件。设置文本区域支持系统原生 `⌘Z`，同时兼容 `Ctrl+Z`撤销和对应重做快捷键。
diff --git a/packaging/scripts/stage-system-package.sh b/packaging/scripts/stage-system-package.sh
index eeaca59..8168f7c 100755
--- a/packaging/scripts/stage-system-package.sh
+++ b/packaging/scripts/stage-system-package.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ install -Dm755 "$PROJECT_DIR/scripts/install/common/install-native-user.sh" \
 install -Dm755 "$PROJECT_DIR/scripts/install/common/uninstall-native-user.sh" \
   "$source_root/scripts/install/common/uninstall-native-user.sh"
 
+install -Dm644 "$PROJECT_DIR/scripts/install/common/desktop-integration.sh" \
+  "$source_root/scripts/install/common/desktop-integration.sh"
+install -Dm644 "$PROJECT_DIR/resources/desktop/io.github.LeonardNJU.VoCoType.Settings.desktop" \
+  "$source_root/resources/desktop/io.github.LeonardNJU.VoCoType.Settings.desktop"
+install -Dm644 "$PROJECT_DIR/web/icon-192.png" "$source_root/web/icon-192.png"
+
 # Compile the desktop/runtime-facing programs for the target distribution.
 cmake -S "$PROJECT_DIR/src/desktop" -B "$DESKTOP_BUILD" \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/scripts/install/common/desktop-integration.sh b/scripts/install/common/desktop-integration.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..010d220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install/common/desktop-integration.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Shared by source installs and per-user activation of system packages.
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+desktop_exec_path() {
+  local value=$1
+  value=${value//\\/\\\\}
+  value=${value//\"/\\\"}
+  value=${value//\$/\\\$}
+  value=${value//\`/\\\`}
+  value=${value//%/%%}
+  # Desktop Entry string escaping is applied before Exec argument unquoting.
+  value=${value//\\/\\\\}
+  printf '"%s"' "$value"
+}
+
+desktop_string_value() {
+  local value=$1
+  value=${value//\\/\\\\}
+  value=${value//$'\n'/\\n}
+  value=${value//$'\r'/\\r}
+  value=${value//$'\t'/\\t}
+  printf '%s' "$value"
+}
+
+install_desktop_entries() {
+  local root=$1 settings=$2
+  local data="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"
+  local desktop=io.github.LeonardNJU.VoCoType.Settings.desktop
+  local icon="$data/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/vocotype.png"
+  mkdir -p "$data/applications" "$data/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps"
+  install -m644 "$root/web/icon-192.png" "$icon"
+  # Use an absolute Icon path so KDE does not need a refreshed icon-theme cache.
+  # The configured command must work even when ~/.local/bin is absent from PATH.
+  # env also avoids GLib testing an unexpanded %% in the executable filename.
+  while IFS= read -r line; do
+    case "$line" in
+      Icon=*) printf 'Icon=%s\n' "$(desktop_string_value "$icon")" ;;
+      Exec=*) printf 'Exec=/usr/bin/env %s\n' "$(desktop_exec_path "$settings")" ;;
+      *) printf '%s\n' "$line" ;;
+    esac
+  done < "$root/resources/desktop/$desktop" > "$data/applications/$desktop"
+  if command -v update-desktop-database >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    update-desktop-database "$data/applications" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+  if command -v gtk-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t "$data/icons/hicolor" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+}
+
+remove_desktop_entries() {
+  local data="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"
+  command rm -f "$data/applications/io.github.LeonardNJU.VoCoType.Settings.desktop" \
+    "$data/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/vocotype.png"
+  if command -v update-desktop-database >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    update-desktop-database "$data/applications" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/scripts/install/common/install-native-user.sh b/scripts/install/common/install-native-user.sh
index 38e4021..dc2a5d8 100755
--- a/scripts/install/common/install-native-user.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/common/install-native-user.sh
@@ -455,4 +455,8 @@ case "$FRAMEWORK" in
   universal) install_fcitx; install_ibus ;;
 esac
 cleanup_legacy_runtime
+# Both source and package activation install a discoverable settings entry.
+. "$SCRIPT_DIR/desktop-integration.sh"
+install_desktop_entries "$PROJECT_DIR" "$USER_BIN/vocotype-settings"
+log "The VoCoType settings entry is installed in the application menu."
 log "✓ Native-only runtime installed. Configuration and model caches were preserved."
diff --git a/scripts/install/common/uninstall-native-user.sh b/scripts/install/common/uninstall-native-user.sh
index b5a2104..1dede4a 100755
--- a/scripts/install/common/uninstall-native-user.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/common/uninstall-native-user.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ if [[ "$PURGE_RUNTIME" == true ]]; then
   rm -rf "$HOME/.local/lib/vocotype-native" "$HOME/.local/lib/vocotype-streaming"
 fi
 if ! fcitx_present && ! ibus_present; then
-  rm -f "$HOME/.local/bin/vocotype-settings"
+  . "$SCRIPT_DIR/desktop-integration.sh"
+  remove_desktop_entries
+  command rm -f "$HOME/.local/bin/vocotype-settings"
 fi
 if [[ "$REMOVE_USER_DATA" == true ]]; then
   rm -rf "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/vocotype"
diff --git a/scripts/test/desktop-integration.sh b/scripts/test/desktop-integration.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bd24fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test/desktop-integration.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)
+
+export TEST_DESKTOP_DIR
+TEST_DESKTOP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'command rm -rf "$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR"' EXIT
+export XDG_DATA_HOME="$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR/data" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR/config"
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR/cache"
+# Keep the test desktop isolated from the real session.
+export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR/runtime"
+mkdir -m700 "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
+export GTK_USE_PORTAL=0 NO_AT_BRIDGE=1 GSETTINGS_BACKEND=memory
+. "$ROOT/scripts/install/common/desktop-integration.sh"
+# Exercise Exec quoting instead of assuming the home directory has no spaces,
+# percent field codes, backslashes, quotes, or shell metacharacters.
+# shellcheck disable=SC1003
+launcher="$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR/"'settings space % $ ` " \'
+# The child launcher expands the exported test path when invoked.
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\ntouch "$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR/launched"\n' > "$launcher"
+chmod +x "$launcher"
+install_desktop_entries "$ROOT" "$launcher"
+settings="$XDG_DATA_HOME/applications/io.github.LeonardNJU.VoCoType.Settings.desktop"
+desktop-file-validate "$settings"
+grep -Fxq "Icon=$XDG_DATA_HOME/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/vocotype.png" "$settings"
+cmp "$ROOT/web/icon-192.png" "$XDG_DATA_HOME/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/vocotype.png"
+timeout 10 dbus-run-session -- gio launch "$settings"
+for _ in {1..50}; do
+  [[ -f "$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR/launched" ]] && break
+  sleep 0.1
+done
+[[ -f "$TEST_DESKTOP_DIR/launched" ]]
+remove_desktop_entries
+[[ ! -e "$settings" ]]
+[[ ! -e "$XDG_DATA_HOME/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/vocotype.png" ]]
+printf 'Application menu installation, launch, and uninstall: PASS\n'