diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/landscape/img/groups.png b/pkg/arvo/app/landscape/img/groups.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa14f36da5
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diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/landscape/img/icon-home.png b/pkg/arvo/app/landscape/img/icon-home.png
index 04b1e7b870..9eb1d02893 100644
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diff --git a/pkg/interface/package-lock.json b/pkg/interface/package-lock.json
index 51ff31dc38..c3f717ee9f 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/package-lock.json
+++ b/pkg/interface/package-lock.json
@@ -6500,6 +6500,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mousetrap/-/mousetrap-1.6.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-QNo4kEepaIBwiT8CDhP98umTetp+JNfQYBWvC1pc6/OAibuXtRcxZ58Qz8skvEHYvURne/7R8T5VoOI7rDsEUA=="
     },
+    "mousetrap-global-bind": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mousetrap-global-bind/-/mousetrap-global-bind-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-zX3pIivQZG+i4BDVTISnTCaojt0="
+    },
     "move-concurrently": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/move-concurrently/-/move-concurrently-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/pkg/interface/package.json b/pkg/interface/package.json
index e35970e45e..3388287665 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/package.json
+++ b/pkg/interface/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "markdown-to-jsx": "^6.11.4",
     "moment": "^2.20.1",
     "mousetrap": "^1.6.5",
+    "mousetrap-global-bind": "^1.1.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.5.2",
     "react-codemirror2": "^6.0.1",
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/App.js b/pkg/interface/src/App.js
index 6f92017a59..b6488b1b0e 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/App.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/App.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, withRouter, Switch } from 'react-router
 import styled, { ThemeProvider, createGlobalStyle } from 'styled-components';
 import { sigil as sigiljs, stringRenderer } from 'urbit-sigil-js';
 
+import Mousetrap from 'mousetrap';
+import 'mousetrap-global-bind';
+
 import './css/indigo-static.css';
 import './css/fonts.css';
 import light from './themes/light';
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ import LinksApp from './apps/links/app';
 import PublishApp from './apps/publish/app';
 
 import StatusBar from './components/StatusBar';
+import Omnibox from './components/Omnibox';
 import ErrorComponent from './components/Error';
 
 import GlobalStore from './store/store';
@@ -74,6 +78,10 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     this.api.local.setDark(this.themeWatcher.matches);
     this.themeWatcher.addListener(this.updateTheme);
     this.api.local.getBaseHash();
+    Mousetrap.bindGlobal(['command+/', 'ctrl+/'], (e) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.api.local.setOmnibox();
+    });
     this.setFavicon();
   }
 
@@ -113,7 +121,6 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     const channel = window.channel;
 
     const associations = this.state.associations ? this.state.associations : { contacts: {} };
-    const selectedGroups = this.state.selectedGroups ? this.state.selectedGroups : [];
     const { state } = this;
     const theme = state.dark ? dark : light;
 
@@ -121,81 +128,99 @@ class App extends React.Component {
       <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
         <Root>
           <Router>
-            <StatusBarWithRouter props={this.props}
-            associations={associations}
-            invites={this.state.invites}
-            api={this.api}
-            connection={this.state.connection}
-            subscription={this.subscription}
+            <StatusBarWithRouter
+              props={this.props}
+              associations={associations}
+              invites={this.state.invites}
+              api={this.api}
+              connection={this.state.connection}
+              subscription={this.subscription}
+            />
+            <Omnibox
+              associations={state.associations}
+              apps={state.launch}
+              api={this.api}
+              dark={state.dark}
+              show={state.omniboxShown}
             />
             <Content>
-            <Switch>
-              <Route exact path="/"
-              render={ p => (
-                <LaunchApp
-                  ship={this.ship}
-                  api={this.api}
-                  {...state}
-                  {...p}
+              <Switch>
+                <Route
+                  exact
+                  path='/'
+                  render={p => (
+                    <LaunchApp
+                      ship={this.ship}
+                      api={this.api}
+                      {...state}
+                      {...p}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 />
-              )}
-              />
-              <Route path="/~chat" render={ p => (
-                <ChatApp
-                  ship={this.ship}
-                  api={this.api}
-                  subscription={this.subscription}
-                  {...state}
-                  {...p}
+                <Route
+                  path='/~chat'
+                  render={p => (
+                    <ChatApp
+                      ship={this.ship}
+                      api={this.api}
+                      subscription={this.subscription}
+                      {...state}
+                      {...p}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 />
-              )}
-              />
-              <Route path="/~dojo" render={ p => (
-                <DojoApp
-                  ship={this.ship}
-                  channel={channel}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
-                  subscription={this.subscription}
-                  {...p}
+                <Route
+                  path='/~dojo'
+                  render={p => (
+                    <DojoApp
+                      ship={this.ship}
+                      channel={channel}
+                      subscription={this.subscription}
+                      {...p}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 />
-              )}
-              />
-              <Route path="/~groups" render={ p => (
-                <GroupsApp
-                  ship={this.ship}
-                  api={this.api}
-                  subscription={this.subscription}
-                  {...state}
-                  {...p}
+                <Route
+                  path='/~groups'
+                  render={p => (
+                    <GroupsApp
+                      ship={this.ship}
+                      api={this.api}
+                      subscription={this.subscription}
+                      {...state}
+                      {...p}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 />
-              )}
-              />
-              <Route path="/~link" render={ p => (
-                <LinksApp
-                  ship={this.ship}
-                  ship={this.ship}
-                  api={this.api}
-                  subscription={this.subscription}
-                  {...state}
-                  {...p}
+                <Route
+                  path='/~link'
+                  render={p => (
+                    <LinksApp
+                      ship={this.ship}
+                      api={this.api}
+                      subscription={this.subscription}
+                      {...state}
+                      {...p}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 />
-              )}
-              />
-              <Route path="/~publish" render={ p => (
-                <PublishApp
-                  ship={this.ship}
-                  api={this.api}
-                  subscription={this.subscription}
-                  {...state}
-                  {...p}
+                <Route
+                  path='/~publish'
+                  render={p => (
+                    <PublishApp
+                      ship={this.ship}
+                      api={this.api}
+                      subscription={this.subscription}
+                      {...state}
+                      {...p}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 />
-              )}
-              />
               <Route
-                render={(props) => (
+                render={props => (
                   <ErrorComponent {...props} code={404} description="Not Found" />
                 )}
-               />
+              />
               </Switch>
             </Content>
           </Router>
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/api/local.ts b/pkg/interface/src/api/local.ts
index 8610284c23..77ff9b2b3b 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/api/local.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/api/local.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import BaseApi from "./base";
 import { StoreState } from "../store/type";
-import { SelectedGroup } from "../types/local-update";
 
 export default class LocalApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   getBaseHash() {
@@ -9,16 +8,6 @@ export default class LocalApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
     });
   }
 
-  setSelected(selected: SelectedGroup[]) {
-    this.store.handleEvent({
-      data: {
-        local: {
-          selected
-        }
-      }
-    })
-  }
-
   sidebarToggle() {
     this.store.handleEvent({
       data: {
@@ -39,4 +28,14 @@ export default class LocalApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
     });
   }
 
+    setOmnibox() {
+    this.store.handleEvent({
+      data: {
+        local: {
+          omniboxShown: true
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/chat/app.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/apps/chat/app.tsx
index 8f9adc8432..fc8c4e0b3a 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/chat/app.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/chat/app.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export default class ChatApp extends React.Component<ChatAppProps, {}> {
     const unreads = {};
     let totalUnreads = 0;
 
-    const selectedGroups = props.selectedGroups ? props.selectedGroups : [];
     const associations = props.associations
       ? props.associations
       : { chat: {}, contacts: {} };
@@ -74,14 +73,7 @@ export default class ChatApp extends React.Component<ChatAppProps, {}> {
       unreads[stat] = Boolean(unread);
       if (
         unread &&
-        stat in associations.chat &&
-        (selectedGroups.length === 0 ||
-          selectedGroups
-            .map((e) => {
-              return e[0];
-            })
-            .includes(associations.chat?.[stat]?.['group-path']) ||
-          props.groups[associations.chat?.[stat]?.['group-path']]?.hidden)
+        stat in associations.chat
       ) {
         totalUnreads += unread;
       }
@@ -111,7 +103,6 @@ export default class ChatApp extends React.Component<ChatAppProps, {}> {
         inbox={inbox}
         messagePreviews={messagePreviews}
         associations={associations}
-        selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
         contacts={contacts}
         invites={invites['/chat'] || {}}
         unreads={unreads}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/chat/components/sidebar.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/chat/components/sidebar.js
index d7d63a9849..95abbca9ac 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/chat/components/sidebar.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/chat/components/sidebar.js
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component {
   render() {
     const { props } = this;
 
-    const selectedGroups = props.selectedGroups ? props.selectedGroups : [];
-
     const contactAssoc =
       (props.associations && 'contacts' in props.associations)
       ? alphabetiseAssociations(props.associations.contacts) : {};
@@ -61,15 +59,6 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component {
 
     const groupedItems = Object.keys(contactAssoc)
       .filter(each => (groupedChannels[each] || []).length !== 0)
-      .filter((each) => {
-        if (selectedGroups.length === 0) {
-          return true;
-        }
-        const selectedPaths = selectedGroups.map((e) => {
-          return e[0];
-        });
-        return selectedPaths.includes(each);
-      })
       .map((each, i) => {
         const channels = groupedChannels[each] || [];
         return(
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/app.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/app.tsx
index a88da3eb39..cefd0d6ec5 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/app.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/app.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
     const invites =
       (Boolean(props.invites) && '/contacts' in props.invites) ?
         props.invites['/contacts'] : {};
-    const selectedGroups = props.selectedGroups ? props.selectedGroups : [];
     const s3 = props.s3 ? props.s3 : {};
     const groups = props.groups || {};
     const associations = props.associations || {};
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
               return (
                 <Skeleton
                   activeDrawer="groups"
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   history={props.history}
                   api={api}
                   contacts={contacts}
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
               return (
                 <Skeleton
                   history={props.history}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   api={api}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   groups={groups}
@@ -111,7 +108,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
               return (
                 <Skeleton
                   history={props.history}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   api={api}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   groups={groups}
@@ -150,7 +146,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
               return (
                 <Skeleton
                   history={props.history}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   api={api}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   invites={invites}
@@ -198,7 +193,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
               return (
                 <Skeleton
                   history={props.history}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   api={api}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   groups={groups}
@@ -248,7 +242,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
                 <Skeleton
                   history={props.history}
                   api={api}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   groups={groups}
                   invites={invites}
@@ -305,7 +298,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
                 <Skeleton
                   history={props.history}
                   api={api}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   groups={groups}
                   invites={invites}
@@ -345,7 +337,6 @@ export default class GroupsApp extends Component<GroupsAppProps, {}> {
                 <Skeleton
                   history={props.history}
                   api={api}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   groups={groups}
                   invites={invites}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/join.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/join.js
index a092dd749d..2db84d1c4e 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/join.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/join.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export class JoinScreen extends Component {
             spellCheck="false"
             rows={1}
             cols={32}
+            autoFocus={true}
             onKeyPress={(e) => {
               if (e.key === 'Enter') {
                 e.preventDefault();
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export class JoinScreen extends Component {
               }
             }}
             style={{
-              resize: 'none',
+              resize: 'none'
             }}
             onChange={this.groupChange}
             value={this.state.group}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/lib/group-sidebar.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/lib/group-sidebar.js
index 94fe6204ec..b000eca478 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/lib/group-sidebar.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/lib/group-sidebar.js
@@ -72,16 +72,6 @@ export class GroupSidebar extends Component {
           (path in props.groups)
         );
       })
-      .filter((path) => {
-        const selectedGroups = props.selectedGroups ? props.selectedGroups : [];
-        if (selectedGroups.length === 0) {
-          return true;
-        }
-        const selectedPaths = selectedGroups.map(((e) => {
-        return e[0];
-      }));
-        return (selectedPaths.includes(path));
-      })
       .sort((a, b) => {
         let aName = a.substr(1);
         let bName = b.substr(1);
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/skeleton.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/skeleton.js
index e1bc4a5473..a3118703ea 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/skeleton.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/groups/components/skeleton.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export class Skeleton extends Component {
             invites={props.invites}
             activeDrawer={props.activeDrawer}
             selected={props.selected}
-            selectedGroups={props.selectedGroups}
             history={props.history}
             api={props.api}
             associations={props.associations}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/launch/components/tiles/basic.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/launch/components/tiles/basic.js
index 33f9244ed6..f6b3790ad2 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/launch/components/tiles/basic.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/launch/components/tiles/basic.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React  from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import defaultApps from '../../../../lib/default-apps';
 
 import Tile from './tile';
 
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ export default class BasicTile extends React.PureComponent {
       </span>
     );
 
-    const routeList = ['/~chat', '/~publish', '/~link', '/~groups', '/~dojo'];
+    const routeList = defaultApps.map((e) => {
+      return `/~${e}`;
+    });
 
     const tile =  ( routeList.indexOf(props.linkedUrl) !== -1 ) ? (
       <Link className="w-100 h-100 db pa2 no-underline" to={props.linkedUrl}>
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/app.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/app.js
index 940d42af80..0f1522e721 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/app.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/app.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class LinksApp extends Component {
   render() {
     const { props } = this;
 
-    const contacts = props.contacts ? props.contacts : {}; 
+    const contacts = props.contacts ? props.contacts : {};
 
     const groups = props.groups ? props.groups : {};
 
@@ -51,18 +51,9 @@ export class LinksApp extends Component {
 
     const seen = props.linksSeen ? props.linksSeen : {};
 
-    const selectedGroups = props.selectedGroups ? props.selectedGroups : [];
-
-    const selGroupPaths = selectedGroups.map(g => g[0]);
     const totalUnseen = _.reduce(
       links,
-      (acc, collection, path) => {
-        if(selGroupPaths.length > 0
-           && !selGroupPaths.includes(associations.link?.[path]?.['group-path'])) {
-          return acc;
-        }
-        return acc + collection.unseenCount;
-      },
+      (acc, collection) => acc + collection.unseenCount,
       0
     );
 
@@ -91,7 +82,6 @@ export class LinksApp extends Component {
                 groups={groups}
                 rightPanelHide={true}
                 sidebarShown={sidebarShown}
-                selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                 links={links}
                 listening={listening}
                 api={api}
@@ -109,7 +99,6 @@ export class LinksApp extends Component {
                 invites={invites}
                 groups={groups}
                 sidebarShown={sidebarShown}
-                selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                 links={links}
                 listening={listening}
                 api={api}
@@ -157,7 +146,6 @@ export class LinksApp extends Component {
                 groups={groups}
                 selected={resourcePath}
                 sidebarShown={sidebarShown}
-                selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                 links={links}
                 listening={listening}
                 api={api}
@@ -198,7 +186,6 @@ export class LinksApp extends Component {
                 groups={groups}
                 selected={resourcePath}
                 sidebarShown={sidebarShown}
-                selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                 popout={popout}
                 links={links}
                 listening={listening}
@@ -253,7 +240,6 @@ export class LinksApp extends Component {
                   groups={groups}
                   selected={resourcePath}
                   sidebarShown={sidebarShown}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   sidebarHideMobile={true}
                   popout={popout}
                   links={links}
@@ -311,7 +297,6 @@ export class LinksApp extends Component {
                   groups={groups}
                   selected={resourcePath}
                   sidebarShown={sidebarShown}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   sidebarHideMobile={true}
                   popout={popout}
                   links={links}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/components/lib/channel-sidebar.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/components/lib/channel-sidebar.js
index a17ac35850..e33960d3bc 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/components/lib/channel-sidebar.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/components/lib/channel-sidebar.js
@@ -51,24 +51,14 @@ export class ChannelsSidebar extends Component {
       }
     });
 
-    const selectedGroups = props.selectedGroups ? props.selectedGroups : [];
     let i = -1;
     const groupedItems = Object.keys(associations)
-    .filter((each) => {
-      if (selectedGroups.length === 0) {
-        return true;
-      };
-      const selectedPaths = selectedGroups.map((e) => {
-        return e[0];
-      });
-      return selectedPaths.includes(each);
-    })
     .map((each) => {
       const channels = groupedChannels[each];
       if (!channels || channels.length === 0)
         return;
       i++;
-      if ((selectedGroups.length === 0) && groupedChannels['/~/'] && groupedChannels['/~/'].length !== 0) {
+      if (groupedChannels['/~/'] && groupedChannels['/~/'].length !== 0) {
         i++;
       }
 
@@ -84,7 +74,7 @@ export class ChannelsSidebar extends Component {
         />
       );
     });
-    if ((selectedGroups.length === 0) && groupedChannels['/~/'] && groupedChannels['/~/'].length !== 0) {
+    if (groupedChannels['/~/'] && groupedChannels['/~/'].length !== 0) {
       groupedItems.unshift(
         <GroupItem
           key={'/~/'}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/components/skeleton.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/components/skeleton.js
index 081b256106..24fed35e65 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/components/skeleton.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/links/components/skeleton.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export class Skeleton extends Component {
             invites={linkInvites}
             groups={props.groups}
             selected={props.selected}
-            selectedGroups={props.selectedGroups}
             sidebarShown={props.sidebarShown}
             links={props.links}
             listening={props.listening}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/app.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/app.js
index 40ba9a025f..0318bc5246 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/app.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/app.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
 
     const contacts = props.contacts ? props.contacts : {};
     const associations = props.associations ? props.associations : { contacts: {} };
-    const selectedGroups = props.selectedGroups ? props.selectedGroups : [];
 
     const notebooks = props.notebooks ? props.notebooks : {};
 
@@ -50,12 +49,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
       .values()
       .map(_.values)
       .flatten() // flatten into array of notebooks
-      .filter((each) => {
-        return ((selectedGroups.map((e) => {
-          return e[0];
-        }).includes(each?.['writers-group-path'])) ||
-        (selectedGroups.length === 0));
-      })
       .map('num-unread')
       .reduce((acc, count) => acc + count, 0)
       .value();
@@ -80,7 +73,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
                 invites={invites}
                 notebooks={notebooks}
                 associations={associations}
-                selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                 contacts={contacts}
                 api={api}
               >
@@ -111,7 +103,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
                 invites={invites}
                 notebooks={notebooks}
                 associations={associations}
-                selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                 contacts={contacts}
                 api={api}
               >
@@ -142,7 +133,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
                 invites={invites}
                 notebooks={notebooks}
                 associations={associations}
-                selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                 contacts={contacts}
                 api={api}
               >
@@ -188,7 +178,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
                   invites={invites}
                   notebooks={notebooks}
                   associations={associations}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   path={path}
                   api={api}
@@ -215,7 +204,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
                   notebooks={notebooks}
                   associations={associations}
                   contacts={contacts}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   path={path}
                   api={api}
                 >
@@ -265,7 +253,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
                   sidebarShown={sidebarShown}
                   invites={invites}
                   notebooks={notebooks}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   associations={associations}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   path={path}
@@ -293,7 +280,6 @@ export default class PublishApp extends React.Component {
                   invites={invites}
                   notebooks={notebooks}
                   associations={associations}
-                  selectedGroups={selectedGroups}
                   contacts={contacts}
                   path={path}
                   api={api}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/components/lib/sidebar.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/components/lib/sidebar.js
index b801d464d9..5a9d3809e9 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/components/lib/sidebar.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/components/lib/sidebar.js
@@ -64,23 +64,12 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component {
       }
     });
 
-    const selectedGroups = props.selectedGroups ? props.selectedGroups: [];
     const groupedItems = Object.keys(associations)
-      .filter((each) => {
-        if (selectedGroups.length === 0) {
-          return true;
-        }
-        const selectedPaths = selectedGroups.map((e) => {
-        return e[0];
-        });
-        return (selectedPaths.includes(each));
-      })
       .map((each, i) => {
         const books = groupedNotebooks[each] || [];
         if (books.length === 0)
         return;
-        if ((selectedGroups.length === 0) &&
-        groupedNotebooks['/~/'] &&
+        if (groupedNotebooks['/~/'] &&
         groupedNotebooks['/~/'].length !== 0) {
           i = i + 1;
         }
@@ -95,8 +84,7 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component {
           />
         );
       });
-    if ((selectedGroups.length === 0) &&
-      groupedNotebooks['/~/'] &&
+    if (groupedNotebooks['/~/'] &&
       groupedNotebooks['/~/'].length !== 0) {
         groupedItems.unshift(
           <GroupItem
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/components/skeleton.js b/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/components/skeleton.js
index 91a76026f9..ec87a98a96 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/components/skeleton.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/apps/publish/components/skeleton.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class Skeleton extends Component {
             path={props.path}
             invites={props.invites}
             associations={props.associations}
-            selectedGroups={props.selectedGroups}
             api={this.props.api}
           />
           <div className={'h-100 w-100 relative white-d flex-auto ' + rightPanelHide} style={{
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/components/GroupFilter.js b/pkg/interface/src/components/GroupFilter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 119de5cd48..0000000000
--- a/pkg/interface/src/components/GroupFilter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,249 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-
-
-export default class GroupFilter extends Component {
-  constructor(props) {
-    super(props);
-    this.state = {
-      open: false,
-      selected: [],
-      groups: [],
-      searchTerm: '',
-      results: []
-    };
-    this.toggleOpen = this.toggleOpen.bind(this);
-    this.handleClickOutside = this.handleClickOutside.bind(this);
-    this.groupIndex = this.groupIndex.bind(this);
-    this.search = this.search.bind(this);
-    this.addGroup = this.addGroup.bind(this);
-    this.deleteGroup = this.deleteGroup.bind(this);
-  }
-
-  componentDidMount() {
-    document.addEventListener('mousedown', this.handleClickOutside);
-    this.groupIndex();
-    const selected = localStorage.getItem('urbit-selectedGroups');
-    if (selected) {
-      this.setState({ selected: JSON.parse(selected) }, (() => {
-        this.props.api.local.setSelected(this.state.selected);
-      }));
-    }
-  }
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    document.removeEventListener('mousedown', this.handleClickOutside);
-  }
-
-  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
-    if (prevProps !== this.props) {
-      this.groupIndex();
-    }
-  }
-
-  handleClickOutside(evt) {
-    if ((this.dropdown && !this.dropdown.contains(evt.target))
-    && (this.toggleButton && !this.toggleButton.contains(evt.target))) {
-      this.setState({ open: false });
-    }
-  }
-
-  toggleOpen() {
-    this.setState({ open: !this.state.open });
-  }
-
-  groupIndex() {
-    const { props } = this;
-    let index = [];
-    const associations =
-      (props.associations && 'contacts' in props.associations) ?
-      props.associations.contacts : {};
-    index = Object.keys(associations).map((each) => {
-      const eachGroup = [];
-      eachGroup.push(each);
-      let name = each;
-      if (associations[each].metadata) {
-        name = (associations[each].metadata.title !== '')
-          ? associations[each].metadata.title : name;
-      }
-      eachGroup.push(name);
-      return eachGroup;
-    });
-    this.setState({ groups: index });
-  }
-
-  search(evt) {
-    this.setState({ searchTerm: evt.target.value });
-    const term = evt.target.value.toLowerCase();
-
-    if (term.length < 3) {
-      return this.setState({ results: [] });
-    }
-
-    let groupMatches = [];
-    groupMatches = this.state.groups.filter((e) => {
-      return (e[0].includes(term) || e[1].includes(term));
-    });
-    this.setState({ results: groupMatches });
-  }
-
-  addGroup(group) {
-    const selected = this.state.selected;
-    if (!(group in selected)) {
-      selected.push(group);
-    }
-    this.setState({
-      searchTerm: '',
-      selected: selected,
-      results: []
-    }, (() => {
-        this.props.api.local.setSelected(this.state.selected);
-        localStorage.setItem('urbit-selectedGroups', JSON.stringify(this.state.selected));
-    }));
-  }
-
-  deleteGroup(group) {
-    let selected = this.state.selected;
-    selected = selected.filter((e) => {
-      return e !== group;
-    });
-    this.setState({ selected: selected }, (() => {
-      this.props.api.local.setSelected(this.state.selected);
-      localStorage.setItem('urbit-selectedGroups', JSON.stringify(this.state.selected));
-    }));
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    const { props, state } = this;
-
-    let currentGroup = 'All Groups';
-
-    if (state.selected.length > 0) {
-      const titles = state.selected.map((each) => {
-        return each[1];
-      });
-      currentGroup = titles.join(' + ');
-    }
-
-    const buttonOpened = (state.open)
-      ? 'bg-gray5 bg-gray1-d white-d' : 'hover-bg-gray5 hover-bg-gray1-d white-d';
-
-    const dropdownClass = (state.open)
-      ? 'absolute db z-2 bg-white bg-gray0-d white-d ba b--gray3 b--gray1-d'
-      : 'dn';
-
-    const inviteCount = (props.invites && Object.keys(props.invites).length > 0)
-      ? <template className="dib fr">
-        <p className="dib bg-green2 bg-gray2-d white fw6 ph1 br1 v-mid" style={{ marginBottom: 2 }}>
-          {Object.keys(props.invites).length}
-        </p>
-        <span className="dib v-mid ml1">
-          <img
-          className="v-mid"
-          src="/~landscape/img/Chevron.png"
-          style={{ height: 16, width: 16, paddingBottom: 1 }}
-          />
-        </span>
-      </template>
-      : <template className="dib fr">
-        <span className="dib v-top ml1">
-          <img className="v-mid"
-          src="/~landscape/img/Chevron.png"
-          style={{ height: 16, width: 16, paddingBottom: 1 }}
-          />
-        </span>
-      </template>;
-
-    let selectedGroups = <div />;
-    let searchResults = <div />;
-
-    if (state.results.length > 0) {
-      const groupResults = state.results.map(((group) => {
-        return(
-          <li
-          key={group[0]}
-          className="tl list white-d f9 pv2 ph3 pointer hover-bg-gray4 hover-bg-gray1-d inter"
-          onClick={() => this.addGroup(group)}
-          >
-            <span className="mix-blend-diff white">{(group[1]) ? group[1] : group[0]}</span>
-          </li>
-        );
-      }));
-      searchResults = (
-        <div className={'tl absolute bg-white bg-gray0-d white-d pv3 z-1 w-100 ba b--gray4 b--white-d overflow-y-scroll'} style={{ maxWidth: '15.67rem', maxHeight: '8rem' }}>
-          <p className="f9 tl gray2 ph3 pb2">Groups</p>
-          {groupResults}
-        </div>
-    );
-    }
-
-    if (state.selected.length > 0) {
-      const allSelected = this.state.selected.map((each) => {
-        const name = each[1];
-        return(
-          <span
-            key={each[0]}
-            className={'f9 inter black pa2 bg-gray5 bg-gray1-d ' +
-            'ba b--gray4 b--gray2-d white-d dib mr2 mt2 c-default'}
-          >
-          {name}
-          <span
-          className="white-d ml3 mono pointer"
-          onClick={e => this.deleteGroup(each)}
-          >
-            x
-          </span>
-          </span>
-        );
-      });
-      selectedGroups = (
-        <div className={
-          'f9 gray2 bb bl br b--gray3 b--gray2-d bg-gray0-d ' +
-          'white-d pa3 db w-100 inter bg-gray5 lh-solid tl'
-        }
-        style={{ width: 251 }}
-        >
-        {allSelected}
-        </div>
-      );
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <div className="ml1 dib">
-        <div className={buttonOpened}
-        onClick={() => this.toggleOpen()}
-        ref={el => this.toggleButton = el}
-        >
-        <p className="inter dib f9 pointer pv1 ph2 mw5 truncate v-mid">{currentGroup}</p>
-        </div>
-        <div className={dropdownClass}
-          style={{ maxHeight: '24rem', width: 285 }}
-          ref={(el) => {
- this.dropdown = el;
-}}
-        >
-          <p className="tc bb b--gray3 b--gray1-d gray3 pv4 f9">Group Select and Filter</p>
-          <Link to="/~groups"
-          className="ma4 bg-gray5 bg-gray1-d f9 tl pa1 br1 db no-underline"
-          style={{ paddingLeft: '6.5px', paddingRight: '6.5px' }}
-          onClick={() => this.setState({ open: false })}
-          >
-          Manage all Groups
-          {inviteCount}
-          </Link>
-          <p className="pt4 gray3 f9 tl mh4">Filter Groups</p>
-          <div className="relative w-100 ph4 pt2 pb4">
-            <input className="ba b--gray3 white-d bg-gray0-d inter w-100 f9 pa2"
-style={{ boxSizing: 'border-box' }}
-placeholder="Group name..."
-          onChange={this.search}
-          value={state.searchTerm}
-            />
-          {searchResults}
-          {selectedGroups}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/components/Omnibox.js b/pkg/interface/src/components/Omnibox.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14072bfde5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/components/Omnibox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Box, Row, Rule, Text } from '@tlon/indigo-react';
+import index from '../lib/omnibox';
+import Mousetrap from 'mousetrap';
+import OmniboxInput from './OmniboxInput';
+import OmniboxResult from './OmniboxResult';
+
+import { cite } from '../lib/util';
+
+export class Omnibox extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      index: new Map([]),
+      query: '',
+      results: this.initialResults(),
+      selected: ''
+    };
+    this.handleClickOutside = this.handleClickOutside.bind(this);
+    this.search = this.search.bind(this);
+    this.navigate = this.navigate.bind(this);
+    this.control - this.control.bind(this);
+    this.setPreviousSelected = this.setPreviousSelected.bind(this);
+    this.setNextSelected = this.setNextSelected.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+    if (prevProps !== this.props) {
+      this.setState({ index: index(this.props.associations, this.props.apps.tiles) });
+    }
+
+    if (prevProps && this.props.show && prevProps.show !== this.props.show) {
+      Mousetrap.bind('escape', () => this.props.api.local.setOmnibox());
+      document.addEventListener('mousedown', this.handleClickOutside);
+      const touchstart = new Event('touchstart');
+      this.omniInput.input.dispatchEvent(touchstart);
+      this.omniInput.input.focus();
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillUpdate(prevProps) {
+    if (this.props.show && prevProps.show !== this.props.show) {
+      Mousetrap.unbind('escape');
+      document.removeEventListener('mousedown', this.handleClickOutside);
+    }
+  }
+
+    control(evt) {
+    if (evt.key === 'Escape') {
+      if (this.state.query.length > 0) {
+        this.setState({ query: '', results: this.initialResults() });
+      } else if (this.props.show) {
+        this.props.api.local.setOmnibox();
+      }
+    };
+
+    if (
+      evt.key === 'ArrowUp' ||
+      (evt.shiftKey && evt.key === 'Tab')) {
+        evt.preventDefault();
+      return this.setPreviousSelected();
+    }
+
+    if (evt.key === 'ArrowDown' || evt.key === 'Tab') {
+      evt.preventDefault();
+      this.setNextSelected();
+    }
+
+    if (evt.key === 'Enter') {
+      if (this.state.selected !== '') {
+        this.navigate(this.state.selected);
+      } else {
+        this.navigate(Array.from(this.state.results.values()).flat()[0].link);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleClickOutside(evt) {
+    if (this.props.show && !this.omniBox.contains(evt.target)) {
+      this.setState({ results: this.initialResults(), query: '' }, () => {
+        this.props.api.local.setOmnibox();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  initialResults() {
+    return new Map([
+      ['commands', []],
+      ['subscriptions', []],
+      ['groups', []],
+      ['apps', []]
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  navigate(link) {
+    const { props } = this;
+    this.setState({ results: this.initialResults(), query: '' }, () => {
+      props.api.local.setOmnibox();
+      props.history.push(link);
+    });
+  }
+
+  search(event) {
+    const { state } = this;
+    const query = event.target.value;
+    const results = this.initialResults();
+
+    this.setState({ query: query });
+
+    // wipe results if backspacing
+    if (query.length === 0) {
+      this.setState({ results: results, selected: '' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // don't search for single characters
+    if (query.length === 1) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    ['commands', 'subscriptions', 'groups', 'apps'].map((category) => {
+      const categoryIndex = state.index.get(category);
+      results.set(category,
+        categoryIndex.filter((result) => {
+          return (
+            result.title.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+            result.link.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+            result.app.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+            (result.host !== null ? result.host.includes(query) : false)
+          );
+        })
+      );
+    });
+
+    this.setState({ results: results });
+  }
+
+    setPreviousSelected() {
+      const current = this.state.selected;
+      const flattenedResults = Array.from(this.state.results.values()).flat();
+      const totalLength = flattenedResults.length;
+      if (current !== '') {
+        const currentIndex = flattenedResults.indexOf(
+          ...flattenedResults.filter((e) => {
+            return e.link === current;
+          })
+        );
+        if (currentIndex > 0) {
+        const nextLink = flattenedResults[currentIndex - 1].link;
+        this.setState({ selected: nextLink });
+        } else {
+        const nextLink = flattenedResults[totalLength - 1].link;
+        this.setState({ selected: nextLink });
+        }
+      } else {
+        const nextLink = flattenedResults[totalLength - 1].link;
+        this.setState({ selected: nextLink });
+      }
+  }
+
+  setNextSelected() {
+    const current = this.state.selected;
+    const flattenedResults = Array.from(this.state.results.values()).flat();
+    if (current !== '') {
+      const currentIndex = flattenedResults.indexOf(
+        ...flattenedResults.filter((e) => {
+          return e.link === current;
+        })
+      );
+      if (currentIndex < flattenedResults.length - 1) {
+      const nextLink = flattenedResults[currentIndex + 1].link;
+      this.setState({ selected: nextLink });
+      } else {
+      const nextLink = flattenedResults[0].link;
+      this.setState({ selected: nextLink });
+      }
+    } else {
+      const nextLink = flattenedResults[0].link;
+      this.setState({ selected: nextLink });
+    }
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { props, state } = this;
+    const categoryResult = [];
+
+    const renderResults = <Box maxHeight="400px" overflowY="scroll" overflowX="hidden">
+      {categoryResult}
+    </Box>;
+
+      ['commands', 'subscriptions', 'groups', 'apps'].map((category, i) => {
+      const categoryResults = state.results.get(category);
+      if (categoryResults.length > 0) {
+        const each = categoryResults.map((result, i) => {
+          return <OmniboxResult
+            key={i}
+            icon={result.app}
+            text={result.title}
+            subtext={cite(result.host)}
+            link={result.link}
+            navigate={() => this.navigate(result.link)}
+            selected={this.state.selected}
+            dark={props.dark}
+                 />;
+        });
+         categoryResult.push(<Box key={i} width='max(50vw, 300px)' maxWidth='600px'>
+        <Rule borderTopWidth="0.5px" color="washedGray" />
+        <Text gray ml={2}>{category.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + category.slice(1)}</Text>
+          {each}
+        </Box>);
+      }
+    });
+
+    return (
+        <Box
+          backgroundColor='lightGray'
+          width='100vw'
+          height='100vh'
+          position='absolute'
+          top='0'
+          right='0'
+          zIndex='9'
+          display={props.show ? 'block' : 'none'}>
+          <Row justifyContent='center'>
+            <Box
+              mt='20vh'
+              width='max(50vw, 300px)'
+              maxWidth='600px'
+              borderRadius='2'
+              backgroundColor='white'
+              ref={(el) => {
+                this.omniBox = el;
+              }}>
+              <OmniboxInput
+                ref={(el) => { this.omniInput = el; }}
+                control={e => this.control(e)}
+                search={this.search}
+                query={state.query}
+              />
+              {renderResults}
+            </Box>
+          </Row>
+        </Box>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default withRouter(Omnibox);
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/components/OmniboxInput.js b/pkg/interface/src/components/OmniboxInput.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c86e714b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/components/OmniboxInput.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+
+export class OmniboxInput extends Component {
+  render() {
+    const { props } = this;
+    return (
+    <input
+      ref={(el) => {
+        this.input = el;
+        }
+      }
+      className='ba b--transparent w-100 br2 white-d bg-gray0-d inter f9 pa2'
+      style={{ maxWidth: 'calc(600px - 1.15rem)', boxSizing: 'border-box' }}
+      placeholder='Search...'
+      onKeyDown={props.control}
+      onChange={props.search}
+      value={props.query}
+    />
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default OmniboxInput;
+
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/components/OmniboxResult.js b/pkg/interface/src/components/OmniboxResult.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e93a95382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/components/OmniboxResult.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { Row, Icon, Text } from '@tlon/indigo-react';
+import defaultApps from '../lib/default-apps';
+
+export class OmniboxResult extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      isSelected: false,
+      hovered: false
+    };
+    this.setHover = this.setHover.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  setHover(boolean) {
+    this.setState({ hovered: boolean });
+  }
+  render() {
+    const { icon, text, subtext, link, navigate, selected, dark } = this.props;
+
+    let invertGraphic = {};
+
+    if (icon.toLowerCase() !== 'dojo') {
+      invertGraphic = (!dark && this.state.hovered) ||
+      selected === link ||
+      (dark && !(this.state.hovered || selected === link))
+        ? { filter: 'invert(1)', paddingTop: 2 }
+        : { filter: 'invert(0)', paddingTop: 2 };
+    } else {
+      invertGraphic =
+        (!dark && this.state.hovered) ||
+        selected === link ||
+        (dark && !(this.state.hovered || selected === link))
+          ? { filter: 'invert(0)', paddingTop: 2 }
+          : { filter: 'invert(1)', paddingTop: 2 };
+    }
+
+    let graphic = <div />;
+    if (defaultApps.includes(icon.toLowerCase()) || icon.toLowerCase() === 'links') {
+      graphic = <img className="mr2 v-mid" height="12" width="12" src={`/~landscape/img/${icon.toLowerCase()}.png`} style={invertGraphic} />;
+    } else {
+      graphic = <Icon verticalAlign="middle" mr={2} size="12px" />;
+    }
+    return (
+        <Row
+          py='2'
+          px='2'
+          display='flex'
+          flexDirection='row'
+          style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
+          onMouseEnter={() => this.setHover(true)}
+          onMouseLeave={() => this.setHover(false)}
+          backgroundColor={
+            this.state.hovered || selected === link ? 'blue' : 'white'
+          }
+          onClick={navigate}
+          width="100%"
+        >
+          {this.state.hovered || selected === link ? (
+            <>
+            {graphic}
+              <Text color='white' mr='1' style={{ 'flex-shrink': 0 }}>
+                {text}
+              </Text>
+              <Text pr='2' color='white' width='100%' textAlign='right'>
+                {subtext}
+              </Text>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+            {graphic}
+              <Text mr='1' style={{ 'flex-shrink': 0 }}>{text}</Text>
+              <Text pr='2' gray width='100%' textAlign='right'>
+                {subtext}
+              </Text>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </Row>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default OmniboxResult;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/components/ReconnectButton.js b/pkg/interface/src/components/ReconnectButton.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ffb026f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/components/ReconnectButton.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Box, Text } from '@tlon/indigo-react';
+
+const ReconnectButton = ({ connection, subscription }) => {
+  const connectedStatus = connection || 'connected';
+  const reconnect = subscription.restart.bind(subscription);
+  if (connectedStatus === 'disconnected') {
+    return (
+      <>
+      <Box
+        ml={4}
+        px={2}
+        py={1}
+        display='inline-block'
+        color='red'
+        border={1}
+        lineHeight='min'
+        borderRadius={2}
+        style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
+        onClick={reconnect}>
+        <Text color='red'>Reconnect ↻</Text>
+      </Box>
+      </>
+    );
+    } else if (connectedStatus === 'reconnecting') {
+      return (
+        <>
+        <Box
+          ml={4}
+          px={2}
+          py={1}
+          lineHeight="min"
+          display='inline-block'
+          color='yellow'
+          border={1}
+          borderRadius={2}>
+          <Text color='yellow'>Reconnecting</Text>
+        </Box>
+        </>
+      );
+      } else {
+        return null;
+      }
+    };
+
+export default ReconnectButton;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/components/StatusBar.js b/pkg/interface/src/components/StatusBar.js
index cf01e6bc59..da80a9be20 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/components/StatusBar.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/components/StatusBar.js
@@ -1,82 +1,103 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { useLocation, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-
-import GroupFilter from './GroupFilter';
-import { Sigil } from '../lib/sigil';
-
-const getLocationName = (basePath) => {
-  if (basePath === '~chat')
-    return 'Chat';
-  else if (basePath === '~dojo')
-    return 'Dojo';
-  else if (basePath === '~groups')
-    return 'Groups';
-  else if (basePath === '~link')
-    return 'Links';
-  else if (basePath === '~publish')
-    return 'Publish';
-  else
-    return 'Unknown';
-};
+import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Box, Text, Icon } from '@tlon/indigo-react';
+import ReconnectButton from './ReconnectButton';
 
 const StatusBar = (props) => {
   const location = useLocation();
-  const basePath = location.pathname.split('/')[1];
-  const locationName = location.pathname === '/'
-    ? 'Home'
-    : getLocationName(basePath);
+  const atHome = Boolean(location.pathname === '/');
 
-  const display = (!window.location.href.includes('popout/') &&
-    (locationName !== 'Unknown'))
+  const display = (!window.location.href.includes('popout/'))
       ? 'db' : 'dn';
 
   const invites = (props.invites && props.invites['/contacts'])
     ? props.invites['/contacts']
     : {};
-  const connection = props.connection || 'connected';
 
-  const reconnect = props.subscription.restart.bind(props.subscription);
+  const Notification = (Object.keys(invites).length > 0)
+    ?  <Icon size="22px" icon="Bullet"
+          fill="blue" position="absolute"
+          top={'-8px'} right={'7px'}
+       />
+    : null;
+
+  const metaKey = (window.navigator.platform.includes('Mac')) ? '⌘' : 'Ctrl+';
+
+  const mobile = /Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry/i.test(
+    navigator.userAgent
+  );
 
   return (
     <div
       className={
         'bg-white bg-gray0-d w-100 justify-between relative tc pt3 ' + display
       }
-      style={{ height: 45 }}
-    >
-      <div className="fl lh-copy absolute left-0 pl4" style={{ top: 8 }}>
-      <Link to="/~groups/me"
-          className="dib v-top" style={{ lineHeight: 0, paddingTop: 6 }}>
-          <Sigil
-            ship={'~' + window.ship}
-            classes="v-mid mix-blend-diff"
-            size={16}
-            color={'#000000'}
+      style={{ height: 45 }}>
+      <div className='absolute left-0 pl4' style={{ top: 10 }}>
+        {atHome ? null : (
+          <Box
+            style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
+            display='inline-block'
+            borderRadius={2}
+            color='washedGray'
+            border={1}
+            py={1}
+            px={2}
+            mr={2}
+            onClick={() => props.history.push('/')}>
+            <img
+              className='invert-d'
+              src='/~landscape/img/icon-home.png'
+              height='12'
+              width='12'
+            />
+          </Box>
+        )}
+        <Box
+          border={1}
+          borderRadius={2}
+          color='washedGray'
+          display='inline-block'
+          style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
+          lineHeight='min'
+          py={1}
+          px={2}
+          onClick={() => props.api.local.setOmnibox()}>
+          <Text display='inline-block' style={{ transform: 'rotate(180deg)' }}>
+            ↩
+          </Text>
+          <Text ml={2} color='black'>
+            Leap
+          </Text>
+          <Text display={mobile ? 'none' : 'inline-block'} ml={4} color='gray'>
+            {metaKey}/
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+        <ReconnectButton
+          connection={props.connection}
+          subscription={props.subscription}
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div className='fl absolute relative right-0 pr4' style={{ top: 10 }}>
+        <Box
+          style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
+          display='inline-block'
+          borderRadius={2}
+          color='washedGray'
+          lineHeight='min'
+          border={1}
+          px={2}
+          py={1}
+          onClick={() => props.history.push('/~groups')}>
+          <img
+            className='invert-d v-mid mr1'
+            src='/~landscape/img/groups.png'
+            height='16'
+            width='16'
           />
-      </Link>
-      <GroupFilter invites={invites} associations={props.associations} api={props.api} />
-      <span className="dib f9 v-mid gray2 ml1 mr1 c-default inter">/</span>
-        {
-          location.pathname === '/'
-            ? null
-            : <Link
-                className="dib f9 v-mid inter ml2 no-underline white-d"
-                to="/"
-                style={{ top: 14 }}
-              >
-              ⟵
-              </Link>
-        }
-         <p className="dib f9 v-mid inter ml2 white-d">{locationName}</p>
-    { connection === 'disconnected' &&
-      (<span
-        onClick={reconnect}
-        className="ml4 ph2 dib f9 v-mid red2 inter ba b-red2 br1 pointer"
-        >Reconnect ↻</span> )
-    }
-    { connection === 'reconnecting' &&
-      (<span className="ml4 ph2 dib f9 v-mid yellow2 inter ba b-yellow2 br1">Reconnecting</span> )
-    }
+          {Notification}
+          <Text ml={1}>Groups</Text>
+        </Box>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/lib/default-apps.js b/pkg/interface/src/lib/default-apps.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fcbe37330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/lib/default-apps.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const defaultApps = ['chat', 'dojo', 'groups', 'link', 'publish'];
+
+export default defaultApps;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/lib/omnibox.js b/pkg/interface/src/lib/omnibox.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2be8824f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/lib/omnibox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import defaultApps from './default-apps';
+
+export default function index(associations, apps) {
+  const index = new Map([
+    ['commands', []],
+    ['subscriptions', []],
+    ['groups', []],
+    ['apps', []]
+  ]);
+
+  // result schematic
+  const result = function(title, link, app, host) {
+    return {
+      'title': title,
+      'link': link,
+      'app': app,
+      'host': host
+    };
+  };
+
+  // commands are special cased for default suite
+  const commands = [];
+  defaultApps.filter((e) => {
+    return (e !== 'dojo');
+  }).map((e) => {
+    let title = e;
+    if (e === 'link') {
+      title = 'Links';
+    }
+
+    title = title.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + title.slice(1);
+
+    let obj = result(`${title}: Create`, `/~${e}/new`, e, null);
+    commands.push(obj);
+
+    if (title === 'Groups') {
+      obj = result(`${title}: Join Group`, `/~${e}/join`, title, null);
+      commands.push(obj);
+    }
+  });
+  index.set('commands', commands);
+
+  // all metadata from all apps is indexed
+  // into subscriptions and groups
+  const subscriptions = [];
+  const groups = [];
+  Object.keys(associations).filter((e) => {
+    // skip apps with no metadata
+    return Object.keys(associations[e]).length > 0;
+    }).map((e) => {
+      // iterate through each app's metadata object
+      Object.keys(associations[e]).map((association) => {
+        const each = associations[e][association];
+        let title = each['app-path'];
+        if (each.metadata.title !== '') {
+          title = each.metadata.title;
+        }
+
+        let app = each['app-name'];
+        if (each['app-name'] === 'contacts') {
+          app = 'groups';
+        };
+
+        const shipStart = each['app-path'].substr(each['app-path'].indexOf('~'));
+
+        if (app === 'groups') {
+          const obj = result(
+            title,
+            `/~${app}${each['app-path']}`,
+            app.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + app.slice(1),
+            shipStart.slice(0, shipStart.indexOf('/'))
+          );
+          groups.push(obj);
+        } else {
+          let endpoint = '';
+          if (app === 'chat') {
+            endpoint = '/room';
+          } else if (app === 'publish') {
+            endpoint = '/notebook';
+          }
+          const obj = result(
+            title,
+            `/~${each['app-name']}${endpoint}${each['app-path']}`,
+            app.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + app.slice(1),
+            shipStart.slice(0, shipStart.indexOf('/'))
+          );
+          subscriptions.push(obj);
+        }
+      });
+  });
+  index.set('subscriptions', subscriptions);
+  index.set('groups', groups);
+
+  // all apps are indexed from launch data
+  // indexed into 'apps'
+  const applications = [];
+  Object.keys(apps).filter((e) => {
+    return (apps[e]?.type?.basic);
+    }).map((e) => {
+      const obj = result(apps[e].type.basic.title, apps[e].type.basic.linkedUrl, apps[e].type.basic.title, null);
+      applications.push(obj);
+  });
+  index.set('apps', applications);
+
+  return index;
+};
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/lib/util.js b/pkg/interface/src/lib/util.js
index 0b20a8f43d..bfc42709aa 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/lib/util.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/lib/util.js
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ export function writeText(str) {
 // trim patps to match dojo, chat-cli
 export function cite(ship) {
   let patp = ship, shortened = '';
+  if (patp === null || patp === '') {
+    return null;
+  }
   if (patp.startsWith('~')) {
     patp = patp.substr(1);
   }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/reducers/local.ts b/pkg/interface/src/reducers/local.ts
index ec11a23669..f5a526653c 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/reducers/local.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/reducers/local.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ import { StoreState } from '../store/type';
 import { Cage } from '../types/cage';
 import { LocalUpdate } from '../types/local-update';
 
-type LocalState = Pick<StoreState, 'sidebarShown' | 'selectedGroups' | 'dark' | 'baseHash'>;
+type LocalState = Pick<StoreState, 'sidebarShown' | 'omniboxShown' | 'dark' | 'baseHash'>;
 
 export default class LocalReducer<S extends LocalState> {
     reduce(json: Cage, state: S) {
         const data = json['local'];
         if (data) {
             this.sidebarToggle(data, state);
-            this.setSelected(data, state);
             this.setDark(data, state);
             this.baseHash(data, state);
+            this.omniboxShown(data, state);
         }
     }
     baseHash(obj: LocalUpdate, state: S) {
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ export default class LocalReducer<S extends LocalState> {
       }
     }
 
+    omniboxShown(obj: LocalUpdate, state: S) {
+      if ('omniboxShown' in obj) {
+          state.omniboxShown = !state.omniboxShown;
+      }
+    }
+
     sidebarToggle(obj: LocalUpdate, state: S) {
       if ('sidebarToggle' in obj) {
           state.sidebarShown = !state.sidebarShown;
       }
     }
 
-    setSelected(obj: LocalUpdate, state: S) {
-      if ('selected' in obj) {
-        state.selectedGroups = obj.selected;
-      }
-    }
-
     setDark(obj: LocalUpdate, state: S) {
       if('setDark' in obj) {
         state.dark = obj.setDark;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/store/store.ts b/pkg/interface/src/store/store.ts
index 76cdad3c2d..bc840f0856 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/store/store.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/store/store.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export default class GlobalStore extends BaseStore<StoreState> {
       chatInitialized: false,
       connection: 'connected',
       sidebarShown: true,
+      omniboxShown: false,
       baseHash: null,
       invites: {},
       associations: {
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ export default class GlobalStore extends BaseStore<StoreState> {
       linkComments: {},
       notebooks: {},
       contacts: {},
-      selectedGroups: [],
       dark: false,
       inbox: {},
       chatSynced: null,
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/store/type.ts b/pkg/interface/src/store/type.ts
index 875f80318a..6ff247105e 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/store/type.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/store/type.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Inbox, Envelope } from '../types/chat-update';
 import { ChatHookUpdate } from '../types/chat-hook-update';
 import { Path } from '../types/noun';
 import { Invites } from '../types/invite-update';
-import { SelectedGroup } from '../types/local-update';
 import { Associations } from '../types/metadata-update';
 import { Rolodex } from '../types/contact-update';
 import { Notebooks } from '../types/publish-update';
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import { ConnectionStatus } from '../types/connection';
 export interface StoreState {
   // local state
   sidebarShown: boolean;
-  selectedGroups: SelectedGroup[];
+  omniboxShown: boolean;
   dark: boolean;
   connection: ConnectionStatus;
   baseHash: string | null;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/types/local-update.ts b/pkg/interface/src/types/local-update.ts
index 326d845400..0ea170da0a 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/types/local-update.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/types/local-update.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
-import { Path } from './noun';
-
 export type LocalUpdate =
   LocalUpdateSidebarToggle
-| LocalUpdateSelectedGroups
 | LocalUpdateSetDark
+| LocalUpdateSetOmniboxShown
 | LocalUpdateBaseHash;
 
 interface LocalUpdateSidebarToggle {
   sidebarToggle: boolean;
 }
 
-interface LocalUpdateSelectedGroups {
-  selected: SelectedGroup[];
-}
-
 interface LocalUpdateSetDark {
   setDark: boolean;
 }
@@ -22,4 +16,6 @@ interface LocalUpdateBaseHash {
   baseHash: string;
 }
 
-export type SelectedGroup = [Path, string];
+interface LocalUpdateSetOmniboxShown {
+  omniboxShown: boolean;
+}