# What are appimages? # Why use them? # Where should I store them? I store my appimages in an applications folder I create at my `$HOME` location `~/Applications`. You can also store your appimages in `~/.local/bin` or `~/bin`. I like to store them in `~/Applications` because I can see them from the GUI file explorer by default unlike storing them in `~/.local/bin`. Be sure to run `chmod +x YourApp.AppImage` to make the appimage executable. Inside of your directory that you want to store them in, create sub-folders for each application. This is where you will place each appimage and it's accompanying resources, like PNG icons. # How do I get them to show up in my applications listing? In order to get the appimages to show up in your applications listing , you need to make a `.desktop` entry in `~/.local/share/applications/` for each appimage. ``` [Desktop Entry] Name=Your App Name Comment=A short description Exec=/path/to/YourApp.AppImage Icon=/path/to/icon.png Terminal=false Type=Application Categories=Utility; ```