diff --git a/Launcher.py b/Launcher.py
index 22c0944ab1a4..a10b4037cb47 100644
--- a/Launcher.py
+++ b/Launcher.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-Archipelago launcher for bundled app.
+Archipelago Launcher
 
 * if run with APBP as argument, launch corresponding client.
 * if run with executable as argument, run it passing argv[2:] as arguments
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Scroll down to components= to add components to the launcher as well as setup.py
 """
 
-
+import os
 import argparse
 import itertools
 import logging
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 import webbrowser
 from os.path import isfile
 from shutil import which
-from typing import Callable, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Callable, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union, Any
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import ModuleUpdate
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ def handle_uri(path: str, launch_args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     url = urllib.parse.urlparse(path)
     queries = urllib.parse.parse_qs(url.query)
     launch_args = (path, *launch_args)
-    client_component = None
+    client_component = []
     text_client_component = None
     if "game" in queries:
         game = queries["game"][0]
@@ -122,49 +123,40 @@ def handle_uri(path: str, launch_args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
         game = "Archipelago"
     for component in components:
         if component.supports_uri and component.game_name == game:
-            client_component = component
+            client_component.append(component)
         elif component.display_name == "Text Client":
             text_client_component = component
 
+    from kvui import MDButton, MDButtonText
+    from kivymd.uix.dialog import MDDialog, MDDialogHeadlineText, MDDialogContentContainer, MDDialogSupportingText
+    from kivymd.uix.divider import MDDivider
+
     if client_component is None:
         run_component(text_client_component, *launch_args)
         return
-
-    from kvui import App, Button, BoxLayout, Label, Window
-
-    class Popup(App):
-        def __init__(self):
-            self.title = "Connect to Multiworld"
-            self.icon = r"data/icon.png"
-            super().__init__()
-
-        def build(self):
-            layout = BoxLayout(orientation="vertical")
-            layout.add_widget(Label(text="Select client to open and connect with."))
-            button_row = BoxLayout(orientation="horizontal", size_hint=(1, 0.4))
-
-            text_client_button = Button(
-                text=text_client_component.display_name,
-                on_release=lambda *args: run_component(text_client_component, *launch_args)
-            )
-            button_row.add_widget(text_client_button)
-
-            game_client_button = Button(
-                text=client_component.display_name,
-                on_release=lambda *args: run_component(client_component, *launch_args)
-            )
-            button_row.add_widget(game_client_button)
-
-            layout.add_widget(button_row)
-
-            return layout
-
-        def _stop(self, *largs):
-            # see run_gui Launcher _stop comment for details
-            self.root_window.close()
-            super()._stop(*largs)
-
-    Popup().run()
+    else:
+        popup_text = MDDialogSupportingText(text="Select client to open and connect with.")
+        component_buttons = [MDDivider()]
+        for component in [text_client_component, *client_component]:
+            component_buttons.append(MDButton(
+                MDButtonText(text=component.display_name),
+                on_release= lambda *args, comp=component: run_component(comp, *launch_args),
+                style="text"
+            ))
+        component_buttons.append(MDDivider())
+
+    MDDialog(
+        # Headline
+        MDDialogHeadlineText(text="Connect to Multiworld"),
+        # Text
+        popup_text,
+        # Content
+        MDDialogContentContainer(
+            *component_buttons,
+            orientation="vertical"
+        ),
+
+    ).open()
 
 
 def identify(path: Union[None, str]) -> Tuple[Union[None, str], Union[None, Component]]:
@@ -219,101 +211,226 @@ def launch(exe, in_terminal=False):
             return
     subprocess.Popen(exe)
 
+def create_shortcut(button, component: Component):
+    from pyshortcuts import make_shortcut
+    script = sys.argv[0]
+    wkdir = Utils.local_path()
+
+    script = f"{script} \"{component.display_name}\""
+    make_shortcut(script, name=f"Archipelago {component.display_name}", icon=local_path("data", "icon.ico"),
+                  startmenu=False, terminal=False, working_dir=wkdir)
+    button.menu.dismiss()
+
 
 refresh_components: Optional[Callable[[], None]] = None
 
 
-def run_gui():
-    from kvui import App, ContainerLayout, GridLayout, Button, Label, ScrollBox, Widget, ApAsyncImage
+def run_gui(path: str, args: Any):
+    from kvui import (MDApp, MDFloatLayout, MDGridLayout, MDButton, MDLabel, MDButtonText, MDButtonIcon, ScrollBox,
+                      ContainerLayout, Widget, MDBoxLayout, ApAsyncImage)
     from kivy.core.window import Window
-    from kivy.uix.relativelayout import RelativeLayout
-
-    class Launcher(App):
+    from kivy.metrics import dp
+    from kivy.uix.image import AsyncImage
+    from kivymd.uix.button import MDIconButton
+    from kivymd.uix.card import MDCard
+    from kivymd.uix.menu import MDDropdownMenu
+    from kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer import MDNavigationDrawerDivider
+    from kivymd.uix.relativelayout import MDRelativeLayout
+    from kivymd.uix.screen import MDScreen
+    from kivymd.uix.snackbar import MDSnackbar, MDSnackbarText
+
+    class Launcher(MDApp):
         base_title: str = "Archipelago Launcher"
         container: ContainerLayout
-        grid: GridLayout
-        _tool_layout: Optional[ScrollBox] = None
-        _client_layout: Optional[ScrollBox] = None
+        navigation: MDBoxLayout
+        grid: MDGridLayout
+        button_layout: Optional[ScrollBox] = None
 
-        def __init__(self, ctx=None):
+        def __init__(self, ctx=None, path=None, args=None):
             self.title = self.base_title + " " + Utils.__version__
             self.ctx = ctx
             self.icon = r"data/icon.png"
+            self.favorites = []
+            self.launch_uri = path
+            self.launch_args = args
+            persistent = Utils.persistent_load()
+            if "launcher" in persistent:
+                if "favorites" in persistent["launcher"]:
+                    self.favorites.extend(persistent["launcher"]["favorites"])
             super().__init__()
 
-        def _refresh_components(self) -> None:
+        def _refresh_components(self, type_filter: Optional[Sequence[Union[str, Type]]] = None) -> None:
+            if not type_filter:
+                type_filter = [Type.CLIENT, Type.ADJUSTER, Type.TOOL, Type.MISC]
+            favorites = "favorites" in type_filter
 
-            def build_button(component: Component) -> Widget:
+            def build_card(component: Component) -> Widget:
                 """
-                Builds a button widget for a given component.
+                Builds a card widget for a given component.
 
                 Args:
                     component (Component): The component associated with the button.
 
                 Returns:
-                    None. The button is added to the parent grid layout.
+                    The created Card Widget.
 
                 """
-                button = Button(text=component.display_name, size_hint_y=None, height=40)
+                button_card = MDCard(style="filled", padding="4dp", size_hint=(1, None), height=dp(75))
+                button_layout = MDRelativeLayout()
+                button_card.add_widget(button_layout)
+
+                source = icon_paths[component.icon]
+                image = ApAsyncImage(source=source, size=(40, 40), size_hint_y=None,
+                                   pos_hint={"center_x": 0.1, "center_y": 0.5})
+
+                button_layout.add_widget(image)
+                button_layout.add_widget(MDLabel(text=component.display_name,
+                                                 pos_hint={"center_x": 0.5,
+                                                           "center_y": 0.85 if component.description else 0.65},
+                                                 halign="center", font_style="Title", role="medium",
+                                                 theme_text_color="Custom", text_color=self.theme_cls.primaryColor))
+                if component.description:
+                    button_layout.add_widget(MDLabel(text=component.description,
+                                                     pos_hint={"center_x": 0.5, "center_y": 0.35}, halign="center",
+                                                     role="small", theme_text_color="Custom",
+                                                     text_color=self.theme_cls.primaryColor))
+
+                favorite_button = MDIconButton(icon="star" if component.display_name in self.favorites
+                                               else "star-outline",
+                                               style="standard", pos_hint={"center_x": 0.85, "center_y": 0.8},
+                                               theme_text_color="Custom", text_color=self.theme_cls.primaryColor)
+                favorite_button.component = component
+
+                def set_favorite(caller):
+                    if caller.component.display_name in self.favorites:
+                        self.favorites.remove(caller.component.display_name)
+                        caller.icon = "star-outline"
+                    else:
+                        self.favorites.append(caller.component.display_name)
+                        caller.icon = "star"
+
+                favorite_button.bind(on_release=set_favorite)
+                button_layout.add_widget(favorite_button)
+                context_button = MDIconButton(icon="menu", style="standard",
+                                              pos_hint={"center_x": 0.95, "center_y": 0.8}, theme_text_color="Custom",
+                                              text_color=self.theme_cls.primaryColor)
+
+                def open_menu(caller):
+                    caller.menu.open()
+
+                menu_items = [
+                    {
+                        "text": "Add shortcut on desktop",
+                        "leading_icon": "laptop",
+                        "on_release": lambda: create_shortcut(context_button, component)
+                    }
+                ]
+                context_button.menu = MDDropdownMenu(caller=context_button, items=menu_items)
+                context_button.bind(on_release=open_menu)
+                button_layout.add_widget(context_button)
+
+                button = MDButton(MDButtonText(text="Open"), pos_hint={"center_x": 0.9, "center_y": 0.25},
+                                  size_hint_y=None,  height=dp(25))
                 button.component = component
                 button.bind(on_release=self.component_action)
-                if component.icon != "icon":
-                    image = ApAsyncImage(source=icon_paths[component.icon],
-                                         size=(38, 38), size_hint=(None, 1), pos=(5, 0))
-                    box_layout = RelativeLayout(size_hint_y=None, height=40)
-                    box_layout.add_widget(button)
-                    box_layout.add_widget(image)
-                    return box_layout
-                return button
+                button_layout.add_widget(button)
+
+                return button_card
 
             # clear before repopulating
-            assert self._tool_layout and self._client_layout, "must call `build` first"
-            tool_children = reversed(self._tool_layout.layout.children)
+            assert self.button_layout, "must call `build` first"
+            tool_children = reversed(self.button_layout.layout.children)
             for child in tool_children:
-                self._tool_layout.layout.remove_widget(child)
-            client_children = reversed(self._client_layout.layout.children)
-            for child in client_children:
-                self._client_layout.layout.remove_widget(child)
+                self.button_layout.layout.remove_widget(child)
 
             _tools = {c.display_name: c for c in components if c.type == Type.TOOL}
             _clients = {c.display_name: c for c in components if c.type == Type.CLIENT}
             _adjusters = {c.display_name: c for c in components if c.type == Type.ADJUSTER}
             _miscs = {c.display_name: c for c in components if c.type == Type.MISC}
 
-            for (tool, client) in itertools.zip_longest(itertools.chain(
-                _tools.items(), _miscs.items(), _adjusters.items()
-            ), _clients.items()):
-                # column 1
-                if tool:
-                    self._tool_layout.layout.add_widget(build_button(tool[1]))
-                # column 2
-                if client:
-                    self._client_layout.layout.add_widget(build_button(client[1]))
+            for (name, component) in itertools.chain(
+                    _tools.items(), _miscs.items(), _adjusters.items(), _clients.items()):
+                if component.type in type_filter or favorites and component.display_name in self.favorites:
+                    self.button_layout.layout.add_widget(build_card(component))
 
         def build(self):
-            self.container = ContainerLayout()
-            self.grid = GridLayout(cols=2)
-            self.container.add_widget(self.grid)
-            self.grid.add_widget(Label(text="General", size_hint_y=None, height=40))
-            self.grid.add_widget(Label(text="Clients", size_hint_y=None, height=40))
-            self._tool_layout = ScrollBox()
-            self._tool_layout.layout.orientation = "vertical"
-            self.grid.add_widget(self._tool_layout)
-            self._client_layout = ScrollBox()
-            self._client_layout.layout.orientation = "vertical"
-            self.grid.add_widget(self._client_layout)
-
+            from kvui import KivyJSONtoTextParser
+            text_colors = KivyJSONtoTextParser.TextColors()
+            self.theme_cls.theme_style = getattr(text_colors, "theme_style", "Dark")
+            self.theme_cls.primary_palette = getattr(text_colors, "primary_palette", "Green")
+            self.top_screen = MDFloatLayout()
+            self.top_screen.md_bg_color = self.theme_cls.backgroundColor
+            self.grid = MDGridLayout(cols=2)
+            self.navigation = MDGridLayout(cols=1, size_hint_x=0.25, width=dp(50))
+            self.top_screen.add_widget(self.grid)
+            self.grid.add_widget(self.navigation)
+            self.button_layout = ScrollBox()
+            self.button_layout.layout.orientation = "vertical"
+            self.button_layout.layout.spacing = 10
+            self.button_layout.scroll_wheel_distance = 40
+            self.button_layout.do_scroll_x = False
+            self.button_layout.scroll_type = ["content", "bars"]
+            self.grid.add_widget(self.button_layout)
+            self.grid.padding = 10
+            self.grid.spacing = 5
             self._refresh_components()
 
+            # handle menu
+            menu_icons = {
+                "Client": "controller",
+                "Tool": "desktop-classic",
+                "Adjuster": "wrench",
+                "Misc": "dots-horizontal-circle-outline"
+            }
+
+            def filter_clients(caller):
+                self._refresh_components(caller.type)
+
+            all_item = MDButton(
+                MDButtonIcon(icon="asterisk"),
+                MDButtonText(text="All"),
+                style="text"
+            )
+            all_item.type = (Type.CLIENT, Type.TOOL, Type.ADJUSTER, Type.MISC)
+            all_item.bind(on_release=filter_clients)
+            self.navigation.add_widget(all_item)
+            for type in (Type.CLIENT, Type.TOOL, Type.ADJUSTER, Type.MISC):
+                name = str(type).rsplit(".")[1].title()
+                item = MDButton(
+                    MDButtonIcon(icon=menu_icons[name]),
+                    MDButtonText(text=name),
+                    style="text"
+                )
+                item.type = (type,)
+                item.bind(on_release=filter_clients)
+                self.navigation.add_widget(item)
+            favorite_item = MDButton(
+                MDButtonIcon(icon="star"),
+                MDButtonText(text="Favorites"),
+                style="text"
+            )
+            favorite_item.type = ("favorites",)
+            favorite_item.bind(on_release=filter_clients)
+            self.navigation.add_widget(favorite_item)
+            self.navigation.add_widget(MDNavigationDrawerDivider())
+
             global refresh_components
             refresh_components = self._refresh_components
 
             Window.bind(on_drop_file=self._on_drop_file)
 
-            return self.container
+            return self.top_screen
+
+        def on_start(self):
+            if self.launch_uri:
+                handle_uri(self.launch_uri, self.launch_args)
+                self.launch_uri = None
+                self.launch_args = None
 
         @staticmethod
         def component_action(button):
+            MDSnackbar(MDSnackbarText(text="Opening in a new window..."), y=dp(24), pos_hint={"center_x": 0.5},
+                       size_hint_x=0.5).open()
             if button.component.func:
                 button.component.func()
             else:
@@ -333,7 +450,11 @@ def _stop(self, *largs):
             self.root_window.close()
             super()._stop(*largs)
 
-    Launcher().run()
+        def on_stop(self):
+            Utils.persistent_store("launcher", "favorites", self.favorites)
+            super().on_stop()
+
+    Launcher(path=path, args=args).run()
 
     # avoiding Launcher reference leak
     # and don't try to do something with widgets after window closed
@@ -360,16 +481,14 @@ def main(args: Optional[Union[argparse.Namespace, dict]] = None):
 
     path = args.get("Patch|Game|Component|url", None)
     if path is not None:
-        if path.startswith("archipelago://"):
-            handle_uri(path, args.get("args", ()))
-            return
-        file, component = identify(path)
-        if file:
-            args['file'] = file
-        if component:
-            args['component'] = component
-        if not component:
-            logging.warning(f"Could not identify Component responsible for {path}")
+        if not path.startswith("archipelago://"):
+            file, component = identify(path)
+            if file:
+                args['file'] = file
+            if component:
+                args['component'] = component
+            if not component:
+                logging.warning(f"Could not identify Component responsible for {path}")
 
     if args["update_settings"]:
         update_settings()
@@ -378,7 +497,7 @@ def main(args: Optional[Union[argparse.Namespace, dict]] = None):
     elif "component" in args:
         run_component(args["component"], *args["args"])
     elif not args["update_settings"]:
-        run_gui()
+        run_gui(path, args.get("args", ()))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/LinksAwakeningClient.py b/LinksAwakeningClient.py
index 298788098d9e..93f830292ccd 100644
--- a/LinksAwakeningClient.py
+++ b/LinksAwakeningClient.py
@@ -476,9 +476,7 @@ def __init__(self, server_address: typing.Optional[str], password: typing.Option
 
     def run_gui(self) -> None:
         import webbrowser
-        import kvui
-        from kvui import Button, GameManager
-        from kivy.uix.image import Image
+        from kvui import GameManager, ImageButton
 
         class LADXManager(GameManager):
             logging_pairs = [
@@ -491,16 +489,10 @@ def build(self):
                 b = super().build()
 
                 if self.ctx.magpie_enabled:
-                    button = Button(text="", size=(30, 30), size_hint_x=None,
-                                    on_press=lambda _: webbrowser.open('https://magpietracker.us/?enable_autotracker=1'))
-                    image = Image(size=(16, 16), texture=magpie_logo())
-                    button.add_widget(image)
-
-                    def set_center(_, center):
-                        image.center = center
-                    button.bind(center=set_center)
-
+                    button = ImageButton(texture=magpie_logo(), fit_mode="cover", image_size=(32, 32), size_hint_x=None,
+                                on_press=lambda _: webbrowser.open('https://magpietracker.us/?enable_autotracker=1'))
                     self.connect_layout.add_widget(button)
+
                 return b
 
         self.ui = LADXManager(self)
diff --git a/WargrooveClient.py b/WargrooveClient.py
index f9971f7a6c05..408609c6c693 100644
--- a/WargrooveClient.py
+++ b/WargrooveClient.py
@@ -214,17 +214,11 @@ def on_package(self, cmd: str, args: dict):
     def run_gui(self):
         """Import kivy UI system and start running it as self.ui_task."""
         from kvui import GameManager, HoverBehavior, ServerToolTip
-        from kivy.uix.tabbedpanel import TabbedPanelItem
+        from kivymd.uix.tab import MDTabsItem, MDTabsItemText
         from kivy.lang import Builder
-        from kivy.uix.button import Button
         from kivy.uix.togglebutton import ToggleButton
         from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
-        from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
-        from kivy.uix.image import AsyncImage, Image
-        from kivy.uix.stacklayout import StackLayout
         from kivy.uix.label import Label
-        from kivy.properties import ColorProperty
-        from kivy.uix.image import Image
         import pkgutil
 
         class TrackerLayout(BoxLayout):
diff --git a/data/client.kv b/data/client.kv
index 3455f2a23657..1c128e781065 100644
--- a/data/client.kv
+++ b/data/client.kv
@@ -14,20 +14,21 @@
     salmon: "FA8072"  # typically trap item
     white: "FFFFFF"  # not used, if you want to change the generic text color change color in Label
     orange: "FF7700"  # Used for command echo
-<Label>:
-    color: "FFFFFF"
-<TabbedPanel>:
-    tab_width: root.width / app.tab_count
+    # KivyMD theming parameters
+    theme_style: "Dark" # Light/Dark
+    primary_palette: "Green" # Many options
+<MDLabel>:
+    color: self.theme_cls.primaryColor
 <TooltipLabel>:
-    text_size: self.width, None
-    size_hint_y: None
-    height: self.texture_size[1]
+    adaptive_height: True
     font_size: dp(20)
     markup: True
+    halign: "left"
 <SelectableLabel>:
+    size_hint: 1, None
     canvas.before:
         Color:
-            rgba: (.0, 0.9, .1, .3) if self.selected else (0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1)
+            rgba: (.0, 0.9, .1, .3) if self.selected else self.theme_cls.surfaceContainerLowColor
         Rectangle:
             size: self.size
             pos: self.pos
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 <HintLabel>:
     canvas.before:
         Color:
-            rgba: (.0, 0.9, .1, .3) if self.selected else (0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1) if self.striped else (0.18, 0.18, 0.18, 1)
+            rgba: (.0, 0.9, .1, .3) if self.selected else self.theme_cls.surfaceContainerHighColor if self.striped else self.theme_cls.surfaceContainerLowColor
         Rectangle:
             size: self.size
             pos: self.pos
diff --git a/kvui.py b/kvui.py
index b2ab004e274a..9d478b49430c 100644
--- a/kvui.py
+++ b/kvui.py
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@
 if Utils.is_frozen():
     os.environ["KIVY_DATA_DIR"] = Utils.local_path("data")
 
+
 from kivy.config import Config
 
 Config.set("input", "mouse", "mouse,disable_multitouch")
 Config.set("kivy", "exit_on_escape", "0")
 Config.set("graphics", "multisamples", "0")  # multisamples crash old intel drivers
-
-from kivy.app import App
+from kivy.uix.image import AsyncImage
+from kivymd.uix.divider import MDDivider
 from kivy.core.window import Window
 from kivy.core.clipboard import Clipboard
 from kivy.core.text.markup import MarkupLabel
@@ -42,29 +43,31 @@
 from kivy.factory import Factory
 from kivy.properties import BooleanProperty, ObjectProperty
 from kivy.metrics import dp
-from kivy.effects.scroll import ScrollEffect
 from kivy.uix.widget import Widget
-from kivy.uix.button import Button
-from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
 from kivy.uix.layout import Layout
-from kivy.uix.textinput import TextInput
-from kivy.uix.scrollview import ScrollView
-from kivy.uix.recycleview import RecycleView
-from kivy.uix.tabbedpanel import TabbedPanel, TabbedPanelItem
-from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
-from kivy.uix.floatlayout import FloatLayout
-from kivy.uix.label import Label
-from kivy.uix.progressbar import ProgressBar
-from kivy.uix.dropdown import DropDown
 from kivy.utils import escape_markup
 from kivy.lang import Builder
 from kivy.uix.recycleview.views import RecycleDataViewBehavior
-from kivy.uix.behaviors import FocusBehavior
+from kivy.uix.behaviors import FocusBehavior, ToggleButtonBehavior
 from kivy.uix.recycleboxlayout import RecycleBoxLayout
 from kivy.uix.recycleview.layout import LayoutSelectionBehavior
 from kivy.animation import Animation
 from kivy.uix.popup import Popup
 from kivy.uix.image import AsyncImage
+from kivymd.app import MDApp
+from kivymd.uix.gridlayout import MDGridLayout
+from kivymd.uix.floatlayout import MDFloatLayout
+from kivymd.uix.boxlayout import MDBoxLayout
+from kivymd.uix.tab.tab import MDTabsPrimary, MDTabsItem, MDTabsItemText, MDTabsCarousel
+from kivymd.uix.menu import MDDropdownMenu
+from kivymd.uix.dropdownitem import MDDropDownItem, MDDropDownItemText
+from kivymd.uix.button import MDButton, MDButtonText, MDButtonIcon, MDIconButton
+from kivymd.uix.label import MDLabel, MDIcon
+from kivymd.uix.recycleview import MDRecycleView
+from kivymd.uix.textfield.textfield import MDTextField
+from kivymd.uix.progressindicator import MDLinearProgressIndicator
+from kivymd.uix.scrollview import MDScrollView
+from kivymd.uix.tooltip import MDTooltip, MDTooltipPlain
 
 fade_in_animation = Animation(opacity=0, duration=0) + Animation(opacity=1, duration=0.25)
 
@@ -81,6 +84,78 @@
 remove_between_brackets = re.compile(r"\[.*?]")
 
 
+class ImageIcon(MDButtonIcon, AsyncImage):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(args, kwargs)
+        self.image = AsyncImage(**kwargs)
+        self.add_widget(self.image)
+
+    def add_widget(self, widget, index=0, canvas=None):
+        return super(MDIcon, self).add_widget(widget)
+
+
+class ImageButton(MDIconButton):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        image_args = dict()
+        for kwarg in ("fit_mode", "image_size", "color", "source", "texture"):
+            val = kwargs.pop(kwarg, "None")
+            if val != "None":
+                image_args[kwarg.replace("image_", "")] = val
+        super().__init__()
+        self.image = AsyncImage(**image_args)
+        def set_center(button, center):
+            self.image.center_x = self.center_x
+            self.image.center_y = self.center_y
+        self.bind(center=set_center)
+        self.add_widget(self.image)
+
+    def add_widget(self, widget, index=0, canvas=None):
+        return super(MDIcon, self).add_widget(widget)
+
+
+class ScrollBox(MDScrollView):
+    layout: MDBoxLayout
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.layout = MDBoxLayout(size_hint_y=None)
+        self.layout.bind(minimum_height=self.layout.setter("height"))
+        self.add_widget(self.layout)
+        self.bar_width = dp(12)
+        self.scroll_type = ["bars"]
+
+
+# thanks kivymd
+class ToggleButton(MDButton, ToggleButtonBehavior):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ToggleButton, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.bind(state=self._update_bg)
+
+    def _update_bg(self, _, state: str):
+        if self.disabled:
+            return
+        if self.theme_bg_color == "Primary":
+            self.theme_bg_color = "Custom"
+
+        if state == "down":
+            self.md_bg_color = self.theme_cls.primaryColor
+            for child in self.children:
+                if child.theme_text_color == "Primary":
+                    child.theme_text_color = "Custom"
+                if child.theme_icon_color == "Primary":
+                    child.theme_icon_color = "Custom"
+                child.text_color = self.theme_cls.onPrimaryColor
+                child.icon_color = self.theme_cls.onPrimaryColor
+        else:
+            self.md_bg_color = self.theme_cls.surfaceContainerLowestColor
+            for child in self.children:
+                if child.theme_text_color == "Primary":
+                    child.theme_text_color = "Custom"
+                if child.theme_icon_color == "Primary":
+                    child.theme_icon_color = "Custom"
+                child.text_color = self.theme_cls.primaryColor
+                child.icon_color = self.theme_cls.primaryColor
+
 # I was surprised to find this didn't already exist in kivy :(
 class HoverBehavior(object):
     """originally from https://stackoverflow.com/a/605348110"""
@@ -120,7 +195,7 @@ def on_cursor_leave(self, *args):
 Factory.register("HoverBehavior", HoverBehavior)
 
 
-class ToolTip(Label):
+class ToolTip(MDTooltipPlain):
     pass
 
 
@@ -128,49 +203,30 @@ class ServerToolTip(ToolTip):
     pass
 
 
-class ScrollBox(ScrollView):
-    layout: BoxLayout
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.layout = BoxLayout(size_hint_y=None)
-        self.layout.bind(minimum_height=self.layout.setter("height"))
-        self.add_widget(self.layout)
-        self.effect_cls = ScrollEffect
-        self.bar_width = dp(12)
-        self.scroll_type = ["content", "bars"]
-
-
-class HovererableLabel(HoverBehavior, Label):
+class HovererableLabel(HoverBehavior, MDLabel):
     pass
 
 
-class TooltipLabel(HovererableLabel):
-    tooltip = None
+class TooltipLabel(HovererableLabel, MDTooltip):
+    tooltip_display_delay = 0.1
 
     def create_tooltip(self, text, x, y):
         text = text.replace("<br>", "\n").replace("&amp;", "&").replace("&bl;", "[").replace("&br;", "]")
-        if self.tooltip:
-            # update
-            self.tooltip.children[0].text = text
-        else:
-            self.tooltip = FloatLayout()
-            tooltip_label = ToolTip(text=text)
-            self.tooltip.add_widget(tooltip_label)
-            fade_in_animation.start(self.tooltip)
-            App.get_running_app().root.add_widget(self.tooltip)
-
-        # handle left-side boundary to not render off-screen
-        x = max(x, 3 + self.tooltip.children[0].texture_size[0] / 2)
-
         # position float layout
-        self.tooltip.x = x - self.tooltip.width / 2
-        self.tooltip.y = y - self.tooltip.height / 2 + 48
+        center_x, center_y = self.to_window(self.center_x, self.center_y)
+        self.shift_y = y - center_y
+        shift_x = center_x - x
+        if shift_x > 0:
+            self.shift_left = shift_x
+        else:
+            self.shift_right = shift_x
 
-    def remove_tooltip(self):
-        if self.tooltip:
-            App.get_running_app().root.remove_widget(self.tooltip)
-            self.tooltip = None
+        if self._tooltip:
+            # update
+            self._tooltip.text = text
+        else:
+            self._tooltip = ToolTip(text=text, pos_hint={})
+            self.display_tooltip()
 
     def on_mouse_pos(self, window, pos):
         if not self.get_root_window():
@@ -197,26 +253,26 @@ def on_enter(self):
 
     def on_leave(self):
         self.remove_tooltip()
+        self._tooltip = None
+
 
+class ServerLabel(HovererableLabel, MDTooltip):
+    tooltip_display_delay = 0.1
 
-class ServerLabel(HovererableLabel):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(HovererableLabel, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.layout = FloatLayout()
-        self.popuplabel = ServerToolTip(text="Test")
-        self.layout.add_widget(self.popuplabel)
+        self._tooltip = ServerToolTip(text="Test")
 
     def on_enter(self):
-        self.popuplabel.text = self.get_text()
-        App.get_running_app().root.add_widget(self.layout)
-        fade_in_animation.start(self.layout)
+        self._tooltip.text = self.get_text()
+        self.display_tooltip()
 
     def on_leave(self):
-        App.get_running_app().root.remove_widget(self.layout)
+        self.animation_tooltip_dismiss()
 
     @property
     def ctx(self) -> context_type:
-        return App.get_running_app().ctx
+        return MDApp.get_running_app().ctx
 
     def get_text(self):
         if self.ctx.server:
@@ -257,11 +313,11 @@ def get_text(self):
             return "No current server connection. \nPlease connect to an Archipelago server."
 
 
-class MainLayout(GridLayout):
+class MainLayout(MDGridLayout):
     pass
 
 
-class ContainerLayout(FloatLayout):
+class ContainerLayout(MDFloatLayout):
     pass
 
 
@@ -281,6 +337,11 @@ def refresh_view_attrs(self, rv, index, data):
         return super(SelectableLabel, self).refresh_view_attrs(
             rv, index, data)
 
+    def on_size(self, instance_label, size: list) -> None:
+        super().on_size(instance_label, size)
+        if self.parent:
+            self.width = self.parent.width
+
     def on_touch_down(self, touch):
         """ Add selection on touch down """
         if super(SelectableLabel, self).on_touch_down(touch):
@@ -292,9 +353,9 @@ def on_touch_down(self, touch):
                 # Not a fan of the following few lines, but they work.
                 temp = MarkupLabel(text=self.text).markup
                 text = "".join(part for part in temp if not part.startswith(("[color", "[/color]", "[ref=", "[/ref]")))
-                cmdinput = App.get_running_app().textinput
+                cmdinput = MDApp.get_running_app().textinput
                 if not cmdinput.text:
-                    input_text = get_input_text_from_response(text, App.get_running_app().last_autofillable_command)
+                    input_text = get_input_text_from_response(text, MDApp.get_running_app().last_autofillable_command)
                     if input_text is not None:
                         cmdinput.text = input_text
 
@@ -305,11 +366,17 @@ def apply_selection(self, rv, index, is_selected):
         """ Respond to the selection of items in the view. """
         self.selected = is_selected
 
-class HintLabel(RecycleDataViewBehavior, BoxLayout):
+status_icons = {
+    HintStatus.HINT_NO_PRIORITY: "information",
+    HintStatus.HINT_PRIORITY: "exclamation-thick",
+    HintStatus.HINT_AVOID: "alert"
+}
+
+class HintLabel(RecycleDataViewBehavior, MDBoxLayout):
     selected = BooleanProperty(False)
     striped = BooleanProperty(False)
     index = None
-    dropdown: DropDown
+    dropdown: MDDropdownMenu
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(HintLabel, self).__init__()
@@ -320,31 +387,30 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.entrance_text = ""
         self.status_text = ""
         self.hint = {}
-        for child in self.children:
-            child.bind(texture_size=self.set_height)
 
+        ctx = MDApp.get_running_app().ctx
+        menu_items = []
 
-        ctx = App.get_running_app().ctx
-        self.dropdown = DropDown()
+        for status in (HintStatus.HINT_NO_PRIORITY, HintStatus.HINT_PRIORITY, HintStatus.HINT_AVOID):
+            name = status_names[status]
+            status_button = MDDropDownItem(MDDropDownItemText(text=name), size_hint_y=None, height=dp(50))
+            status_button.status = status
+            menu_items.append({
+                "text": name,
+                "leading_icon": status_icons[status],
+                "on_release": lambda x=status: select(self, x)
+            })
 
-        def set_value(button):
-            self.dropdown.select(button.status)
+        self.dropdown = MDDropdownMenu(caller=self.ids["status"], items=menu_items)
 
         def select(instance, data):
             ctx.update_hint(self.hint["location"],
                             self.hint["finding_player"],
                             data)
 
-        for status in (HintStatus.HINT_NO_PRIORITY, HintStatus.HINT_PRIORITY, HintStatus.HINT_AVOID):
-            name = status_names[status]
-            status_button = Button(text=name, size_hint_y=None, height=dp(50))
-            status_button.status = status
-            status_button.bind(on_release=set_value)
-            self.dropdown.add_widget(status_button)
-
-        self.dropdown.bind(on_select=select)
+        self.dropdown.bind(on_release=self.dropdown.dismiss)
 
-    def set_height(self, instance, value):
+    def set_height(self, _, _2):
         self.height = max([child.texture_size[1] for child in self.children])
 
     def refresh_view_attrs(self, rv, index, data):
@@ -357,7 +423,6 @@ def refresh_view_attrs(self, rv, index, data):
         self.entrance_text = data["entrance"]["text"]
         self.status_text = data["status"]["text"]
         self.hint = data["status"]["hint"]
-        self.height = self.minimum_height
         return super(HintLabel, self).refresh_view_attrs(rv, index, data)
 
     def on_touch_down(self, touch):
@@ -370,10 +435,10 @@ def on_touch_down(self, touch):
                 if status_label.collide_point(*touch.pos):
                     if self.hint["status"] == HintStatus.HINT_FOUND:
                         return
-                    ctx = App.get_running_app().ctx
+                    ctx = MDApp.get_running_app().ctx
                     if ctx.slot_concerns_self(self.hint["receiving_player"]):  # If this player owns this hint
                         # open a dropdown
-                        self.dropdown.open(self.ids["status"])
+                        self.dropdown.open()
                 elif self.selected:
                     self.parent.clear_selection()
                 else:
@@ -403,7 +468,7 @@ def on_touch_down(self, touch):
                     else:
                         parent.sort_key = key
                         parent.reversed = False
-                    App.get_running_app().update_hints()
+                    MDApp.get_running_app().update_hints()
 
     def apply_selection(self, rv, index, is_selected):
         """ Respond to the selection of items in the view. """
@@ -411,7 +476,7 @@ def apply_selection(self, rv, index, is_selected):
             self.selected = is_selected
 
 
-class ConnectBarTextInput(TextInput):
+class ConnectBarTextInput(MDTextField):
     def insert_text(self, substring, from_undo=False):
         s = substring.replace("\n", "").replace("\r", "")
         return super(ConnectBarTextInput, self).insert_text(s, from_undo=from_undo)
@@ -421,7 +486,7 @@ def is_command_input(string: str) -> bool:
     return len(string) > 0 and string[0] in "/!"
 
 
-class CommandPromptTextInput(TextInput):
+class CommandPromptTextInput(MDTextField):
     MAXIMUM_HISTORY_MESSAGES = 50
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
@@ -469,7 +534,7 @@ def _change_to_history_text_if_available(self, new_index: int) -> None:
 
 
 class MessageBox(Popup):
-    class MessageBoxLabel(Label):
+    class MessageBoxLabel(MDLabel):
         def __init__(self, **kwargs):
             super().__init__(**kwargs)
             self._label.refresh()
@@ -487,14 +552,31 @@ def __init__(self, title, text, error=False, **kwargs):
         self.height += max(0, label.height - 18)
 
 
-class GameManager(App):
+class ClientTabs(MDTabsPrimary):
+    carousel: MDTabsCarousel
+    lock_swiping = True
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.carousel = MDTabsCarousel(lock_swiping=True)
+        super().__init__(*args, MDDivider(size_hint_y=None, height=dp(4)), self.carousel, **kwargs)
+        self.size_hint_y = 1
+
+    def remove_tab(self, tab, content=None):
+        if content is None:
+            content = tab.content
+        self.ids.container.remove_widget(tab)
+        self.carousel.remove_widget(content)
+        self.on_size(self, self.size)
+
+
+class GameManager(MDApp):
     logging_pairs = [
         ("Client", "Archipelago"),
     ]
     base_title: str = "Archipelago Client"
     last_autofillable_command: str
 
-    main_area_container: GridLayout
+    main_area_container: MDGridLayout
     """ subclasses can add more columns beside the tabs """
 
     def __init__(self, ctx: context_type):
@@ -529,18 +611,27 @@ def tab_count(self):
             return max(1, len(self.tabs.tab_list))
         return 1
 
+    def on_start(self):
+        def on_start(*args):
+            self.root.md_bg_color = self.theme_cls.backgroundColor
+        super().on_start()
+        Clock.schedule_once(on_start)
+
     def build(self) -> Layout:
+        self.theme_cls.theme_style = self.json_to_kivy_parser.theme_style
+        self.theme_cls.primary_palette = self.json_to_kivy_parser.primary_palette
         self.container = ContainerLayout()
 
         self.grid = MainLayout()
         self.grid.cols = 1
-        self.connect_layout = BoxLayout(orientation="horizontal", size_hint_y=None, height=dp(30))
+        self.connect_layout = MDBoxLayout(orientation="horizontal", size_hint_y=None, height=dp(70),
+                                          spacing=5, padding=(5, 10))
         # top part
-        server_label = ServerLabel()
+        server_label = ServerLabel(halign="center")
         self.connect_layout.add_widget(server_label)
         self.server_connect_bar = ConnectBarTextInput(text=self.ctx.suggested_address or "archipelago.gg:",
-                                                      size_hint_y=None,
-                                                      height=dp(30), multiline=False, write_tab=False)
+                                                      size_hint_y=None, role="medium",
+                                                      height=dp(70), multiline=False, write_tab=False)
 
         def connect_bar_validate(sender):
             if not self.ctx.server:
@@ -548,46 +639,50 @@ def connect_bar_validate(sender):
 
         self.server_connect_bar.bind(on_text_validate=connect_bar_validate)
         self.connect_layout.add_widget(self.server_connect_bar)
-        self.server_connect_button = Button(text="Connect", size=(dp(100), dp(30)), size_hint_y=None, size_hint_x=None)
+        self.server_connect_button = MDButton(MDButtonText(text="Connect"), style="filled", size=(dp(100), dp(70)),
+                                              size_hint_x=None, size_hint_y=None, radius=5, pos_hint={"center_y": 0.55})
         self.server_connect_button.bind(on_press=self.connect_button_action)
+        self.server_connect_button.height = self.server_connect_bar.height
         self.connect_layout.add_widget(self.server_connect_button)
         self.grid.add_widget(self.connect_layout)
-        self.progressbar = ProgressBar(size_hint_y=None, height=3)
+        self.progressbar = MDLinearProgressIndicator(size_hint_y=None, height=3)
         self.grid.add_widget(self.progressbar)
 
         # middle part
-        self.tabs = TabbedPanel(size_hint_y=1)
-        self.tabs.default_tab_text = "All"
+        self.tabs = ClientTabs()
+        self.tabs.add_widget(MDTabsItem(MDTabsItemText(text="All" if len(self.logging_pairs) > 1 else "Archipelago")))
         self.log_panels["All"] = self.tabs.default_tab_content = UILog(*(logging.getLogger(logger_name)
-                                                                         for logger_name, name in
-                                                                         self.logging_pairs))
+                                                                             for logger_name, name in
+                                                                             self.logging_pairs))
+        self.tabs.carousel.add_widget(self.tabs.default_tab_content)
 
         for logger_name, display_name in self.logging_pairs:
             bridge_logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
-            panel = TabbedPanelItem(text=display_name)
-            self.log_panels[display_name] = panel.content = UILog(bridge_logger)
+            self.log_panels[display_name] = UILog(bridge_logger)
             if len(self.logging_pairs) > 1:
+                panel = MDTabsItem(MDTabsItemText(text=display_name))
+                panel.content = self.log_panels[display_name]
                 # show Archipelago tab if other logging is present
+                self.tabs.carousel.add_widget(panel.content)
                 self.tabs.add_widget(panel)
 
         hint_panel = self.add_client_tab("Hints", HintLog(self.json_to_kivy_parser))
         self.log_panels["Hints"] = hint_panel.content
 
-        if len(self.logging_pairs) == 1:
-            self.tabs.default_tab_text = "Archipelago"
-
-        self.main_area_container = GridLayout(size_hint_y=1, rows=1)
+        self.main_area_container = MDGridLayout(size_hint_y=1, rows=1)
         self.main_area_container.add_widget(self.tabs)
 
         self.grid.add_widget(self.main_area_container)
 
         # bottom part
-        bottom_layout = BoxLayout(orientation="horizontal", size_hint_y=None, height=dp(30))
-        info_button = Button(size=(dp(100), dp(30)), text="Command:", size_hint_x=None)
+        bottom_layout = MDBoxLayout(orientation="horizontal", size_hint_y=None, height=dp(70), spacing=5, padding=(5, 10))
+        info_button = MDButton(MDButtonText(text="Command:"), radius=5, style="filled", size=(dp(100), dp(70)),
+                               size_hint_x=None, size_hint_y=None, pos_hint={"center_y": 0.575})
         info_button.bind(on_release=self.command_button_action)
         bottom_layout.add_widget(info_button)
         self.textinput = CommandPromptTextInput(size_hint_y=None, height=dp(30), multiline=False, write_tab=False)
         self.textinput.bind(on_text_validate=self.on_message)
+        info_button.height = self.textinput.height
         self.textinput.text_validate_unfocus = False
         bottom_layout.add_widget(self.textinput)
         self.grid.add_widget(bottom_layout)
@@ -608,24 +703,26 @@ def connect_bar_validate(sender):
     def add_client_tab(self, title: str, content: Widget) -> Widget:
         """Adds a new tab to the client window with a given title, and provides a given Widget as its content.
          Returns the new tab widget, with the provided content being placed on the tab as content."""
-        new_tab = TabbedPanelItem(text=title)
+        new_tab = MDTabsItem(MDTabsItemText(text=title))
         new_tab.content = content
         self.tabs.add_widget(new_tab)
+        self.tabs.carousel.add_widget(new_tab.content)
         return new_tab
 
     def update_texts(self, dt):
-        if hasattr(self.tabs.content.children[0], "fix_heights"):
-            self.tabs.content.children[0].fix_heights()  # TODO: remove this when Kivy fixes this upstream
+        for slide in self.tabs.carousel.slides:
+            if hasattr(slide, "fix_heights"):
+                slide.fix_heights()  # TODO: remove this when Kivy fixes this upstream
         if self.ctx.server:
             self.title = self.base_title + " " + Utils.__version__ + \
                          f" | Connected to: {self.ctx.server_address} " \
                          f"{'.'.join(str(e) for e in self.ctx.server_version)}"
-            self.server_connect_button.text = "Disconnect"
+            self.server_connect_button._button_text.text = "Disconnect"
             self.server_connect_bar.readonly = True
             self.progressbar.max = len(self.ctx.checked_locations) + len(self.ctx.missing_locations)
             self.progressbar.value = len(self.ctx.checked_locations)
         else:
-            self.server_connect_button.text = "Connect"
+            self.server_connect_button._button_text.text = "Connect"
             self.server_connect_bar.readonly = False
             self.title = self.base_title + " " + Utils.__version__
             self.progressbar.value = 0
@@ -688,8 +785,8 @@ def update_address_bar(self, text: str):
 
     def enable_energy_link(self):
         if not hasattr(self, "energy_link_label"):
-            self.energy_link_label = Label(text="Energy Link: Standby",
-                                           size_hint_x=None, width=150)
+            self.energy_link_label = MDLabel(text="Energy Link: Standby",
+                                           size_hint_x=None, width=150, halign="center")
             self.connect_layout.add_widget(self.energy_link_label)
 
     def set_new_energy_link_value(self):
@@ -725,8 +822,9 @@ def handle(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:
             self.on_log(self.format(record))
 
 
-class UILog(RecycleView):
+class UILog(MDRecycleView):
     messages: typing.ClassVar[int]  # comes from kv file
+    adaptive_height = True
 
     def __init__(self, *loggers_to_handle, **kwargs):
         super(UILog, self).__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -753,6 +851,7 @@ def fix_heights(self):
                 element.height = element.texture_size[1]
 
 
+
 status_names: typing.Dict[HintStatus, str] = {
     HintStatus.HINT_FOUND: "Found",
     HintStatus.HINT_UNSPECIFIED: "Unspecified",
@@ -769,7 +868,7 @@ def fix_heights(self):
 }
 
 
-class HintLog(RecycleView):
+class HintLog(MDRecycleView):
     header = {
         "receiving": {"text": "[u]Receiving Player[/u]"},
         "item": {"text": "[u]Item[/u]"},
@@ -780,7 +879,7 @@ class HintLog(RecycleView):
                    "hint": {"receiving_player": -1, "location": -1, "finding_player": -1, "status": ""}},
         "striped": True,
     }
-
+    data: typing.List[typing.Any]
     sort_key: str = ""
     reversed: bool = True
 
@@ -793,7 +892,7 @@ def refresh_hints(self, hints):
         if not hints:  # Fix the scrolling looking visually wrong in some edge cases
             self.scroll_y = 1.0
         data = []
-        ctx = App.get_running_app().ctx
+        ctx = MDApp.get_running_app().ctx
         for hint in hints:
             if not hint.get("status"): # Allows connecting to old servers
                 hint["status"] = HintStatus.HINT_FOUND if hint["found"] else HintStatus.HINT_UNSPECIFIED
@@ -896,6 +995,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         for name, code in color_codes.items():
             color_codes[name] = getattr(colors, name, code)
         self.color_codes = color_codes
+        self.theme_style = colors.theme_style
+        self.primary_palette = colors.primary_palette
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 946546cb6961..e5c6eec114b0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ jellyfish>=1.1.0
 jinja2>=3.1.4
 schema>=0.7.7
 kivy>=2.3.0
+kivymd @ git+https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD@5ff9d0d
+kivymd>=2.0.1.dev0
 bsdiff4>=1.2.4
 platformdirs>=4.2.2
 certifi>=2024.8.30
@@ -12,3 +14,4 @@ cython>=3.0.11
 cymem>=2.0.8
 orjson>=3.10.7
 typing_extensions>=4.12.2
+pyshortcuts>=1.9.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 59c2d698d35b..3e5ee56d02cc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -629,12 +629,13 @@ def find_lib(lib: str, arch: str, libc: str) -> Optional[str]:
     ext_modules=cythonize("_speedups.pyx"),
     options={
         "build_exe": {
-            "packages": ["worlds", "kivy", "cymem", "websockets"],
+            "packages": ["worlds", "kivy", "cymem", "websockets", "kivymd"],
             "includes": [],
             "excludes": ["numpy", "Cython", "PySide2", "PIL",
-                         "pandas", "zstandard"],
+                         "pandas"],
+            "zip_includes": [],
             "zip_include_packages": ["*"],
-            "zip_exclude_packages": ["worlds", "sc2"],
+            "zip_exclude_packages": ["worlds", "sc2", "kivymd"],
             "include_files": [],  # broken in cx 6.14.0, we use more special sauce now
             "include_msvcr": False,
             "replace_paths": ["*."],
diff --git a/worlds/AutoSNIClient.py b/worlds/AutoSNIClient.py
index f9444eee73c6..9d866e01dead 100644
--- a/worlds/AutoSNIClient.py
+++ b/worlds/AutoSNIClient.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from SNIClient import SNIContext
 
-component = Component('SNI Client', 'SNIClient', component_type=Type.CLIENT, file_identifier=SuffixIdentifier(".apsoe"))
+component = Component('SNI Client', 'SNIClient', component_type=Type.CLIENT, file_identifier=SuffixIdentifier(".apsoe"),
+                      description="A client for connecting to SNES consoles via Super Nintendo Interface.")
 components.append(component)
 
 
diff --git a/worlds/LauncherComponents.py b/worlds/LauncherComponents.py
index 7f178f1739fc..fb43109c57b0 100644
--- a/worlds/LauncherComponents.py
+++ b/worlds/LauncherComponents.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Type(Enum):
 
 class Component:
     display_name: str
+    description: str
     type: Type
     script_name: Optional[str]
     frozen_name: Optional[str]
@@ -32,8 +33,9 @@ class Component:
     def __init__(self, display_name: str, script_name: Optional[str] = None, frozen_name: Optional[str] = None,
                  cli: bool = False, icon: str = 'icon', component_type: Optional[Type] = None,
                  func: Optional[Callable] = None, file_identifier: Optional[Callable[[str], bool]] = None,
-                 game_name: Optional[str] = None, supports_uri: Optional[bool] = False):
+                 game_name: Optional[str] = None, supports_uri: Optional[bool] = False, description: Optional[str] = None):
         self.display_name = display_name
+        self.description = description if description else ""
         self.script_name = script_name
         self.frozen_name = frozen_name or f'Archipelago{script_name}' if script_name else None
         self.icon = icon
diff --git a/worlds/sc2/ClientGui.py b/worlds/sc2/ClientGui.py
index 51c55b437d92..27857715a851 100644
--- a/worlds/sc2/ClientGui.py
+++ b/worlds/sc2/ClientGui.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from kvui import GameManager, HoverBehavior, ServerToolTip, KivyJSONtoTextParser
 from kivy.app import App
 from kivy.clock import Clock
-from kivy.uix.tabbedpanel import TabbedPanelItem
+from kivymd.uix.tab import MDTabsItem, MDTabsItemText
 from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
 from kivy.lang import Builder
 from kivy.uix.label import Label