diff --git a/alt-tab-macos.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/alt-tab-macos.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 83e4236d6..c960c792b 100644
--- a/alt-tab-macos.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/alt-tab-macos.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 		D04BA9119E2329DB5A35B3C7 /* ThumbnailsPanel.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D04BAE5BBE182DD5DDFE2E3E /* ThumbnailsPanel.swift */; };
 		D04BA960DDD1D32A3019C835 /* CollectionViewCenterFlowLayout.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D04BA3202A2C22C347E849B3 /* CollectionViewCenterFlowLayout.swift */; };
 		D04BA9CCE02D30C8164A552A /* SystemPermissions.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D04BA2D2AD6B1CCA3F3A4DD7 /* SystemPermissions.swift */; };
+		D04BAA3D066D2B428D4DBAA6 /* BoldLabel.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D04BA43552CB1EABDC8ECD9E /* BoldLabel.swift */; };
 		D04BAAD43731608067734ED3 /* DispatchQueues.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D04BA56E285C3FCDA52ED262 /* DispatchQueues.swift */; };
 		D04BAD4DE538FDF7E7532EE2 /* Labels.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D04BAD32E130E4A061DC8332 /* Labels.swift */; };
 		D04BAE2E8E9B9898A4DF9B3B /* FontIcon.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D04BAED53465957807CBF8B2 /* FontIcon.swift */; };
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
 		D04BA3F15EAE8D8C39B6F2CF /* Screen.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Screen.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D04BA40A4291E4F310527DBF /* AXUIElement.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AXUIElement.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D04BA4336B6004A0A99849AD /* package.json */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.json; path = package.json; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		D04BA43552CB1EABDC8ECD9E /* BoldLabel.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = BoldLabel.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D04BA459034C1885CA43A807 /* LICENCE.md */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = net.daringfireball.markdown; path = LICENCE.md; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D04BA4B5292629AA6B560216 /* package_release.sh */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.script.sh; path = package_release.sh; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D04BA4F23325560BC0BCDDB7 /* 7 windows - 2 lines - tall window.jpg */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.jpeg; path = "7 windows - 2 lines - tall window.jpg"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@
 				F0298708E2B13DBD4738AE76 /* HyperlinkLabel.swift */,
 				D04BAED53465957807CBF8B2 /* FontIcon.swift */,
 				D04BAE70A24C83D571C77B1A /* TabViewController.swift */,
+				D04BA43552CB1EABDC8ECD9E /* BoldLabel.swift */,
 			);
 			path = ui;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -392,6 +395,7 @@
 				D04BA2378832FD7E5DE3BC23 /* Applications.swift in Sources */,
 				D04BAAD43731608067734ED3 /* DispatchQueues.swift in Sources */,
 				D04BAE53AE67492CF654B4AE /* TabViewController.swift in Sources */,
+				D04BAA3D066D2B428D4DBAA6 /* BoldLabel.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/alt-tab-macos/api-wrappers/HelperExtensions.swift b/alt-tab-macos/api-wrappers/HelperExtensions.swift
index d8007cf2c..b8ddaea9d 100644
--- a/alt-tab-macos/api-wrappers/HelperExtensions.swift
+++ b/alt-tab-macos/api-wrappers/HelperExtensions.swift
@@ -92,4 +92,18 @@ extension NSView {
         widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: fittingSize.width).isActive = true
         heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: fittingSize.height).isActive = true
     }
+
+    // constrain size to provided width and height
+    func fit(_ width: CGFloat, _ height: CGFloat) {
+        widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: width).isActive = true
+        heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: height).isActive = true
+    }
+}
+
+extension NSGridView {
+    func setRowsHeight(_ height: CGFloat) {
+        for i in 0..<numberOfRows {
+            row(at: i).height = height
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/alt-tab-macos/ui/App.swift b/alt-tab-macos/ui/App.swift
index 231d2f9f6..0d8a7e83a 100644
--- a/alt-tab-macos/ui/App.swift
+++ b/alt-tab-macos/ui/App.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ let cgsMainConnectionId = CGSMainConnectionID()
 
 class App: NSApplication, NSApplicationDelegate, NSWindowDelegate {
     static let name = "AltTab"
+    static let version = "#VERSION#"
     var statusItem: NSStatusItem?
     var thumbnailsPanel: ThumbnailsPanel?
     var preferencesPanel: PreferencesWindow?
@@ -27,9 +28,10 @@ class App: NSApplication, NSApplicationDelegate, NSWindowDelegate {
         Preferences.loadFromDiskAndUpdateValues()
         statusItem = StatusItem.make(self)
         initPreferencesDependentComponents()
-        Spaces.initialDiscovery()
-        Applications.initialDiscovery()
-        Keyboard.listenToGlobalEvents(self)
+//        Spaces.initialDiscovery()
+//        Applications.initialDiscovery()
+//        Keyboard.listenToGlobalEvents(self)
+        showPreferencesPanel()
     }
 
     // we put application code here which should be executed on init() and Preferences change
diff --git a/alt-tab-macos/ui/BoldLabel.swift b/alt-tab-macos/ui/BoldLabel.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91cdc372c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alt-tab-macos/ui/BoldLabel.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import Cocoa
+
+class BoldLabel: NSTextField {
+    convenience init(_ string: String) {
+        self.init(labelWithString: string)
+        allowsEditingTextAttributes = true
+        attributedStringValue = NSAttributedString(string: string, attributes: [
+            NSAttributedString.Key.font: NSFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: NSFont.systemFontSize),
+        ])
+    }
+}
diff --git a/alt-tab-macos/ui/HyperlinkLabel.swift b/alt-tab-macos/ui/HyperlinkLabel.swift
index f6b0b4ca9..bdda67144 100644
--- a/alt-tab-macos/ui/HyperlinkLabel.swift
+++ b/alt-tab-macos/ui/HyperlinkLabel.swift
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 import Cocoa
 
 class HyperlinkLabel: NSTextField {
-
-    public convenience init(labelWithUrl stringValue: String, nsUrl: NSURL) {
-        self.init(labelWithString: stringValue)
+    convenience init(_ string: String, _ url: NSURL) {
+        self.init(labelWithString: string)
         isSelectable = true
         allowsEditingTextAttributes = true
-        let linkTextAttributes: [NSAttributedString.Key: Any] = [
-            NSAttributedString.Key.link: nsUrl as Any,
+        attributedStringValue = NSAttributedString(string: string, attributes: [
+            NSAttributedString.Key.link: url as Any,
             NSAttributedString.Key.font: NSFont.labelFont(ofSize: NSFont.systemFontSize),
-        ]
-
-        attributedStringValue = NSAttributedString(string: stringValue, attributes: linkTextAttributes)
+        ])
     }
 
     // the whole point for this sub-class: always display a pointing-hand cursor (not only when the TextField is focused)
     override func resetCursorRects() {
         addCursorRect(bounds, cursor: NSCursor.pointingHand)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/alt-tab-macos/ui/PreferencesWindow.swift b/alt-tab-macos/ui/PreferencesWindow.swift
index 42193e880..0df6b3ec0 100644
--- a/alt-tab-macos/ui/PreferencesWindow.swift
+++ b/alt-tab-macos/ui/PreferencesWindow.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class PreferencesWindow: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
     let tabViewController = TabViewController()
     let padding = CGFloat(20)
     let interPadding = CGFloat(10)
+    let rowHeight = CGFloat(20)
     var windowCloseRequested = false
 
     override init(contentRect: NSRect, styleMask style: StyleMask, backing backingStoreType: BackingStoreType, defer flag: Bool) {
@@ -73,14 +74,18 @@ class PreferencesWindow: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
             return whitelistedKeycodes.contains(int)
         }
 
-        return makeGridLayout([
+        let view = makeGridLayout([
             makeLabelWithDropdown("Alt key", "metaKey", Preferences.metaKeyMacro.labels),
             makeLabelWithInput("Tab key", "tabKeyCode", 33, "KeyCodes Reference", "https://eastmanreference.com/complete-list-of-applescript-key-codes", tabKeyCodeValidator),
         ])
+        view.column(at: 0).xPlacement = .trailing
+        view.rowAlignment = .lastBaseline
+        view.setRowsHeight(rowHeight)
+        return view
     }
 
     private func makeAppearanceView() -> NSGridView {
-        return makeGridLayout([
+        let view = makeGridLayout([
             makeLabelWithDropdown("Theme", "theme", Preferences.themeMacro.labels),
             makeLabelWithSlider("Max size on screen", "maxScreenUsage", 10, 100, 10, true, "%"),
             makeLabelWithSlider("Min windows per row", "minCellsPerRow", 1, 20, 20, true),
@@ -92,14 +97,27 @@ class PreferencesWindow: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
             makeLabelWithSlider("Apparition delay", "windowDisplayDelay", 0, 2000, 11, false, "ms"),
             makeLabelWithCheckbox("Hide space number labels", "hideSpaceNumberLabels"),
         ])
+        view.column(at: 0).xPlacement = .trailing
+        view.rowAlignment = .lastBaseline
+        view.setRowsHeight(rowHeight)
+        return view
     }
 
     private func makeAboutView() -> NSGridView {
-        return makeGridLayout([
-            [NSTextField(wrappingLabelWithString: "\(App.name) #VERSION#"), ],
-            [HyperlinkLabel(labelWithUrl: "Source code repository", nsUrl: NSURL(string: "https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos")!)],
-            [HyperlinkLabel(labelWithUrl: "Latest releases", nsUrl: NSURL(string: "https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/releases")!)],
+        let appIcon = NSImageView(image: App.shared.applicationIconImage)
+        appIcon.fit(64, 64)
+        let appText = NSStackView(views: [BoldLabel(App.name), NSTextField(wrappingLabelWithString: "Version \(App.version)")])
+        appText.orientation = .vertical
+        appText.alignment = .left
+        appText.spacing = interPadding / 2
+        let appInfo = NSStackView(views: [appIcon, appText])
+        appInfo.spacing = interPadding
+        let view = makeGridLayout([
+            [appInfo],
+            [HyperlinkLabel("Source code repository", NSURL(string: "https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos")!)],
+            [HyperlinkLabel("Latest releases", NSURL(string: "https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/releases")!)],
         ])
+        return view
     }
 
     private func makeGridLayout(_ controls: [[NSView]]) -> NSGridView {
@@ -107,18 +125,11 @@ class PreferencesWindow: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
         gridView.yPlacement = .fill
         gridView.columnSpacing = interPadding
         gridView.rowSpacing = interPadding
-        if controls.first!.count > 1 {
-            gridView.column(at: 0).xPlacement = .trailing
-        }
         gridView.column(at: 0).leadingPadding = padding
         gridView.column(at: gridView.numberOfColumns - 1).trailingPadding = padding
         gridView.row(at: 0).topPadding = padding
         gridView.row(at: gridView.numberOfRows - 1).bottomPadding = padding
         gridView.fit()
-        gridView.rowAlignment = .lastBaseline
-        for i in 0..<gridView.numberOfRows {
-            gridView.row(at: i).height = 20
-        }
         return gridView
     }
 
@@ -127,8 +138,7 @@ class PreferencesWindow: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
         input.validationHandler = validator
         input.delegate = input
         input.visualizeValidationState()
-        input.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: width).isActive = true
-        input.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: input.fittingSize.height).isActive = true
+        input.fit(width, input.fittingSize.height)
         let views = makeLabelWithProvidedControl(labelText, rawName, input)
         return [views[0], NSStackView(views: [views[1], makeSuffix(rawName, suffixText!, suffixUrl)])]
     }
@@ -181,7 +191,7 @@ class PreferencesWindow: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
         if url == nil {
             suffix = NSTextField(labelWithString: text)
         } else {
-            suffix = HyperlinkLabel(labelWithUrl: text, nsUrl: NSURL(string: url!)!)
+            suffix = HyperlinkLabel(text, NSURL(string: url!)!)
         }
         suffix.textColor = .gray
         suffix.identifier = NSUserInterfaceItemIdentifier(controlName + ControlIdentifierDiscriminator.SUFFIX.rawValue)
diff --git a/ci/set_version_in_app.sh b/ci/set_version_in_app.sh
index bbe70446d..ef98769a2 100755
--- a/ci/set_version_in_app.sh
+++ b/ci/set_version_in_app.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -exu
 
 version="$(cat VERSION.txt)"
-# set the version for the app menubar menu text
-sed -i '' -e "s/#VERSION#/$version/" alt-tab-macos/ui/PreferencesWindow.swift
+# set the version displayed in the app UI
+sed -i '' -e "s/#VERSION#/$version/" alt-tab-macos/ui/App.swift
 # set the version in the app meta-data for the AppStore and app "Get Info" panel
 sed -i '' -e "s/#VERSION#/$version/" alt-tab-macos/Info.plist