diff --git a/src/app.tsx b/src/app.tsx
index c07db22ca..562e914fc 100644
--- a/src/app.tsx
+++ b/src/app.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ import TransformNoteView from "./views/tools/transform-note";
 import SatelliteCDNView from "./views/tools/satellite-cdn";
 import OtherStuffView from "./views/other-stuff";
 import { RouteProviders } from "./providers/route";
+import LaunchpadView from "./views/launchpad";
 const UserTracksTab = lazy(() => import("./views/user/tracks"));
 
 const ToolsHomeView = lazy(() => import("./views/tools"));
@@ -200,6 +201,14 @@ const router = createHashRouter([
     path: "map",
     element: <MapView />,
   },
+  {
+    path: "launchpad",
+    element: (
+      <RouteProviders>
+        <LaunchpadView />
+      </RouteProviders>
+    ),
+  },
   {
     path: "/",
     element: <RootPage />,
diff --git a/src/components/layout/index.tsx b/src/components/layout/index.tsx
index b0ac07a6c..08b9dd484 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from "react";
-import { Box, Container, Flex, Spacer, useDisclosure } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { useKeyPressEvent } from "react-use";
+import React from "react";
+import { Box, Container, Flex, Spacer } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 
 import { ErrorBoundary } from "../error-boundary";
 import { ReloadPrompt } from "../reload-prompt";
@@ -10,25 +9,10 @@ import useSubject from "../../hooks/use-subject";
 import accountService from "../../services/account";
 import GhostToolbar from "./ghost-toolbar";
 import { useBreakpointValue } from "../../providers/global/breakpoint-provider";
-import SearchModal from "../search-modal";
-import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 
 export default function Layout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const isMobile = useBreakpointValue({ base: true, md: false });
   const isGhost = useSubject(accountService.isGhost);
-  const searchModal = useDisclosure();
-
-  useKeyPressEvent("k", (e) => {
-    if (e.ctrlKey) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      searchModal.onOpen();
-    }
-  });
-
-  const location = useLocation();
-  useEffect(() => {
-    searchModal.onClose();
-  }, [location.pathname]);
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -64,7 +48,6 @@ export default function Layout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
         <Spacer display={["none", null, "block"]} />
       </Flex>
       {isGhost && <GhostToolbar />}
-      {searchModal.isOpen && <SearchModal isOpen onClose={searchModal.onClose} />}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/layout/nav-items.tsx b/src/components/layout/nav-items.tsx
index 1ceb19082..1b2077e90 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/nav-items.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/nav-items.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Box, Button, ButtonProps, Link, Text, useDisclosure } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { useRef } from "react";
+import { Box, Button, ButtonProps, Code, Link, Text, useDisclosure } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { Link as RouterLink, useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
@@ -19,10 +20,31 @@ import {
 } from "../icons";
 import useCurrentAccount from "../../hooks/use-current-account";
 import accountService from "../../services/account";
-import { useLocalStorage } from "react-use";
+import { useKeyPressEvent, useLocalStorage } from "react-use";
 import ZapModal from "../event-zap-modal";
 import PuzzlePiece01 from "../icons/puzzle-piece-01";
 import Package from "../icons/package";
+import Rocket02 from "../icons/rocket-02";
+import { useBreakpointValue } from "../../providers/global/breakpoint-provider";
+
+function KBD({ letter }: { letter: string }) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  useKeyPressEvent(
+    (e) => e.ctrlKey && e.key === letter,
+    (e) => {
+      if (ref.current?.parentElement) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        ref.current.parentElement.click();
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Code fontSize="md" ml="auto" mr="2" textDecoration="none" textTransform="capitalize" ref={ref}>
+      &#8984;{letter}
+    </Code>
+  );
+}
 
 export default function NavItems() {
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -31,6 +53,8 @@ export default function NavItems() {
   const donateModal = useDisclosure();
   const [lastDonate, setLastDonate] = useLocalStorage<number>("last-donate");
 
+  const showShortcuts = useBreakpointValue({ base: false, md: true });
+
   const buttonProps: ButtonProps = {
     py: "2",
     justifyContent: "flex-start",
@@ -39,6 +63,7 @@ export default function NavItems() {
 
   let active = "notes";
   if (location.pathname.startsWith("/notifications")) active = "notifications";
+  else if (location.pathname.startsWith("/launchpad")) active = "launchpad";
   else if (location.pathname.startsWith("/dvm")) active = "dvm";
   else if (location.pathname.startsWith("/dm")) active = "dm";
   else if (location.pathname.startsWith("/streams")) active = "streams";
@@ -69,6 +94,16 @@ export default function NavItems() {
 
   return (
     <>
+      <Button
+        as={RouterLink}
+        to="/launchpad"
+        leftIcon={<Rocket02 boxSize={6} />}
+        colorScheme={active === "launchpad" ? "primary" : undefined}
+        {...buttonProps}
+      >
+        Launchpad
+        {showShortcuts && <KBD letter="l" />}
+      </Button>
       <Button
         as={RouterLink}
         to="/"
@@ -97,6 +132,7 @@ export default function NavItems() {
             {...buttonProps}
           >
             Notifications
+            {showShortcuts && <KBD letter="i" />}
           </Button>
           <Button
             as={RouterLink}
@@ -106,6 +142,7 @@ export default function NavItems() {
             {...buttonProps}
           >
             Messages
+            {showShortcuts && <KBD letter="m" />}
           </Button>
         </>
       )}
@@ -117,6 +154,7 @@ export default function NavItems() {
         {...buttonProps}
       >
         Search
+        {showShortcuts && <KBD letter="k" />}
       </Button>
       {account?.pubkey && (
         <Button
@@ -176,6 +214,7 @@ export default function NavItems() {
         {...buttonProps}
       >
         More
+        {showShortcuts && <KBD letter="o" />}
       </Button>
       <Box h="4" />
       <Button
diff --git a/src/views/launchpad/components/feeds-card.tsx b/src/views/launchpad/components/feeds-card.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49a252790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/launchpad/components/feeds-card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import {
+  AvatarGroup,
+  Card,
+  CardBody,
+  CardHeader,
+  CardProps,
+  Flex,
+  Heading,
+  IconButton,
+  LinkBox,
+  Text,
+} from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { Link as RouterLink } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import useUserLists from "../../../hooks/use-user-lists";
+import { NostrEvent } from "../../../types/nostr-event";
+import { PEOPLE_LIST_KIND, getListName, getPubkeysFromList } from "../../../helpers/nostr/lists";
+import UserAvatar from "../../../components/user-avatar";
+import useCurrentAccount from "../../../hooks/use-current-account";
+import HoverLinkOverlay from "../../../components/hover-link-overlay";
+import { getEventCoordinate, getEventUID } from "../../../helpers/nostr/events";
+import Plus from "../../../components/icons/plus";
+import useUserContactList from "../../../hooks/use-user-contact-list";
+
+function Feed({ list, ...props }: { list: NostrEvent } & Omit<CardProps, "children">) {
+  const people = getPubkeysFromList(list);
+
+  return (
+    <Card as={LinkBox} {...props}>
+      <CardHeader p="4" fontWeight="bold">
+        {getListName(list)}
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardBody px="4" pt="0" pb="4" overflow="hidden" display="flex" gap="2" alignItems="center">
+        <AvatarGroup>
+          {people.slice(0, 6).map((person) => (
+            <UserAvatar key={person.pubkey} pubkey={person.pubkey} />
+          ))}
+        </AvatarGroup>
+        {people.length > 6 && <Text>+{people.length - 6}</Text>}
+      </CardBody>
+      <HoverLinkOverlay as={RouterLink} to={`/?people=${getEventCoordinate(list)}`} />
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function FeedsCard() {
+  const account = useCurrentAccount();
+  const contacts = useUserContactList();
+  const lists = useUserLists(account?.pubkey).filter((list) => list.kind === PEOPLE_LIST_KIND);
+
+  return (
+    <Card as={LinkBox} variant="outline">
+      <CardHeader display="flex" justifyContent="space-between">
+        <Heading size="lg">Feeds</Heading>
+
+        <IconButton
+          as={RouterLink}
+          to="/lists/browse"
+          aria-label="View Lists"
+          title="View Lists"
+          icon={<Plus boxSize={5} />}
+          size="sm"
+        />
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardBody overflowX="auto" overflowY="hidden" pt="0">
+        <Flex gap="4">
+          {contacts && <Feed list={contacts} w="xs" flexShrink={0} />}
+          {lists.slice(0, 10).map((list) => (
+            <Feed key={getEventUID(list)} list={list} w="xs" flexShrink={0} />
+          ))}
+        </Flex>
+      </CardBody>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/views/launchpad/components/search-form.tsx b/src/views/launchpad/components/search-form.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a06c5570d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/launchpad/components/search-form.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { FormEventHandler, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import {
+  Box,
+  Card,
+  Code,
+  Flex,
+  FlexProps,
+  Input,
+  InputGroup,
+  InputRightElement,
+  useDisclosure,
+} from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { matchSorter } from "match-sorter";
+import { useAsync, useKeyPressEvent, useThrottle } from "react-use";
+import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import { Link as RouterLink } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { useUserSearchDirectoryContext } from "../../../providers/global/user-directory-provider";
+import UserAvatar from "../../../components/user-avatar";
+import UserName from "../../../components/user-name";
+
+function UserOption({ pubkey }: { pubkey: string }) {
+  return (
+    <Flex as={RouterLink} to={`/u/${nip19.npubEncode(pubkey)}`} p="2" gap="2" alignItems="center">
+      <UserAvatar pubkey={pubkey} size="sm" />
+      <UserName fontWeight="bold" pubkey={pubkey} />
+    </Flex>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function SearchForm({ ...props }: Omit<FlexProps, "children">) {
+  const getDirectory = useUserSearchDirectoryContext();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const autoComplete = useDisclosure();
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+
+  const queryThrottle = useThrottle(query);
+  const { value: localUsers = [] } = useAsync(async () => {
+    if (queryThrottle.trim().length < 2) return [];
+
+    const dir = await getDirectory();
+    return matchSorter(dir, queryThrottle.trim(), { keys: ["names"] }).slice(0, 10);
+  }, [queryThrottle]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (localUsers.length > 0 && !autoComplete.isOpen) autoComplete.onOpen();
+  }, [localUsers, autoComplete.isOpen]);
+
+  const handleSubmit = useCallback<FormEventHandler>(
+    (e) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      navigate("/search?q=" + encodeURIComponent(query));
+    },
+    [query],
+  );
+
+  useKeyPressEvent(
+    (e) => e.ctrlKey && e.key === "k",
+    (e) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      ref.current?.focus();
+    },
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Flex as="form" onSubmit={handleSubmit} position="relative" {...props}>
+      <InputGroup size="lg">
+        <Input
+          borderRadius="lg"
+          placeholder="Search users"
+          autoComplete="off"
+          value={query}
+          onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+          // onBlur={autoComplete.onClose}
+          ref={ref}
+        />
+        <InputRightElement hideBelow="md">
+          <Code mx="2" fontSize="lg">
+            &#8984;K
+          </Code>
+        </InputRightElement>
+      </InputGroup>
+      {autoComplete.isOpen && (
+        <Card
+          display="flex"
+          direction="column"
+          maxH="lg"
+          overflowX="hidden"
+          overflowY="auto"
+          position="absolute"
+          top="3rem"
+          right="0"
+          left="0"
+          zIndex={10}
+        >
+          {localUsers.map(({ pubkey }) => (
+            <UserOption key={pubkey} pubkey={pubkey} />
+          ))}
+        </Card>
+      )}
+    </Flex>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/views/launchpad/index.tsx b/src/views/launchpad/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b96b973af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/launchpad/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { useContext } from "react";
+import { useKeyPressEvent } from "react-use";
+import { Button, Code, Container, Flex, IconButton } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { Link as RouterLink } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import VerticalPageLayout from "../../components/vertical-page-layout";
+import RequireCurrentAccount from "../../providers/route/require-current-account";
+import { PostModalContext } from "../../providers/route/post-modal-provider";
+import AccountSwitcher from "../../components/layout/account-switcher";
+import { SettingsIcon } from "../../components/icons";
+import { ErrorBoundary } from "../../components/error-boundary";
+import FeedsCard from "./components/feeds-card";
+import SearchForm from "./components/search-form";
+
+function LaunchpadPage() {
+  const { openModal } = useContext(PostModalContext);
+
+  useKeyPressEvent("n", () => !(document.activeElement instanceof HTMLInputElement) && openModal());
+
+  return (
+    <VerticalPageLayout gap="4">
+      <Flex justifyContent="space-between">
+        <AccountSwitcher />
+        <IconButton
+          as={RouterLink}
+          icon={<SettingsIcon boxSize={6} />}
+          aria-label="Settings"
+          title="Settings"
+          size="lg"
+          borderRadius="50%"
+          to="/settings"
+        />
+      </Flex>
+      <Flex gap="4">
+        <Button colorScheme="primary" size="lg" onClick={() => openModal()} variant="outline">
+          New Note
+          <Code ml="2" fontSize="lg" hideBelow="md">
+            N
+          </Code>
+        </Button>
+        <SearchForm flex={1} />
+      </Flex>
+      <FeedsCard />
+    </VerticalPageLayout>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function LaunchpadView() {
+  return (
+    <RequireCurrentAccount>
+      <Container
+        // set base to "md" so that when layout switches to column it is full width
+        size={{ base: "md", md: "md", lg: "lg", xl: "xl", "2xl": "2xl" }}
+        display="flex"
+        flexGrow={1}
+        padding="0"
+        flexDirection="column"
+        mx="auto"
+        minH="50vh"
+        overflow="hidden"
+      >
+        <ErrorBoundary>
+          <LaunchpadPage />
+        </ErrorBoundary>
+      </Container>
+    </RequireCurrentAccount>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/views/other-stuff/index.tsx b/src/views/other-stuff/index.tsx
index ce6a29682..f62212baa 100644
--- a/src/views/other-stuff/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/other-stuff/index.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import AppCard, { App } from "./component/app-card";
 import useRouteSearchValue from "../../hooks/use-route-search-value";
 import useRecentApps from "./use-recent-apps";
 import { allApps, externalTools, internalTools } from "./apps";
+import { useBreakpointValue } from "../../providers/global/breakpoint-provider";
 
 const tabs = ["all", "tools", "3rd-party-tools"];
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export default function OtherStuffView() {
   const [search, setSearch] = useState("");
   const tab = useRouteSearchValue("tab", "all");
   const { recentApps, useApp } = useRecentApps();
+  const autoFocusSearch = useBreakpointValue({ base: false, lg: true });
 
   const sortByRecent = (a: App, b: App) => recentApps.indexOf(b.id) - recentApps.indexOf(a.id);
   const sortByName = (a: App, b: App) => {
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ export default function OtherStuffView() {
         maxW="sm"
         value={search}
         onChange={(e) => setSearch(e.target.value)}
+        autoFocus={autoFocusSearch}
       />
 
       {renderContent()}
diff --git a/src/views/search/index.tsx b/src/views/search/index.tsx
index a9ee77d21..08aee2d1d 100644
--- a/src/views/search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/search/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Button, ButtonGroup, Flex, IconButton, Input, Link, useDisclosure } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { useSearchParams, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import { SEARCH_RELAYS } from "../../const";
 import { safeDecode } from "../../helpers/nip19";
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ import CommunitySearchResults from "./community-results";
 import PeopleListProvider from "../../providers/local/people-list-provider";
 import PeopleListSelection from "../../components/people-list-selection/people-list-selection";
 import useRouteSearchValue from "../../hooks/use-route-search-value";
+import { useBreakpointValue } from "../../providers/global/breakpoint-provider";
 
 export function SearchPage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const qrScannerModal = useDisclosure();
 
+  const autoFocusSearch = useBreakpointValue({ base: false, lg: true });
+
   const typeParam = useRouteSearchValue("type", "users");
   const queryParam = useRouteSearchValue("q", "");
 
@@ -88,7 +91,12 @@ export function SearchPage() {
             {!!navigator.clipboard?.readText && (
               <IconButton onClick={readClipboard} icon={<CopyToClipboardIcon />} aria-label="Read clipboard" />
             )}
-            <Input type="search" value={searchInput} onChange={(e) => setSearchInput(e.target.value)} />
+            <Input
+              type="search"
+              value={searchInput}
+              onChange={(e) => setSearchInput(e.target.value)}
+              autoFocus={autoFocusSearch}
+            />
             <Button type="submit">Search</Button>
           </Flex>
         </Flex>