diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index e33cf9f..24ef537 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ func (a *App) startup(ctx context.Context) {
 	// Initialize components
 	a.startupHeadless()
 
+	// When the user launches the app again while it is already running (tray-only),
+	// the second process signals us here so the settings window becomes visible.
+	go func() {
+		for range secondInstanceWake {
+			wailsruntime.WindowShow(ctx)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// Start system tray in a goroutine
 	go tray.Start(a)
 }
diff --git a/internal/logger/logger.go b/internal/logger/logger.go
index 160b106..f5905ff 100644
--- a/internal/logger/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/logger.go
@@ -134,7 +134,5 @@ func getLogPath() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return filepath.Join(homeDir, ".wis-free-v3", "logs"), nil
+	return filepath.Join(homeDir, ".wis-free-v3", "logs", time.Now().Format("2006-01-02")+".log"), nil
 }
-
-
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 39a1cd7..ff25859 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -48,8 +48,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Ensure only one instance of the application is running
 	if !acquireInstanceLock() {
+		// Another copy is already running (often left in the tray). Without this,
+		// we would exit silently and the user sees "nothing happens" when clicking
+		// the launcher again.
+		tryNotifyRunningInstanceToShow()
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	runSecondInstanceListener()
 
 	// Initialize the application
 	app := NewApp()
@@ -64,9 +69,7 @@ func main() {
 		OnStartup:        app.startup,
 		OnShutdown:       app.Shutdown,
 		OnBeforeClose:    app.beforeClose,
-		// On Linux, starting hidden makes it look like "nothing happens" if the tray icon
-		// fails to initialize (missing libayatana-appindicator, etc) or is hidden by the DE.
-		StartHidden: runtime.GOOS == "windows",
+		StartHidden:      true,
 		Bind:             []interface{}{app},
 	})
 
@@ -147,6 +150,3 @@ func getLockPath() (string, error) {
 	}
 	return filepath.Join(homeDir, configDir, lockFile), nil
 }
-
-
-
diff --git a/main_instance_stub.go b/main_instance_stub.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9cc509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main_instance_stub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package main
+
+// secondInstanceWake is unused on Windows (second-instance UX not wired here).
+var secondInstanceWake = make(chan struct{}, 8)
+
+func tryNotifyRunningInstanceToShow() {}
+
+func runSecondInstanceListener() {}
diff --git a/main_instance_unix.go b/main_instance_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24278f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main_instance_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//go:build unix && !windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const instanceSockName = "instance.sock"
+
+// secondInstanceWake is closed when a second process asks the running app to show its window.
+var secondInstanceWake = make(chan struct{}, 8)
+
+func instanceSocketPath() (string, error) {
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(home, configDir, instanceSockName), nil
+}
+
+func tryNotifyRunningInstanceToShow() {
+	path, err := instanceSocketPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	c, err := net.DialTimeout("unix", path, 500*time.Millisecond)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+	_, _ = c.Write([]byte{1})
+}
+
+func runSecondInstanceListener() {
+	path, err := instanceSocketPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	_ = os.Remove(path)
+	l, err := net.Listen("unix", path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			c, err := l.Accept()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			go func(conn net.Conn) {
+				defer conn.Close()
+				_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, conn)
+				select {
+				case secondInstanceWake <- struct{}{}:
+				default:
+				}
+			}(c)
+		}
+	}()
+}
diff --git a/scripts/build-linux.sh b/scripts/build-linux.sh
index 3f23940..2d4b776 100755
--- a/scripts/build-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-linux.sh
@@ -150,12 +150,15 @@ if [[ "$INSTALL" == "y" || "$INSTALL" == "Y" ]]; then
         sudo cp "build/appicon.png" "$ICON_PATH"
     fi
     
+    # Absolute Exec path: some desktop environments do not put /usr/local/bin on PATH
+    # for .desktop launches, so "Exec=wis-free-v3" can fail with no visible error.
     cat << EOF > /tmp/$APP_NAME.desktop
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Application
 Name=WIS Free V3
 Comment=Voice Dictation App
-Exec=$APP_NAME
+Exec=/usr/local/bin/$APP_NAME
+TryExec=/usr/local/bin/$APP_NAME
 Icon=$APP_NAME
 Terminal=false
 Categories=Utility;Audio;