diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
index 78070aa..b93763a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
@@ -955,6 +955,14 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
             updateMenu(updatedApps)
         } else {
             isJobActive = false
+
+            val fuzzyPattern = if(sharedPreferenceManager.isFuzzySearchEnabled()) {
+                stringUtils.getFuzzyPattern(cleanQuery)
+            }
+            else {
+                null
+            }
+
             updatedApps.forEach {
                 val cleanItemText = stringUtils.cleanString(sharedPreferenceManager.getAppName(
                     it.first.applicationInfo.packageName,
@@ -962,7 +970,10 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
                     packageManager.getApplicationLabel(it.first.applicationInfo)
                 ).toString())
                 if (cleanItemText != null) {
-                    if (cleanItemText.contains(cleanQuery, ignoreCase = true)) {
+                    if (
+                        (fuzzyPattern != null && cleanItemText.contains(fuzzyPattern)) ||
+                        (cleanItemText.contains(cleanQuery, ignoreCase = true))
+                    ) {
                         newFilteredApps.add(it)
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/GestureAppsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/GestureAppsFragment.kt
index 7e31329..0facebe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/GestureAppsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/GestureAppsFragment.kt
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ class GestureAppsFragment(private val direction: String) : Fragment(),
         if (cleanQuery.isNullOrEmpty()) {
             newFilteredApps.addAll(updatedApps)
         } else {
+            val fuzzyPattern = if(sharedPreferenceManager.isFuzzySearchEnabled()) {
+                stringUtils.getFuzzyPattern(cleanQuery)
+            }
+            else {
+                null
+            }
             updatedApps.forEach {
                 val cleanItemText = stringUtils.cleanString(sharedPreferenceManager.getAppName(
                     it.first.applicationInfo.packageName,
@@ -121,7 +127,10 @@ class GestureAppsFragment(private val direction: String) : Fragment(),
                     requireContext().packageManager.getApplicationLabel(it.first.applicationInfo)
                 ).toString())
                 if (cleanItemText != null) {
-                    if (cleanItemText.contains(cleanQuery, ignoreCase = true)) {
+                    if (
+                        (fuzzyPattern != null && cleanItemText.contains(fuzzyPattern)) ||
+                        (cleanItemText.contains(cleanQuery, ignoreCase = true))
+                    ) {
                         newFilteredApps.add(it)
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/HiddenAppsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/HiddenAppsFragment.kt
index 4d83fea..ecd6860 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/HiddenAppsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/HiddenAppsFragment.kt
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ class HiddenAppsFragment : Fragment(), HiddenAppsAdapter.OnItemClickListener, Ti
         if (cleanQuery.isNullOrEmpty()) {
             newFilteredApps.addAll(updatedApps)
         } else {
+            val fuzzyPattern = if(sharedPreferenceManager.isFuzzySearchEnabled()) {
+                stringUtils.getFuzzyPattern(cleanQuery)
+            }
+            else {
+                null
+            }
             updatedApps.forEach {
                 val cleanItemText = stringUtils.cleanString(sharedPreferenceManager.getAppName(
                     it.first.applicationInfo.packageName,
@@ -121,7 +127,10 @@ class HiddenAppsFragment : Fragment(), HiddenAppsAdapter.OnItemClickListener, Ti
                     requireContext().packageManager.getApplicationLabel(it.first.applicationInfo)
                 ).toString())
                 if (cleanItemText != null) {
-                    if (cleanItemText.contains(cleanQuery, ignoreCase = true)) {
+                    if (
+                        (fuzzyPattern != null && cleanItemText.contains(fuzzyPattern)) ||
+                        (cleanItemText.contains(cleanQuery, ignoreCase = true))
+                    ) {
                         newFilteredApps.add(it)
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/SharedPreferenceManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/SharedPreferenceManager.kt
index 5977649..401d95a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/SharedPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/settings/SharedPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ class SharedPreferenceManager (private val context: Context) {
         return preferences.getString("searchSize", "medium")
     }
 
+    fun isFuzzySearchEnabled(): Boolean {
+        return preferences.getBoolean("fuzzySearchEnabled", false)
+    }
+
     fun getAppSpacing(): Int? {
         return preferences.getString("appSpacing", "20")?.toInt()
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/utils/StringUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/utils/StringUtils.kt
index deabf24..33dc405 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/utils/StringUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/utils/StringUtils.kt
@@ -23,4 +23,19 @@ class StringUtils {
         view.movementMethod = LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()
     }
 
+    /** Create a Regex pattern for simple Fuzzy search
+     *
+     * Example:
+     * 'cl' will create 'c.*l' which matches 'Clock', 'Calendar'
+     * 'msg' will create 'm.*s.*g' which matches 'Messages'
+     * 'cmr' will create 'c.*m.*r' which matches 'Camera'
+     */
+    fun getFuzzyPattern(query: String): Regex {
+        val pattern = query
+            .flatMap { char -> listOf(char.toString(), ".*") }
+            // remove the last unnecessary .* since the char itself is sufficient
+            .dropLast(1)
+            .joinToString(separator = "")
+        return Regex(pattern, RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE)
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
index dc80817..f7afb31 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     <string name="enable_search">Näytä Hakupalkki</string>
     <string name="search_alignment">Hakupalkin Sijainti</string>
     <string name="search_size">Hakupalkin Koko</string>
+    <string name="enable_fuzzy_search">Ota sumea haku käyttöön</string>
     <string name="automatically_open_keyboard">Avaa Näppäimistö Automaattisesti</string>
     <string name="automatic_app_opening">Avaa Hakutulos Automaattisesti</string>
     <string name="auto_launch_summary">Avaa sovellus automaattisesti kun se on viimeinen hakutulos</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5e6fb81..8c71ae3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
     <string name="enable_search">Enable Search</string>
     <string name="search_alignment">Search Alignment</string>
     <string name="search_size">Search Size</string>
+    <string name="enable_fuzzy_search">Enable Fuzzy Search</string>
     <string name="automatically_open_keyboard">Automatically Open Keyboard</string>
     <string name="automatic_app_opening">Automatic App Opening</string>
     <string name="auto_launch_summary">Automatically launch an app when it\'s the last search result</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/app_menu_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/app_menu_preferences.xml
index f88b5ca..aba3536 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/app_menu_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/app_menu_preferences.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
             app:key="searchSize"
             app:title="@string/search_size"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            app:dependency="searchEnabled"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:title="@string/enable_fuzzy_search"
+            app:key="fuzzySearchEnabled" />
         <SwitchPreference
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"