diff --git a/FlowVision/lib/Plugins/CMDPlugin.cs b/FlowVision/lib/Plugins/CMDPlugin.cs
index d73e2ad..83cb4c4 100644
--- a/FlowVision/lib/Plugins/CMDPlugin.cs
+++ b/FlowVision/lib/Plugins/CMDPlugin.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using FlowVision.lib.Classes;
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ namespace FlowVision.lib.Plugins
 {
     class CMDPlugin
     {
+        private static readonly string[] BrowserProcesses = { "msedge", "chrome", "firefox", "iexplore", "opera" };
+        private static readonly string[] NonWaitingCommands = { "start ", "explorer " };
 
         [KernelFunction, Description("Executes a CMD command and returns the output.")]
         public async Task<string> ExecuteCommand([Description("Command Prompt Command")] string command)
@@ -20,6 +23,9 @@ public async Task<string> ExecuteCommand([Description("Command Prompt Command")]
             // Log the plugin usage
             PluginLogger.LogPluginUsage("CMDPlugin", "ExecuteCommand", command);
 
+            // Detect if this is likely launching an external application
+            bool shouldWaitForExit = !ShouldSkipWaiting(command);
+            
             try
             {
                 var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo()
@@ -35,13 +41,32 @@ public async Task<string> ExecuteCommand([Description("Command Prompt Command")]
                 using (var process = new Process { StartInfo = startInfo })
                 {
                     process.Start();
-                    string output = await process.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync();
-                    string errors = await process.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync();
-                    process.WaitForExit();
+                    
+                    // Use tasks to read output with timeout
+                    var outputTask = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync();
+                    var errorTask = process.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync();
+                    
+                    if (shouldWaitForExit)
+                    {
+                        // Wait for process with reasonable timeout
+                        if (!process.WaitForExit(10000))  // 10 second timeout
+                        {
+                            return $"Command started but may still be running: {command}";
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // For non-waiting commands, give a short time to collect initial output
+                        await Task.Delay(500);
+                        return $"Command launched: {command}";
+                    }
+
+                    // Complete reading output
+                    string output = await outputTask;
+                    string errors = await errorTask;
 
                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(errors))
                     {
-
                         return $"Error: {errors}";
                     }
 
@@ -53,5 +78,60 @@ public async Task<string> ExecuteCommand([Description("Command Prompt Command")]
                 return $"Exception: {ex.Message}";
             }
         }
+
+        [KernelFunction, Description("Launches an external application without waiting for it to exit.")]
+        public string LaunchApplication([Description("Application to launch")] string application, 
+                                       [Description("Arguments for the application")] string arguments = "")
+        {
+            // Log the plugin usage
+            PluginLogger.LogPluginUsage("CMDPlugin", "LaunchApplication", $"{application} {arguments}");
+
+            try
+            {
+                var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo()
+                {
+                    FileName = application,
+                    Arguments = arguments,
+                    UseShellExecute = true,
+                    CreateNoWindow = false
+                };
+
+                Process.Start(startInfo);
+                return $"Successfully launched: {application}";
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                return $"Failed to launch {application}: {ex.Message}";
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool ShouldSkipWaiting(string command)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(command))
+                return false;
+
+            // Check if command contains any browser names (case-insensitive)
+            if (BrowserProcesses.Any(browser =>
+                command.IndexOf(browser, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Check for commands that typically launch external processes
+            if (NonWaitingCommands.Any(cmd =>
+                command.StartsWith(cmd, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Check for URLs or web addresses
+            if (command.IndexOf("http://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0 ||
+                command.IndexOf("https://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }