diff --git a/.github/scripts/ubuntu/Dockerfile b/.github/scripts/ubuntu/Dockerfile
index f974dd6..50379af 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/scripts/ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 ENV RUSTUP_HOME=/usr/local/rustup \
     CARGO_HOME=/usr/local/cargo \
     PATH=/usr/local/cargo/bin:$PATH \
-    RUST_VERSION=1.55.0
+    RUST_VERSION=1.57.0
 
 RUN set -eux; \
     dpkgArch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"; \
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a9e3bdf..1dd561d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.66"
+version = "1.0.73"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4c0496836a84f8d0495758516b8621a622beb77c0fed418570e50764093ced48"
+checksum = "2fff2a6927b3bb87f9595d67196a70493f627687a71d87a0d692242c33f58c11"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "num-integer",
  "num-traits",
+ "pure-rust-locales",
  "time",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
@@ -399,6 +400,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cstr_core"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "644828c273c063ab0d39486ba42a5d1f3a499d35529c759e763a9c6cb8a0fb08"
+dependencies = [
+ "cty",
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor"
 version = "0.1.20"
@@ -409,6 +420,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.67",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cty"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b365fabc795046672053e29c954733ec3b05e4be654ab130fe8f1f94d7051f35"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dbus"
 version = "0.9.1"
@@ -572,7 +589,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "espanso"
-version = "2.1.3-alpha"
+version = "2.1.4-beta"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "caps",
@@ -851,6 +868,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "rand 0.8.3",
  "regex",
+ "sys-locale",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
@@ -2040,6 +2058,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid 0.2.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pure-rust-locales"
+version = "0.5.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b45c49fc4f91f35bae654f85ebb3a44d60ac64f11b3166ffa609def390c732d8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "0.3.15"
@@ -2577,6 +2601,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid 0.0.4",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sys-locale"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "91f89ebb59fa30d4f65fafc2d68e94f6975256fd87e812dd99cb6e020c8563df"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "cstr_core",
+ "libc",
+ "web-sys",
+ "winapi 0.3.9",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tempdir"
 version = "0.3.7"
diff --git a/espanso-clipboard/Cargo.toml b/espanso-clipboard/Cargo.toml
index b389613..943588f 100644
--- a/espanso-clipboard/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso-clipboard/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ widestring = "0.4.3"
 wait-timeout = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0.66"
\ No newline at end of file
+cc = "1.0.73"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-clipboard/src/cocoa/native.mm b/espanso-clipboard/src/cocoa/native.mm
index 91ed16a..a5bbf38 100644
--- a/espanso-clipboard/src/cocoa/native.mm
+++ b/espanso-clipboard/src/cocoa/native.mm
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ int32_t clipboard_get_text(char * buffer, int32_t buffer_size) {
       const char * text = [string UTF8String];
       strncpy(buffer, text, buffer_size);
 
-      [string release];
-
       return 1;
     }
   }
diff --git a/espanso-config/src/config/default.rs b/espanso-config/src/config/default.rs
index 09decba..7966ba7 100644
--- a/espanso-config/src/config/default.rs
+++ b/espanso-config/src/config/default.rs
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ pub(crate) const DEFAULT_CLIPBOARD_THRESHOLD: usize = 100;
 pub(crate) const DEFAULT_PRE_PASTE_DELAY: usize = 100;
 pub(crate) const DEFAULT_SHORTCUT_EVENT_DELAY: usize = 10;
 pub(crate) const DEFAULT_RESTORE_CLIPBOARD_DELAY: usize = 300;
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_POST_FORM_DELAY: usize = 200;
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_POST_SEARCH_DELAY: usize = 200;
diff --git a/espanso-config/src/config/mod.rs b/espanso-config/src/config/mod.rs
index 0992372..945841e 100644
--- a/espanso-config/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-config/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ pub trait Config: Send + Sync {
   // If false, avoid showing the SecureInput notification on macOS
   fn secure_input_notification(&self) -> bool;
 
+  // The number of milliseconds to wait after a form has been closed.
+  // This is useful to let the target application regain focus
+  // after a form has been closed, otherwise the injection might
+  // not be targeted to the right application.
+  fn post_form_delay(&self) -> usize;
+
+  // The number of milliseconds to wait after the search bar has been closed.
+  // This is useful to let the target application regain focus
+  // after the search bar has been closed, otherwise the injection might
+  // not be targeted to the right application.
+  fn post_search_delay(&self) -> usize;
+
   // If true, use the `xclip` command to implement the clipboard instead of
   // the built-in native module on X11.
   fn x11_use_xclip_backend(&self) -> bool;
@@ -188,6 +200,8 @@ pub trait Config: Send + Sync {
         toggle_key: {:?}
         auto_restart: {:?}
         restore_clipboard_delay: {:?} 
+        post_form_delay: {:?} 
+        post_search_delay: {:?} 
         backspace_limit: {}
         search_trigger: {:?}
         search_shortcut: {:?}
@@ -220,6 +234,8 @@ pub trait Config: Send + Sync {
       self.toggle_key(),
       self.auto_restart(),
       self.restore_clipboard_delay(),
+      self.post_form_delay(),
+      self.post_search_delay(),
       self.backspace_limit(),
       self.search_trigger(),
       self.search_shortcut(),
diff --git a/espanso-config/src/config/parse/mod.rs b/espanso-config/src/config/parse/mod.rs
index 94f174d..644b068 100644
--- a/espanso-config/src/config/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-config/src/config/parse/mod.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ pub(crate) struct ParsedConfig {
   pub show_notifications: Option<bool>,
   pub show_icon: Option<bool>,
   pub secure_input_notification: Option<bool>,
+  pub post_form_delay: Option<usize>,
+  pub post_search_delay: Option<usize>,
   pub win32_exclude_orphan_events: Option<bool>,
   pub win32_keyboard_layout_cache_interval: Option<i64>,
   pub x11_use_xclip_backend: Option<bool>,
diff --git a/espanso-config/src/config/parse/yaml.rs b/espanso-config/src/config/parse/yaml.rs
index d666662..64558db 100644
--- a/espanso-config/src/config/parse/yaml.rs
+++ b/espanso-config/src/config/parse/yaml.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ pub(crate) struct YAMLConfig {
   #[serde(default)]
   pub show_icon: Option<bool>,
 
+  #[serde(default)]
+  pub post_form_delay: Option<usize>,
+
+  #[serde(default)]
+  pub post_search_delay: Option<usize>,
+
   #[serde(default)]
   pub secure_input_notification: Option<bool>,
 
@@ -201,6 +207,8 @@ impl TryFrom<YAMLConfig> for ParsedConfig {
       pre_paste_delay: yaml_config.pre_paste_delay,
       restore_clipboard_delay: yaml_config.restore_clipboard_delay,
       paste_shortcut_event_delay: yaml_config.paste_shortcut_event_delay,
+      post_form_delay: yaml_config.post_form_delay,
+      post_search_delay: yaml_config.post_search_delay,
 
       win32_exclude_orphan_events: yaml_config.win32_exclude_orphan_events,
       win32_keyboard_layout_cache_interval: yaml_config.win32_keyboard_layout_cache_interval,
@@ -260,6 +268,8 @@ mod tests {
     show_icon: false
     show_notifications: false
     secure_input_notification: false
+    post_form_delay: 300
+    post_search_delay: 400
     win32_exclude_orphan_events: false
     win32_keyboard_layout_cache_interval: 300
     x11_use_xclip_backend: true
@@ -314,6 +324,8 @@ mod tests {
         show_icon: Some(false),
         show_notifications: Some(false),
         secure_input_notification: Some(false),
+        post_form_delay: Some(300),
+        post_search_delay: Some(400),
         win32_exclude_orphan_events: Some(false),
         win32_keyboard_layout_cache_interval: Some(300),
         x11_use_xclip_backend: Some(true),
diff --git a/espanso-config/src/config/resolve.rs b/espanso-config/src/config/resolve.rs
index 518c1ff..7b7dcc3 100644
--- a/espanso-config/src/config/resolve.rs
+++ b/espanso-config/src/config/resolve.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 use super::{
   default::{
-    DEFAULT_CLIPBOARD_THRESHOLD, DEFAULT_PRE_PASTE_DELAY, DEFAULT_RESTORE_CLIPBOARD_DELAY,
-    DEFAULT_SHORTCUT_EVENT_DELAY,
+    DEFAULT_CLIPBOARD_THRESHOLD, DEFAULT_POST_FORM_DELAY, DEFAULT_POST_SEARCH_DELAY,
+    DEFAULT_PRE_PASTE_DELAY, DEFAULT_RESTORE_CLIPBOARD_DELAY, DEFAULT_SHORTCUT_EVENT_DELAY,
   },
   parse::ParsedConfig,
   path::calculate_paths,
@@ -299,6 +299,20 @@ impl Config for ResolvedConfig {
     self.parsed.secure_input_notification.unwrap_or(true)
   }
 
+  fn post_form_delay(&self) -> usize {
+    self
+      .parsed
+      .post_form_delay
+      .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_POST_FORM_DELAY)
+  }
+
+  fn post_search_delay(&self) -> usize {
+    self
+      .parsed
+      .post_search_delay
+      .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_POST_SEARCH_DELAY)
+  }
+
   fn win32_exclude_orphan_events(&self) -> bool {
     self.parsed.win32_exclude_orphan_events.unwrap_or(true)
   }
@@ -398,6 +412,8 @@ impl ResolvedConfig {
       show_icon,
       show_notifications,
       secure_input_notification,
+      post_form_delay,
+      post_search_delay,
       win32_exclude_orphan_events,
       win32_keyboard_layout_cache_interval,
       x11_use_xclip_backend,
diff --git a/espanso-config/src/legacy/mod.rs b/espanso-config/src/legacy/mod.rs
index b67e0f7..24a94aa 100644
--- a/espanso-config/src/legacy/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-config/src/legacy/mod.rs
@@ -387,6 +387,14 @@ impl Config for LegacyInteropConfig {
     self.config.enable_active
   }
 
+  fn post_form_delay(&self) -> usize {
+    crate::config::default::DEFAULT_POST_FORM_DELAY
+  }
+
+  fn post_search_delay(&self) -> usize {
+    crate::config::default::DEFAULT_POST_SEARCH_DELAY
+  }
+
   fn win32_exclude_orphan_events(&self) -> bool {
     true
   }
diff --git a/espanso-detect/Cargo.toml b/espanso-detect/Cargo.toml
index ae760fd..b97c457 100644
--- a/espanso-detect/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso-detect/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ scopeguard = "1.1.0"
 sctk = { package = "smithay-client-toolkit", version = "0.14.0", optional = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0.66"
+cc = "1.0.73"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 enum-as-inner = "0.3.3"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-detect/src/layout/mod.rs b/espanso-detect/src/layout/mod.rs
index 0215529..83480df 100644
--- a/espanso-detect/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-detect/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ pub fn get_active_layout() -> Option<String> {
   if gnome::is_gnome() {
     gnome::get_active_layout()
   } else {
-    log::warn!("unable to determine the currently active layout, you might need to explicitly specify the layout in the config for espanso to work correctly.");
     None
   }
 }
diff --git a/espanso-engine/src/process/middleware/image_resolve.rs b/espanso-engine/src/process/middleware/image_resolve.rs
index 8a9569f..7fb1151 100644
--- a/espanso-engine/src/process/middleware/image_resolve.rs
+++ b/espanso-engine/src/process/middleware/image_resolve.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<'a> Middleware for ImageResolverMiddleware<'a> {
     if let EventType::ImageRequested(m_event) = &event.etype {
       // On Windows, we have to replace the forward / with the backslash \ in the path
       let path = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-        m_event.image_path.replace("/", "\\")
+        m_event.image_path.replace('/', "\\")
       } else {
         m_event.image_path.to_owned()
       };
diff --git a/espanso-info/Cargo.toml b/espanso-info/Cargo.toml
index 56aa979..2a19659 100644
--- a/espanso-info/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso-info/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 widestring = "0.4.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0.66"
\ No newline at end of file
+cc = "1.0.73"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-info/src/cocoa/native.mm b/espanso-info/src/cocoa/native.mm
index 86d9403..b437952 100644
--- a/espanso-info/src/cocoa/native.mm
+++ b/espanso-info/src/cocoa/native.mm
@@ -23,29 +23,27 @@
 
 int32_t info_get_title(char *buffer, int32_t buffer_size)
 {
-  @autoreleasepool {
-    CFArrayRef windows = CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo(kCGWindowListExcludeDesktopElements | kCGWindowListOptionOnScreenOnly, kCGNullWindowID);
-    int32_t result = 0;
+  CFArrayRef windows = CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo(kCGWindowListExcludeDesktopElements | kCGWindowListOptionOnScreenOnly, kCGNullWindowID);
+  int32_t result = 0;
 
-    if (windows) {
-      for (NSDictionary *window in (NSArray *)windows) {
-        NSNumber *ownerPid = window[(id) kCGWindowOwnerPID];
+  if (windows) {
+    for (NSDictionary *window in (NSArray *)windows) {
+      NSNumber *ownerPid = window[(id) kCGWindowOwnerPID];
 
-        NSRunningApplication *currentApp = [NSRunningApplication runningApplicationWithProcessIdentifier: [ownerPid intValue]];
+      NSRunningApplication *currentApp = [NSRunningApplication runningApplicationWithProcessIdentifier: [ownerPid intValue]];
 
-        if ([currentApp isActive]) {
-          NSString *name = window[(id) kCGWindowName];
-          if (name.length > 0) {
-            const char * title = [name UTF8String];
-            snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "%s", title);
-            result = 1;
-          }
-          break;
+      if ([currentApp isActive]) {
+        NSString *name = window[(id) kCGWindowName];
+        if (name.length > 0) {
+          const char * title = [name UTF8String];
+          snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "%s", title);
+          result = 1;
         }
+        break;
       }
-
-      CFRelease(windows);
     }
+
+    CFRelease(windows);
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -54,70 +52,64 @@ int32_t info_get_title(char *buffer, int32_t buffer_size)
 // Partially taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/480866/get-the-title-of-the-current-active-window-document-in-mac-os-x/23451568#23451568
 int32_t info_get_title_fallback(char *buffer, int32_t buffer_size)
 {
-  @autoreleasepool {
-    // Get the process ID of the frontmost application.
-    NSRunningApplication* app = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] frontmostApplication];
-    pid_t pid = [app processIdentifier];
+  // Get the process ID of the frontmost application.
+  NSRunningApplication* app = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] frontmostApplication];
+  pid_t pid = [app processIdentifier];
 
-    AXUIElementRef appElem = AXUIElementCreateApplication(pid);
-    if (!appElem) {
-      return -1;
-    }
+  AXUIElementRef appElem = AXUIElementCreateApplication(pid);
+  if (!appElem) {
+    return -1;
+  }
 
-    // Get the accessibility element corresponding to the frontmost window
-    // of the frontmost application.
-    AXUIElementRef window = NULL;
-    if (AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(appElem, 
-          kAXFocusedWindowAttribute, (CFTypeRef*)&window) != kAXErrorSuccess) {
-      CFRelease(appElem);
-      return -2;
-    }
-
-    // Finally, get the title of the frontmost window.
-    CFStringRef title = NULL;
-    AXError result = AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(window, kAXTitleAttribute,
-                      (CFTypeRef*)&title);
-
-    // At this point, we don't need window and appElem anymore.
-    CFRelease(window);
+  // Get the accessibility element corresponding to the frontmost window
+  // of the frontmost application.
+  AXUIElementRef window = NULL;
+  if (AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(appElem, 
+        kAXFocusedWindowAttribute, (CFTypeRef*)&window) != kAXErrorSuccess) {
     CFRelease(appElem);
+    return -2;
+  }
 
-    if (result != kAXErrorSuccess) {
-      // Failed to get the window title.
-      return -3;
-    }
+  // Finally, get the title of the frontmost window.
+  CFStringRef title = NULL;
+  AXError result = AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(window, kAXTitleAttribute,
+                    (CFTypeRef*)&title);
 
-    if (CFStringGetCString(title, buffer, buffer_size, kCFStringEncodingUTF8)) {
-      CFRelease(title);
-      return 1;
-    } else {
-      return -4;
-    }
+  // At this point, we don't need window and appElem anymore.
+  CFRelease(window);
+  CFRelease(appElem);
+
+  if (result != kAXErrorSuccess) {
+    // Failed to get the window title.
+    return -3;
+  }
+
+  if (CFStringGetCString(title, buffer, buffer_size, kCFStringEncodingUTF8)) {
+    CFRelease(title);
+    return 1;
+  } else {
+    return -4;
   }
 }
 
 int32_t info_get_exec(char *buffer, int32_t buffer_size)
 {
-  @autoreleasepool {
-    NSRunningApplication *frontApp = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] frontmostApplication];
-    NSString *bundlePath = [frontApp bundleURL].path;
-    const char * path = [bundlePath UTF8String];
+  NSRunningApplication *frontApp = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] frontmostApplication];
+  NSString *bundlePath = [frontApp bundleURL].path;
+  const char * path = [bundlePath UTF8String];
 
-    snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "%s", path);
-  }
+  snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "%s", path);
 
   return 1;
 }
 
 int32_t info_get_class(char *buffer, int32_t buffer_size)
 {
-  @autoreleasepool {
-    NSRunningApplication *frontApp = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] frontmostApplication];
-    NSString *bundleId = frontApp.bundleIdentifier;
-    const char * bundle = [bundleId UTF8String];
+  NSRunningApplication *frontApp = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] frontmostApplication];
+  NSString *bundleId = frontApp.bundleIdentifier;
+  const char * bundle = [bundleId UTF8String];
 
-    snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "%s", bundle);
-  }
+  snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "%s", bundle);
 
   return 1;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-inject/Cargo.toml b/espanso-inject/Cargo.toml
index 5a0c9a0..c7724be 100644
--- a/espanso-inject/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso-inject/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ scopeguard = "1.1.0"
 itertools = "0.10.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0.66"
+cc = "1.0.73"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 enum-as-inner = "0.3.3"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-mac-utils/Cargo.toml b/espanso-mac-utils/Cargo.toml
index 6172e9c..cd47a4b 100644
--- a/espanso-mac-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso-mac-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 regex = "1.4.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0.66"
\ No newline at end of file
+cc = "1.0.73"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-modulo/Cargo.toml b/espanso-modulo/Cargo.toml
index a6f3ea5..332c043 100644
--- a/espanso-modulo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso-modulo/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 regex = "1.4.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0.66"
+cc = "1.0.73"
 regex = "1.4.3"
 zip = "0.5.12"
 winres = "0.1.11"
diff --git a/espanso-modulo/build.rs b/espanso-modulo/build.rs
index f3f1a21..5c5570d 100644
--- a/espanso-modulo/build.rs
+++ b/espanso-modulo/build.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn build_native() {
       .expect("unable to extract wxWidgets source dir");
 
     // Compile wxWidgets
-    let tool = cc::windows_registry::find_tool("msvc", "msbuild")
+    let tool = cc::windows_registry::find_tool("msvc", "devenv")
       .expect("unable to locate MSVC compiler, did you install Visual Studio?");
     let mut vcvars_path = None;
     let mut current_root = tool.path();
diff --git a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/search/search.cpp b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/search/search.cpp
index a06f796..6d4ac54 100644
--- a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/search/search.cpp
+++ b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/search/search.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const long DEFAULT_STYLE = wxSTAY_ON_TOP | wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW | wxRESIZE_BORDER
 #endif
 #ifdef __LINUX__
 const int SEARCH_BAR_FONT_SIZE = 20;
-const long DEFAULT_STYLE = wxSTAY_ON_TOP | wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW | wxBORDER_NONE;
+const long DEFAULT_STYLE = wxSTAY_ON_TOP;
 #endif
 
 const int HELP_TEXT_FONT_SIZE = 10;
diff --git a/espanso-render/Cargo.toml b/espanso-render/Cargo.toml
index 3940d0d..2244e8a 100644
--- a/espanso-render/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso-render/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.38"
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 regex = "1.4.3"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
-chrono = "0.4.19"
+chrono = {version = "0.4.19", features=["unstable-locales"]}
 enum-as-inner = "0.3.3"
-rand = "0.8.3"
\ No newline at end of file
+rand = "0.8.3"
+sys-locale = "0.1.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso-render/src/extension/date.rs b/espanso-render/src/extension/date.rs
index 5cb0812..12f74c2 100644
--- a/espanso-render/src/extension/date.rs
+++ b/espanso-render/src/extension/date.rs
@@ -17,22 +17,30 @@
  * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Local};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Local, Locale};
 
 use crate::{Extension, ExtensionOutput, ExtensionResult, Number, Params, Value};
 
-pub struct DateExtension {
+pub trait LocaleProvider {
+  fn get_system_locale(&self) -> String;
+}
+
+pub struct DateExtension<'a> {
   fixed_date: Option<DateTime<Local>>,
+  locale_provider: &'a dyn LocaleProvider,
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::new_without_default)]
-impl DateExtension {
-  pub fn new() -> Self {
-    Self { fixed_date: None }
+impl<'a> DateExtension<'a> {
+  pub fn new(locale_provider: &'a dyn LocaleProvider) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      fixed_date: None,
+      locale_provider,
+    }
   }
 }
 
-impl Extension for DateExtension {
+impl<'a> Extension for DateExtension<'a> {
   fn name(&self) -> &str {
     "date"
   }
@@ -53,9 +61,14 @@ impl Extension for DateExtension {
     }
 
     let format = params.get("format");
+    let locale = params
+      .get("locale")
+      .and_then(|val| val.as_string())
+      .map(String::from)
+      .unwrap_or_else(|| self.locale_provider.get_system_locale());
 
     let date = if let Some(Value::String(format)) = format {
-      now.format(format).to_string()
+      DateExtension::format_date_with_locale_string(now, format, &locale)
     } else {
       now.to_rfc2822()
     };
@@ -64,7 +77,7 @@ impl Extension for DateExtension {
   }
 }
 
-impl DateExtension {
+impl<'a> DateExtension<'a> {
   fn get_date(&self) -> DateTime<Local> {
     if let Some(fixed_date) = self.fixed_date {
       fixed_date
@@ -72,6 +85,340 @@ impl DateExtension {
       Local::now()
     }
   }
+
+  fn format_date_with_locale(date: DateTime<Local>, format: &str, locale: Locale) -> String {
+    date.format_localized(format, locale).to_string()
+  }
+
+  fn format_date_with_locale_string(
+    date: DateTime<Local>,
+    format: &str,
+    locale_str: &str,
+  ) -> String {
+    let locale = convert_locale_string_to_locale(locale_str).unwrap_or(Locale::en_US);
+    Self::format_date_with_locale(date, format, locale)
+  }
+}
+
+fn convert_locale_string_to_locale(locale_str: &str) -> Option<Locale> {
+  match locale_str {
+    "aa-DJ" => Some(Locale::aa_DJ),
+    "aa-ER" => Some(Locale::aa_ER),
+    "aa-ET" => Some(Locale::aa_ET),
+    "af-ZA" => Some(Locale::af_ZA),
+    "agr-PE" => Some(Locale::agr_PE),
+    "ak-GH" => Some(Locale::ak_GH),
+    "am-ET" => Some(Locale::am_ET),
+    "an-ES" => Some(Locale::an_ES),
+    "anp-IN" => Some(Locale::anp_IN),
+    "ar-AE" => Some(Locale::ar_AE),
+    "ar-BH" => Some(Locale::ar_BH),
+    "ar-DZ" => Some(Locale::ar_DZ),
+    "ar-EG" => Some(Locale::ar_EG),
+    "ar-IN" => Some(Locale::ar_IN),
+    "ar-IQ" => Some(Locale::ar_IQ),
+    "ar-JO" => Some(Locale::ar_JO),
+    "ar-KW" => Some(Locale::ar_KW),
+    "ar-LB" => Some(Locale::ar_LB),
+    "ar-LY" => Some(Locale::ar_LY),
+    "ar-MA" => Some(Locale::ar_MA),
+    "ar-OM" => Some(Locale::ar_OM),
+    "ar-QA" => Some(Locale::ar_QA),
+    "ar-SA" => Some(Locale::ar_SA),
+    "ar-SD" => Some(Locale::ar_SD),
+    "ar-SS" => Some(Locale::ar_SS),
+    "ar-SY" => Some(Locale::ar_SY),
+    "ar-TN" => Some(Locale::ar_TN),
+    "ar-YE" => Some(Locale::ar_YE),
+    "as-IN" => Some(Locale::as_IN),
+    "ast-ES" => Some(Locale::ast_ES),
+    "ayc-PE" => Some(Locale::ayc_PE),
+    "az-AZ" => Some(Locale::az_AZ),
+    "az-IR" => Some(Locale::az_IR),
+    "be-BY" => Some(Locale::be_BY),
+    "bem-ZM" => Some(Locale::bem_ZM),
+    "ber-DZ" => Some(Locale::ber_DZ),
+    "ber-MA" => Some(Locale::ber_MA),
+    "bg-BG" => Some(Locale::bg_BG),
+    "bhb-IN" => Some(Locale::bhb_IN),
+    "bho-IN" => Some(Locale::bho_IN),
+    "bho-NP" => Some(Locale::bho_NP),
+    "bi-VU" => Some(Locale::bi_VU),
+    "bn-BD" => Some(Locale::bn_BD),
+    "bn-IN" => Some(Locale::bn_IN),
+    "bo-CN" => Some(Locale::bo_CN),
+    "bo-IN" => Some(Locale::bo_IN),
+    "br-FR" => Some(Locale::br_FR),
+    "brx-IN" => Some(Locale::brx_IN),
+    "bs-BA" => Some(Locale::bs_BA),
+    "byn-ER" => Some(Locale::byn_ER),
+    "ca-AD" => Some(Locale::ca_AD),
+    "ca-ES" => Some(Locale::ca_ES),
+    "ca-FR" => Some(Locale::ca_FR),
+    "ca-IT" => Some(Locale::ca_IT),
+    "ce-RU" => Some(Locale::ce_RU),
+    "chr-US" => Some(Locale::chr_US),
+    "cmn-TW" => Some(Locale::cmn_TW),
+    "crh-UA" => Some(Locale::crh_UA),
+    "cs-CZ" => Some(Locale::cs_CZ),
+    "csb-PL" => Some(Locale::csb_PL),
+    "cv-RU" => Some(Locale::cv_RU),
+    "cy-GB" => Some(Locale::cy_GB),
+    "da-DK" => Some(Locale::da_DK),
+    "de-AT" => Some(Locale::de_AT),
+    "de-BE" => Some(Locale::de_BE),
+    "de-CH" => Some(Locale::de_CH),
+    "de-DE" => Some(Locale::de_DE),
+    "de-IT" => Some(Locale::de_IT),
+    "de-LI" => Some(Locale::de_LI),
+    "de-LU" => Some(Locale::de_LU),
+    "doi-IN" => Some(Locale::doi_IN),
+    "dsb-DE" => Some(Locale::dsb_DE),
+    "dv-MV" => Some(Locale::dv_MV),
+    "dz-BT" => Some(Locale::dz_BT),
+    "el-CY" => Some(Locale::el_CY),
+    "el-GR" => Some(Locale::el_GR),
+    "en-AG" => Some(Locale::en_AG),
+    "en-AU" => Some(Locale::en_AU),
+    "en-BW" => Some(Locale::en_BW),
+    "en-CA" => Some(Locale::en_CA),
+    "en-DK" => Some(Locale::en_DK),
+    "en-GB" => Some(Locale::en_GB),
+    "en-HK" => Some(Locale::en_HK),
+    "en-IE" => Some(Locale::en_IE),
+    "en-IL" => Some(Locale::en_IL),
+    "en-IN" => Some(Locale::en_IN),
+    "en-NG" => Some(Locale::en_NG),
+    "en-NZ" => Some(Locale::en_NZ),
+    "en-PH" => Some(Locale::en_PH),
+    "en-SC" => Some(Locale::en_SC),
+    "en-SG" => Some(Locale::en_SG),
+    "en-US" => Some(Locale::en_US),
+    "en-ZA" => Some(Locale::en_ZA),
+    "en-ZM" => Some(Locale::en_ZM),
+    "en-ZW" => Some(Locale::en_ZW),
+    "eo" => Some(Locale::eo),
+    "es-AR" => Some(Locale::es_AR),
+    "es-BO" => Some(Locale::es_BO),
+    "es-CL" => Some(Locale::es_CL),
+    "es-CO" => Some(Locale::es_CO),
+    "es-CR" => Some(Locale::es_CR),
+    "es-CU" => Some(Locale::es_CU),
+    "es-DO" => Some(Locale::es_DO),
+    "es-EC" => Some(Locale::es_EC),
+    "es-ES" => Some(Locale::es_ES),
+    "es-GT" => Some(Locale::es_GT),
+    "es-HN" => Some(Locale::es_HN),
+    "es-MX" => Some(Locale::es_MX),
+    "es-NI" => Some(Locale::es_NI),
+    "es-PA" => Some(Locale::es_PA),
+    "es-PE" => Some(Locale::es_PE),
+    "es-PR" => Some(Locale::es_PR),
+    "es-PY" => Some(Locale::es_PY),
+    "es-SV" => Some(Locale::es_SV),
+    "es-US" => Some(Locale::es_US),
+    "es-UY" => Some(Locale::es_UY),
+    "es-VE" => Some(Locale::es_VE),
+    "et-EE" => Some(Locale::et_EE),
+    "eu-ES" => Some(Locale::eu_ES),
+    "fa-IR" => Some(Locale::fa_IR),
+    "ff-SN" => Some(Locale::ff_SN),
+    "fi-FI" => Some(Locale::fi_FI),
+    "fil-PH" => Some(Locale::fil_PH),
+    "fo-FO" => Some(Locale::fo_FO),
+    "fr-BE" => Some(Locale::fr_BE),
+    "fr-CA" => Some(Locale::fr_CA),
+    "fr-CH" => Some(Locale::fr_CH),
+    "fr-FR" => Some(Locale::fr_FR),
+    "fr-LU" => Some(Locale::fr_LU),
+    "fur-IT" => Some(Locale::fur_IT),
+    "fy-DE" => Some(Locale::fy_DE),
+    "fy-NL" => Some(Locale::fy_NL),
+    "ga-IE" => Some(Locale::ga_IE),
+    "gd-GB" => Some(Locale::gd_GB),
+    "gez-ER" => Some(Locale::gez_ER),
+    "gez-ET" => Some(Locale::gez_ET),
+    "gl-ES" => Some(Locale::gl_ES),
+    "gu-IN" => Some(Locale::gu_IN),
+    "gv-GB" => Some(Locale::gv_GB),
+    "ha-NG" => Some(Locale::ha_NG),
+    "hak-TW" => Some(Locale::hak_TW),
+    "he-IL" => Some(Locale::he_IL),
+    "hi-IN" => Some(Locale::hi_IN),
+    "hif-FJ" => Some(Locale::hif_FJ),
+    "hne-IN" => Some(Locale::hne_IN),
+    "hr-HR" => Some(Locale::hr_HR),
+    "hsb-DE" => Some(Locale::hsb_DE),
+    "ht-HT" => Some(Locale::ht_HT),
+    "hu-HU" => Some(Locale::hu_HU),
+    "hy-AM" => Some(Locale::hy_AM),
+    "ia-FR" => Some(Locale::ia_FR),
+    "id-ID" => Some(Locale::id_ID),
+    "ig-NG" => Some(Locale::ig_NG),
+    "ik-CA" => Some(Locale::ik_CA),
+    "is-IS" => Some(Locale::is_IS),
+    "it-CH" => Some(Locale::it_CH),
+    "it-IT" => Some(Locale::it_IT),
+    "iu-CA" => Some(Locale::iu_CA),
+    "ja-JP" => Some(Locale::ja_JP),
+    "ka-GE" => Some(Locale::ka_GE),
+    "kab-DZ" => Some(Locale::kab_DZ),
+    "kk-KZ" => Some(Locale::kk_KZ),
+    "kl-GL" => Some(Locale::kl_GL),
+    "km-KH" => Some(Locale::km_KH),
+    "kn-IN" => Some(Locale::kn_IN),
+    "ko-KR" => Some(Locale::ko_KR),
+    "kok-IN" => Some(Locale::kok_IN),
+    "ks-IN" => Some(Locale::ks_IN),
+    "ku-TR" => Some(Locale::ku_TR),
+    "kw-GB" => Some(Locale::kw_GB),
+    "ky-KG" => Some(Locale::ky_KG),
+    "lb-LU" => Some(Locale::lb_LU),
+    "lg-UG" => Some(Locale::lg_UG),
+    "li-BE" => Some(Locale::li_BE),
+    "li-NL" => Some(Locale::li_NL),
+    "lij-IT" => Some(Locale::lij_IT),
+    "ln-CD" => Some(Locale::ln_CD),
+    "lo-LA" => Some(Locale::lo_LA),
+    "lt-LT" => Some(Locale::lt_LT),
+    "lv-LV" => Some(Locale::lv_LV),
+    "lzh-TW" => Some(Locale::lzh_TW),
+    "mag-IN" => Some(Locale::mag_IN),
+    "mai-IN" => Some(Locale::mai_IN),
+    "mai-NP" => Some(Locale::mai_NP),
+    "mfe-MU" => Some(Locale::mfe_MU),
+    "mg-MG" => Some(Locale::mg_MG),
+    "mhr-RU" => Some(Locale::mhr_RU),
+    "mi-NZ" => Some(Locale::mi_NZ),
+    "miq-NI" => Some(Locale::miq_NI),
+    "mjw-IN" => Some(Locale::mjw_IN),
+    "mk-MK" => Some(Locale::mk_MK),
+    "ml-IN" => Some(Locale::ml_IN),
+    "mn-MN" => Some(Locale::mn_MN),
+    "mni-IN" => Some(Locale::mni_IN),
+    "mnw-MM" => Some(Locale::mnw_MM),
+    "mr-IN" => Some(Locale::mr_IN),
+    "ms-MY" => Some(Locale::ms_MY),
+    "mt-MT" => Some(Locale::mt_MT),
+    "my-MM" => Some(Locale::my_MM),
+    "nan-TW" => Some(Locale::nan_TW),
+    "nb-NO" => Some(Locale::nb_NO),
+    "nds-DE" => Some(Locale::nds_DE),
+    "nds-NL" => Some(Locale::nds_NL),
+    "ne-NP" => Some(Locale::ne_NP),
+    "nhn-MX" => Some(Locale::nhn_MX),
+    "niu-NU" => Some(Locale::niu_NU),
+    "niu-NZ" => Some(Locale::niu_NZ),
+    "nl-AW" => Some(Locale::nl_AW),
+    "nl-BE" => Some(Locale::nl_BE),
+    "nl-NL" => Some(Locale::nl_NL),
+    "nn-NO" => Some(Locale::nn_NO),
+    "nr-ZA" => Some(Locale::nr_ZA),
+    "nso-ZA" => Some(Locale::nso_ZA),
+    "oc-FR" => Some(Locale::oc_FR),
+    "om-ET" => Some(Locale::om_ET),
+    "om-KE" => Some(Locale::om_KE),
+    "or-IN" => Some(Locale::or_IN),
+    "os-RU" => Some(Locale::os_RU),
+    "pa-IN" => Some(Locale::pa_IN),
+    "pa-PK" => Some(Locale::pa_PK),
+    "pap-AW" => Some(Locale::pap_AW),
+    "pap-CW" => Some(Locale::pap_CW),
+    "pl-PL" => Some(Locale::pl_PL),
+    "ps-AF" => Some(Locale::ps_AF),
+    "pt-BR" => Some(Locale::pt_BR),
+    "pt-PT" => Some(Locale::pt_PT),
+    "quz-PE" => Some(Locale::quz_PE),
+    "raj-IN" => Some(Locale::raj_IN),
+    "ro-RO" => Some(Locale::ro_RO),
+    "ru-RU" => Some(Locale::ru_RU),
+    "ru-UA" => Some(Locale::ru_UA),
+    "rw-RW" => Some(Locale::rw_RW),
+    "sa-IN" => Some(Locale::sa_IN),
+    "sah-RU" => Some(Locale::sah_RU),
+    "sat-IN" => Some(Locale::sat_IN),
+    "sc-IT" => Some(Locale::sc_IT),
+    "sd-IN" => Some(Locale::sd_IN),
+    "se-NO" => Some(Locale::se_NO),
+    "sgs-LT" => Some(Locale::sgs_LT),
+    "shn-MM" => Some(Locale::shn_MM),
+    "shs-CA" => Some(Locale::shs_CA),
+    "si-LK" => Some(Locale::si_LK),
+    "sid-ET" => Some(Locale::sid_ET),
+    "sk-SK" => Some(Locale::sk_SK),
+    "sl-SI" => Some(Locale::sl_SI),
+    "sm-WS" => Some(Locale::sm_WS),
+    "so-DJ" => Some(Locale::so_DJ),
+    "so-ET" => Some(Locale::so_ET),
+    "so-KE" => Some(Locale::so_KE),
+    "so-SO" => Some(Locale::so_SO),
+    "sq-AL" => Some(Locale::sq_AL),
+    "sq-MK" => Some(Locale::sq_MK),
+    "sr-ME" => Some(Locale::sr_ME),
+    "sr-RS" => Some(Locale::sr_RS),
+    "ss-ZA" => Some(Locale::ss_ZA),
+    "st-ZA" => Some(Locale::st_ZA),
+    "sv-FI" => Some(Locale::sv_FI),
+    "sv-SE" => Some(Locale::sv_SE),
+    "sw-KE" => Some(Locale::sw_KE),
+    "sw-TZ" => Some(Locale::sw_TZ),
+    "szl-PL" => Some(Locale::szl_PL),
+    "ta-IN" => Some(Locale::ta_IN),
+    "ta-LK" => Some(Locale::ta_LK),
+    "tcy-IN" => Some(Locale::tcy_IN),
+    "te-IN" => Some(Locale::te_IN),
+    "tg-TJ" => Some(Locale::tg_TJ),
+    "th-TH" => Some(Locale::th_TH),
+    "the-NP" => Some(Locale::the_NP),
+    "ti-ER" => Some(Locale::ti_ER),
+    "ti-ET" => Some(Locale::ti_ET),
+    "tig-ER" => Some(Locale::tig_ER),
+    "tk-TM" => Some(Locale::tk_TM),
+    "tl-PH" => Some(Locale::tl_PH),
+    "tn-ZA" => Some(Locale::tn_ZA),
+    "to-TO" => Some(Locale::to_TO),
+    "tpi-PG" => Some(Locale::tpi_PG),
+    "tr-CY" => Some(Locale::tr_CY),
+    "tr-TR" => Some(Locale::tr_TR),
+    "ts-ZA" => Some(Locale::ts_ZA),
+    "tt-RU" => Some(Locale::tt_RU),
+    "ug-CN" => Some(Locale::ug_CN),
+    "uk-UA" => Some(Locale::uk_UA),
+    "unm-US" => Some(Locale::unm_US),
+    "ur-IN" => Some(Locale::ur_IN),
+    "ur-PK" => Some(Locale::ur_PK),
+    "uz-UZ" => Some(Locale::uz_UZ),
+    "ve-ZA" => Some(Locale::ve_ZA),
+    "vi-VN" => Some(Locale::vi_VN),
+    "wa-BE" => Some(Locale::wa_BE),
+    "wae-CH" => Some(Locale::wae_CH),
+    "wal-ET" => Some(Locale::wal_ET),
+    "wo-SN" => Some(Locale::wo_SN),
+    "xh-ZA" => Some(Locale::xh_ZA),
+    "yi-US" => Some(Locale::yi_US),
+    "yo-NG" => Some(Locale::yo_NG),
+    "yue-HK" => Some(Locale::yue_HK),
+    "yuw-PG" => Some(Locale::yuw_PG),
+    "zh-CN" => Some(Locale::zh_CN),
+    "zh-HK" => Some(Locale::zh_HK),
+    "zh-SG" => Some(Locale::zh_SG),
+    "zh-TW" => Some(Locale::zh_TW),
+    "zu-ZA" => Some(Locale::zu_ZA),
+    _ => None,
+  }
+}
+
+pub struct DefaultLocaleProvider {}
+impl LocaleProvider for DefaultLocaleProvider {
+  fn get_system_locale(&self) -> String {
+    sys_locale::get_locale().unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("en-US"))
+  }
+}
+#[allow(clippy::new_without_default)]
+impl DefaultLocaleProvider {
+  pub fn new() -> Self {
+    Self {}
+  }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -79,9 +426,30 @@ mod tests {
   use super::*;
   use chrono::offset::TimeZone;
 
+  struct MockLocaleProvider {
+    locale: String,
+  }
+  impl LocaleProvider for MockLocaleProvider {
+    fn get_system_locale(&self) -> String {
+      self.locale.clone()
+    }
+  }
+  impl MockLocaleProvider {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+      Self {
+        locale: "en-US".to_string(),
+      }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_with_locale(locale: String) -> Self {
+      Self { locale }
+    }
+  }
+
   #[test]
   fn date_formatted_correctly() {
-    let mut extension = DateExtension::new();
+    let locale_provider = MockLocaleProvider::new();
+    let mut extension = DateExtension::new(&locale_provider);
     extension.fixed_date = Some(Local.ymd(2014, 7, 8).and_hms(9, 10, 11));
 
     let param = vec![("format".to_string(), Value::String("%H:%M:%S".to_string()))]
@@ -98,7 +466,8 @@ mod tests {
 
   #[test]
   fn offset_works_correctly() {
-    let mut extension = DateExtension::new();
+    let locale_provider = MockLocaleProvider::new();
+    let mut extension = DateExtension::new(&locale_provider);
     extension.fixed_date = Some(Local.ymd(2014, 7, 8).and_hms(9, 10, 11));
 
     let param = vec![
@@ -115,4 +484,61 @@ mod tests {
       ExtensionOutput::Single("10:10:11".to_string())
     );
   }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn default_locale_works_correctly() {
+    let locale_provider = MockLocaleProvider::new_with_locale("it-IT".to_string());
+    let mut extension = DateExtension::new(&locale_provider);
+    extension.fixed_date = Some(Local.ymd(2014, 7, 8).and_hms(9, 10, 11));
+
+    let param = vec![("format".to_string(), Value::String("%A".to_string()))]
+      .into_iter()
+      .collect::<Params>();
+    assert_eq!(
+      extension
+        .calculate(&Default::default(), &Default::default(), &param)
+        .into_success()
+        .unwrap(),
+      ExtensionOutput::Single("martedì".to_string())
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn invalid_locale_should_default_to_en_us() {
+    let locale_provider = MockLocaleProvider::new_with_locale("invalid".to_string());
+    let mut extension = DateExtension::new(&locale_provider);
+    extension.fixed_date = Some(Local.ymd(2014, 7, 8).and_hms(9, 10, 11));
+
+    let param = vec![("format".to_string(), Value::String("%A".to_string()))]
+      .into_iter()
+      .collect::<Params>();
+    assert_eq!(
+      extension
+        .calculate(&Default::default(), &Default::default(), &param)
+        .into_success()
+        .unwrap(),
+      ExtensionOutput::Single("Tuesday".to_string())
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn override_locale() {
+    let locale_provider = MockLocaleProvider::new();
+    let mut extension = DateExtension::new(&locale_provider);
+    extension.fixed_date = Some(Local.ymd(2014, 7, 8).and_hms(9, 10, 11));
+
+    let param = vec![
+      ("format".to_string(), Value::String("%A".to_string())),
+      ("locale".to_string(), Value::String("it-IT".to_string())),
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .collect::<Params>();
+    assert_eq!(
+      extension
+        .calculate(&Default::default(), &Default::default(), &param)
+        .into_success()
+        .unwrap(),
+      ExtensionOutput::Single("martedì".to_string())
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/espanso-render/src/extension/exec_util.rs b/espanso-render/src/extension/exec_util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e602e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-render/src/extension/exec_util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+pub enum MacShell {
+  Bash,
+  Sh,
+  Zsh,
+}
+
+// Determine the PATH env variable value available inside a regular terminal session
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn determine_path_env_variable_override(explicit_shell: Option<MacShell>) -> Option<String> {
+  let shell: MacShell = explicit_shell.or_else(determine_default_macos_shell)?;
+
+  match shell {
+    MacShell::Bash => {
+      launch_command_and_get_output("bash", &["--login", "-c", "source ~/.bashrc; echo $PATH"])
+    }
+    MacShell::Sh => launch_command_and_get_output("sh", &["--login", "-c", "echo $PATH"]),
+    MacShell::Zsh => {
+      launch_command_and_get_output("zsh", &["--login", "-c", "source ~/.zshrc; echo $PATH"])
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+pub fn determine_path_env_variable_override(_: Option<MacShell>) -> Option<String> {
+  None
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn determine_default_macos_shell() -> Option<MacShell> {
+  use regex::Regex;
+  use std::process::Command;
+
+  let output = Command::new("sh")
+    .args(&["--login", "-c", "dscl . -read ~/ UserShell"])
+    .output()
+    .ok()?;
+
+  lazy_static! {
+    static ref EXTRACT_SHELL_REGEX: Regex =
+      Regex::new(r"UserShell:\s(.*)$").expect("unable to generate regex to extract default shell");
+  }
+
+  if !output.status.success() {
+    return None;
+  }
+
+  let output_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+  let captures = EXTRACT_SHELL_REGEX.captures(output_str.trim())?;
+
+  let shell = captures.get(1)?.as_str().trim();
+
+  if shell.ends_with("/bash") {
+    Some(MacShell::Bash)
+  } else if shell.ends_with("/zsh") {
+    Some(MacShell::Zsh)
+  } else if shell.ends_with("/sh") {
+    Some(MacShell::Sh)
+  } else {
+    None
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+pub fn determine_default_macos_shell() -> Option<MacShell> {
+  None
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn launch_command_and_get_output(command: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Option<String> {
+  use std::process::Command;
+
+  let output = Command::new(command).args(args).output().ok()?;
+
+  if !output.status.success() {
+    return None;
+  }
+
+  let output_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+  Some(output_str.to_string())
+}
diff --git a/espanso-render/src/extension/mod.rs b/espanso-render/src/extension/mod.rs
index 4cc7356..1f620ef 100644
--- a/espanso-render/src/extension/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-render/src/extension/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of espanso.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Federico Terzi
  *
  * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub mod choice;
 pub mod clipboard;
 pub mod date;
 pub mod echo;
+mod exec_util;
 pub mod form;
 pub mod random;
 pub mod script;
diff --git a/espanso-render/src/extension/shell.rs b/espanso-render/src/extension/shell.rs
index 4fe4250..a060b7f 100644
--- a/espanso-render/src/extension/shell.rs
+++ b/espanso-render/src/extension/shell.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of espanso.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Federico Terzi
  *
  * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{Extension, ExtensionOutput, ExtensionResult, Params, Value};
-use log::{error, info};
+use log::{debug, error, info};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[allow(clippy::upper_case_acronyms)]
@@ -35,10 +35,16 @@ pub enum Shell {
   WSL2,
   Bash,
   Sh,
+  Zsh,
 }
 
 impl Shell {
-  fn execute_cmd(&self, cmd: &str, vars: &HashMap<String, String>) -> std::io::Result<Output> {
+  fn execute_cmd(
+    &self,
+    cmd: &str,
+    vars: &HashMap<String, String>,
+    override_path_on_macos: bool,
+  ) -> std::io::Result<Output> {
     let mut is_wsl = false;
 
     let mut command = match self {
@@ -74,6 +80,11 @@ impl Shell {
         command.args(&["-c", cmd]);
         command
       }
+      Shell::Zsh => {
+        let mut command = Command::new("zsh");
+        command.args(&["-c", cmd]);
+        command
+      }
     };
 
     // Set the OS-specific flags
@@ -84,6 +95,27 @@ impl Shell {
       command.env(key, value);
     }
 
+    // If Espanso is executed as an app bundle on macOS, it doesn't inherit the PATH
+    // environment variables that are available inside a terminal, and this can be confusing for users.
+    // For example, one might use "jq" inside the terminal but then it throws an error with "command not found"
+    // if launched through the Espanso shell extension.
+    // For this reason, Espanso tries to obtain the same PATH value by spawning a login shell and extracting
+    // the PATH after the processing.
+    if cfg!(target_os = "macos") && override_path_on_macos {
+      let supported_mac_shell = match self {
+        Shell::Bash => Some(super::exec_util::MacShell::Bash),
+        Shell::Sh => Some(super::exec_util::MacShell::Sh),
+        Shell::Zsh => Some(super::exec_util::MacShell::Zsh),
+        _ => None,
+      };
+      if let Some(path_env_override) =
+        super::exec_util::determine_path_env_variable_override(supported_mac_shell)
+      {
+        debug!("overriding PATH env variable with: {}", path_env_override);
+        command.env("PATH", path_env_override);
+      }
+    }
+
     // In WSL environment, we have to specify which ENV variables
     // should be passed to linux.
     // For more information: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/share-environment-vars-between-wsl-and-windows/
@@ -110,6 +142,7 @@ impl Shell {
       "wsl2" => Some(Shell::WSL2),
       "bash" => Some(Shell::Bash),
       "sh" => Some(Shell::Sh),
+      "zsh" => Some(Shell::Zsh),
       _ => None,
     }
   }
@@ -120,7 +153,17 @@ impl Default for Shell {
     if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
       Shell::Powershell
     } else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-      Shell::Sh
+      lazy_static! {
+        static ref DEFAULT_MACOS_SHELL: Option<super::exec_util::MacShell> =
+          super::exec_util::determine_default_macos_shell();
+      }
+
+      match *DEFAULT_MACOS_SHELL {
+        Some(super::exec_util::MacShell::Bash) => Shell::Bash,
+        Some(super::exec_util::MacShell::Sh) => Shell::Sh,
+        Some(super::exec_util::MacShell::Zsh) => Shell::Zsh,
+        None => Shell::Sh,
+      }
     } else if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
       Shell::Bash
     } else {
@@ -172,7 +215,13 @@ impl Extension for ShellExtension {
         self.config_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
       );
 
-      match shell.execute_cmd(cmd, &env_variables) {
+      let macos_override_path = params
+        .get("macos_override_path")
+        .and_then(|v| v.as_bool())
+        .copied()
+        .unwrap_or(true);
+
+      match shell.execute_cmd(cmd, &env_variables, macos_override_path) {
         Ok(output) => {
           let output_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
           let error_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
diff --git a/espanso-ui/Cargo.toml b/espanso-ui/Cargo.toml
index 1194758..e1d5b3d 100644
--- a/espanso-ui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso-ui/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ notify-rust = "4.2.2"
 crossbeam = "0.8.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0.66"
\ No newline at end of file
+cc = "1.0.73"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/espanso/Cargo.toml b/espanso/Cargo.toml
index 5a5a745..c5c573b 100644
--- a/espanso/Cargo.toml
+++ b/espanso/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "espanso"
-version = "2.1.3-alpha"
+version = "2.1.4-beta"
 authors = ["Federico Terzi <federicoterzi96@gmail.com>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 description = "Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ section = "utility"
 license-file = ["../LICENSE", "1"]
 
 [package.metadata.deb.variants.wayland]
-depends = "$auto, systemd, libnotify-bin, libxkbcommon0, libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5"
+depends = "$auto, systemd, libnotify-bin, libxkbcommon0, libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5, wl-clipboard"
 # TODO: once this issue [1] is fixed, we should create a variant for 
 # wayland to automatically run the setcap script.
 # [1]: https://github.com/mmstick/cargo-deb/issues/151
diff --git a/espanso/src/cli/worker/config.rs b/espanso/src/cli/worker/config.rs
index dd69176..7371ffc 100644
--- a/espanso/src/cli/worker/config.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/cli/worker/config.rs
@@ -197,3 +197,15 @@ impl<'a> espanso_engine::process::EnabledStatusProvider for ConfigManager<'a> {
     self.active().enable()
   }
 }
+
+impl<'a> crate::gui::modulo::form::ModuloFormUIOptionProvider for ConfigManager<'a> {
+  fn get_post_form_delay(&self) -> usize {
+    self.active().post_form_delay()
+  }
+}
+
+impl<'a> crate::gui::modulo::search::ModuloSearchUIOptionProvider for ConfigManager<'a> {
+  fn get_post_search_delay(&self) -> usize {
+    self.active().post_search_delay()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/espanso/src/cli/worker/engine/mod.rs b/espanso/src/cli/worker/engine/mod.rs
index 8581a62..d48269d 100644
--- a/espanso/src/cli/worker/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/cli/worker/engine/mod.rs
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ pub fn initialize_and_spawn(
       let default_config = &*config_manager.default();
 
       let modulo_manager = crate::gui::modulo::manager::ModuloManager::new();
-      let modulo_form_ui = crate::gui::modulo::form::ModuloFormUI::new(&modulo_manager);
-      let modulo_search_ui = crate::gui::modulo::search::ModuloSearchUI::new(&modulo_manager);
+      let modulo_form_ui =
+        crate::gui::modulo::form::ModuloFormUI::new(&modulo_manager, &config_manager);
+      let modulo_search_ui =
+        crate::gui::modulo::search::ModuloSearchUI::new(&modulo_manager, &config_manager);
       let modulo_text_ui = crate::gui::modulo::textview::ModuloTextUI::new(&modulo_manager);
 
       let context: Box<dyn Context> = Box::new(super::context::DefaultContext::new(
@@ -186,7 +188,8 @@ pub fn initialize_and_spawn(
       let clipboard_adapter = ClipboardAdapter::new(&*clipboard, &config_manager);
       let clipboard_extension =
         espanso_render::extension::clipboard::ClipboardExtension::new(&clipboard_adapter);
-      let date_extension = espanso_render::extension::date::DateExtension::new();
+      let locale_provider = espanso_render::extension::date::DefaultLocaleProvider::new();
+      let date_extension = espanso_render::extension::date::DateExtension::new(&locale_provider);
       let echo_extension = espanso_render::extension::echo::EchoExtension::new();
       // For backwards compatiblity purposes, the echo extension can also be called with "dummy" type
       let dummy_extension = espanso_render::extension::echo::EchoExtension::new_with_alias("dummy");
diff --git a/espanso/src/gui/modulo/form.rs b/espanso/src/gui/modulo/form.rs
index 6c0f778..c483a13 100644
--- a/espanso/src/gui/modulo/form.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/gui/modulo/form.rs
@@ -20,18 +20,30 @@
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::{json, Map, Value};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::convert::TryInto;
 
 use crate::gui::{FormField, FormUI};
 
 use super::manager::ModuloManager;
 
+pub trait ModuloFormUIOptionProvider {
+  fn get_post_form_delay(&self) -> usize;
+}
+
 pub struct ModuloFormUI<'a> {
   manager: &'a ModuloManager,
+  option_provider: &'a dyn ModuloFormUIOptionProvider,
 }
 
 impl<'a> ModuloFormUI<'a> {
-  pub fn new(manager: &'a ModuloManager) -> Self {
-    Self { manager }
+  pub fn new(
+    manager: &'a ModuloManager,
+    option_provider: &'a dyn ModuloFormUIOptionProvider,
+  ) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      manager,
+      option_provider,
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +64,7 @@ impl<'a> FormUI for ModuloFormUI<'a> {
       .manager
       .invoke(&["form", "-j", "-i", "-"], &json_config)?;
     let json: Result<HashMap<String, String>, _> = serde_json::from_str(&output);
-    match json {
+    let result = match json {
       Ok(json) => {
         if json.is_empty() {
           Ok(None)
@@ -61,7 +73,16 @@ impl<'a> FormUI for ModuloFormUI<'a> {
         }
       }
       Err(error) => Err(error.into()),
+    };
+
+    let post_form_delay = self.option_provider.get_post_form_delay();
+    if post_form_delay > 0 {
+      std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(
+        post_form_delay.try_into().unwrap(),
+      ));
     }
+
+    result
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/espanso/src/gui/modulo/manager.rs b/espanso/src/gui/modulo/manager.rs
index 9f7ed51..a860e5d 100644
--- a/espanso/src/gui/modulo/manager.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/gui/modulo/manager.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ impl ModuloManager {
                       error!("modulo reported an error: {}", error);
                     }
 
+                    if !child_output.status.success() {
+                      error!(
+                        "modulo exited with non-zero status code: {:?}",
+                        child_output.status.code()
+                      )
+                    }
+
                     if !output.trim().is_empty() {
                       Ok(output.to_string())
                     } else {
diff --git a/espanso/src/gui/modulo/search.rs b/espanso/src/gui/modulo/search.rs
index a55d525..d8d0bac 100644
--- a/espanso/src/gui/modulo/search.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/gui/modulo/search.rs
@@ -19,19 +19,30 @@
 
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::TryInto};
 
 use crate::gui::{SearchItem, SearchUI};
 
 use super::manager::ModuloManager;
 
+pub trait ModuloSearchUIOptionProvider {
+  fn get_post_search_delay(&self) -> usize;
+}
+
 pub struct ModuloSearchUI<'a> {
   manager: &'a ModuloManager,
+  option_provider: &'a dyn ModuloSearchUIOptionProvider,
 }
 
 impl<'a> ModuloSearchUI<'a> {
-  pub fn new(manager: &'a ModuloManager) -> Self {
-    Self { manager }
+  pub fn new(
+    manager: &'a ModuloManager,
+    option_provider: &'a dyn ModuloSearchUIOptionProvider,
+  ) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      manager,
+      option_provider,
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ impl<'a> SearchUI for ModuloSearchUI<'a> {
       .manager
       .invoke(&["search", "-j", "-i", "-"], &json_config)?;
     let json: Result<HashMap<String, Value>, _> = serde_json::from_str(&output);
-    match json {
+    let result = match json {
       Ok(json) => {
         if let Some(Value::String(selected_id)) = json.get("selected") {
           Ok(Some(selected_id.clone()))
@@ -57,7 +68,16 @@ impl<'a> SearchUI for ModuloSearchUI<'a> {
         }
       }
       Err(error) => Err(error.into()),
+    };
+
+    let post_search_delay = self.option_provider.get_post_search_delay();
+    if post_search_delay > 0 {
+      std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(
+        post_search_delay.try_into().unwrap(),
+      ));
     }
+
+    result
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/espanso/src/patch/patches/mod.rs b/espanso/src/patch/patches/mod.rs
index e45567d..cd0a492 100644
--- a/espanso/src/patch/patches/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/patch/patches/mod.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ generate_patchable_config!(
   backspace_limit -> usize,
   apply_patch -> bool,
   undo_backspace -> bool,
+  post_form_delay -> usize,
+  post_search_delay -> usize,
   win32_exclude_orphan_events -> bool,
   win32_keyboard_layout_cache_interval -> i64,
   x11_use_xclip_backend -> bool,
diff --git a/scripts/build_windows_resources.rs b/scripts/build_windows_resources.rs
index 0c11750..6357b6e 100644
--- a/scripts/build_windows_resources.rs
+++ b/scripts/build_windows_resources.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! ```cargo
 //! [dependencies]
-//! cc = "1.0.66"
+//! cc = "1.0.73"
 //! glob = "0.3.0"
 //! envmnt = "*"
 //! ```
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
 
   // First, we try to find the directory containing the various versions:
   // C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Redist\MSVC\
-  let tool = cc::windows_registry::find_tool("msvc", "msbuild")
+  let tool = cc::windows_registry::find_tool("msvc", "devenv")
     .expect("unable to locate MSVC compiler, did you install Visual Studio?");
   let mut versions_dir = None;
   let mut current_root = tool.path();
@@ -54,14 +54,21 @@ fn main() {
     .next()
     .expect("unable to find vcruntime140_1.dll file")
     .expect("unable to extract path of vcruntime140_1.dll file");
-  
+
   // Copy the DLLs in the target directory
-  let parent_dir = target_file.parent().expect("unable to obtain directory containing DLLs");
-  for entry in glob::glob(&format!(r"{}\*.dll", parent_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string())).expect("unable to glob over DLLs") {
+  let parent_dir = target_file
+    .parent()
+    .expect("unable to obtain directory containing DLLs");
+  for entry in glob::glob(&format!(
+    r"{}\*.dll",
+    parent_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+  ))
+  .expect("unable to glob over DLLs")
+  {
     let entry = entry.expect("unable to unwrap DLL entry");
     let filename = entry.file_name().expect("unable to obtain filename");
     std::fs::copy(&entry, target_dir.join(filename)).expect("unable to copy DLL");
-  } 
+  }
 
   // Copy the executable
   let exec_path = envmnt::get_or_panic("EXEC_PATH");
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 82b7b3e..a57ec80 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: espanso
-version: 2.1.3-alpha
+version: 2.1.4-beta
 summary: A Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust
 description: |
   espanso is a Cross-platform, Text Expander written in Rust.