diff --git a/home/copyApplications.nix b/home/copyApplications.nix
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+{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  home.activation = {
+    copyApplications = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+      appsSrc="$newGenPath/home-path/Applications/"
+      if [ -d "$appsSrc" ]; then
+        baseDir="$HOME/Applications/Home Manager Apps"
+        rsyncArgs="--archive --checksum --chmod=-w --copy-unsafe-links --delete"
+        $DRY_RUN_CMD mkdir -p "$baseDir"
+        $DRY_RUN_CMD ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync ''${VERBOSE_ARG:+-v} $rsyncArgs "$appsSrc" "$baseDir"
+      fi
+    '';
+  };
+}