diff --git a/windows/welcome/src/SilverOS.Welcome.App/MauiProgram.cs b/windows/welcome/src/SilverOS.Welcome.App/MauiProgram.cs
index 07a01ba..c9225e3 100644
--- a/windows/welcome/src/SilverOS.Welcome.App/MauiProgram.cs
+++ b/windows/welcome/src/SilverOS.Welcome.App/MauiProgram.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using SilverOS.Welcome.Core.Apply;
+using SilverOS.Welcome.Core.Apps;
 using SilverOS.Welcome.Core.Flavours;
 using SilverOS.Welcome.App.Components;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public static class MauiProgram
         var hardeningDir = @"C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts\hardening";
         builder.Services.AddSingleton<IProcessRunner, ProcessRunner>();
         builder.Services.AddSingleton<IFlavourLoader, FlavourLoader>();
+        builder.Services.AddSingleton<IAppCatalog, AppCatalog>();
         builder.Services.AddSingleton<IAccountService, AccountService>();
         builder.Services.AddSingleton<IBitLockerService, BitLockerService>();
         builder.Services.AddSingleton<IBootstrapService, BootstrapService>();
diff --git a/windows/welcome/src/SilverOS.Welcome.UI/Components/Routes.razor b/windows/welcome/src/SilverOS.Welcome.UI/Components/Routes.razor
index f4bb24c..26d4326 100644
--- a/windows/welcome/src/SilverOS.Welcome.UI/Components/Routes.razor
+++ b/windows/welcome/src/SilverOS.Welcome.UI/Components/Routes.razor
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 @using SilverOS.Welcome.App.Components.Steps
 @using SilverOS.Welcome.Core.Flavours
+@using SilverOS.Welcome.Core.Apps
 @inject IFlavourLoader FlavourLoader
+@inject IAppCatalog AppCatalog
 @inject WizardState State
 
 <div class="wizard">
@@ -40,15 +42,18 @@
                     <FlavourStep Flavours="_flavours" OnSelected="StateHasChanged" />
                     break;
                 case 2:
-                    <AccountStep OnValidityChanged="@(v => { _accountValid = v; StateHasChanged(); })" />
+                    <AppsStep Apps="_catalog.AppsForRole(State.Flavour?.Id ?? string.Empty)" />
                     break;
                 case 3:
-                    <PrefsStep />
+                    <AccountStep OnValidityChanged="@(v => { _accountValid = v; StateHasChanged(); })" />
                     break;
                 case 4:
-                    <ApplyStep OnComplete="AdvanceToDone" OnRunningChanged="@(v => { _applyRunning = v; StateHasChanged(); })" />
+                    <PrefsStep />
                     break;
                 case 5:
+                    <ApplyStep OnComplete="AdvanceToDone" OnRunningChanged="@(v => { _applyRunning = v; StateHasChanged(); })" />
+                    break;
+                case 6:
                     <DoneStep />
                     break;
             }
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@
                 @onclick="Back">
             Back
         </button>
-        @if (_currentStep < _stepTitles.Length - 1 && _currentStep != 4)
+        @if (_currentStep < _stepTitles.Length - 1 && _currentStep != 5)
         {
             <button class="btn-primary"
                     disabled="@(!CanGoNext)"
@@ -73,12 +78,18 @@
 </div>
 
 @code {
-    private static readonly string[] _stepTitles = { "Welcome", "Flavour", "Account", "Prefs", "Apply", "Done" };
+    private static readonly string[] _stepTitles = { "Welcome", "Flavour", "Apps", "Account", "Prefs", "Apply", "Done" };
 
     // Flavours dir: baked alongside the exe at publish time.
     private static readonly string FlavoursDir = Path.Combine(
         AppContext.BaseDirectory, "flavours");
 
+    // Apps catalog dir: baked alongside the exe at publish time.
+    private static readonly string AppsDir = Path.Combine(
+        AppContext.BaseDirectory, "apps");
+
+    private LoadedCatalog _catalog = new(Array.Empty<AppCatalogEntry>());
+
     private int _currentStep = 0;
     private bool _loading = true;
     private bool _applyRunning = false;
@@ -89,7 +100,8 @@
     private bool CanGoNext => _currentStep switch
     {
         1 => State.Flavour is not null,
-        2 => _accountValid,
+        // 2 = Apps step is always valid (never blocks Next).
+        3 => _accountValid,
         _ => true
     };
 
@@ -102,6 +114,7 @@
         try
         {
             _flavours = FlavourLoader.Load(FlavoursDir);
+            _catalog = AppCatalog.Load(AppsDir);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -118,6 +131,11 @@
     {
         if (_currentStep < _stepTitles.Length - 1)
             _currentStep++;
+
+        // On entering the Apps step, seed the per-role default selection once.
+        if (_currentStep == 2 && State.SelectedApps.Count == 0 && State.Flavour is not null)
+            foreach (var id in _catalog.DefaultSelectionForRole(State.Flavour.Id))
+                State.SelectedApps.Add(id);
     }
 
     void Back()