Ubuntu 20.04 running thinkorswim from applications list

I was able to install thinkorswim as normal. The installer offered to create a desktop icon, I selected this option but no desktop icon was created. I ran thinkorswim from the installer no problem, but the icon on my left menu bar shows the title java-lang-Thread and won't let me add it to favourites. Thinkorswim also does not show up in my applications list and can't be searched for using the super key.

The only way I am able to run thinkorswim is by navigating to the installed folder in the terminal and running:

./thinkorswim

I've tried several guides on creating a .desktop file and I've managed to get it into my applications list but it will not actually run. Here are the .desktop files I tried:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=ThinkorSwim
Exec=xdg-open /home/dunnetahl/thinkorswim/thinkorswim
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/dunnetahl/thinkorswim/thinkorswim.ico
Type=Application
Comment=ToS Workstation

and

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Exec=/home/dunnetahl/thinkorswim/thinkorswim
Name=ThinkorSwim
Comment=ToS Workstation
Icon=/home/dunnetahl/thinkorswim/thinkorswim.ico
NoDisplay=false
Categories=GTK;AudioVideo

What am I doing wrong here? Thanks.

1 Answer

Try it without 'xdg-open'

Like this:

Name=ThinkorSwim
Exec=/home/dunnetahl/thinkorswim/thinkorswim
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/dunnetahl/thinkorswim/thinkorswim.ico
Type=Application
Comment=ToS Workstation