diff --git a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/PathBrowser.svelte b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/PathBrowser.svelte
index 75fcdbf..07303a7 100644
--- a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/PathBrowser.svelte
+++ b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/PathBrowser.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   let { onSelect, onClose }: Props = $props();
 
-  const HOME = '/home/' + (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? '' : '');
+  let HOME = $state('/home');
   const SHORTCUTS = [
     { label: 'Home', path: '~' },
     { label: 'Desktop', path: '~/Desktop' },
@@ -40,11 +40,22 @@
     entries.filter(e => e.type === 'dir' && (filter === '' || e.name.toLowerCase().includes(filter.toLowerCase())))
   );
 
+  // Load home dir from backend on first use
+  async function resolveHome(): Promise<string> {
+    if (HOME !== '/home') return HOME;
+    try {
+      const r = await appRpc.request['files.homeDir']({});
+      if (r?.path) HOME = r.path;
+    } catch {}
+    return HOME;
+  }
+
   async function loadDir(dirPath: string) {
     loading = true;
     error = '';
     try {
-      const expandedPath = dirPath.replace(/^~/, process.env.HOME ?? '/home');
+      const home = await resolveHome();
+      const expandedPath = dirPath.replace(/^~/, home);
       const result = await appRpc.request['files.list']({ path: expandedPath });
       if (result?.error) {
         error = result.error;
diff --git a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/ProjectWizard.svelte b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/ProjectWizard.svelte
index 7008787..9119403 100644
--- a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/ProjectWizard.svelte
+++ b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/ProjectWizard.svelte
@@ -293,13 +293,20 @@
               bind:value={localPath}
               oninput={() => validatePath(localPath)} />
             <button class="wz-browse-btn" onclick={handleNativeBrowse}
+              title="Open system folder picker"
               aria-label={t('wizard.step1.browse' as any)}>📂</button>
+            <button class="wz-browse-btn" onclick={() => showBrowser = !showBrowser}
+              title="In-app folder browser"
+              aria-label="Browse">🔍</button>
             {#if pathValid !== 'idle'}
               <span class="wz-validation" style:color={validationColor(pathValid)}>
                 {validationIcon(pathValid)}
               </span>
             {/if}
           </div>
+          <div style:display={showBrowser ? 'block' : 'none'}>
+            <PathBrowser onSelect={handleBrowserSelect} onClose={() => showBrowser = false} />
+          </div>
           {#if pathValid === 'valid' && isGitRepo}
             <span class="wz-badge git-badge">{t('wizard.step1.gitDetected' as any)} ({gitBranch})</span>
           {/if}