diff --git a/src/tui/command.zig b/src/tui/command.zig
index 5d274ae..223bfb1 100644
--- a/src/tui/command.zig
+++ b/src/tui/command.zig
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn Closure(comptime T: type) type {
 }
 
 const CommandTable = std.ArrayList(?*Vtable);
-var commands: CommandTable = CommandTable.init(command_table_allocator);
+pub var commands: CommandTable = CommandTable.init(command_table_allocator);
 var command_names: std.StringHashMap(ID) = std.StringHashMap(ID).init(command_table_allocator);
 const command_table_allocator = std.heap.c_allocator;
 
diff --git a/src/tui/home.zig b/src/tui/home.zig
index dcfa663..318b136 100644
--- a/src/tui/home.zig
+++ b/src/tui/home.zig
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn create(a: std.mem.Allocator, parent: Widget) !Widget {
     try self.menu.add_item_with_handler("Open file ·················· :o", menu_action_open_file);
     try self.menu.add_item_with_handler("Open recent file ··········· :e", menu_action_open_recent_file);
     try self.menu.add_item_with_handler("Open recent project ·(wip)·· :r", menu_action_open_recent_project);
-    try self.menu.add_item_with_handler("Show/Run commands ···(wip)·· :p", menu_action_show_commands);
+    try self.menu.add_item_with_handler("Show/Run commands ·········· :p", menu_action_show_commands);
     try self.menu.add_item_with_handler("Open config file ··········· :c", menu_action_open_config);
     try self.menu.add_item_with_handler("Quit/Close ················· :q", menu_action_quit);
     self.menu.resize(.{ .y = 15, .x = 9, .w = 32 });
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ fn menu_action_open_recent_project(_: **Menu.State(*Self), _: *Button.State(*Men
 }
 
 fn menu_action_show_commands(_: **Menu.State(*Self), _: *Button.State(*Menu.State(*Self))) void {
-    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "log", "home", "open command palette not implemented" }) catch {};
+    command.executeName("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"command_palette"})) catch {};
 }
 
 fn menu_action_open_config(_: **Menu.State(*Self), _: *Button.State(*Menu.State(*Self))) void {
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/input/flow.zig b/src/tui/mode/input/flow.zig
index 62ebcd5..0698198 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/input/flow.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/input/flow.zig
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ fn mapPress(self: *Self, keypress: u32, egc: u32, modifiers: u32) tp.result {
             else => {},
         },
         mod.CTRL | mod.SHIFT => switch (keynormal) {
+            'P' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"command_palette"})),
             'D' => self.cmd("dupe_down", .{}),
             'Z' => self.cmd("redo", .{}),
             'Q' => self.cmd("quit_without_saving", .{}),
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/input/home.zig b/src/tui/mode/input/home.zig
index b8946b7..5fb560c 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/input/home.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/input/home.zig
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ fn mapPress(self: *Self, keypress: u32, modifiers: u32) tp.result {
             'W' => self.cmd("quit", .{}),
             'O' => self.cmd("enter_open_file_mode", .{}),
             'E' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"open_recent"})),
+            'P' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"command_palette"})),
             '/' => self.cmd("open_help", .{}),
             else => {},
         },
         mod.CTRL | mod.SHIFT => switch (keynormal) {
+            'P' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"command_palette"})),
             'Q' => self.cmd("quit_without_saving", .{}),
             'R' => self.cmd("restart", .{}),
             'F' => self.cmd("enter_find_in_files_mode", .{}),
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ fn mapPress(self: *Self, keypress: u32, modifiers: u32) tp.result {
             'o' => self.cmd("enter_open_file_mode", .{}),
             'e' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"open_recent"})),
             'r' => self.msg("open recent project not implemented"),
-            'p' => self.msg("open command palette not implemented"),
+            'p' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"command_palette"})),
             'c' => self.cmd("open_config", .{}),
             'q' => self.cmd("quit", .{}),
 
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/input/vim/insert.zig b/src/tui/mode/input/vim/insert.zig
index ad90150..7f91f62 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/input/vim/insert.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/input/vim/insert.zig
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ fn mapPress(self: *Self, keypress: u32, egc: u32, modifiers: u32) tp.result {
             else => {},
         },
         mod.CTRL | mod.SHIFT => switch (keynormal) {
+            'P' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"command_palette"})),
             'D' => self.cmd("dupe_down", .{}),
             'Z' => self.cmd("redo", .{}),
             'Q' => self.cmd("quit_without_saving", .{}),
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/input/vim/normal.zig b/src/tui/mode/input/vim/normal.zig
index d72d855..0ab8d3a 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/input/vim/normal.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/input/vim/normal.zig
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ fn mapPress(self: *Self, keypress: u32, egc: u32, modifiers: u32) tp.result {
             else => {},
         },
         mod.CTRL | mod.SHIFT => switch (keynormal) {
+            'P' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"command_palette"})),
             'D' => self.cmd("dupe_down", .{}),
             'Z' => self.cmd("redo", .{}),
             'Q' => self.cmd("quit_without_saving", .{}),
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/input/vim/visual.zig b/src/tui/mode/input/vim/visual.zig
index c0db986..aaaf248 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/input/vim/visual.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/input/vim/visual.zig
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ fn mapPress(self: *Self, keypress: u32, egc: u32, modifiers: u32) tp.result {
             else => {},
         },
         mod.CTRL | mod.SHIFT => switch (keynormal) {
+            'P' => self.cmd("enter_overlay_mode", command.fmt(.{"command_palette"})),
             'D' => self.cmd("dupe_down", .{}),
             'Z' => self.cmd("redo", .{}),
             'Q' => self.cmd("quit_without_saving", .{}),
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e3da1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const tp = @import("thespian");
+const log = @import("log");
+const cbor = @import("cbor");
+
+const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
+const planeutils = @import("renderer").planeutils;
+const key = @import("renderer").input.key;
+const mod = @import("renderer").input.modifier;
+const event_type = @import("renderer").input.event_type;
+const ucs32_to_utf8 = @import("renderer").ucs32_to_utf8;
+
+const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
+const command = @import("../../command.zig");
+const EventHandler = @import("../../EventHandler.zig");
+const MessageFilter = @import("../../MessageFilter.zig");
+const Button = @import("../../Button.zig");
+const InputBox = @import("../../InputBox.zig");
+const Menu = @import("../../Menu.zig");
+const Widget = @import("../../Widget.zig");
+const mainview = @import("../../mainview.zig");
+const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
+
+const Self = @This();
+const max_recent_files: usize = 25;
+const max_menu_width = 80;
+
+a: std.mem.Allocator,
+f: usize = 0,
+menu: *Menu.State(*Self),
+inputbox: *InputBox.State(*Self),
+logger: log.Logger,
+longest: usize = 0,
+commands: Commands = undefined,
+
+pub fn create(a: std.mem.Allocator) !tui.Mode {
+    const mv = if (tui.current().mainview.dynamic_cast(mainview)) |mv_| mv_ else return error.NotFound;
+    const self: *Self = try a.create(Self);
+    self.* = .{
+        .a = a,
+        .menu = try Menu.create(*Self, a, tui.current().mainview, .{ .ctx = self, .on_render = on_render_menu, .on_resize = on_resize_menu }),
+        .logger = log.logger(@typeName(Self)),
+        .inputbox = (try self.menu.add_header(try InputBox.create(*Self, self.a, self.menu.menu.parent, .{
+            .ctx = self,
+            .label = "Search commands",
+        }))).dynamic_cast(InputBox.State(*Self)) orelse unreachable,
+    };
+    try self.commands.init(self);
+    try self.start_query();
+    self.menu.resize(.{ .y = 0, .x = 25, .w = 32 });
+    try mv.floating_views.add(self.menu.menu_widget);
+    return .{
+        .handler = EventHandler.to_owned(self),
+        .name = "󱊒 command",
+        .description = "command",
+    };
+}
+
+pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
+    self.commands.deinit();
+    tui.current().message_filters.remove_ptr(self);
+    if (tui.current().mainview.dynamic_cast(mainview)) |mv|
+        mv.floating_views.remove(self.menu.menu_widget);
+    self.logger.deinit();
+    self.a.destroy(self);
+}
+
+fn on_render_menu(_: *Self, button: *Button.State(*Menu.State(*Self)), theme: *const Widget.Theme, selected: bool) bool {
+    const style_base = if (button.active) theme.editor_cursor else if (button.hover or selected) theme.editor_selection else theme.editor_widget;
+    button.plane.set_base_style(" ", style_base);
+    button.plane.erase();
+    button.plane.home();
+    var command_name: []const u8 = undefined;
+    var iter = button.opts.label; // label contains cbor, first the file name, then multiple match indexes
+    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &command_name) catch false))
+        command_name = "#ERROR#";
+    const pointer = if (selected) "⏵" else " ";
+    _ = button.plane.print("{s}{s} ", .{
+        pointer,
+        command_name,
+    }) catch {};
+    var index: usize = 0;
+    var len = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) catch return false;
+    while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
+        if (cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&index)) catch break) {
+            render_cell(&button.plane, 0, index + 1, theme.editor_match) catch break;
+        } else break;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+fn render_cell(plane: *Plane, y: usize, x: usize, style: Widget.Theme.Style) !void {
+    plane.cursor_move_yx(@intCast(y), @intCast(x)) catch return;
+    var cell = plane.cell_init();
+    _ = plane.at_cursor_cell(&cell) catch return;
+    cell.set_style(style);
+    _ = plane.putc(&cell) catch {};
+}
+
+fn on_resize_menu(self: *Self, _: *Menu.State(*Self), _: Widget.Box) void {
+    self.menu.resize(.{ .y = 0, .x = 25, .w = @min(self.longest, max_menu_width) + 2 });
+}
+
+fn menu_action_execute_command(menu: **Menu.State(*Self), button: *Button.State(*Menu.State(*Self))) void {
+    var command_name: []const u8 = undefined;
+    var iter = button.opts.label;
+    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &command_name) catch false)) return;
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err("navigate", e);
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", command_name, .{} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err("navigate", e);
+}
+
+pub fn receive(self: *Self, _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) error{Exit}!bool {
+    var evtype: u32 = undefined;
+    var keypress: u32 = undefined;
+    var egc: u32 = undefined;
+    var modifiers: u32 = undefined;
+    var text: []const u8 = undefined;
+
+    if (try m.match(.{ "I", tp.extract(&evtype), tp.extract(&keypress), tp.extract(&egc), tp.string, tp.extract(&modifiers) })) {
+        try self.mapEvent(evtype, keypress, egc, modifiers);
+    } else if (try m.match(.{ "system_clipboard", tp.extract(&text) })) {
+        try self.insert_bytes(text);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+fn mapEvent(self: *Self, evtype: u32, keypress: u32, egc: u32, modifiers: u32) tp.result {
+    return switch (evtype) {
+        event_type.PRESS => self.mapPress(keypress, egc, modifiers),
+        event_type.REPEAT => self.mapPress(keypress, egc, modifiers),
+        event_type.RELEASE => self.mapRelease(keypress, modifiers),
+        else => {},
+    };
+}
+
+fn mapPress(self: *Self, keypress: u32, egc: u32, modifiers: u32) tp.result {
+    const keynormal = if ('a' <= keypress and keypress <= 'z') keypress - ('a' - 'A') else keypress;
+    return switch (modifiers) {
+        mod.CTRL => switch (keynormal) {
+            'J' => self.cmd("toggle_logview", .{}),
+            'Q' => self.cmd("quit", .{}),
+            'W' => self.cmd("close_file", .{}),
+            'E' => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_down", .{}),
+            'P' => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_up", .{}),
+            'N' => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_down", .{}),
+            'V' => self.cmd("system_paste", .{}),
+            'C' => self.cmd("exit_overlay_mode", .{}),
+            'G' => self.cmd("exit_overlay_mode", .{}),
+            key.ESC => self.cmd("exit_overlay_mode", .{}),
+            key.UP => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_up", .{}),
+            key.DOWN => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_down", .{}),
+            key.ENTER => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_activate", .{}),
+            key.BACKSPACE => self.delete_word(),
+            else => {},
+        },
+        mod.CTRL | mod.SHIFT => switch (keynormal) {
+            'Q' => self.cmd("quit_without_saving", .{}),
+            'W' => self.cmd("close_file_without_saving", .{}),
+            'R' => self.cmd("restart", .{}),
+            'L' => self.cmd_async("toggle_logview"),
+            'I' => self.cmd_async("toggle_inputview"),
+            'E' => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_up", .{}),
+            else => {},
+        },
+        mod.ALT => switch (keynormal) {
+            'L' => self.cmd("toggle_logview", .{}),
+            'I' => self.cmd("toggle_inputview", .{}),
+            else => {},
+        },
+        mod.SHIFT => switch (keypress) {
+            else => if (!key.synthesized_p(keypress))
+                self.insert_code_point(egc)
+            else {},
+        },
+        0 => switch (keypress) {
+            key.F09 => self.cmd("theme_prev", .{}),
+            key.F10 => self.cmd("theme_next", .{}),
+            key.F11 => self.cmd("toggle_logview", .{}),
+            key.F12 => self.cmd("toggle_inputview", .{}),
+            key.ESC => self.cmd("exit_overlay_mode", .{}),
+            key.UP => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_up", .{}),
+            key.DOWN => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_down", .{}),
+            key.ENTER => self.cmd("command_palette_menu_activate", .{}),
+            key.BACKSPACE => self.delete_code_point(),
+            else => if (!key.synthesized_p(keypress))
+                self.insert_code_point(egc)
+            else {},
+        },
+        else => {},
+    };
+}
+
+fn mapRelease(self: *Self, keypress: u32, _: u32) tp.result {
+    return switch (keypress) {
+        key.LCTRL, key.RCTRL => if (self.menu.selected orelse 0 > 0) return self.cmd("command_palette_menu_activate", .{}),
+        else => {},
+    };
+}
+
+fn start_query(self: *Self) tp.result {
+    for (command.commands.items) |cmd_|
+        if (cmd_) |p|
+            self.add_item(p.name, null) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
+}
+
+fn add_item(self: *Self, command_name: []const u8, matches: ?[]const u8) !void {
+    var label = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.a);
+    defer label.deinit();
+    const writer = label.writer();
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, command_name);
+    if (matches) |cb| _ = try writer.write(cb);
+    try self.menu.add_item_with_handler(label.items, menu_action_execute_command);
+}
+
+fn delete_word(self: *Self) tp.result {
+    if (std.mem.lastIndexOfAny(u8, self.inputbox.text.items, "/\\. -_")) |pos| {
+        self.inputbox.text.shrinkRetainingCapacity(pos);
+    } else {
+        self.inputbox.text.shrinkRetainingCapacity(0);
+    }
+    self.inputbox.cursor = self.inputbox.text.items.len;
+    return self.start_query();
+}
+
+fn delete_code_point(self: *Self) tp.result {
+    if (self.inputbox.text.items.len > 0) {
+        self.inputbox.text.shrinkRetainingCapacity(self.inputbox.text.items.len - 1);
+        self.inputbox.cursor = self.inputbox.text.items.len;
+    }
+    return self.start_query();
+}
+
+fn insert_code_point(self: *Self, c: u32) tp.result {
+    var buf: [6]u8 = undefined;
+    const bytes = ucs32_to_utf8(&[_]u32{c}, &buf) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
+    self.inputbox.text.appendSlice(buf[0..bytes]) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
+    self.inputbox.cursor = self.inputbox.text.items.len;
+    return self.start_query();
+}
+
+fn insert_bytes(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) tp.result {
+    self.inputbox.text.appendSlice(bytes) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
+    self.inputbox.cursor = self.inputbox.text.items.len;
+    return self.start_query();
+}
+
+fn cmd(_: *Self, name_: []const u8, ctx: command.Context) tp.result {
+    try command.executeName(name_, ctx);
+}
+
+fn msg(_: *Self, text: []const u8) tp.result {
+    return tp.self_pid().send(.{ "log", "home", text });
+}
+
+fn cmd_async(_: *Self, name_: []const u8) tp.result {
+    return tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", name_ });
+}
+
+const Commands = command.Collection(cmds);
+const cmds = struct {
+    pub const Target = Self;
+    const Ctx = command.Context;
+
+    pub fn command_palette_menu_down(self: *Self, _: Ctx) tp.result {
+        self.menu.select_down();
+    }
+
+    pub fn command_palette_menu_up(self: *Self, _: Ctx) tp.result {
+        self.menu.select_up();
+    }
+
+    pub fn command_palette_menu_activate(self: *Self, _: Ctx) tp.result {
+        self.menu.activate_selected();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index edceca1..e5969fb 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -582,7 +582,10 @@ const cmds = struct {
             return tp.exit_error(error.InvalidArgument);
         if (self.mini_mode) |_| try exit_mini_mode(self, .{});
         if (self.input_mode_outer) |_| try exit_overlay_mode(self, .{});
-        self.input_mode = if (std.mem.eql(u8, mode, "open_recent")) ret: {
+        self.input_mode = if (std.mem.eql(u8, mode, "command_palette")) ret: {
+            self.input_mode_outer = self.input_mode;
+            break :ret @import("mode/overlay/command_palette.zig").create(self.a) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
+        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, mode, "open_recent")) ret: {
             self.input_mode_outer = self.input_mode;
             break :ret @import("mode/overlay/open_recent.zig").create(self.a) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e);
         } else {