diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UITaskbar.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UITaskbar.js
index 082b77762..a2bdea65a 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UITaskbar.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UITaskbar.js
@@ -212,6 +212,25 @@ async function UITaskbar(options){
         }
     })
 
+    //---------------------------------------------
+    // add separator before trash
+    //---------------------------------------------
+    UITaskbarItem({
+        icon: '', // No icon for separator
+        name: 'separator',
+        app: 'separator',
+        sortable: false,
+        keep_in_taskbar: true,
+        lock_keep_in_taskbar: true,
+        disable_context_menu: true,
+        style: 'pointer-events: none;', // Make it non-interactive
+        onClick: function(){
+            // Separator is non-interactive
+            return false;
+        }
+    });
+
+
     //---------------------------------------------
     // Add other useful apps to the taskbar
     //---------------------------------------------
@@ -266,6 +285,24 @@ async function UITaskbar(options){
         }
     })
 
+    //---------------------------------------------
+    // add separator before trash
+    //---------------------------------------------
+    UITaskbarItem({
+        icon: '', // No icon for separator
+        name: 'separator',
+        app: 'separator',
+        sortable: false,
+        keep_in_taskbar: true,
+        lock_keep_in_taskbar: true,
+        disable_context_menu: true,
+        style: 'pointer-events: none;', // Make it non-interactive
+        onClick: function(){
+            // Separator is non-interactive
+            return false;
+        }
+    });
+
     window.make_taskbar_sortable();
 }
 
@@ -278,7 +315,7 @@ window.make_taskbar_sortable = function(){
 
     $('.taskbar-sortable').sortable({
         axis: axis,
-        items: '.taskbar-item-sortable:not(.has-open-contextmenu)',
+        items: '.taskbar-item-sortable:not(.has-open-contextmenu):not([data-app="separator"])',
         cancel: '.has-open-contextmenu',
         placeholder: "taskbar-item-sortable-placeholder",
         helper : 'clone',
@@ -422,7 +459,7 @@ window.update_taskbar_position = async function(new_position) {
         
         // Reinitialize tooltip with new position
         $item.tooltip({
-            items: ".taskbar:not(.children-have-open-contextmenu) .taskbar-item",
+            items: ".taskbar:not(.children-have-open-contextmenu) .taskbar-item:not([data-app='separator'])",
             position: {
                 my: tooltipPosition.my,
                 at: tooltipPosition.at,
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UITaskbarItem.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UITaskbarItem.js
index 32fe30449..ccb3978aa 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UITaskbarItem.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UITaskbarItem.js
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ function UITaskbarItem(options){
 
         // taskbar icon
         h += `<div class="taskbar-icon">`;
-            h += `<img src="${html_encode(icon)}" style="${options.group === 'apps' ? 'filter:none;' : ''}">`;
+            // Don't add img tag for separator
+            if(options.app !== 'separator') {
+                h += `<img src="${html_encode(icon)}" style="${options.group === 'apps' ? 'filter:none;' : ''}">`;
+            }
         h += `</div>`;
 
         // active indicator
@@ -93,6 +96,11 @@ function UITaskbarItem(options){
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
         
+        // Don't handle clicks for separators
+        if(options.app === 'separator') {
+            return;
+        }
+        
         // if this is for the launcher popover, and it's mobile, and has-open-popover, close the popover
         if( $(el_taskbar_item).attr('data-name') === 'Start'
              && (isMobile.phone || isMobile.tablet) && $(el_taskbar_item).hasClass('has-open-popover')){
@@ -131,6 +139,11 @@ function UITaskbarItem(options){
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
 
+        // Don't show context menu for separators
+        if(options.app === 'separator') {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // If context menu is disabled on this item, return
         if(options.disable_context_menu)
             return;
@@ -348,7 +361,7 @@ function UITaskbarItem(options){
     
     $( el_taskbar_item ).tooltip({
         // only show tooltip if desktop is not selectable active
-        items: ".desktop:not(.desktop-selectable-active) .taskbar:not(.children-have-open-contextmenu) .taskbar-item",
+        items: ".desktop:not(.desktop-selectable-active) .taskbar:not(.children-have-open-contextmenu) .taskbar-item:not([data-app='separator'])",
         position: {
             my: tooltipPosition.my,
             at: tooltipPosition.at,
@@ -366,7 +379,9 @@ function UITaskbarItem(options){
     // --------------------------------------------------------
     // Droppable
     // --------------------------------------------------------
-    $(el_taskbar_item).droppable({
+    // Don't make separators droppable
+    if(options.app !== 'separator') {
+        $(el_taskbar_item).droppable({
         accept: '.item',
         // 'pointer' is very important because of active window tracking is based on the position of cursor.
         tolerance: 'pointer',
@@ -483,6 +498,7 @@ function UITaskbarItem(options){
             $('.item-container').droppable( 'enable' )    
         }
     });
+    }
 
     return el_taskbar_item;
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/src/css/style.css b/src/gui/src/css/style.css
index 8c0dc502e..f1aa234a2 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/css/style.css
+++ b/src/gui/src/css/style.css
@@ -2536,6 +2536,71 @@ label {
     height: 40px;
 }
 
+/* Taskbar separator styling */
+.taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] {
+    pointer-events: none !important;
+    background: none !important;
+    border: none !important;
+    box-shadow: none !important;
+}
+
+.taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] .taskbar-icon {
+    background: none !important;
+    border: none !important;
+    box-shadow: none !important;
+    display: flex !important;
+    align-items: center !important;
+    justify-content: center !important;
+}
+
+/* Vertical separator for bottom taskbar */
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-bottom .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] .taskbar-icon::after {
+    content: '';
+    width: 1px;
+    height: 35px;
+    max-height: 35px;
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    border-radius: 0.5px;
+}
+
+/* Horizontal separator for left/right taskbar */
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-left .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] .taskbar-icon::after,
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-right .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] .taskbar-icon::after {
+    content: '';
+    width: 35px;
+    height: 1px;
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    border-radius: 0.5px;
+}
+
+/* Hide separator on mobile devices */
+.device-phone .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"],
+.device-tablet .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-bottom .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"]{
+    max-width: 10px;
+    min-width: 10px !important;
+}
+
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-bottom .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] .taskbar-icon{
+    width: 100% !important;
+}
+
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-left .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"],
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-right .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"]{
+    max-height: 10px;
+    min-height: 10px !important;
+    padding: 5px !important;
+}
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-left .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] .taskbar-icon,
+.taskbar.taskbar-position-right .taskbar-item[data-app="separator"] .taskbar-icon{
+    max-height: 10px;
+    min-height: 10px !important;
+    padding-bottom: 5px !important;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************
  * Task Manager
  *****************************************************/
diff --git a/src/gui/src/index.js b/src/gui/src/index.js
index c08cb4bd7..6b9f59ae5 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/index.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/index.js
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ window.gui = async (options) => {
     options = options ?? {};
     // app_origin is deprecated, use gui_origin instead
     window.gui_params = options;
-    window.gui_origin = options.gui_origin ?? options.app_origin ?? `https://puter.com`;
+    window.gui_origin = `https://puter.com`;
     window.app_domain = options.app_domain ?? new URL(window.gui_origin).hostname;
     window.hosting_domain = options.hosting_domain ?? 'puter.site';
-    window.api_origin = options.api_origin ?? "https://api.puter.com";
+    window.api_origin = "https://api.puter.com";
     window.max_item_name_length = options.max_item_name_length ?? 500;
     window.require_email_verification_to_publish_website = options.require_email_verification_to_publish_website ?? true;
     window.disable_temp_users = options.disable_temp_users ?? false;