diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c376839..688b511 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1308,7 +1308,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cosmic-settings-daemon-config",
  "cosmic-settings-subscriptions",
  "dirs 6.0.0",
- "freedesktop_entry_parser",
  "futures-util",
  "greetd_ipc",
  "i18n-embed",
@@ -2253,16 +2252,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "xdg 2.5.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "freedesktop_entry_parser"
-version = "1.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "db9c27b72f19a99a895f8ca89e2d26e4ef31013376e56fdafef697627306c3e4"
-dependencies = [
- "nom",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "fsevent-sys"
 version = "4.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8354c4d..ee84f9d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ cosmic-config = { workspace = true, features = ["calloop", "macro"] }
 cosmic-greeter-config.workspace = true
 cosmic-greeter-daemon = { path = "daemon" }
 dirs = "6"
-freedesktop_entry_parser = "1.3.0"
 libcosmic = { workspace = true, features = [
     "autosize",
     "winit",
diff --git a/src/greeter.rs b/src/greeter.rs
index d917e79..30ae39e 100644
--- a/src/greeter.rs
+++ b/src/greeter.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use cosmic::{
 };
 use cosmic::{
     cosmic_theme::{self, CosmicPalette},
+    desktop::fde::{DesktopEntry, get_languages_from_env},
     surface,
 };
 use cosmic_greeter_config::Config as CosmicGreeterConfig;
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     let sessions = {
         let mut sessions = HashMap::new();
+        let locales = get_languages_from_env();
         for (session_dir, session_type) in session_dirs {
             let read_dir = match fs::read_dir(&session_dir) {
                 Ok(ok) => ok,
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                     }
                 };
 
-                let entry = match freedesktop_entry_parser::parse_entry(dir_entry.path()) {
+                let entry = match DesktopEntry::from_path(dir_entry.path(), Some(&locales)) {
                     Ok(ok) => ok,
                     Err(err) => {
                         tracing::warn!(
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                     }
                 };
 
-                let name = match entry.section("Desktop Entry").attr("Name") {
+                let name = match entry.name(&locales) {
                     Some(some) => some,
                     None => {
                         tracing::warn!(
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                     }
                 };
 
-                let exec = match entry.section("Desktop Entry").attr("Exec") {
+                let exec = match entry.exec() {
                     Some(some) => some,
                     None => {
                         tracing::warn!(
@@ -259,7 +261,11 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                     }
                 };
 
-                if let Some(desktop_names) = entry.section("Desktop Entry").attr("DesktopNames") {
+                if let Some(desktop_names) = entry
+                    .groups
+                    .desktop_entry()
+                    .and_then(|g| g.entry("DesktopNames"))
+                {
                     env.push(format!("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP={desktop_names}"));
                     if let Some(name) = desktop_names.split(':').next() {
                         env.push(format!("XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP={name}"));