diff --git a/bin/uninstall.sh b/bin/uninstall.sh
index 3343966..4794a49 100755
--- a/bin/uninstall.sh
+++ b/bin/uninstall.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,13 @@ scan_applications() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    # Cache miss - show scanning feedback below
+    # Cache miss - prepare for scanning
+    local inline_loading=false
+    if [[ -t 1 && -t 2 ]]; then
+        inline_loading=true
+        # Clear screen for inline loading
+        printf "\033[2J\033[H" >&2
+    fi
 
     local temp_file
     temp_file=$(create_temp_file)
@@ -97,11 +103,7 @@ scan_applications() {
     local current_epoch
     current_epoch=$(date "+%s")
 
-    # Spinner for scanning feedback (simple ASCII for compatibility)
-    local spinner_chars="|/-\\"
-    local spinner_idx=0
-
-    # First pass: quickly collect all valid app paths and bundle IDs
+    # First pass: quickly collect all valid app paths and bundle IDs (NO mdls calls)
     local -a app_data_tuples=()
     while IFS= read -r -d '' app_path; do
         if [[ ! -e "$app_path" ]]; then continue; fi
@@ -118,78 +120,19 @@ scan_applications() {
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Try to get English name from bundle info, fallback to folder name
+        # Get bundle ID only (fast, no mdls calls in first pass)
         local bundle_id="unknown"
-        local display_name="$app_name"
         if [[ -f "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" ]]; then
             bundle_id=$(defaults read "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" CFBundleIdentifier 2> /dev/null || echo "unknown")
-
-            # Try to get English name from bundle info
-            local bundle_executable
-            bundle_executable=$(defaults read "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" CFBundleExecutable 2> /dev/null)
-
-            # Smart display name selection - prefer descriptive names over generic ones
-            local candidates=()
-
-            # Get all potential names
-            local bundle_display_name
-            bundle_display_name=$(plutil -extract CFBundleDisplayName raw "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" 2> /dev/null)
-            local bundle_name
-            bundle_name=$(plutil -extract CFBundleName raw "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" 2> /dev/null)
-
-            # Check if executable name is generic/technical (should be avoided)
-            local is_generic_executable=false
-            if [[ -n "$bundle_executable" ]]; then
-                case "$bundle_executable" in
-                    "pake" | "Electron" | "electron" | "nwjs" | "node" | "helper" | "main" | "app" | "binary")
-                        is_generic_executable=true
-                        ;;
-                esac
-            fi
-
-            # Priority order for name selection:
-            # 1. App folder name (if ASCII and descriptive) - often the most complete name
-            if [[ "$app_name" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9\ ._-]+$ && ${#app_name} -gt 3 ]]; then
-                candidates+=("$app_name")
-            fi
-
-            # 2. CFBundleDisplayName (if meaningful and ASCII)
-            if [[ -n "$bundle_display_name" && "$bundle_display_name" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9\ ._-]+$ ]]; then
-                candidates+=("$bundle_display_name")
-            fi
-
-            # 3. CFBundleName (if meaningful and ASCII)
-            if [[ -n "$bundle_name" && "$bundle_name" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9\ ._-]+$ && "$bundle_name" != "$bundle_display_name" ]]; then
-                candidates+=("$bundle_name")
-            fi
-
-            # 4. CFBundleExecutable (only if not generic and ASCII)
-            if [[ -n "$bundle_executable" && "$bundle_executable" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$ && "$is_generic_executable" == false ]]; then
-                candidates+=("$bundle_executable")
-            fi
-
-            # 5. Fallback to non-ASCII names if no ASCII found
-            if [[ ${#candidates[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
-                [[ -n "$bundle_display_name" ]] && candidates+=("$bundle_display_name")
-                [[ -n "$bundle_name" && "$bundle_name" != "$bundle_display_name" ]] && candidates+=("$bundle_name")
-                candidates+=("$app_name")
-            fi
-
-            # Select the first (best) candidate
-            display_name="${candidates[0]:-$app_name}"
-
-            # Apply brand name mapping from common.sh
-            display_name="$(get_brand_name "$display_name")"
         fi
 
         # Skip system critical apps (input methods, system components)
-        # Note: Paid apps like CleanMyMac, 1Password are NOT protected here - users can uninstall them
         if should_protect_from_uninstall "$bundle_id"; then
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Store tuple: app_path|app_name|bundle_id|display_name
-        app_data_tuples+=("${app_path}|${app_name}|${bundle_id}|${display_name}")
+        # Store tuple: app_path|app_name|bundle_id (display_name will be resolved in parallel later)
+        app_data_tuples+=("${app_path}|${app_name}|${bundle_id}")
     done < <(
         # Scan both system and user application directories
         # Using maxdepth 3 to find apps in subdirectories (e.g., Adobe apps in /Applications/Adobe X/)
@@ -209,11 +152,7 @@ scan_applications() {
         max_parallel=32
     fi
     local pids=()
-    local inline_loading=false
-    if [[ "${MOLE_INLINE_LOADING:-}" == "1" || "${MOLE_INLINE_LOADING:-}" == "true" ]]; then
-        inline_loading=true
-        printf "\033[H" >&2 # Position cursor at top of screen
-    fi
+    # inline_loading variable already set above (line ~92)
 
     # Process app metadata extraction function
     process_app_metadata() {
@@ -221,7 +160,35 @@ scan_applications() {
         local output_file="$2"
         local current_epoch="$3"
 
-        IFS='|' read -r app_path app_name bundle_id display_name <<< "$app_data_tuple"
+        IFS='|' read -r app_path app_name bundle_id <<< "$app_data_tuple"
+
+        # Get localized display name (moved from first pass for better performance)
+        local display_name="$app_name"
+        if [[ -f "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" ]]; then
+            # Try to get localized name from system metadata (best for i18n)
+            local md_display_name
+            md_display_name=$(run_with_timeout 0.05 mdls -name kMDItemDisplayName -raw "$app_path" 2> /dev/null || echo "")
+
+            # Get bundle names
+            local bundle_display_name
+            bundle_display_name=$(plutil -extract CFBundleDisplayName raw "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" 2> /dev/null)
+            local bundle_name
+            bundle_name=$(plutil -extract CFBundleName raw "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" 2> /dev/null)
+
+            # Priority order for name selection (prefer localized names):
+            # 1. System metadata display name (kMDItemDisplayName) - respects system language
+            # 2. CFBundleDisplayName - usually localized
+            # 3. CFBundleName - fallback
+            # 4. App folder name - last resort
+
+            if [[ -n "$md_display_name" && "$md_display_name" != "(null)" && "$md_display_name" != "$app_name" ]]; then
+                display_name="$md_display_name"
+            elif [[ -n "$bundle_display_name" && "$bundle_display_name" != "(null)" ]]; then
+                display_name="$bundle_display_name"
+            elif [[ -n "$bundle_name" && "$bundle_name" != "(null)" ]]; then
+                display_name="$bundle_name"
+            fi
+        fi
 
         # Parallel size calculation
         local app_size="N/A"
@@ -293,9 +260,9 @@ scan_applications() {
             local completed=$(cat "$progress_file" 2> /dev/null || echo 0)
             local c="${spinner_chars:$((i % 4)):1}"
             if [[ $inline_loading == true ]]; then
-                printf "\033[H\033[2K%s Scanning applications... %d/%d" "$c" "$completed" "$total_apps" >&2
+                printf "\033[H\033[2K%s Scanning applications... %d/%d\n" "$c" "$completed" "$total_apps" >&2
             else
-                echo -ne "\r\033[K%s Scanning applications... %d/%d" "$c" "$completed" "$total_apps" >&2
+                printf "\r\033[K%s Scanning applications... %d/%d" "$c" "$completed" "$total_apps" >&2
             fi
             ((i++))
             sleep 0.1 2> /dev/null || sleep 1
@@ -346,12 +313,30 @@ scan_applications() {
     fi
 
     # Sort by last used (oldest first) and cache the result
+    # Show brief processing message for large app lists
+    if [[ $total_apps -gt 50 ]]; then
+        if [[ $inline_loading == true ]]; then
+            printf "\033[H\033[2KProcessing %d applications...\n" "$total_apps" >&2
+        else
+            printf "\rProcessing %d applications...    " "$total_apps" >&2
+        fi
+    fi
+
     sort -t'|' -k1,1n "$temp_file" > "${temp_file}.sorted" || {
         rm -f "$temp_file"
         return 1
     }
     rm -f "$temp_file"
 
+    # Clear processing message
+    if [[ $total_apps -gt 50 ]]; then
+        if [[ $inline_loading == true ]]; then
+            printf "\033[H\033[2K" >&2
+        else
+            printf "\r\033[K" >&2
+        fi
+    fi
+
     # Save to cache (simplified - no metadata)
     cp "${temp_file}.sorted" "$cache_file" 2> /dev/null || true
 
@@ -555,18 +540,22 @@ main() {
         # Show selected apps with clean alignment
         echo -e "${BLUE}${ICON_CONFIRM}${NC} Selected ${selection_count} app(s):"
         local -a summary_rows=()
-        local max_name_width=0
+        local max_name_display_width=0
         local max_size_width=0
         local name_trunc_limit=30
 
         for selected_app in "${selected_apps[@]}"; do
             IFS='|' read -r epoch app_path app_name bundle_id size last_used size_kb <<< "$selected_app"
 
-            local display_name="$app_name"
-            if [[ ${#display_name} -gt $name_trunc_limit ]]; then
-                display_name="${display_name:0:$((name_trunc_limit - 3))}..."
-            fi
-            [[ ${#display_name} -gt $max_name_width ]] && max_name_width=${#display_name}
+            # Truncate by display width if needed
+            local display_name
+            display_name=$(truncate_by_display_width "$app_name" "$name_trunc_limit")
+
+            # Get actual display width
+            local current_width
+            current_width=$(get_display_width "$display_name")
+
+            [[ $current_width -gt $max_name_display_width ]] && max_name_display_width=$current_width
 
             local size_display="$size"
             if [[ -z "$size_display" || "$size_display" == "0" || "$size_display" == "N/A" ]]; then
@@ -580,13 +569,20 @@ main() {
             summary_rows+=("$display_name|$size_display|$last_display")
         done
 
-        ((max_name_width < 16)) && max_name_width=16
+        ((max_name_display_width < 16)) && max_name_display_width=16
         ((max_size_width < 5)) && max_size_width=5
 
         local index=1
         for row in "${summary_rows[@]}"; do
             IFS='|' read -r name_cell size_cell last_cell <<< "$row"
-            printf "%d. %-*s  %*s  |  Last: %s\n" "$index" "$max_name_width" "$name_cell" "$max_size_width" "$size_cell" "$last_cell"
+            # Calculate printf width based on actual display width
+            local name_display_width
+            name_display_width=$(get_display_width "$name_cell")
+            local name_char_count=${#name_cell}
+            local padding_needed=$((max_name_display_width - name_display_width))
+            local printf_name_width=$((name_char_count + padding_needed))
+
+            printf "%d. %-*s  %*s  |  Last: %s\n" "$index" "$printf_name_width" "$name_cell" "$max_size_width" "$size_cell" "$last_cell"
             ((index++))
         done
 
diff --git a/bin/uninstall_lib.sh b/bin/uninstall_lib.sh
index 998ba1e..6ec88f2 100755
--- a/bin/uninstall_lib.sh
+++ b/bin/uninstall_lib.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,13 @@ scan_applications() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    # Cache miss - show scanning feedback below
+    # Cache miss - prepare for scanning
+    local inline_loading=false
+    if [[ -t 1 && -t 2 ]]; then
+        inline_loading=true
+        # Clear screen for inline loading
+        printf "\033[2J\033[H" >&2
+    fi
 
     local temp_file
     temp_file=$(create_temp_file)
@@ -97,11 +103,7 @@ scan_applications() {
     local current_epoch
     current_epoch=$(date "+%s")
 
-    # Spinner for scanning feedback (simple ASCII for compatibility)
-    local spinner_chars="|/-\\"
-    local spinner_idx=0
-
-    # First pass: quickly collect all valid app paths and bundle IDs
+    # First pass: quickly collect all valid app paths and bundle IDs (NO mdls calls)
     local -a app_data_tuples=()
     while IFS= read -r -d '' app_path; do
         if [[ ! -e "$app_path" ]]; then continue; fi
@@ -118,78 +120,19 @@ scan_applications() {
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Try to get English name from bundle info, fallback to folder name
+        # Get bundle ID only (fast, no mdls calls in first pass)
         local bundle_id="unknown"
-        local display_name="$app_name"
         if [[ -f "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" ]]; then
             bundle_id=$(defaults read "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" CFBundleIdentifier 2> /dev/null || echo "unknown")
-
-            # Try to get English name from bundle info
-            local bundle_executable
-            bundle_executable=$(defaults read "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" CFBundleExecutable 2> /dev/null)
-
-            # Smart display name selection - prefer descriptive names over generic ones
-            local candidates=()
-
-            # Get all potential names
-            local bundle_display_name
-            bundle_display_name=$(plutil -extract CFBundleDisplayName raw "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" 2> /dev/null)
-            local bundle_name
-            bundle_name=$(plutil -extract CFBundleName raw "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" 2> /dev/null)
-
-            # Check if executable name is generic/technical (should be avoided)
-            local is_generic_executable=false
-            if [[ -n "$bundle_executable" ]]; then
-                case "$bundle_executable" in
-                    "pake" | "Electron" | "electron" | "nwjs" | "node" | "helper" | "main" | "app" | "binary")
-                        is_generic_executable=true
-                        ;;
-                esac
-            fi
-
-            # Priority order for name selection:
-            # 1. App folder name (if ASCII and descriptive) - often the most complete name
-            if [[ "$app_name" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9\ ._-]+$ && ${#app_name} -gt 3 ]]; then
-                candidates+=("$app_name")
-            fi
-
-            # 2. CFBundleDisplayName (if meaningful and ASCII)
-            if [[ -n "$bundle_display_name" && "$bundle_display_name" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9\ ._-]+$ ]]; then
-                candidates+=("$bundle_display_name")
-            fi
-
-            # 3. CFBundleName (if meaningful and ASCII)
-            if [[ -n "$bundle_name" && "$bundle_name" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9\ ._-]+$ && "$bundle_name" != "$bundle_display_name" ]]; then
-                candidates+=("$bundle_name")
-            fi
-
-            # 4. CFBundleExecutable (only if not generic and ASCII)
-            if [[ -n "$bundle_executable" && "$bundle_executable" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$ && "$is_generic_executable" == false ]]; then
-                candidates+=("$bundle_executable")
-            fi
-
-            # 5. Fallback to non-ASCII names if no ASCII found
-            if [[ ${#candidates[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
-                [[ -n "$bundle_display_name" ]] && candidates+=("$bundle_display_name")
-                [[ -n "$bundle_name" && "$bundle_name" != "$bundle_display_name" ]] && candidates+=("$bundle_name")
-                candidates+=("$app_name")
-            fi
-
-            # Select the first (best) candidate
-            display_name="${candidates[0]:-$app_name}"
-
-            # Apply brand name mapping from common.sh
-            display_name="$(get_brand_name "$display_name")"
         fi
 
         # Skip system critical apps (input methods, system components)
-        # Note: Paid apps like CleanMyMac, 1Password are NOT protected here - users can uninstall them
         if should_protect_from_uninstall "$bundle_id"; then
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Store tuple: app_path|app_name|bundle_id|display_name
-        app_data_tuples+=("${app_path}|${app_name}|${bundle_id}|${display_name}")
+        # Store tuple: app_path|app_name|bundle_id (display_name will be resolved in parallel later)
+        app_data_tuples+=("${app_path}|${app_name}|${bundle_id}")
     done < <(
         # Scan both system and user application directories
         # Using maxdepth 3 to find apps in subdirectories (e.g., Adobe apps in /Applications/Adobe X/)
@@ -209,11 +152,7 @@ scan_applications() {
         max_parallel=32
     fi
     local pids=()
-    local inline_loading=false
-    if [[ "${MOLE_INLINE_LOADING:-}" == "1" || "${MOLE_INLINE_LOADING:-}" == "true" ]]; then
-        inline_loading=true
-        printf "\033[H" >&2 # Position cursor at top of screen
-    fi
+    # inline_loading variable already set above (line ~92)
 
     # Process app metadata extraction function
     process_app_metadata() {
@@ -221,7 +160,35 @@ scan_applications() {
         local output_file="$2"
         local current_epoch="$3"
 
-        IFS='|' read -r app_path app_name bundle_id display_name <<< "$app_data_tuple"
+        IFS='|' read -r app_path app_name bundle_id <<< "$app_data_tuple"
+
+        # Get localized display name (moved from first pass for better performance)
+        local display_name="$app_name"
+        if [[ -f "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" ]]; then
+            # Try to get localized name from system metadata (best for i18n)
+            local md_display_name
+            md_display_name=$(run_with_timeout 0.05 mdls -name kMDItemDisplayName -raw "$app_path" 2> /dev/null || echo "")
+
+            # Get bundle names
+            local bundle_display_name
+            bundle_display_name=$(plutil -extract CFBundleDisplayName raw "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" 2> /dev/null)
+            local bundle_name
+            bundle_name=$(plutil -extract CFBundleName raw "$app_path/Contents/Info.plist" 2> /dev/null)
+
+            # Priority order for name selection (prefer localized names):
+            # 1. System metadata display name (kMDItemDisplayName) - respects system language
+            # 2. CFBundleDisplayName - usually localized
+            # 3. CFBundleName - fallback
+            # 4. App folder name - last resort
+
+            if [[ -n "$md_display_name" && "$md_display_name" != "(null)" && "$md_display_name" != "$app_name" ]]; then
+                display_name="$md_display_name"
+            elif [[ -n "$bundle_display_name" && "$bundle_display_name" != "(null)" ]]; then
+                display_name="$bundle_display_name"
+            elif [[ -n "$bundle_name" && "$bundle_name" != "(null)" ]]; then
+                display_name="$bundle_name"
+            fi
+        fi
 
         # Parallel size calculation
         local app_size="N/A"
@@ -293,9 +260,9 @@ scan_applications() {
             local completed=$(cat "$progress_file" 2> /dev/null || echo 0)
             local c="${spinner_chars:$((i % 4)):1}"
             if [[ $inline_loading == true ]]; then
-                printf "\033[H\033[2K%s Scanning applications... %d/%d" "$c" "$completed" "$total_apps" >&2
+                printf "\033[H\033[2K%s Scanning applications... %d/%d\n" "$c" "$completed" "$total_apps" >&2
             else
-                echo -ne "\r\033[K%s Scanning applications... %d/%d" "$c" "$completed" "$total_apps" >&2
+                printf "\r\033[K%s Scanning applications... %d/%d" "$c" "$completed" "$total_apps" >&2
             fi
             ((i++))
             sleep 0.1 2> /dev/null || sleep 1
@@ -346,12 +313,30 @@ scan_applications() {
     fi
 
     # Sort by last used (oldest first) and cache the result
+    # Show brief processing message for large app lists
+    if [[ $total_apps -gt 50 ]]; then
+        if [[ $inline_loading == true ]]; then
+            printf "\033[H\033[2KProcessing %d applications...\n" "$total_apps" >&2
+        else
+            printf "\rProcessing %d applications...    " "$total_apps" >&2
+        fi
+    fi
+
     sort -t'|' -k1,1n "$temp_file" > "${temp_file}.sorted" || {
         rm -f "$temp_file"
         return 1
     }
     rm -f "$temp_file"
 
+    # Clear processing message
+    if [[ $total_apps -gt 50 ]]; then
+        if [[ $inline_loading == true ]]; then
+            printf "\033[H\033[2K" >&2
+        else
+            printf "\r\033[K" >&2
+        fi
+    fi
+
     # Save to cache (simplified - no metadata)
     cp "${temp_file}.sorted" "$cache_file" 2> /dev/null || true
 
diff --git a/lib/ui/app_selector.sh b/lib/ui/app_selector.sh
index 7454b6b..7d402d4 100755
--- a/lib/ui/app_selector.sh
+++ b/lib/ui/app_selector.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# Note: get_display_width() is now defined in lib/core/ui.sh
+
 # Format app info for display
 format_app_display() {
     local display_name="$1" size="$2" last_used="$3"
@@ -20,18 +22,26 @@ format_app_display() {
     local fixed_width=28
     local available_width=$((terminal_width - fixed_width))
 
-    # Set reasonable bounds for name width: 24-35 chars
+    # Set reasonable bounds for name width: 24-35 display width
     [[ $available_width -lt 24 ]] && available_width=24
     [[ $available_width -gt 35 ]] && available_width=35
 
-    # Truncate long names if needed
-    local truncated_name="$display_name"
-    if [[ ${#display_name} -gt $available_width ]]; then
-        truncated_name="${display_name:0:$((available_width - 3))}..."
-    fi
+    # Truncate long names if needed (based on display width, not char count)
+    local truncated_name
+    truncated_name=$(truncate_by_display_width "$display_name" "$available_width")
 
-    # Use dynamic column width for better readability
-    printf "%-*s %9s | %s" "$available_width" "$truncated_name" "$size_str" "$compact_last_used"
+    # Get actual display width after truncation
+    local current_display_width
+    current_display_width=$(get_display_width "$truncated_name")
+
+    # Calculate padding needed
+    # Formula: char_count + (available_width - display_width) = padding to add
+    local char_count=${#truncated_name}
+    local padding_needed=$((available_width - current_display_width))
+    local printf_width=$((char_count + padding_needed))
+
+    # Use dynamic column width with corrected padding
+    printf "%-*s %9s | %s" "$printf_width" "$truncated_name" "$size_str" "$compact_last_used"
 }
 
 # Global variable to store selection result (bash 3.2 compatible)
@@ -46,6 +56,14 @@ select_apps_for_uninstall() {
     fi
 
     # Build menu options
+    # Show loading for large lists (formatting can be slow due to width calculations)
+    local app_count=${#apps_data[@]}
+    if [[ $app_count -gt 30 ]]; then
+        if [[ -t 2 ]]; then
+            printf "\rPreparing %d applications...    " "$app_count" >&2
+        fi
+    fi
+
     local -a menu_options=()
     # Prepare metadata (comma-separated) for sorting/filtering inside the menu
     local epochs_csv=""
@@ -66,6 +84,13 @@ select_apps_for_uninstall() {
         ((idx++))
     done
 
+    # Clear loading message
+    if [[ $app_count -gt 30 ]]; then
+        if [[ -t 2 ]]; then
+            printf "\r\033[K" >&2
+        fi
+    fi
+
     # Expose metadata for the paginated menu (optional inputs)
     # - MOLE_MENU_META_EPOCHS: numeric last_used_epoch per item
     # - MOLE_MENU_META_SIZEKB: numeric size in KB per item