diff --git a/lib/licenses.nix b/lib/licenses.nix
index 1408eda523d4..c1efe9aba05b 100644
--- a/lib/licenses.nix
+++ b/lib/licenses.nix
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ in mkLicense lset) ({
     free = false;
   };
 
+  cal10 = {
+    fullName = "Cryptographic Autonomy License version 1.0 (CAL-1.0)";
+    url = "https://opensource.org/licenses/CAL-1.0";
+  };
+
   capec = {
     fullName = "Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification";
     url = "https://capec.mitre.org/about/termsofuse.html";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/holochain-launcher/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/holochain-launcher/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a9c5122acc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/holochain-launcher/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchurl
+, autoPatchelfHook
+, pkg-config
+, dpkg
+, openssl
+, webkitgtk
+, libappindicator
+, wrapGAppsHook
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "holochain-launcher";
+  version = "0.6.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/holochain/launcher/releases/download/v${version}/holochain-launcher_${version}_amd64.deb";
+    sha256 = "sha256-o9cUFtq5XUkbC3yFRFiV2k4uWjb+szlE8qV+G9Gve5E=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoPatchelfHook
+    dpkg
+    wrapGAppsHook # required for FileChooser
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    openssl
+    webkitgtk
+    libappindicator
+  ];
+
+  unpackCmd = "dpkg-deb -x $curSrc source";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mv usr $out
+  '';
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    patchelf --add-needed "libappindicator3.so" "$out/bin/holochain-launcher"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A cross-platform executable that launches a local Holochain conductor, and installs and opens apps";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/holochain/launcher";
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.steveej ];
+    license = licenses.cal10;
+    sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2e23560e0f66..2744fbfdda4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7596,6 +7596,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   hockeypuck-web = callPackage ../servers/hockeypuck/web.nix { };
 
+  holochain-launcher = callPackage ../applications/misc/holochain-launcher { };
+
   homesick = callPackage ../tools/misc/homesick { };
 
   honcho = callPackage ../tools/system/honcho { };