diff --git a/src/ui/drop_dialog.rs b/src/ui/drop_dialog.rs
index 4b3f310..76cfcb4 100644
--- a/src/ui/drop_dialog.rs
+++ b/src/ui/drop_dialog.rs
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ pub fn show_drop_dialog(
         .build();
 
     dialog.add_response("cancel", &i18n("Cancel"));
-    dialog.add_response("add-only", &i18n("Just add"));
-    dialog.add_response("add-and-integrate", &i18n("Add to app menu"));
+    dialog.add_response("keep-in-place", &i18n("Keep in place"));
+    dialog.add_response("copy-only", &i18n("Copy to Applications"));
+    dialog.add_response("copy-and-integrate", &i18n("Copy & add to menu"));
 
-    dialog.set_response_appearance("add-and-integrate", adw::ResponseAppearance::Suggested);
-    dialog.set_default_response(Some("add-and-integrate"));
+    dialog.set_response_appearance("copy-and-integrate", adw::ResponseAppearance::Suggested);
+    dialog.set_default_response(Some("copy-and-integrate"));
     dialog.set_close_response("cancel");
 
     let toast_ref = toast_overlay.clone();
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ pub fn show_drop_dialog(
             return;
         }
 
-        let integrate = response == "add-and-integrate";
+        let copy = response != "keep-in-place";
+        let integrate = response == "copy-and-integrate";
         let files = files.clone();
         let toast_ref = toast_ref.clone();
         let on_complete_ref = on_complete.clone();
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn show_drop_dialog(
         glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
             // Phase 1: Fast registration (copy + DB upsert only)
             let result = gio::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                register_dropped_files(&files)
+                register_dropped_files(&files, copy)
             })
             .await;
 
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ pub fn show_drop_dialog(
 /// Returns a list of registered files for background analysis.
 fn register_dropped_files(
     files: &[PathBuf],
+    copy_to_target: bool,
 ) -> Result<Vec<RegisteredFile>, String> {
     let db = Database::open().map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open database: {}", e))?;
 
@@ -192,8 +195,8 @@ fn register_dropped_files(
                 .unwrap_or(false)
         });
 
-        let final_path = if in_scan_dir {
-            // Ensure executable even if already in scan dir
+        let final_path = if in_scan_dir || !copy_to_target {
+            // Keep the file where it is; just ensure it's executable
             #[cfg(unix)]
             {
                 use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;