diff --git a/MaxSlurper/App.xaml b/MaxSlurper/App.xaml
index 5a234a2..e33bb6e 100644
--- a/MaxSlurper/App.xaml
+++ b/MaxSlurper/App.xaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MaxSlurper"
  xmlns:ui="http://schemas.lepo.co/wpfui/2022/xaml"
- StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
+ >
  <Application.Resources>
  <ResourceDictionary>
  <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
diff --git a/MaxSlurper/App.xaml.cs b/MaxSlurper/App.xaml.cs
index 225f97c..84e701c 100644
--- a/MaxSlurper/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/MaxSlurper/App.xaml.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System.Configuration;
-using System.Data;
+using System.Linq;
 using Wpf.Ui.Appearance;
 
 namespace MaxSlurper
@@ -12,8 +11,23 @@ namespace MaxSlurper
         protected override void OnStartup(System.Windows.StartupEventArgs e)
         {
             base.OnStartup(e);
-            
-            // The theme will be applied automatically when the window is shown
+
+            bool startMinimized = e.Args.Contains("--minimized", System.StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+            var mainWindow = new MainWindow();
+            MainWindow = mainWindow;
+
+            if (startMinimized)
+            {
+                // Only show the tray icon, don't show the window
+                mainWindow.WindowState = System.Windows.WindowState.Minimized;
+                mainWindow.ShowInTaskbar = false;
+                mainWindow.Hide();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                mainWindow.Show();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MaxSlurper/Controls/ColorPickerWindow.xaml b/MaxSlurper/Controls/ColorPickerWindow.xaml
index fc93c71..3b748ea 100644
--- a/MaxSlurper/Controls/ColorPickerWindow.xaml
+++ b/MaxSlurper/Controls/ColorPickerWindow.xaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
     xmlns:ui="http://schemas.lepo.co/wpfui/2022/xaml"
-   Title="Farbe aussuche" 
-     Height="500" 
+   Title="Farbe auswählen" 
+      Height="500"
         Width="400"
         ResizeMode="NoResize"
     WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
 
         <!-- Title bar -->
     <ui:TitleBar Grid.Row="0" 
-  Title="Farbe aussuche"
-   ShowMaximize="False"
+  Title="Farbe auswählen"
+    ShowMaximize="False"
   ShowMinimize="False"
  Icon="/logo.png" />
 
@@ -176,14 +176,14 @@ Height="20"
       <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
  
-  <ui:Button Content="Lass ma" 
+  <ui:Button Content="Abbrechen"
      Height="44"
            Margin="0,0,8,0"
        Click="CancelButton_Click"
   Appearance="Secondary"/>
      
 <ui:Button Grid.Column="1"
-     Content="Kopieren &amp; Tschüss" 
+     Content="Kopieren &amp; Schließen"
     Height="44"
        Padding="24,0"
  Click="OkButton_Click"
diff --git a/MaxSlurper/Controls/SettingsWindow.xaml b/MaxSlurper/Controls/SettingsWindow.xaml
index 2718dd6..5d88b9e 100644
--- a/MaxSlurper/Controls/SettingsWindow.xaml
+++ b/MaxSlurper/Controls/SettingsWindow.xaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
    TextWrapping="Wrap"
     FontSize="12"
     Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-  Margin="0,2,0,0"><Run Language="de-de" Text="H"/><Run Text="otkey zum Farben schlürfen"/></TextBlock>
+  Margin="0,2,0,0">Hotkey zum Farben aufnehmen</TextBlock>
                             </StackPanel>
    </Grid>
     
@@ -99,6 +99,37 @@ Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
                     </StackPanel>
    </ui:Card>
 
+  <!-- Autostart Card -->
+ <ui:Card Margin="0,0,0,16" Padding="20">
+     <Grid>
+       <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+         <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
+         <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
+         <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
+       </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+
+       <ui:SymbolIcon Symbol="Power24"
+         FontSize="24"
+         VerticalAlignment="Center"
+         Margin="0,0,12,0"/>
+
+       <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+         <TextBlock Text="Autostart"
+           FontSize="16"
+           FontWeight="SemiBold"
+           Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorPrimaryBrush}"/>
+         <TextBlock Text="Beim Systemstart minimiert starten"
+           FontSize="12"
+           Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
+           Margin="0,2,0,0"/>
+       </StackPanel>
+
+       <CheckBox Grid.Column="2"
+         IsChecked="{Binding IsAutostart}"
+         VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+     </Grid>
+   </ui:Card>
+
   <!-- About Card -->
  <ui:Card Padding="20">
     <StackPanel>
@@ -121,7 +152,7 @@ FontWeight="SemiBold"
    Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorPrimaryBrush}"/>
    </Grid>
 
-    <TextBlock Text="DER ColorPicker für Max"  
+    <TextBlock Text="Der Farbwähler für Max"  
 TextWrapping="Wrap"
       FontSize="13"
    Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
@@ -129,7 +160,7 @@ TextWrapping="Wrap"
   <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap"
  FontSize="13"
    Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}">
-      <Run Text="Gemacht mit "/>
+      <Run Text="Erstellt mit "/>
       <Run Text="♥" Foreground="Red" FontSize="14"/>
       <Run Text=" von Mathias"/>
   </TextBlock>
@@ -151,13 +182,13 @@ BorderThickness="0,1,0,0"
 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
-   <TextBlock Text="Änderungen werden direkt jespeichert" 
+   <TextBlock Text="Änderungen werden automatisch gespeichert" 
     VerticalAlignment="Center"
     FontSize="12"
   Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"/>
 
    <ui:Button Grid.Column="1"
-  Content="Zumachen"
+  Content="Schließen"
     Height="36"
         Padding="24,0"
   Click="Close_Click"
diff --git a/MaxSlurper/Controls/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs b/MaxSlurper/Controls/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs
index c1763a5..bc7e327 100644
--- a/MaxSlurper/Controls/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MaxSlurper/Controls/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using MaxSlurper.Models;
 using MaxSlurper.Services;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
 using Wpf.Ui.Controls;
 
 namespace MaxSlurper.Controls
@@ -31,6 +32,35 @@ public event PropertyChangedEventHandler? PropertyChanged;
   }
       }
 
+ private const string RegistryRunKey = @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run";
+ private const string AppName = "MaxSlurper";
+
+ public bool IsAutostart
+ {
+     get
+     {
+         using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(RegistryRunKey, false);
+         return key?.GetValue(AppName) != null;
+     }
+     set
+     {
+         using var key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(RegistryRunKey, true);
+         if (key == null) return;
+
+         if (value)
+         {
+             var exePath = Environment.ProcessPath ?? System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()!.Location;
+             key.SetValue(AppName, $"\"{exePath}\" --minimized");
+         }
+         else
+         {
+             key.DeleteValue(AppName, false);
+         }
+
+         OnPropertyChanged();
+     }
+ }
+
  public SettingsWindow(AppSettings settings, ISettingsService settingsService, Action<AppSettings> onSettingsChanged)
  {
      InitializeComponent();
@@ -54,7 +84,7 @@ public event PropertyChangedEventHandler? PropertyChanged;
      return;
 
          _isCapturingHotkey = true;
-  CurrentHotkey = "Drück deine Tasten...";
+  CurrentHotkey = "Tastenkombination eingeben...";
 
    var captureWindow = new HotkeyCapture();
       captureWindow.Owner = this;
@@ -131,7 +161,7 @@ ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
 
    var infoText = new System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock
   {
-    Text = "Drück die Tastenkombination, die de haben willst",
+    Text = "Drücken Sie die gewünschte Tastenkombination",
   FontSize = 14,
   TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center,
     Foreground = (System.Windows.Media.Brush)FindResource("TextFillColorSecondaryBrush"),
@@ -142,7 +172,7 @@ ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
 
    var keyDisplay = new System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock
    {
-       Text = "Warte uff Eingabe...",
+       Text = "Warte auf Eingabe...",
        FontSize = 18,
  FontWeight = FontWeights.SemiBold,
     TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center,
@@ -204,7 +234,7 @@ key == Key.LWin || key == Key.RWin)
    // Require at least one modifier
      if (modifiers == ModifierKeys.None)
   {
-  keyDisplay.Text = "Mindestens ein Modifier (Strg, Alt, Shift, Win) musste drücken!";
+  keyDisplay.Text = "Mindestens eine Zusatztaste (Strg, Alt, Shift, Win) erforderlich!";
    okButton.IsEnabled = false;
     return;
  }
diff --git a/MaxSlurper/MainWindow.xaml b/MaxSlurper/MainWindow.xaml
index a506b7c..70fc34a 100644
--- a/MaxSlurper/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/MaxSlurper/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ControlStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
      BorderThickness="1"
    Cursor="Hand"
-     ToolTip="Drück ma druff, dann kannste dir 'ne Farbe raussuche">
+     ToolTip="Klicken, um eine Farbe auszuwählen">
      <Border.Effect>
  <DropShadowEffect BlurRadius="8" 
  ShadowDepth="2" 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" 
    Margin="16,0,16,0" 
   VerticalAlignment="Center">
-      <TextBlock Text="Zuletzt jeklaut" 
+      <TextBlock Text="Zuletzt aufgenommen"
 Style="{StaticResource SubtleText}" 
   Margin="0,0,0,4" />
    <TextBlock Text="{Binding SelectedHex}" 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Style="{StaticResource SubtleText}" />
    <!-- Actions -->
     <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" 
    DockPanel.Dock="Right">
-    <ui:Button Content="Farbe schlürfen" 
+    <ui:Button Content="Farbe aufnehmen"
   Appearance="Primary"
      Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon Eyedropper24}" 
   Command="{Binding PickColorCommand}"
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ Padding="16,8"
     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
     <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="0,0,0,12">
-        <TextBlock Text="Wat ick schon so jeklaut hab" 
+        <TextBlock Text="Farbverlauf"
             Style="{StaticResource HeaderText}" />
-     <TextBlock Text="Druff klicken und ab dafuer, wa" 
+     <TextBlock Text="Klicken zum Kopieren"
         Style="{StaticResource SubtleText}"
    Margin="0,4,0,0" />
    </StackPanel>
diff --git a/MaxSlurper/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/MaxSlurper/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 1020bad..43ea992 100644
--- a/MaxSlurper/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MaxSlurper/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ namespace MaxSlurper
     _notifyIcon.Text = "MaxSlurper";
 
      var contextMenu = new ContextMenuStrip();
-      var pickItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Farbe schlürfen");
+      var pickItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Farbe aufnehmen");
    // Use BeginInvoke to avoid synchronous invocation while windows may be closing
      pickItem.Click += (s, e) => { Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(new Action(() => _vm.PickColorCommand.Execute(null))); };
-   var openItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Fenster uffmachen");
+   var openItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Fenster öffnen");
 openItem.Click += (s, e) => { Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(new Action(() => { Show(); WindowState = WindowState.Normal; Activate(); })); };
   var settingsItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Einstellungen");
             settingsItem.Click += (s, e) => { Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(new Action(() => { Show(); WindowState = WindowState.Normal; Activate(); _vm.OpenSettingsCommand.Execute(null); })); };
-      var exitItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Tschüss");
+      var exitItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Beenden");
        exitItem.Click += (s, e) => { _notifyIcon.Visible = false; System.Windows.Application.Current.Shutdown(); };
      contextMenu.Items.Add(pickItem);
      contextMenu.Items.Add(openItem);
diff --git a/MaxSlurper/MaxSlurper.csproj b/MaxSlurper/MaxSlurper.csproj
index 874ba2b..7900fae 100644
--- a/MaxSlurper/MaxSlurper.csproj
+++ b/MaxSlurper/MaxSlurper.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <Authors>Mathias Wagner</Authors>
     <Company>MaxSlurper</Company>
     <Product>MaxSlurper</Product>
-    <Description>Weil Max danach gefragt hat</Description>
+    <Description>Farbwähler-Anwendung</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright © 2025</Copyright>
     <ApplicationIcon>logo.ico</ApplicationIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>