diff --git a/library/help/help.factor b/library/help/help.factor
index 49415fe40e..139053afe4 100644
--- a/library/help/help.factor
+++ b/library/help/help.factor
@@ -41,8 +41,18 @@ M: word article-content
         ] with-style
     ] ($block) ;
 
+: ($subsection) ( object -- )
+    [ article-title ] keep >link
+    dup [ (help) ] curry
+    write-outliner ;
+
 : $subsection ( object -- )
-    [ first [ (help) ] swap ($subsection) ] ($block) ;
+    [
+        subsection-style [ first ($subsection) ] with-style
+    ] ($block) ;
+
+: help-outliner ( seq  -- | quot: obj -- )
+    sort-articles [ ($subsection) terpri ] each ;
 
 : $outliner ( content -- )
-    first call [ (help) ] help-outliner ;
+    subsection-style [ first call help-outliner ] with-style ;
diff --git a/library/help/markup.factor b/library/help/markup.factor
index 10dec83cf4..7b7554ed85 100644
--- a/library/help/markup.factor
+++ b/library/help/markup.factor
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ M: link summary "Link: " swap link-name unparse append ;
 
 : >link ( obj -- obj ) dup word? [ <link> ] unless ;
 
-: ($subsection) ( quot object -- )
-    subsection-style [
-        [ swap curry ] keep dup article-title swap >link
-        rot write-outliner
-    ] with-style ;
-
 : $link ( article -- )
     first link-style [
         dup article-title swap >link write-object
@@ -227,6 +221,3 @@ M: link summary "Link: " swap link-name unparse append ;
     [ [ article-title ] keep 2array ] map
     [ [ first ] 2apply <=> ] sort
     [ second ] map ;
-
-: help-outliner ( seq quot -- | quot: obj -- )
-    swap sort-articles [ ($subsection) terpri ] each-with ;
diff --git a/library/help/search.factor b/library/help/search.factor
index c2aafca945..c920dc7672 100644
--- a/library/help/search.factor
+++ b/library/help/search.factor
@@ -84,7 +84,4 @@ SYMBOL: term-index
     dup xref-article index-article ;
 
 : search-help. ( phrase -- )
-    "Search results for ``" write dup write "'':" print
-    search-help [
-        first >link [ article-title ] keep write-object terpri
-    ] each ;
+    search-help [ first ] map help-outliner ;
diff --git a/library/tools/word-tools.factor b/library/tools/word-tools.factor
index d1a8f0dddc..4dc698a280 100644
--- a/library/tools/word-tools.factor
+++ b/library/tools/word-tools.factor
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 IN: words
-USING: inspector io kernel math namespaces prettyprint
+USING: help inspector io kernel math namespaces prettyprint
 sequences strings walker ;
 
-: usage. ( word -- )
-    usage natural-sort [
-        [ synopsis ] keep dup [ usage. ] curry
+: word-outliner ( word quot -- )
+    swap natural-sort [
+        dup rot curry >r [ synopsis ] keep r>
         write-outliner terpri
-    ] each ;
+    ] each-with ;
+
+: usage. ( word -- )
+    usage [ usage. ] word-outliner ;
 
 : apropos ( substring -- )
-    "Word names containing ``" write dup write "'':" print
-    all-words completions
-    [
-        [
-            dup word-name % " (" % dup word-vocabulary % ")" %
-        ] "" make swap write-object terpri
-    ] each ;
+    all-words completions [ (help) ] word-outliner ;
 
 : annotate ( word quot -- | quot: word def -- def )
     over >r >r dup word-def r> call r> swap define-compound ;
diff --git a/library/ui/cocoa/menu-bar.factor b/library/ui/cocoa/menu-bar.factor
index 5b9603dcb6..c233176d19 100644
--- a/library/ui/cocoa/menu-bar.factor
+++ b/library/ui/cocoa/menu-bar.factor
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Kevin Reid.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: cocoa compiler gadgets gadgets-browser gadgets-launchpad
-gadgets-listener kernel memory objc objc-classes sequences
-strings words ;
+gadgets-listener gadgets-search kernel memory objc objc-classes
+sequences strings words ;
 IN: cocoa
 
 ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ DEFER: described-menu
             "File"
             { "New Listener" listener-window "n" }
             { "New Browser" browser-window "b" }
+            { "Apropos" apropos-window "r" }
             { }
             { "Run..." menu-run-file "o" }
             { }
@@ -144,5 +145,6 @@ DEFER: described-menu
         { {
             "Help"
             { "Factor Documentation" handbook-window "?" }
+            { "Search" search-help-window "" }
         } }
     } described-menu set-main-menu ;
diff --git a/library/ui/tools/browser.factor b/library/ui/tools/browser.factor
index 52bddadb06..2ecd98b0a1 100644
--- a/library/ui/tools/browser.factor
+++ b/library/ui/tools/browser.factor
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ C: browser-track ( builder closer -- gadget )
     [ dup browser-track-closer call ] 2keep
     [ browser-track-showing remove-hash* ] keep track-remove ;
 
-TUPLE: browser main-track vocab-track word-track ;
+TUPLE: browser vocab-track word-track ;
 
 : find-browser [ browser? ] find-parent ;
 
@@ -108,17 +108,6 @@ DEFER: show-vocab
     vocabs [ <vocab-button> ] map make-pile <scroller>
     "Vocabularies" f <tile> ;
 
-: <apropos-gadget>
-    [ apropos ] <search-gadget> "Apropos" f <tile> ;
-
-TUPLE: main-track vocabs apropos ;
-
-C: main-track ( -- gadget )
-    {
-        { [ <vocabs> ] set-main-track-vocabs 2/3 }
-        { [ <apropos-gadget> ] set-main-track-apropos 1/3 }
-    } { 0 1 } make-track* ;
-
 : <vocab-track> ( -- track )
     [ <vocab-view> ] [ find-browser hide-vocab-words ]
     <browser-track> ;
@@ -128,16 +117,13 @@ C: main-track ( -- gadget )
 
 C: browser ( -- browser )
     {
-        { [ <main-track> ] set-browser-main-track 1/5 }
+        { [ <vocabs> ] f 1/5 }
         { [ <vocab-track> ] set-browser-vocab-track 1/5 }
         { [ <word-track> ] set-browser-word-track 3/5 }
     } { 1 0 } make-track* ;
 
 M: browser gadget-title drop "Browser" ;
 
-M: browser focusable-child*
-    browser-main-track main-track-apropos ;
-
 : browser-window ( -- ) <browser> open-window ;
 
 : browser-tool
diff --git a/library/ui/tools/help.factor b/library/ui/tools/help.factor
index 58bdf83970..56e7a908f5 100644
--- a/library/ui/tools/help.factor
+++ b/library/ui/tools/help.factor
@@ -19,35 +19,21 @@ C: history ( -- gadget )
         ] each
     ] with-pane ;
 
-TUPLE: help-sidebar history search ;
-
-: <help-search> ( -- gadget )
-    [ search-help. ] <search-gadget> "Search" f <tile> ;
-
-C: help-sidebar ( -- gadget )
-    {
-        { [ <history> ] set-help-sidebar-history 1/2 }
-        { [ <help-search> ] set-help-sidebar-search 1/2 }
-    } { 0 1 } make-track* ;
-
-TUPLE: help-gadget showing sidebar scroller ;
+TUPLE: help-gadget showing history scroller ;
 
 : help-gadget-pane help-gadget-scroller scroller-gadget ;
 
 C: help-gadget ( -- gadget )
     {
-        { [ <help-sidebar> ] set-help-gadget-sidebar 1/4 }
+        { [ <history> ] set-help-gadget-history 1/4 }
         { [ <pane> <scroller> ] set-help-gadget-scroller 3/4 }
     } { 1 0 } make-track* ;
 
 M: help-gadget gadget-title
     "Help - " swap help-gadget-showing article-title append ;
 
-M: help-gadget focusable-child*
-    help-gadget-sidebar help-sidebar-search ;
-
 : add-history ( help -- )
-    dup help-gadget-sidebar help-sidebar-history
+    dup help-gadget-history
     swap help-gadget-showing dup
     [ over history-seq push-new update-history ] [ 2drop ] if ;
 
diff --git a/library/ui/tools/launchpad.factor b/library/ui/tools/launchpad.factor
index d0f7007bd2..57fc4f4dec 100644
--- a/library/ui/tools/launchpad.factor
+++ b/library/ui/tools/launchpad.factor
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ prettyprint sequences words ;
     {
         { "Listener" [ listener-window ] }
         { "Browser" [ browser-window ] }
+        { "Apropos" [ apropos-window ] }
         { "Documentation" [ handbook-window ] }
+        { "Search help" [ search-help-window ] }
         { "Globals" [ globals-window ] }
         { "Memory" [ memory-window ] }
         { "Save image" [ save ] }
diff --git a/library/ui/tools/search.factor b/library/ui/tools/search.factor
index 68db88fe04..a2e45601b9 100644
--- a/library/ui/tools/search.factor
+++ b/library/ui/tools/search.factor
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 IN: gadgets-search
 USING: gadgets gadgets-editors gadgets-frames gadgets-labels
-gadgets-panes gadgets-scrolling gadgets-theme generic inspector
-kernel sequences ;
+gadgets-panes gadgets-scrolling gadgets-theme generic help
+inspector kernel sequences words ;
 
 TUPLE: search-gadget scroller input quot ;
 
@@ -30,3 +30,15 @@ C: search-gadget ( quot -- )
     } make-frame* ;
 
 M: search-gadget focusable-child* search-gadget-input ;
+
+M: search-gadget pref-dim* drop { 400 500 } ;
+
+: apropos-window
+    [ apropos ] <search-gadget>
+    "Apropos" <titled-gadget>
+    open-window ;
+
+: search-help-window
+    [ search-help. ] <search-gadget>
+    "Search help" <titled-gadget>
+    open-window ;
diff --git a/library/ui/ui.factor b/library/ui/ui.factor
index bc8f1aed6e..51bd63e33c 100644
--- a/library/ui/ui.factor
+++ b/library/ui/ui.factor
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ M: titled-gadget pref-dim* viewport-dim ;
 M: titled-gadget layout*
     dup rect-dim swap gadget-child set-gadget-dim ;
 
+M: titled-gadget focusable-child* gadget-child ;
+
 C: titled-gadget ( gadget title -- )
     dup delegate>gadget
     [ set-titled-gadget-title ] keep