diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 7740d02..7a6f019 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, nextTick, onMounted, onUnmounted, reactive, ref, shallowRef, watch } from "vue";
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+import { homeDir } from "@tauri-apps/api/path";
 import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
 import { writeText } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager";
 import { open as openDialog } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog";
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ async function openRepo(path: string) {
 
 async function browse() {
   menuOpen.value = false;
-  const path = await openDialog({ directory: true, title: "Open a git repository" }).catch(() => null);
+  const home = await homeDir().catch(() => undefined);
+  const path = await openDialog({ directory: true, title: "Open a git repository", defaultPath: home }).catch(() => null);
   if (typeof path === "string") await openRepo(path);
 }