--- a/src/celestia/kde/data/celestia.desktop
+++ b/src/celestia/kde/data/celestia.desktop
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Version=1.0
 Name=Celestia
-Comment=Celestia
+Comment=3D space simulator to explore the universe
 Exec=celestia %f
 Terminal=false
 Icon=celestia.png
 MimeType=application/x-celestia-script
 Type=Application
+Categories=Education;Science;Astronomy;Qt
+GenericName=Space Simulator
--- a/src/celestia/gtk/data/celestia.desktop
+++ b/src/celestia/gtk/data/celestia.desktop
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Encoding=UTF-8
-Version=1.4.0
-Type=Application
-Exec=celestia
-Icon=celestia
-X-GNOME-DocPath=
-Terminal=false
+Version=1.0
 Name=Celestia
-Comment=Space Simulator
-StartupNotify=true
-Categories=Astronomy;Science;Application;
+Comment=3D space simulator to explore the universe
+Exec=celestia %f
+Terminal=false
+Icon=celestia
+MimeType=application/x-celestia-script
+Type=Application
+Categories=Education;Science;Astronomy;GTK
+GenericName=Space Simulator
--- a/celestia.desktop
+++ b/celestia.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Version=1.0
+Name=Celestia
+GenericName=Space Simulator
+Comment=Explore the Universe in this detailed space simulation
+Type=Application
+Categories=Education;Science;Astronomy
+Exec=celestia %f
+Terminal=false
+Icon=celestia
+MimeType=application/x-celestia-script