diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/index.js
index 8227ac9f..dfca61cc 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import find from 'lodash/find';
 import filter from 'lodash/filter';
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/CreateCollection/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/CreateCollection/index.js
index f81d9984..e01fe173 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/CreateCollection/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/CreateCollection/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { useFormik } from 'formik';
 import * as Yup from 'yup';
+import { browserLocalDirectory } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
+import { isElectron } from 'utils/common/platform';
+import { createCollection, createLocalCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
+import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import Modal from 'components/Modal';
 
-const CreateCollection = ({handleConfirm, handleCancel}) => {
+const CreateCollection = ({onClose, isLocal}) => {
   const inputRef = useRef();
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const isPlatformElectron = isElectron();
+
   const formik = useFormik({
 		enableReinitialize: true,
     initialValues: {
@@ -18,9 +26,26 @@ const CreateCollection = ({handleConfirm, handleCancel}) => {
         .required('name is required')
     }),
     onSubmit: (values) => {
-      handleConfirm(values);
+      const action = isLocal && isPlatformElectron ? createLocalCollection : createCollection;
+      dispatch(action(values.collectionName, values.collectionLocation))
+        .then(() => {
+          toast.success("Collection created");
+          onClose();
+        })
+        .catch(() => toast.error("An error occured while creating the collection"));
     }
   });
+  
+  const browse = () => {
+    dispatch(browserLocalDirectory())
+      .then((dirPath) => {
+        formik.setFieldValue('collectionLocation', dirPath);
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        formik.setFieldValue('collectionLocation', '');
+        console.error(error);
+      });
+  };
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if(inputRef && inputRef.current) {
@@ -36,7 +61,7 @@ const CreateCollection = ({handleConfirm, handleCancel}) => {
       title='Create Collection'
       confirmText='Create'
       handleConfirm={onSubmit}
-      handleCancel={handleCancel}
+      handleCancel={onClose}
     >
       <form className="bruno-form" onSubmit={formik.handleSubmit}>
         <div>
@@ -54,6 +79,31 @@ const CreateCollection = ({handleConfirm, handleCancel}) => {
           {formik.touched.collectionName && formik.errors.collectionName ? (
             <div className="text-red-500">{formik.errors.collectionName}</div>
           ) : null}
+
+          {isLocal && isPlatformElectron ? (
+            <>
+              <label htmlFor="collectionLocation" className="block font-semibold mt-3">Location</label>
+              <input
+                id="collection-location"
+                type="text"
+                name="collectionLocation"
+                readOnly={true}
+                className="block textbox mt-2 w-full"
+                autoComplete="off" autoCorrect="off" autoCapitalize="off" spellCheck="false"
+                value={formik.values.collectionLocation || ''}
+                onClick={browse}
+              />
+            </>
+          ) : null}
+          {isLocal && isPlatformElectron && formik.touched.collectionLocation && formik.errors.collectionLocation ? (
+            <div className="text-red-500">{formik.errors.collectionLocation}</div>
+          ) : null}
+
+          {isLocal && isPlatformElectron ? (
+            <div className="mt-1">
+              <span className="text-link cursor-pointer hover:underline" onClick={browse}>Browse</span>
+            </div>
+          ) : null }
         </div>
       </form>
     </Modal>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/LocalCollections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/LocalCollections/index.js
index a010b254..d6ae5e87 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/LocalCollections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/LocalCollections/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
-import React, { useRef, forwardRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useRef, forwardRef } from 'react';
 import filter from 'lodash/filter';
-import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import Dropdown from 'components/Dropdown';
+import { openLocalCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { IconArrowForwardUp, IconCaretDown, IconFolders, IconPlus } from '@tabler/icons';
 import Collection from '../Collections/Collection';
+import CreateCollection from '../CreateCollection';
 import { isLocalCollection } from 'utils/collections';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
 const LocalCollections = ({searchText}) => {
   const dropdownTippyRef = useRef();
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const { collections } = useSelector((state) => state.collections);
+  const [createCollectionModalOpen, setCreateCollectionModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const collectionToDisplay = filter(collections, (c) => isLocalCollection(c));
 
@@ -35,17 +39,30 @@ const LocalCollections = ({searchText}) => {
 
   const onDropdownCreate = (ref) => dropdownTippyRef.current = ref;
 
+
+  const handleOpenLocalCollection = () => {
+    dispatch(openLocalCollection())
+      .catch((err) => console.log(err) && toast.error("An error occured while opening the local collection"));
+  }
+
   return (
     <StyledWrapper>
+      {createCollectionModalOpen ? (
+        <CreateCollection
+          isLocal={true}
+          onClose={() => setCreateCollectionModalOpen(false)}
+        />
+      ) : null}
+
       <div className="items-center cursor-pointer mt-6 relative">
         <Dropdown onCreate={onDropdownCreate} icon={<Icon />} placement='bottom-end'>
-          <div className="dropdown-item" onClick={() => {}}>
+          <div className="dropdown-item" onClick={() => setCreateCollectionModalOpen(true)}>
             <div className="pr-2 text-gray-600">
               <IconPlus size={18} strokeWidth={1.5}/>
             </div>
             <span>Create Collection</span>
           </div>
-          <div className="dropdown-item" onClick={() => {}}>
+          <div className="dropdown-item" onClick={handleOpenLocalCollection}>
             <div className="pr-2 text-gray-600">
               <IconArrowForwardUp size={18} strokeWidth={1.5}/>
             </div>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/TitleBar/StyledWrapper.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/TitleBar/StyledWrapper.js
index efdbe283..dfdcab3d 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/TitleBar/StyledWrapper.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/TitleBar/StyledWrapper.js
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 
 const StyledWrapper = styled.div`
+  .local-collection-label {
+    background-color: var(--color-sidebar-background);
+  }
+
+  .local-collections-unavailable {
+    padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem;
+    border-top: solid 1px #ddd;
+    font-size: 11px;
+  }
   .collection-dropdown {
     color: rgb(110 110 110);
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/TitleBar/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/TitleBar/index.js
index e82ee3e5..737e46b0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/TitleBar/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/TitleBar/index.js
@@ -2,21 +2,24 @@ import React, { useState, forwardRef, useRef } from 'react';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import Dropdown from 'components/Dropdown';
 import Bruno from 'components/Bruno';
+import { IconFolders } from '@tabler/icons';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { collectionImported } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
-import { createCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
+import { openLocalCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { addCollectionToWorkspace } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/actions';
 import { showHomePage } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
 import { IconDots } from '@tabler/icons';
 import CreateCollection from '../CreateCollection';
 import SelectCollection from 'components/Sidebar/Collections/SelectCollection';
 import importCollection from 'utils/collections/import';
+import { isElectron } from 'utils/common/platform';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
 const TitleBar = () => {
   const [createCollectionModalOpen, setCreateCollectionModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [addCollectionToWSModalOpen, setAddCollectionToWSModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const { activeWorkspaceUid } = useSelector((state) => state.workspaces);
+  const isPlatformElectron = isElectron();
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   const menuDropdownTippyRef = useRef();
@@ -31,14 +34,10 @@ const TitleBar = () => {
 
   const handleTitleClick = () => dispatch(showHomePage());
 
-  const handleCreateCollection = (values) => {
-    setCreateCollectionModalOpen(false);
-    dispatch(createCollection(values.collectionName))
-      .then(() => {
-        toast.success("Collection created");
-      })
-      .catch(() => toast.error("An error occured while creating the collection"));
-  };
+  const handleOpenLocalCollection = () => {
+    dispatch(openLocalCollection())
+      .catch((err) => console.log(err) && toast.error("An error occured while opening the local collection"));
+  }
 
   const handleAddCollectionToWorkspace = (collectionUid) => {
     setAddCollectionToWSModalOpen(false);
@@ -62,8 +61,8 @@ const TitleBar = () => {
     <StyledWrapper className="px-2 py-2">
       {createCollectionModalOpen ? (
         <CreateCollection
-          handleCancel={() => setCreateCollectionModalOpen(false)}
-          handleConfirm={handleCreateCollection}
+          isLocal={createCollectionModalOpen === 'local' ? true : false}
+          onClose={() => setCreateCollectionModalOpen(false)}
         />
       ) : null}
       
@@ -106,6 +105,37 @@ const TitleBar = () => {
             }}>
               Add Collection to Workspace
             </div>
+            {isPlatformElectron ? (
+              <>
+                <div className="font-medium label-item font-medium local-collection-label">
+                  <div className='flex items-center'>
+                    <span className='mr-2'>
+                      <IconFolders size={18} strokeWidth={1.5}/>
+                    </span>
+                    <span>
+                      Local Collections
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="dropdown-item" onClick={(e) => {
+                  setCreateCollectionModalOpen('local');
+                  menuDropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+                }}>
+                  Create Local Collection
+                </div>
+                <div className="dropdown-item" onClick={(e) => {
+                  handleOpenLocalCollection();
+                  menuDropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+                }}>
+                  Open Local Collection
+                </div>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="flex items-center select-none text-gray-400 text-xs local-collections-unavailable">
+                Note: Local collections are only available on the desktop app.
+              </div>
+            )}
+
           </Dropdown>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Welcome/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Welcome/index.js
index 03543b6c..10fd70d9 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Welcome/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Welcome/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '@tabler/icons';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { collectionImported } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
-import { createCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
+import { openLocalCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { addCollectionToWorkspace } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/actions';
 import Bruno from 'components/Bruno';
 import CreateCollection from 'components/Sidebar/CreateCollection';
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ const Welcome = () => {
   const { activeWorkspaceUid } = useSelector((state) => state.workspaces);
   const isPlatformElectron = isElectron();
 
-  const handleCreateCollection = (values) => {
-    setCreateCollectionModalOpen(false);
-    dispatch(createCollection(values.collectionName))
-      .then(() => {
-        toast.success("Collection created");
-      })
-      .catch(() => toast.error("An error occured while creating the collection"));
-  };
-
   const handleAddCollectionToWorkspace = (collectionUid) => {
     setAddCollectionToWSModalOpen(false);
     dispatch(addCollectionToWorkspace(activeWorkspaceUid, collectionUid))
@@ -69,12 +60,17 @@ const Welcome = () => {
       });
   };
 
+  const handleOpenLocalCollection = () => {
+    dispatch(openLocalCollection())
+      .catch((err) => console.log(err) && toast.error("An error occured while opening the local collection"));
+  }
+
   return (
     <StyledWrapper className="pb-4 px-6 mt-6">
       {createCollectionModalOpen ? (
         <CreateCollection
-          handleCancel={() => setCreateCollectionModalOpen(false)}
-          handleConfirm={handleCreateCollection}
+          isLocal={createCollectionModalOpen === 'local' ? true : false}
+          onClose={() => setCreateCollectionModalOpen(false)}
         />
       ) : null}
       
@@ -112,10 +108,10 @@ const Welcome = () => {
       {isPlatformElectron ? (
         <div className="mt-4 flex items-center collection-options select-none">
           <div className="flex items-center">
-            <IconPlus size={18} strokeWidth={2}/><span className="label ml-2" onClick={() => setCreateCollectionModalOpen(true)}>Create Collection</span>
+            <IconPlus size={18} strokeWidth={2}/><span className="label ml-2" onClick={() => setCreateCollectionModalOpen('local')}>Create Collection</span>
           </div>
           <div className="flex items-center ml-6">
-            <IconFolders size={18} strokeWidth={2}/><span className="label ml-2">Open Collection</span>
+            <IconFolders size={18} strokeWidth={2}/><span className="label ml-2" onClick={handleOpenLocalCollection}>Open Collection</span>
           </div>
         </div>
       ) : (
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index a78853c9..8fd4ce7c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -801,4 +801,37 @@ export const removeLocalCollection = (collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) =>
       .then(resolve)
       .catch(reject);
   });
+};
+
+export const browserLocalDirectory = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
+  const { ipcRenderer } = window;
+  
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    ipcRenderer
+      .invoke('renderer:browse-directory')
+      .then(resolve)
+      .catch(reject);
+  });
+}
+
+export const createLocalCollection = (collectionName, collectionLocation) => () => {
+  const { ipcRenderer } = window;
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    ipcRenderer
+      .invoke('renderer:create-collection', collectionName, collectionLocation)
+      .then(resolve)
+      .catch(reject);
+  });
+};
+
+export const openLocalCollection = () => () => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const { ipcRenderer } = window;
+
+    ipcRenderer
+      .invoke('renderer:open-collection')
+      .then(resolve)
+      .catch(reject);
+  });
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
index 0032df1c..81962308 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
@@ -30,22 +30,24 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
     try {
       const dirPath = path.join(collectionLocation, collectionName);
       if (fs.existsSync(dirPath)){
-        throw new Error(`collection: ${dir} already exists`);
+        throw new Error(`collection: ${dirPath} already exists`);
       }
 
       if(!isValidPathname(dirPath)) {
-        throw new Error(`collection: invaid pathname - ${dir}`);
+        throw new Error(`collection: invalid pathname - ${dir}`);
       }
 
       await createDirectory(dirPath);
 
+      const uid = uuid();
       const content = await stringifyJson({
         version: '1.0',
+        uid: uid,
+        name: collectionName,
         type: 'collection'
       });
       await writeFile(path.join(dirPath, 'bruno.json'), content);
 
-      const uid = uuid();
       mainWindow.webContents.send('main:collection-opened', dirPath, uid);
       ipcMain.emit('main:collection-opened', mainWindow, dirPath, uid);