diff --git a/plasmoid/contents/ui/MsmView.qml b/plasmoid/contents/ui/MsmView.qml
--- a/plasmoid/contents/ui/MsmView.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/contents/ui/MsmView.qml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                 }
                 
                 function getSkillInfoLocal() {
-                    var customFold = '/opt/mycroft/skills/'
+                    var customFold = launchinstaller.skillsPath() || '/opt/mycroft/skills/'
                     var skillPath = customFold + model.name
                     if(PlasmaLa.FileReader.file_exists_local(skillPath)){
                         installLabl.text = "Installed"
diff --git a/plugin/msmapp.h b/plugin/msmapp.h
--- a/plugin/msmapp.h
+++ b/plugin/msmapp.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     explicit MsmApp(QObject *parent = 0);
     Q_INVOKABLE QString msmapp(const QString &program);
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString skillsPath();
+
 private:
     QProcess *m_process;
 };
diff --git a/plugin/msmapp.cpp b/plugin/msmapp.cpp
--- a/plugin/msmapp.cpp
+++ b/plugin/msmapp.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 #include "msmapp.h"
 
 #include <QProcess>
+#include <QDir>
 
-MsmApp::MsmApp(QObject *parent) : 
+MsmApp::MsmApp(QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent),
     m_process(new QProcess(this))
 {
@@ -34,4 +35,11 @@
     QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit(bytes);
     return output;
 }
- 
+
+QString MsmApp::skillsPath()
+{
+    QString path = QDir::homePath()+"/.mycroft/skills";
+    QDir dir(path);
+    if (dir.exists()) return path;
+    return QStringLiteral("/opt/mycroft/skills");
+}