diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgCreateNewPreferencePack.ui b/src/Gui/DlgCreateNewPreferencePack.ui
index 5165aeffe1..98f4589f0e 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgCreateNewPreferencePack.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgCreateNewPreferencePack.ui
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="treeWidget">
+     <property name="columnCount">
+      <number>1</number>
+     </property>
      <attribute name="headerMinimumSectionSize">
       <number>50</number>
      </attribute>
@@ -50,11 +53,6 @@
        <string>Property group templates</string>
       </property>
      </column>
-     <column>
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Template Type</string>
-      </property>
-     </column>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgCreateNewPreferencePackImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgCreateNewPreferencePackImp.cpp
index 74bcfb752f..47c6bda8f0 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgCreateNewPreferencePackImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgCreateNewPreferencePackImp.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ void DlgCreateNewPreferencePackImp::setPreferencePackTemplates(const std::vector
 
         QStringList itemColumns;
         itemColumns.push_back(QString::fromStdString(t.name));
-        switch (t.type) {
-        case Gui::PreferencePack::Type::Appearance: itemColumns.push_back(tr("Appearance")); break;
-        case Gui::PreferencePack::Type::Behavior: itemColumns.push_back(tr("Behavior")); break;
-        case Gui::PreferencePack::Type::Combination: itemColumns.push_back(tr("Combination")); break;
-        }
         auto newItem = new QTreeWidgetItem(group, itemColumns);
         newItem->setCheckState(0, Qt::Checked);
         if (group->checkState(0) != newItem->checkState(0))
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgGeneralImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgGeneralImp.cpp
index 697c263213..a1053da4dd 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgGeneralImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgGeneralImp.cpp
@@ -102,10 +102,13 @@ DlgGeneralImp::DlgGeneralImp( QWidget* parent )
     auto savedPreferencePacksDirectory = fs::path(App::Application::getUserAppDataDir()) / "SavedPreferencePacks";
 
     // If that directory hasn't been created yet, just send the user to the preferences directory
-    if (!(fs::exists(savedPreferencePacksDirectory) && fs::is_directory(savedPreferencePacksDirectory)))
+    if (!(fs::exists(savedPreferencePacksDirectory) && fs::is_directory(savedPreferencePacksDirectory))) {
         savedPreferencePacksDirectory = fs::path(App::Application::getUserAppDataDir());
+        ui->ManagePreferencePacks->hide();
+    }
     
     QString pathToSavedPacks(QString::fromStdString(savedPreferencePacksDirectory.string()));
+    ui->ManagePreferencePacks->setToolTip(tr("Open the directory of saved user preference packs"));
     connect(ui->ManagePreferencePacks, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [pathToSavedPacks]() { QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(pathToSavedPacks)); });
 }
 
@@ -336,56 +339,46 @@ void DlgGeneralImp::recreatePreferencePackMenu()
     ui->PreferencePacks->horizontalHeader()->setSectionResizeMode(2, QHeaderView::ResizeMode::ResizeToContents);
     QStringList columnHeaders;
     columnHeaders << tr("Preference Pack Name") 
-                  << tr("Type", "Whether a preference pack sets appearance, behavior, or both")
+                  << tr("Tags")
                   << QString(); // for the "Load" buttons
     ui->PreferencePacks->setHorizontalHeaderLabels(columnHeaders);
 
     // Populate the Preference Packs list
-    std::map<PreferencePack::Type, std::vector<std::string>> packNames;
-    packNames[PreferencePack::Type::Appearance] = Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->preferencePackNames(PreferencePack::Type::Appearance);
-    packNames[PreferencePack::Type::Behavior] = Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->preferencePackNames(PreferencePack::Type::Behavior);
-    packNames[PreferencePack::Type::Combination] = Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->preferencePackNames(PreferencePack::Type::Combination);
+    auto packs = Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->preferencePacks();
 
-    ui->PreferencePacks->setRowCount(
-        packNames[PreferencePack::Type::Appearance].size() + 
-        packNames[PreferencePack::Type::Behavior].size() + 
-        packNames[PreferencePack::Type::Combination].size());
+    ui->PreferencePacks->setRowCount(packs.size());
 
     int row = 0;
     QIcon icon = style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogApplyButton);
-    for (const auto& packGroup : packNames) {
-        for (const auto& pack : packGroup.second) {
-            auto name = new QTableWidgetItem(QString::fromStdString(pack));
-            ui->PreferencePacks->setItem(row, 0, name);
-            QTableWidgetItem* kind;
-            switch (packGroup.first) {
-            case PreferencePack::Type::Appearance: kind = new QTableWidgetItem(tr("Appearance")); break;
-            case PreferencePack::Type::Behavior: kind = new QTableWidgetItem(tr("Behavior")); break;
-            case PreferencePack::Type::Combination: kind = new QTableWidgetItem(tr("Combination")); break;
-            default: kind = new QTableWidgetItem(QString::fromUtf8("[ERR: UNKNOWN TYPE]")); break;
-            }
-            ui->PreferencePacks->setItem(row, 1, kind);
-            auto button = new QPushButton(icon, tr("Apply"));
-            button->setToolTip(tr("Apply the %1 preference pack").arg(QString::fromStdString(pack)));
-            connect(button, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [this, pack]() { onLoadPreferencePackClicked(pack); });
-            ui->PreferencePacks->setCellWidget(row, 2, button);
-            ++row;
+    for (const auto& pack : packs) {
+        auto name = new QTableWidgetItem(QString::fromStdString(pack.first));
+        name->setToolTip(QString::fromStdString(pack.second.metadata().description()));
+        ui->PreferencePacks->setItem(row, 0, name);
+        auto tags = pack.second.metadata().tag();
+        QString tagString;
+        for (const auto& tag : tags) {
+            if (tagString.isEmpty())
+                tagString.append(QString::fromStdString(tag));
+            else
+                tagString.append(QStringLiteral(", ") + QString::fromStdString(tag));
         }
+        QTableWidgetItem* kind = new QTableWidgetItem(tagString);
+        ui->PreferencePacks->setItem(row, 1, kind);
+        auto button = new QPushButton(icon, tr("Apply"));
+        button->setToolTip(tr("Apply the %1 preference pack").arg(QString::fromStdString(pack.first)));
+        connect(button, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [this, pack]() { onLoadPreferencePackClicked(pack.first); });
+        ui->PreferencePacks->setCellWidget(row, 2, button);
+        ++row;
     }
 }
 
 void DlgGeneralImp::saveAsNewPreferencePack()
 {
     // Create and run a modal New PreferencePack dialog box
-    auto appearancePacks = Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->preferencePackNames(PreferencePack::Type::Appearance);
-    auto behaviorPacks = Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->preferencePackNames(PreferencePack::Type::Behavior);
-    auto combinationPacks = Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->preferencePackNames(PreferencePack::Type::Combination);
-    auto allPacks = appearancePacks;
-    allPacks.insert(allPacks.end(), behaviorPacks.begin(), behaviorPacks.end());
-    allPacks.insert(allPacks.end(), combinationPacks.begin(), combinationPacks.end());
+    auto packs = Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->preferencePackNames();
     newPreferencePackDialog = std::make_unique<DlgCreateNewPreferencePackImp>(this);
     newPreferencePackDialog->setPreferencePackTemplates(Application::Instance->prefPackManager()->templateFiles());
-    newPreferencePackDialog->setPreferencePackNames(allPacks);
+    newPreferencePackDialog->setPreferencePackNames(packs);
     connect(newPreferencePackDialog.get(), &DlgCreateNewPreferencePackImp::accepted, this, &DlgGeneralImp::newPreferencePackDialogAccepted);
     newPreferencePackDialog->open();
 }
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.cpp b/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.cpp
index cb4e8e2a5b..3bb79c2c5e 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.cpp
@@ -113,19 +113,10 @@ bool PreferencePack::apply() const
     return true;
 }
 
-PreferencePack::Type PreferencePack::type() const
-{
-    auto typeList = _metadata["type"];
-    if (typeList.empty())
-        return Type::Combination;
 
-    auto typeString = typeList.front().contents;
-    if (typeString == "appearance")
-        return Type::Appearance;
-    else if (typeString == "behavior" || typeString == "behaviour")
-        return Type::Behavior;
-    else
-        return Type::Combination;
+App::Metadata Gui::PreferencePack::metadata() const
+{
+    return _metadata;
 }
 
 void PreferencePack::applyConfigChanges() const
@@ -191,16 +182,20 @@ void Gui::PreferencePackManager::FindPreferencePacksInPackage(const fs::path& mo
     }
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string> PreferencePackManager::preferencePackNames(PreferencePack::Type type) const
+std::vector<std::string> PreferencePackManager::preferencePackNames() const
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
     std::vector<std::string> names;
     for (const auto& preferencePack : _preferencePacks)
-        if (preferencePack.second.type() == type)
-            names.push_back(preferencePack.first);
+        names.push_back(preferencePack.first);
     return names;
 }
 
+std::map<std::string, PreferencePack> Gui::PreferencePackManager::preferencePacks() const
+{
+    return _preferencePacks;
+}
+
 bool PreferencePackManager::apply(const std::string& preferencePackName) const
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
@@ -320,21 +315,6 @@ void PreferencePackManager::save(const std::string& name, const std::vector<Temp
     newPreferencePackMetadata.setName(name);
     newPreferencePackMetadata.setVersion(1);
 
-    auto templateType = templates.front().type;
-    for (const auto& t : templates) {
-        if (t.type != templateType) {
-            templateType = PreferencePack::Type::Combination;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    std::string typeString;
-    switch (templateType) {
-    case PreferencePack::Type::Appearance: typeString = "appearance"; break;
-    case PreferencePack::Type::Behavior: typeString = "behavior"; break;
-    case PreferencePack::Type::Combination: typeString = "combination"; break;
-    }
-    newPreferencePackMetadata.addGenericMetadata("type", App::Meta::GenericMetadata(typeString));
-
     metadata->addContentItem("preferencepack", newPreferencePackMetadata);
     metadata->write(savedPreferencePacksDirectory / "package.xml");
 
@@ -383,28 +363,19 @@ std::vector<PreferencePackManager::TemplateFile> scanForTemplateFiles(const std:
     auto templateFolders = scanForTemplateFolders(groupName, entry);
 
     std::vector<PreferencePackManager::TemplateFile> templateFiles;
-    for (const auto& dir : templateFolders) {
-        auto templateDirs = std::vector<std::pair<fs::path, PreferencePack::Type>>({
-            std::make_pair(dir / "Appearance", PreferencePack::Type::Appearance),
-            std::make_pair(dir / "appearance", PreferencePack::Type::Appearance),
-            std::make_pair(dir / "Behavior", PreferencePack::Type::Behavior), 
-            std::make_pair(dir / "behavior", PreferencePack::Type::Behavior),
-            std::make_pair(dir / "Behaviour", PreferencePack::Type::Behavior),
-            std::make_pair(dir / "behaviour", PreferencePack::Type::Behavior) });
-        for (const auto& templateDir : templateDirs) {
-            if (!fs::exists(templateDir.first) || !fs::is_directory(templateDir.first))
-                continue;
-            for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(templateDir.first)) {
-                if (entry.path().extension() == ".cfg") {
-                    auto name = entry.path().filename().stem().string();
-                    std::replace(name.begin(), name.end(), '_', ' ');
-                    // Make sure we don't insert the same thing twice...
-                    if (std::find_if(templateFiles.begin(), templateFiles.end(), [groupName, name](const auto &rhs)->bool {
-                        return groupName == rhs.group && name == rhs.name;
-                        } ) != templateFiles.end())
-                        continue;
-                    templateFiles.push_back({ groupName, name, entry, templateDir.second });
-                }
+    for (const auto& templateDir : templateFolders) {
+        if (!fs::exists(templateDir) || !fs::is_directory(templateDir))
+            continue;
+        for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(templateDir)) {
+            if (entry.path().extension() == ".cfg") {
+                auto name = entry.path().filename().stem().string();
+                std::replace(name.begin(), name.end(), '_', ' ');
+                // Make sure we don't insert the same thing twice...
+                if (std::find_if(templateFiles.begin(), templateFiles.end(), [groupName, name](const auto &rhs)->bool {
+                    return groupName == rhs.group && name == rhs.name;
+                    } ) != templateFiles.end())
+                    continue;
+                templateFiles.push_back({ groupName, name, entry });
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.h b/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.h
index 33bc43bdf6..78fd80c236 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.h
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef BASE_THEMEMANAGER_H 
-#define BASE_THEMEMANAGER_H 
+#ifndef BASE_PREFERENCEPACKMANAGER_H 
+#define BASE_PREFERENCEPACKMANAGER_H 
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
@@ -59,16 +59,10 @@ namespace Gui {
          */
         bool apply() const;
 
-        enum class Type {
-            Appearance,
-            Behavior,
-            Combination
-        };
-
         /**
-         * Get the type of PreferencePack (appearance, behavior, or a combination of the two)
+         * Get the complete metadata object for this preference pack
          */
-        Type type() const;
+        App::Metadata metadata() const;
 
     private:
 
@@ -100,9 +94,14 @@ namespace Gui {
         void rescan();
 
         /**
-         * Get an alphabetical list of names of all installed PreferencePacks of a given type
+         * Get an alphabetical list of names of all installed PreferencePacks
          */
-        std::vector<std::string> preferencePackNames(PreferencePack::Type type) const;
+        std::vector<std::string> preferencePackNames() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Get a map of all installed PreferencePack names and their associated packs
+         */
+        std::map<std::string, PreferencePack> preferencePacks() const;
 
         /**
          * Apply the named preferencePack
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ namespace Gui {
          * templates that only affect appearance, and those that affect behavior.
          * 
          * The base FreeCAD installation includes default templates in:
-         *    $INSTALL_DIR/data/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/(Appearance|Behavior)/
+         *    $INSTALL_DIR/data/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/
          * 
          * External add-ons are also searched for any directory called PreferencePackTemplates or
          * preference_pack_templates -- either of which is expected to contain appearance and/or
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ namespace Gui {
             std::string group; // Generally the Add-On/Mod/Package name
             std::string name;
             boost::filesystem::path path;
-            PreferencePack::Type type;
         };
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a88548d5e..0000000000
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-
-SET(PreferencePackTemplates_Files
-    Arch_Colors.cfg
-    Console_Colors.cfg
-    Draft_Colors.cfg
-    Editor_Colors.cfg
-    Editor_Font.cfg
-    Path_Colors.cfg
-    Sketcher_Colors.cfg
-    Start_Colors.cfg
-    TechDraw_Colors.cfg
-    Window_Colors.cfg
-)
-
-ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(PreferencePackTemplates_data ALL
-    SOURCES ${PreferencePackTemplates_Files}
-)
-
-fc_copy_sources(PreferencePackTemplates_data "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance"
-                                  ${PreferencePackTemplates_Files})
-
-INSTALL(
-    FILES
-        ${PreferencePackTemplates_Files}
-    DESTINATION
-        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance
-)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Arch_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Arch_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Arch_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Arch_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Behavior/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Behavior/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a6174cc9e..0000000000
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Behavior/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-
-SET(PreferencePackBehaviorTemplates_Files
-  Main_window_layout.cfg
-)
-
-ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(PreferencePackBehaviorTemplates_data ALL
-    SOURCES ${PreferencePackBehaviorTemplates_Files}
-)
-
-fc_copy_sources(PreferencePackBehaviorTemplates_data "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Behavior"
-                                  ${PreferencePackBehaviorTemplates_Files})
-
-INSTALL(
-    FILES
-        ${PreferencePackBehaviorTemplates_Files}
-    DESTINATION
-        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Behavior
-)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/CMakeLists.txt
index b5c71577cf..e9023ab237 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,28 @@
-add_subdirectory(Appearance)
-add_subdirectory(Behavior)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+SET(PreferencePackTemplates_Files
+    Arch_Colors.cfg
+    Console_Colors.cfg
+    Draft_Colors.cfg
+    Editor_Colors.cfg
+    Editor_Font.cfg
+    Main_window_layout.cfg
+    Path_Colors.cfg
+    Sketcher_Colors.cfg
+    Start_Colors.cfg
+    TechDraw_Colors.cfg
+    Window_Colors.cfg
+)
+
+ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(PreferencePackTemplates_data ALL
+    SOURCES ${PreferencePackTemplates_Files}
+)
+
+fc_copy_sources(PreferencePackTemplates_data "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates"
+                                  ${PreferencePackTemplates_Files})
+
+INSTALL(
+    FILES
+        ${PreferencePackTemplates_Files}
+    DESTINATION
+        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates
+)
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Console_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Console_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Console_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Console_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Draft_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Draft_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Draft_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Draft_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Editor_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Editor_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Editor_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Editor_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Editor_Font.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Editor_Font.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Editor_Font.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Editor_Font.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Behavior/Main_window_layout.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Main_window_layout.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Behavior/Main_window_layout.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Main_window_layout.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Path_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Path_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Path_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Path_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Sketcher_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Sketcher_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Sketcher_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Sketcher_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Start_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Start_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Start_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Start_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/TechDraw_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/TechDraw_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/TechDraw_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/TechDraw_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Window_Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Window_Colors.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Appearance/Window_Colors.cfg
rename to src/Gui/PreferencePackTemplates/Window_Colors.cfg
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/package.xml b/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/package.xml
index 4791afca43..42ae04e8ca 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/package.xml
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/package.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
       <name>FreeCAD Classic Colors</name>
       <description>FreeCAD default colors for core app and included Mods.</description>
       <version>1.0.0</version>
-      <type>appearance</type>
+      <tag>built-in</tag>
+      <tag>colors</tag>
     </preferencepack>
   </content>