PowerMenu Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to PowerMenu for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PowerMenu and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to PowerMenu are MenuTools, RBTray, Actual Window Manager and SmartContextMenu.

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  1. MenuTools icon
     32 likes

    MenuTools is a simple program that adds options for task priority, window transparency, and Always On Top to open dialog windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  2. RBTray icon
     33 likes

    Allows almost any program to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button.

    44 RBTray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. SmartContextMenu adds a context menu to all windows in the system. This program is enhanced version of SmartSystemMenu. I hope it will be more convenient, because it supports all types of windows, including windows without a system menu.

    20 SmartContextMenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 4t Tray Minimizer is a lightweight but powerful window manager, which helps you to free up space on the desktop and the taskbar via the following actions:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. DM2 icon
     26 likes

    DM2 provides several Windows enhancements that may help in every-day work. One of the nicest and most popular features of DM2 is minimizing windows to floating icons® (unique feature!) freeing both task bar and tray bar space.

    40 DM2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  6. TurboTop icon
     7 likes

    Like the "Always on Top" feature that some programs have? TurboTop lets you set any window to be "Always on Top!"

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. eXtra Buttons icon
     18 likes

    eXtra Buttons lets you add up to 10 additional buttons to the title bar of each window, which allow you to minimize the window to the tray, keep it on-top, send it to the background, adjust the window's transparency and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  8. Ghoster icon
     7 likes

    Dims all windows except the active one.

    Features:

    • Place a transparent image across the screen.
    • Highly configurable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. PS Tray Factory allows you to take a full control over icons in the system tray area of the taskbar. With PS Tray Factory you can: hide icons from system tray into menu, change the order of icons in the system tray (sort tray), restore tray icons after Explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Always on Top icon
     6 likes

    Always-on-top is the free utility that allows any program window to stay on top of all other windows even when it does not have the focus.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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