9menu AlternativesShells and other similar apps like 9menu

9menu is described as 'Create a menu to run commands' and is a Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to 9menu for Linux, Windows and Mac. The best 9menu alternative is dmenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like 9menu are Yad, Zenity, easybashgui and xlunch.

9menu alternatives are mainly Shells but may also be Application Launchers or File Search Utilities. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 9menu.

9menu

Free • Open Source
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create a menu to run commands.

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dmenu
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Linux
69 dmenu alternatives
dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.
- - dmenu is the most popular Linux alternative to 9menu.
- - dmenu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to 9menu.
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dmenu Features
1. Lightweightdmenu consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensionsdmenu can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Support for scriptingdmenu supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
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Highly regarded, simple menuing system, with lots of patches available for customization.
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Yad
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Free • Open Source
Linux
20 Yad alternatives
Yad (yet another dialog) is a fork of Zenity with many improvements, such as custom buttons, additional dialogs, pop-up menu in notification icon and more. It's useful for creating quick and easy GUIs for shell and batch scripting.
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Yad Features
1. Support for scriptingYad supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. PortableYad can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Zenity
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Free • Open Source
Shell
Linux
20 Zenity alternatives
Zenity is a tool that allows you to display GTK dialog boxes in commandline and shell scripts.
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Zenity Features
1. PortableZenity can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Command line interfaceZenity either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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easybashgui
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Free • Open Source
Linux
20 easybashgui alternatives
Bash functions library for *BSD and GNU/Linux that aims to give simple GUI functions using yad, gtkdialog, kdialog, zenity, Xdialog, (c)dialog, whiptail or bash builtins depending on KDE or GNOME running or not, Yad/Gtkdialog/Xdialog installed or not and, eventually, X...
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1. Command line interfaceeasybashgui either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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xlunch
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
Linux
4 xlunch alternatives
Welcome! This is xlunch, the coolest graphical app launcher for Xorg/X11. It requires only pure Xlib and Imlib2. It allows you to run programs, commands, or simply select something out of a list using your mouse, keyboard, or both!
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KDialog
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Free • Open Source
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Linux
21 KDialog alternatives
kdialog allows you to display dialog boxes from shell scripts. The syntax is very much inspired from the "dialog" command (which shows text mode dialogs).
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KDialog Features
1. Command line interfaceKDialog either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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whiptail
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Free • Open Source
Shell
Linux
20 whiptail alternatives
display dialog boxes from shell scripts.
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1. Command line interfacewhiptail either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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MessagePop
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
15 MessagePop alternatives
MessagePop is a simple application designed to help you convey a message to the computer user. The program allows you to specify the message text and the other parameters from the command line.
- - MessagePop is the most popular Windows alternative to 9menu.
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MessagePop Features
1. Command line interfaceMessagePop either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. PortableMessagePop can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
dialog
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Free • Open Source
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Windows
Linux
21 dialog alternatives
display dialog boxes from shell scripts. Curses based. Works in console mode.
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dialog Features
1. Command line interfacedialog either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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xmessage
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Free • Open Source
Shell
Linux
13 xmessage alternatives
display a message or query in a window (X-based /bin/echo).
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xmessage Features
1. Command line interfacexmessage either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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gxmessage
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Free • Open Source
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Windows
Linux
12 gxmessage alternatives
a GTK-based xmessage clone.
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gxmessage Features
1. Command line interfacegxmessage either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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CocoaDialog
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Free • Open Source
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Mac
21 CocoaDialog alternatives
CocoaDialog is an OS X application that allows the use of common GUI controls such as file selectors, text input, progress bars, yes/no confirmations and more with a command-line application. It requires no knowledge of Cocoa, and is ideal for use in shell and Perl scripts (or...
- - CocoaDialog is the most popular Mac alternative to 9menu.
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CocoaDialog Features
1. Command line interfaceCocoaDialog either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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