Bins Alternatives

Bins is described as 'Groups your app icons in Windows taskbar' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Bins for Windows, Linux, File Explorer and Wayland. The best Bins alternative is dmenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bins are Stacky, taskbar-groups, nwg-menu and FSL Launcher.

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Bins alternatives page was last updated Nov 23, 2024

dmenu
22 likes
dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.
83 dmenu alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Application Launcher
File Search
Platforms
Linux
Is dmenu a good alternative to Bins?

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dmenu vs Bins Comments

Guest
Negative commentDec 6, 2019
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BINS is a Windows only program used strictly for WINDOWS taskbar consolidations into folders (Bins) instead of separately.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
dmenu is Free and Open SourceBins is Paid and Proprietary
Stacky
11 likes
Simple app enhancing windows task bar functionality with stacks of shortcuts. - pawelt/stacky
18 Stacky alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Application Launcher
Origin
Poland
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Is Stacky a good alternative to Bins?
taskbar-groups
10 likes
Lightweight application that lets user create and pin groups to the Windows taskbar.
5 taskbar-groups alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Windows
Is taskbar-groups a good alternative to Bins?
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nwg-menu
2 likes
This code provides the MenuStart plugin to nwg-panel. It also may be used standalone, however, with a little help from command line arguments.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Application Launcher
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Linux
N
Is nwg-menu a good alternative to Bins?
FSL Launcher
10 likes
Organizes your shortcuts/icons on the desktop.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Application Launcher
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Windows Explorer
+1
Is FSL Launcher a good alternative to Bins?
TaskbarDock
7 likes
TaskbarDock offers a few extra features to customize your Windows 10 taskbar.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Application Launcher
Origin
Mexico
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
+4
Is TaskbarDock a good alternative to Bins?
8start launcher
3 likes
8start Launcher is a combination of innovative Application Launcher, countdown and Tree Notes/Shortcuts/Favorites.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Application Launcher
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Is 8start launcher a good alternative to Bins?
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JetStart
3 likes
Tired of digging into crowded Start Menu? JetStart offers you a quick access to categorized Start Menu shortcuts, recently launched programs and system commands.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
Application Launcher
Origin
Australia
Platforms
Windows
J
Is JetStart a good alternative to Bins?
nwg-drawer
Like
Application launcher, developed with sway and Hyprland in mind, but should also work with other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Application Launcher
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
Is nwg-drawer a good alternative to Bins?
W
W
wofi
Like
Launcher/menu program for wlroots based wayland compositors such as sway.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Application Launcher
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
W
Is wofi a good alternative to Bins?