dmenu Alternatives

dmenu is described as 'Dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently' and is a application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to dmenu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, File Explorer and Safari apps. The best dmenu alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like dmenu are Keypirinha, Alfred, Raycast and Ulauncher.

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dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.

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dmenu alternatives page was last updated Feb 22, 2024
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  1. Scherlokk icon

    Scherlokk

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    Scherlokk is a lightning fast file search utility build for precise and reliable search of every file which meets the search criteria.

    159 Scherlokk alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Scherlokk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required

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  2. Butler icon

    Butler

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    Butler's purpose is to ease all those routine tasks you do every day: controlling iTunes, opening programs and documents, switching users, searching for stuff on the web, and more.

    29 Butler alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Trigger abbreviation

    Butler Features

    1.  Launcher
    2.  Support for Hotkeys

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  4. fuzzel

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    Application launcher for wlroots based Wayland compositors, similar to rofi's drun mode.

    31 fuzzel alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Fuzzel, with transparency, on top of a browser window showing a diff of a fuzzel commit

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    Raycast

    Raycast lets you control your tools with a few keystrokes. It’s designed to keep you focused.

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  6. bemenu

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    Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu.

    57 bemenu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    bemenu screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Wayland Support
    2.  Launcher

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  7. SOL icon

    SOL

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    If you ever liked tools like Raycast and Alfred, but wanted to own them and tweak them yourself, then SOL is the tool for you. All the affordances of complex tools now made open source.

    56 SOL alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    SOL screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Portable
    3.  Support for Gestures
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Command palette
    8.  React
    9.  Spotlight
    10.  React Native
    11.  Launcher

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  8. OpenWith Enhanced icon

    OpenWith Enhanced

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    OpenWith Enhanced is a small freeware application which replaces the standard Windows 'Open With...' window with an improved comprehensive yet intuitive dialog box.

    36 OpenWith Enhanced alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Removing file association

    OpenWith Enhanced Features

    1.  Launcher

    OpenWith Enhanced VS dmenu

     
  10. Keybreeze icon

    Keybreeze

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    It's a small toolbar that you can activate by pressing a hotkey. Then you can type keywords to open programs and websites, search the internet, check the weather, shut down your computer, run macros, and a whole lot more.

    31 Keybreeze alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Keybreeze Features

    1.  Macro Recording

    Keybreeze VS dmenu

     
  11. FSL Launcher icon

    FSL Launcher

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    Organizes your shortcuts/icons on the desktop.

    86 FSL Launcher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    FSL Launcher screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.1.4.4, released in 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    FSL Launcher Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Add-ons
    4.  Launcher

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  12. Handy Start Menu icon

    Handy Start Menu

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    Do you often find yourself looking for a program in the long list of the Start menu?

    46 Handy Start Menu alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Handy Start Menu screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.98, released in June 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  13. Enso Launcher icon

    Enso Launcher

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    Enso is dead simple to use. You just hold down the Caps Lock key and type an Enso command, which is displayed in a translucent overlay. Once the command is typed, you simply release the Caps Lock key to activate it, and the overlay disappears.

    32 Enso Launcher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Enso Launcher screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, Build 3268, released on 2008, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

    Enso Launcher Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Enso Launcher VS dmenu

     
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