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dmenu

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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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Linux
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Features

Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  2.  Support for scripting
  3.  Application Launchers
  4.  File Search
  5.  Launcher

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Install from the command line

  • brew install dmenu

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What is dmenu?

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