PowerMenu Alternatives

PowerMenu is described as 'Small application that some extra menu items to the windows control menu in addition to the standard "Close", "Maximize", etc options. The extra menus are: Priority, Always On Top, Transparency and Minimize To Tray' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PowerMenu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, PortableApps.com, File Explorer and Thunderbird apps. The best PowerMenu alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PowerMenu are MenuTools, RBTray, 4t Tray Minimizer and Actual Window Manager.

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PowerMenu alternatives page was last updated Dec 24, 2023
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  1. SmartSystemMenu icon

    SmartSystemMenu

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    SmartSystemMenu extends system menu of all windows in the system. It appends next custom items to menu:

    46 SmartSystemMenu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SmartSystemMenu screenshot 1

    Top SmartSystemMenu Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray
    2.  On top
    3.  Window Resizing
    4.  Transparency
    5.  Pin the specified window on top of all
    6.  Change Monitor
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Portable
    11.  Prioritize tasks

    SmartSystemMenu VS PowerMenu

     

    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to PowerMenu.

    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PowerMenu.

    • SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourcePowerMenu is Free and Proprietary
  2. MenuTools icon

    MenuTools

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Example: Notepad running on Microsoft Windows 8 x64.

    MenuTools Features

    1.  On top
    2.  Transparency
    3.  Make window transparent
    4. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    5.  Prioritize tasks

    MenuTools VS PowerMenu

     
    Comments about MenuTools as an Alternative to PowerMenu
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Oct 30, 2016
    1

    it replicates its exact functionality and even works on windows 10

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive Sep 18, 2020
    0

    Same functions as PowerMenu, works on Windows 10 1909

    azekthi
    Positive May 12, 2020
    0

    Does exactly what PowerMenu does, open-source, updated in 2020

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    MenuTools icon

    • Almost everyone thinks MenuTools is a great PowerMenu alternative.

    • MenuTools is Free and Open SourcePowerMenu is Free and Proprietary
  4. RBTray icon

    RBTray

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

    49 RBTray alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    RBTray screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update is from 2015 but the project has been forked: RBTray Fork icon RBTray Fork

    RBTray Features

    1.  Portable

    RBTray VS PowerMenu

     
  5. 4t Tray Minimizer icon

    4t Tray Minimizer

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    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:

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Minimize to tray

    4t Tray Minimizer Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  On top

    4t Tray Minimizer VS PowerMenu

     
  6. Actual Window Manager icon

    Actual Window Manager

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    Total Windows® Facelift!.

    41 Actual Window Manager alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tabbed Explorer feature adds tabs to vanilla system Windows Explorer (also known as File Explorer since Windows 10).

    Actual Window Manager Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Extensible window manager
    3.  Snap windows
    4.  Window docking

    Actual Window Manager VS PowerMenu

     

    • Actual Window Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to PowerMenu.

    • Actual Window Manager is Paid and ProprietaryPowerMenu is Free and Proprietary
  7. KDocker icon

    KDocker

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    KDocker will help you dock any application into the system tray. This means you can dock Openoffice, xmms, Firefox, Thunderbird, anything!

    Just point and click. Works for all NET WM compliant window managers - that includes KDE, GNOME, Xfce, Fluxbox and many more.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    On KDE
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from April 2022.

    KDocker Features

    1.  Dock

    KDocker VS PowerMenu

     

    • KDocker is the most popular Linux alternative to PowerMenu.

    • KDocker is Free and Open SourcePowerMenu is Free and Proprietary
  9. SmartContextMenu icon

    SmartContextMenu

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    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.

    21 SmartContextMenu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SmartContextMenu screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  On top
    4.  Prioritize tasks
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Sits in the System Tray
    10.  Window Resizing
    11.  Transparency

    SmartContextMenu VS PowerMenu

     
  10. DM2 icon

    DM2

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Enhanced system menu
    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2007

    DM2 Features

    1.  Portable

    DM2 VS PowerMenu

     
  11. TurboTop icon

    TurboTop

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TurboTop screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2016. See release date: http://www.savardsoftware.com/turbotop/download.asp

    TurboTop Features

    1.  Window organizer
    2.  Pin the specified window on top of all
    3.  On top

    TurboTop VS PowerMenu

     
  12. eXtra Buttons icon

    eXtra Buttons

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Options - Buttons Set
    Discontinued

    Social networks not updated in years.

    eXtra Buttons Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Pin the specified window on top of all
    3.  On top

    eXtra Buttons VS PowerMenu

     
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