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 Jun 12, 2025
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  1. Stay On Top

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    Set a window to stay on top with this single-function but handy application.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Stay On Top Features

    1.  On top

    Stay On Top VS PowerMenu

     
  2. xNeat Windows Manager icon

    xNeat Windows Manager

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    xNeat is a windows enhancement utility. With the free version you can change any windows transparency, hide it, make it always on top, send it to tray, change the process/thread priority, Shuffle the taskbar etc.

    31 xNeat Windows Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    xNeat Windows Manager screenshot 1

    xNeat Windows Manager Features

    1.  On top
    2.  Transparency

    xNeat Windows Manager VS PowerMenu

     
  4. ZoneSize icon

    ZoneSize

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    Define zones that autosize windows dropped on them.

    Features:

    • Hold a window over a zone for .5 sec to autosize it.
    • Doubleclick the tray icon to center the active window.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Settings

    ZoneSize VS PowerMenu

     
  5. Always on Top (browser add-on) icon

    Always on Top (browser add-on)

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    browser window always on top.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Always on Top (browser add-on) screenshot 1

    Always on Top (browser add-on) Features

    1.  On top

    Always on Top (browser add-on) VS PowerMenu

     

    • Always on Top (browser add-on) is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to PowerMenu.

    • Always on Top (browser add-on) is Free and ProprietaryPowerMenu is also Free and Proprietary
  6. stalonetray icon

    stalonetray

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    Stalonetray is a stand-alone system tray (notification area) for X Window System/X11. Working with virtually any EWMH-compliant window manager, it has minimal build and run-time dependencies (X11 lib only). Complete XEMBED support under development.

    12 stalonetray alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Openbox
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Compiz
    • Debian
    • X11
    • Enlightenment
    • Xmonad
    stalonetray screenshot 1

    stalonetray Features

    1.  KDE
    2.  X server
    3.  Notifications

    stalonetray VS PowerMenu

     
  7. Thunderbird-Tray icon

    Thunderbird-Tray

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    Thunderbird-Tray is a system tray launcher tool for Mozilla Thunderbird.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Thunderbird

    Thunderbird-Tray VS PowerMenu

     
  9. Vitrite icon

    Vitrite

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    About Vitrite

    Screenshot Vitrite is a small Windows utility that allows you to manually adjust the level of transparency for almost any visible window. It does this by utilizing a capability present in Windows for variable window transparency.

    It was created by me, Ryan VanMi.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vitrite Features

    1.  On top
    2.  Transparency

    Vitrite VS PowerMenu

     
  10. Shock Caption icon

    Shock Caption

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    Make Windows in caption bar size and recover again. Version 1.5 available. Version 1.1 download is compromised.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Shock Caption screenshot 1

    Shock Caption Features

    1.  Portable

    Shock Caption VS PowerMenu

     
  11. Ghost-It icon

    Ghost-It

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    Adjust the transparency of your active and inactive windows, taskbar, and desktop with this small application, which suffers from a minor performance glitch. Ghost-It places an icon on your system tray, with options to independently configure the transparency levels of your...

    5 Ghost-It alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Ghost-It screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, v1.04, released on April 09, 2002, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

    Ghost-It Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Transparency
    3.  On top
    4.  Sits in the System Tray

    Ghost-It VS PowerMenu

     
  12. SilentRun icon

    SilentRun

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    SilentRun is a small and handy Windows system software tool that can easily let you run multiple programs silently in the background. It can hide program windows and interfaces, and increase or decrease the priority of background processes.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SilentRun Screenshot

    SilentRun Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Hide apps

    SilentRun VS PowerMenu

     
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