Portable Start Menu is a simple and free start menu application that can be installed on USB sticks or local PCs.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows


SyMenu is described as 'Portable menu launcher and a Start Menu replacer to organize your applications quickly and easily. But the real power of SyMenu unfolds when you approach its integrated large and daily growing suites of more than 1.500 freeware programs' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SyMenu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best SyMenu alternative is PortableApps.com, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SyMenu are Sysinternals Suite, Launchy, Keypirinha and NirLauncher.
Portable Start Menu is a simple and free start menu application that can be installed on USB sticks or local PCs.


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