Handy Start Menu Alternatives

Handy Start Menu is described as 'Do you often find yourself looking for a program in the long list of the Start menu?' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Handy Start Menu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, File Explorer, F-Droid and Wayland apps. The best Handy Start Menu alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like Handy Start Menu are Open Shell, Keypirinha, Classic Shell and StartAllBack.

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  1. PStart icon
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    PStart is a simple tray tool to start user defined applications. Designed to run portable applications, you can start anything runnable from USB key devices or removable disks.

    28 PStart alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Start8 icon
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    Return the Start Button to Windows 8 With these features:

    • Search for Windows 8-style (Modern UI) apps
    • Pin desktop and Metro apps to the start menu
    • Jump List support
    • Unified Search for apps, settings and files
    • Boot directly to the Windows 8 desktop
    • One click access to.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. dmenu icon
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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.

    78 dmenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • dmenu is the most popular Linux alternative to Handy Start Menu.

    • dmenu is Free and Open SourceHandy Start Menu is Freemium and Proprietary
    • dmenu is LightweightHandy Start Menu is not according to our users
  4. ASuite icon
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    ASuite is a simple open source portable launcher for Microsoft Windows. Designed to run portable applications, you can start anything runnable (software, documents and other file types) from removable storage media (USB keys, hard drives, iPods, etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Taskbar icon
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    Puts a start menu and recent apps tray on top of your screen accessible at any time, increasing your productivity and turning your Android tablet or phone into a real multitasking machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
    • Taskbar is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Handy Start Menu.

    • Taskbar is Free and Open SourceHandy Start Menu is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Scherlokk icon
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    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosave, advanced sorting, and multitasking.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Scherlokk is the most popular Mac alternative to Handy Start Menu.

    • Scherlokk is Paid and ProprietaryHandy Start Menu is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Scherlokk is Lightweight and Privacy focusedHandy Start Menu is not according to our users
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    This code provides the MenuStart plugin to nwg-panel. It also may be used standalone, however, with a little help from command line arguments.

    54 nwg-menu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    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
     
  9. FSL Launcher icon
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    Organizes your shortcuts/icons on the desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
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    Start Menu Reviver offers an improved Start Menu for Windows 8/7 that blends the traditional Start Menu functions with the Windows 8 design concept and provides quick access to all your desktop and Modern GUI (Metro) applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Start Menu 8 can help users who are not willing to change their behaviors and bring back the classic start menu. Users can enjoy a familiar start menu again with just one click while other styles are also available.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    A simple and fast task launcher and switcher. Press a custom assigned mouse/keyboard key, the menu pops up at the place of the mouse cursor, move to the desired task, release the key, and that is all! Can not be quicker or easier!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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