xdg-menu Alternatives

xdg-menu is described as 'XDG-Menu is a ROX panel applet that displays an applications menu button. The menus it builds fit the XDG Menu Specification published by freedesktop.org' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to xdg-menu for Linux, Flathub and Arch Linux. The best xdg-menu alternative is Main Menu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like xdg-menu are MenuLibre, lxappearance, AppEditor and obmenu.

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  1. Main Menu icon

    Main Menu

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    Customize the menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
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    • Main Menu is the most popular Linux alternative to xdg-menu.

    • Main Menu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to xdg-menu.

    • Main Menu is Free and Open Sourcexdg-menu is also Free and Open Source
  2. MenuLibre icon

    MenuLibre

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    An advanced menu editor that provides modern features in a clean, easy-to-use interface. All without GNOME dependencies, so even lightweight systems can benefit from the sanity that MenuLibre offers. MenuLibre is your one-stop shop for menus in Linux, whether you use Gnome...

    9 MenuLibre alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  4. lxappearance icon

    lxappearance

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    LXAppearance is the standard theme switcher of LXDE. Users are able to change the theme, icons, and fonts used by applications easily. It also includes support for configuring openbox, via a plugin called lxappearance-obconf.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. AppEditor icon

    AppEditor

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    AppEditor allows you to edit application entries in the application menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. obmenu icon

    obmenu

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    Obmenu is a menu editor designed for openbox. It's easy to use, allowing to get the most out of the powerful Openbox menu system, while hiding the xml layout from the user. It also (optionally) installs a bunch of dynamic menus (pipe menus), such as Gnome menus or a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    obmenu screenshot 1
     
  7. obconf icon

    obconf

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    The Openbox configuration tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. uxdgmenu

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    uxdgmenu is an automated XDG Menu system for alternative Linux window managers. It supports currently Fluxbox, Openbox, Awesome, Blackbox, WindowMaker, FVWM2, IceWM, Ion3, PekWM, TWM, support can be added to any other through plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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