mintMenu

MintMenu

mintMenu is a desktop menu alternative for Linux Mint. It provides quick access to applications, folders, files, and system settings in an elegant, customizable menu.
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mintMenu: Desktop Menu Alternatives

A quick and customizable menu for Linux Mint, providing easy access to applications, folders, files, and system settings.

What is MintMenu?

mintMenu is an application menu replacement for the Linux Mint desktop environment. It offers a sleek, intuitive menu that helps users easily launch programs, open folders and files, access system settings, and more.

Some key features of mintMenu include:

  • Search function to quickly find applications
  • Favorites section for convenient access to commonly-used items
  • Customizable categories to organize apps and folders
  • Handy power options like logout, restart, etc.
  • Preferences to tweak the menu style, layout, and behavior
  • Designed specifically for Linux Mint to match the look and feel

mintMenu aims to improve upon the default menu provided by Linux Mint's Cinnamon desktop. It reduces clutter, makes better use of screen space, and enhances usability through thoughtful organization and options. The result is a polished menu that helps users get to their important items faster.

Under the hood, mintMenu is lightweight and designed not to drain system resources or conflict with existing software. It simply offers an improved interface for interacting with the Linux Mint environment.

MintMenu Features

Features

  1. Customizable menu with categories and search
  2. Quick access to applications, folders, files and system settings
  3. Keyboard shortcuts for opening menu and menu items
  4. Support for themes and icon packs
  5. Can be set as default menu or invoked with hotkey

Pricing

  • Free
  • Open Source

Pros

More customizable than default menu

Faster access to frequently used items

Cleaner, minimalist aesthetic

Lightweight and stable

Active development and user community

Cons

Less integration with desktop than default menu

Steeper learning curve than default menu

Not installed by default

May not suit those wanting simpler menu

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