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Fly-Pie vs ArcMenu: catalog facts
Fly-Pie	ArcMenu
Best for: GNOME users who like mouse or pen gestures for launching apps and actions	Best for: GNOME users who want a classic application menu instead of the activities overview
Free Free to install from the public repository.	Free Free and open source under the GPL version 2 or later.
Linux	Linux
Pie menus you can select from quickly with gestures Customizable menus with presets All 3 strengths for Fly-Pie Pie menus you can select from quickly with gestures Customizable menus with presets Integrates directly into GNOME Shell	Brings a traditional searchable start menu to GNOME Customizable menu layout All 3 strengths for ArcMenu Brings a traditional searchable start menu to GNOME Customizable menu layout Open source and published as releases on GitLab
Low-maintenance mode; the developer's focus is now Kando Works only with GNOME Shell	Only works inside GNOME Shell GNOME extensions can need updates after major GNOME releases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Fly-Pie github.com/Schneegans/Fly-Pie Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ArcMenu gitlab.com/arcmenu/ArcMenu Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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