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Main Menu vs Launcher Studio: catalog facts
Main Menu	Launcher Studio
Best for: Linux desktop users who want to tidy or customize their app menu	Best for: GNOME users adding AppImages or scripts to their application menu
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	Linux
Edits menu entries without touching desktop files by hand Modern GTK and libadwaita interface All 4 strengths for Main Menu Edits menu entries without touching desktop files by hand Modern GTK and libadwaita interface Available on Flathub Actively maintained	Makes AppImages and scripts appear in the app menu Covers advanced Desktop Entry fields All 4 strengths for Launcher Studio Makes AppImages and scripts appear in the app menu Covers advanced Desktop Entry fields Raw source view of the generated file Native GNOME design with light and dark modes
Linux only Small project with few contributors	Linux only and designed around GNOME Single-developer project
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Main Menu codeberg.org/libre-menu-editor/libre-menu-editor Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Launcher Studio arnaudmichel.fr/projects/launcher-studio Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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