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Main Menu vs MenuLibre: catalog facts
Main MenuMenuLibre

Best for: Linux desktop users who want to tidy or customize their app menu

Best for: Editing application menus and launchers on a Linux desktop

Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Linux Linux
  • Edits menu entries without touching desktop files by hand
  • Modern GTK and libadwaita interface
  • Available on Flathub
  • Actively maintained
  • Supports all FreeDesktop.org desktop entry fields
  • Clean interface for editing launchers
  • Includes a menu validation tool
  • Linux only
  • Small project with few contributors
  • Linux desktops only
  • Useful mainly for menu and launcher editing
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Offline features available Offline features available

Sources for Main Menu

Catalog checked October 1, 2026

Sources for MenuLibre

Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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