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Main Menu vs Pins: catalog facts
Main Menu	Pins
Best for: Linux desktop users who want to tidy or customize their app menu	Best for: Tidying and customizing the app menu 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 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	Edits .desktop files without a text editor Can hide unwanted apps from the menu All 4 strengths for Pins Edits .desktop files without a text editor Can hide unwanted apps from the menu Creates shortcuts to websites Changes app icons to suit a theme
Linux only Small project with few contributors	Linux only Limited to desktop entry 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
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 Pins github.com/fabrialberio/Pins Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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