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Pin It! vs Launcher Studio: catalog facts
Pin It!	Launcher Studio
Best for: Adding AppImages and portable binaries to the Linux 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 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	Linux
Adds AppImages and executables to the app launcher without hand-written .desktop files Edit or delete created entries from the app All 3 strengths for Pin It! Adds AppImages and executables to the app launcher without hand-written .desktop files Edit or delete created entries from the app Actively developed with a long commit history	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 Only manages launcher entries, not app updates or installation	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 Pin It! github.com/ryonakano/pinit 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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