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Pins vs Main Menu: catalog facts
Pins	Main Menu
Best for: Tidying and customizing the app menu on a Linux desktop	Best for: Linux desktop users who want to tidy or customize their app menu
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.
Linux	Linux
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	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
Linux only Limited to desktop entry editing	Linux only Small project with few contributors
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 Pins github.com/fabrialberio/Pins Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Main Menu codeberg.org/libre-menu-editor/libre-menu-editor Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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