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Shortcut vs Launcher Studio: catalog facts
Shortcut	Launcher Studio

Best for: GNOME users adding AppImages or scripts to the app menu	Best for: GNOME users adding AppImages or scripts to their application menu
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	Linux
Creates .desktop files without editing text by hand Native GTK4 and Libadawaita interface for GNOME Useful for AppImages and custom scripts	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
Does one narrow task 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 Shortcut github.com/andreibachim/shortcut 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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