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Shortcut vs Pins: catalog facts
Shortcut	Pins

Best for: GNOME users adding AppImages or scripts to the app menu	Best for: Tidying and customizing the app menu on a Linux desktop
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Creates .desktop files without editing text by hand Native GTK4 and Libadawaita interface for GNOME Useful for AppImages and custom scripts	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
Does one narrow task 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 Shortcut github.com/andreibachim/shortcut 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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