dmenu Alternatives

dmenu is described as 'Dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently' and is a application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to dmenu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, File Explorer and Wayland apps. The best dmenu alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like dmenu are Listary, Alfred, Raycast and Keypirinha.

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  1. Skylight icon
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    Skylight is an experimental keyboard launcher. It lets you quickly find and open anything on your computer or the web. Start apps, documents or search websites with a few keystrokes, it even learns from your habits.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. grun icon
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    gRun is a GTK based Run dialog that closely resembles the Windows Run dialog, just like xexec. It has a intelligent history mechanism and a dual level fork() mechanism for launching the application in its own process.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Overflow icon
     8 likes

    Overflow is an application designed to quickly launch applications, open documents, or access folders while reducing the number of items needed in your Dock. Anything you want can be added to the Overflow interface, making it accessible through a few simple mouse clicks or...

    22 Overflow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Fly-Pie icon
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    :pie: Fly-Pie is an innovative marking menu written as a GNOME Shell extension. - GitHub - Schneegans/Fly-Pie: Fly-Pie is an innovative marking menu written as a GNOME Shell extension.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Mighty Box icon
     3 likes

    It's a Quicksilver clone written in c# for windows

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Namely icon
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    Namely is possibly the fastest way to open applications. And unlike some other launchers, it doesn't require any learning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Tray Commander is a multifunctional utility that lets you launch your frequently used programs, files, folders and documents directly from the system tray. It adds a single icon to the tray which, when clicked, displays a customizable menu that contains the shortcuts you...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Promptu icon
     6 likes

    Say goodbye to repetitive, time-consuming tasks, like hunting through your programs, folders, files, and bookmarks for the ones you need. Promptu lets you associate meaningful names with programs, folders, files, bookmarks, etc, and access them almost instantly from your...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. A replacement for i3-dmenu-desktop

    Its purpose is to find .desktop files and offer you a menu to start an application using dmenu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Consider dmenu as also loading desktop files, so you can find your applications easily. j4-dmenu-desktop is the best alternative to dmenu.

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    • j4-dmenu-desktop is Free and Open Sourcedmenu is also Free and Open Source
  10. Xstarter icon
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    Terminal-based application launcher for Unix-like systems.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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