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 KDE Plasma apps. The best dmenu alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like dmenu are Raycast, Alfred, Listary and AppGrid for KDE.

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    JetStart

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    Tired of digging into crowded Start Menu? JetStart offers you a quick access to categorized Start Menu shortcuts, recently launched programs and system commands.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • AU flagAustralia
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  2. Rofi for Wayland icon

    Rofi for Wayland

     1 like

    This is a fork of Rofi with added support for Wayland via the layer shell protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    Rofi for Wayland screenshot 1
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  4. 9

    9menu

     1 like

    create a menu to run commands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Scherlokk

    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosa...

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    Xstarter

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    Terminal-based application launcher for Unix-like systems.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Xstarter screenshot 1
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    EasyShell

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    A  user-friendly graphical shell  with tons of features that empowers non-technical people to do complicated stuff  faster than ever before with simple, natural commands. Opening, Quiting, Installing or Uninstalling apps is now a breeze.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Installing apps
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  9. B

    Bashrun2

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    Launcher that uses a terminal with a modified bash session.

    Bashrun2 is the second generation version of bashrun, an application launcher running a modified bash session in a small terminal window, providing all the well known bash features like tab-completion and history. Addi.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. A

    Anyrun

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    A wayland native, highly customizable runner.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Anyrun screenshot 1
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  11. Promptzy icon

    Promptzy

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    Every AI tool you use (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) has its own prompt and skill management. But they're completely siloed. Your prompts in Cursor don't travel to Claude Code. Your skills in one tool don't show up in another.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Promptzy screenshot 1
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  12. W

    wofi

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    Launcher/menu program for wlroots based wayland compositors such as sway.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    wofi screenshot 1
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    tofi

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    Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    tofi screenshot 1
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  15. Lychi icon

    Lychi

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    Fast, keyboard-driven launcher for Linux — local-first, open source, with an optional AI agent that can't act without your consent.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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