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Cairo Desktop Environment vs LaunchMenu

Cairo Desktop Environment

cairoshell.com

LaunchMenu

launchmenu.github.io

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FigureCairo Desktop EnvironmentLaunchMenu
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
API—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Start Menu Customization Software7.7 (#17)8.6 (#3)
LicenseThe GitHub repository identifies the project license as Apache-2.0.The GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.

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Cairo Desktop Environment

  • Cairo DesktopFree

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LaunchMenu

  • FreeFree

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Cairo Desktop Environment

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LaunchMenu

LaunchMenu is a free, open-source launcher that provides utilities called applets through a keyboard-oriented interface. Its menus support recursive fuzzy search, pattern filters, and prioritization of frequently used items. Users can navigate with arrow keys, activate primary actions with Enter, and open context menus with Tab; controls can be customized. Multi-select allows compatible actions to be applied to several items together. Applets include a dictionary, notes, file manager, internet search, calculator, translator, snippets, time tracker, and calendar. Users can adjust applet settings and themes, import or export settings, and manage official or third-party applets. LaunchMenu runs on macOS and Windows. The site identifies Windows as the primary development and test platform, while Mac testing has been less extensive. Linux support is planned and has not yet been worked on. Developers can build applets using TypeScript and React, compile them into LaunchMenu-ready packages, and upload completed applets to npm with the launchmenu-applet keyword. The listed free plan costs nothing.

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