gmenu

gmenu

Desktop application launcher

Note: Linux is currently the only supported OS.

Screenshots

Console

GUI

Download

Download gmenu and gtkmenu binaries

Compile

The following commands download and build gmenu from source. The resulting binary is located at ~/go/bin/.

Console

go get code.rocketnine.space/tslocum/gmenu/cmd/gmenu

GUI

go get code.rocketnine.space/tslocum/gmenu/cmd/gtkmenu

Usage

Start typing the name of an application or shortcut and, when necessary, use the arrow keys to select the desired entry.

Press Enter to run normally, or press ALT+Enter to run in a terminal.

The input buffer may be executed as a shell command by selecting the last entry in the list.

Support

Please share issues and suggestions here.

Integration Example - sway/i3 + alacritty

Console

bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id alacritty --class gmenu --title gmenu --working-directory ~ -e gmenu
for_window [app_id="gmenu"] floating enable; resize set 750 260

GUI

bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id gtkmenu --width 500 --height 260