SyMenu

What SyMenu is

SyMenu is a free portable application launcher and Start Menu replacement for Windows 10 and Windows 11. It can run from a local drive or removable media such as USB drives, memory cards, CDs, and DVDs, and can index applications installed on the host PC. The maker describes two suites containing more than 1,000 programs: a general-purpose SyMenu suite and a NirSoft suite aimed at IT professionals and sysops. Standard for Portable Software lets users install, update, and remove documented programs through SyMenu. Users can arrange applications in hierarchies with custom names, descriptions, folders, separators, and labels. Search can find configured items and, when enabled, files in indexed folders and host-PC programs; it can also expose programs linked in the Windows Start menu. Autoexec can launch selected programs or scripts when SyMenu starts or closes. Third-party plugins are supported. The manual says SyMenu does not modify the Windows registry, system folders, or Start menu unless users enable non-portable features. One limitation is that it does not automatically download and install program dependencies, so a suitable runtime environment may be needed.