windmenu
The facts below are what the maker publishes about windmenu, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from windmenu's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Appearance
- Users can configure the menu’s appearance and behavior, including a six-color theme.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Application discovery
- Windmenu scans Windows Start Menu shortcuts in the background at startup.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Layouts and appearance
- It offers vertical and horizontal layouts, configurable dimensions, and six configurable theme colors.checked 9 Oct 2026
What it does
- Autostart
- The project documents setting up login autostart through a Windows Startup-folder shortcut or registry Run key.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Config packs
- Themes and commands can be imported from standalone pack files, and the maker links a separate repository of ready-made packs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Configuration packs
- Themes and commands can be imported from standalone pack files; missing or broken imports are warned about and skipped.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Custom commands
- Users can configure commands to run programs or simulate keyboard shortcuts.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Executable
- The project describes windmenu as a single self-contained executable.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Hotkey
- The default hotkey is Ctrl+Alt+Space, and the activation hotkey is configurable.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Hotkey launcher
- It opens from a configurable keyboard shortcut, with Ctrl+Alt+Space as the default.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project documents installation through a PowerShell script, ZIP download, Scoop, or Cargo.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Key combinations
- Configured commands can use modifier, function, arrow, letter, number, and punctuation keys.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Layouts
- The menu supports a vertical list layout and a horizontal single-row bar layout.checked 10 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Navigation
- Users can navigate with arrow keys or Ctrl+J/Ctrl+K.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- Windmenu is a minimalist Windows launcher described as a Windows dmenu-like launcher.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Windmenu is a minimalist Windows launcher inspired by dmenu.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The PowerShell installation method requires no administrator privileges; the Cargo method requires a Rust toolchain on Windows.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security note
- The maker warns that Windows Defender may flag the PowerShell `iex` installation command as suspicious.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Startup options
- Automatic login startup can be set up with a Startup-folder shortcut or a Windows Registry Run key.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README documents troubleshooting commands including `windmenu doctor` and `windmenu test reparse-points`.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Troubleshooting
- The `windmenu doctor` command reports which configuration file is loaded and can report auto-start status.checked 9 Oct 2026
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