pMenu is a free, open source, portable, modern and customizable start menu alternative.
- Supported types:
- classical Win32 applications.
- modern UWP apps.
- shell objects (like control panel).
- web links (you can set up your portable favorites).
- usual files.
- Relative path support, useful for links to portable apps.
- Categories of unlimited hierarchy depth.
- Internal links: same item can exisit in multiple places.
- Individual Grouping and sorting for each category\view.
- Full drag and drop support, custom ordering.
- Custom icons to any item, custom avatar, loading icons from libraries.
- Search, recent apps, most used, favorite apps.
- Broken items are detected, and can be hidden instead of deleting them, so they will be available again when you reinstall/de-archive, or change PC.
- Auto run pMenu, and auto run apps of custom time delay after menu start.
- Configure to run apps as administrator, without the need to indicate the admin password every time.
- Animations, icon reflections, and shadows for your eye please.
- Ability to hide/show some parts of Menu Ui for your likings.
Currently the app is under development, meanwhile, any comments and suggestions are welcomed on the issue page 😊.
The application is a WPF project built using C# and .Net Core v3.1 framework.
And it exists thanks to the following great libraries:
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Windows-API-Code-Pack (stripped out)
v3.3 (07.17.2021)
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FluentWPF
v0.10.0 (11.08.2021)
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Hardcodet NotifyIcon for WPF (Modified)
v1.1.0
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GongSolutions WPF DragDrop
v 2.3.2 (29.10.2020)
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Material Design In Xaml Toolkit
v 4.1.0
https://github.com/MaterialDesignInXAML/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit
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Enum Radio Buttons
(27.02.2010)
https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/61725/WPF-radio-buttons-and-enumeration-values
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SimpleLog
(03.02.2021)
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Turn WPF binding errors into exceptions
v1.1.0 (02.10.2019)
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Extracting Icons from EXE/DLL and Icon Manipulation
v1.0 (17 Jan 2009)
https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/32617/Extracting-Icons-from-EXE-DLL-and-Icon-Manipulatio
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pMenu internal Icons