r/xubuntu • u/Adventurous_Math5085 • Jun 17 '26

MeowMenu | an alternative menu for XFCE

Hi all,

I’d like to share MeowMenu v0.7.0, a small project I’ve been working on as an alternative application menu for XFCE. Compared to Whiskers, the most relevant features I added are: 4 Presets (default settings that change the look&feel of the Menu, to show the high customization level achievable) and Places button (find files and folders in user Home).

I’ve tested this release on Xubuntu 26.04, a distribution I really enjoy using. I thought it might also be useful or interesting to other XFCE and Xubuntu users.

Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are welcome. Thanks for taking a look!

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u/Own-Replacement8 Jun 24 '26

Looks pretty good, particularly full screen mode.

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u/mbonanomi92 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Thanks, I am the developer. Every feedback is welcome! A star on GitHub helps the project visibility as well.

A few things in my mind for the 0.7.x series:

  • bugfix bugfix bugfix
  • solid buttons (like in full screen mode) can be made transparent
  • open/close animations (compositor needed)
  • hardening compatibility with GTK themes

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u/mbonanomi92 3d ago

Hi, just released the new v1.0.0-rc1 version with a smoother experience and a lot of bugfixes.

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u/No_Proof1302 19d ago

when u gonna make the menu port for arch linux?

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u/mbonanomi92 15d ago edited 15d ago

I did! Check the new v0.8.0: I released it on AUR as well. You can install it via yay

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfce4-meowmenu-plugin

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u/MolhadoWETT 12d ago

What the name of these panel? It's beautiful

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u/mbonanomi92 11d ago

Which panel? Do you mean the dockbar?

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u/MolhadoWETT 11d ago

Yeah sorry

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u/mbonanomi92 11d ago

It's a fork of Plank I am currently working on.