cinnamon-menu-editor

cinnamon-menu-editor [OPTION…]

-h, --help
    Show basic help options

--help-all
    Show all available help options

--help-gtk
    Show GTK-specific options

--version
    Display version information and exit

cinnamon-menu-editor is a graphical utility for the Cinnamon desktop environment, allowing users to customize the applications menu interactively. It provides an intuitive interface to manage menu categories, add or remove applications, reorder items via drag-and-drop, and edit launcher properties.

Users can create new menu entries by selecting executables or .desktop files, hide unwanted apps, and organize submenus. The tool supports both user-specific changes (in ~/.local/share/applications/ and ~/.config/menus/) and, with elevated privileges, system-wide modifications.

Ideal for tailoring the start menu without manual file editing, it integrates seamlessly with Cinnamon's menu system powered by cinnamon-menu. Launch it to access tree views of categories and apps, preview changes live, and apply updates instantly. Primarily used in Linux Mint Cinnamon edition, it's essential for desktop customization enthusiasts.

Requires Cinnamon DE and X11/Wayland graphical session; no CLI editing, GUI only. System-wide edits need root privileges.

Modifies applications.menu and .desktop files in user or system directories.

Accessible via Cinnamon menu under Preferences > Menus; runs as GTK3 app.

Developed by Linux Mint team for Cinnamon 1.6+ (2012), evolving from GNOME's alacarte to support Cinnamon's menu backend. Actively maintained with DE releases.

cinnamon-menu(1), alacarte(1), menulibre(1)