License: Open Source (GNU GPL)
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Open Menu+ is an open source and free alternative to the Windows® Start Menu. A Vista / Mac Spotlight style quick search let's you use Vista Start Menu and Mac Spotlight features on XP, which allows you to quickly find the application or file you need. It can appear next to the Start Menu to help you get familiarized with it before completely switching over. For Tablet PC users, Open Menu+ can open with a mouse-over, without having to click on the Start Button. Softpedia guarantees that Open Menu+ is 100% free of spyware and adware! Best of all, it's completely free!
Requires Windows® XP, or Vista
Open Menu+ Demo
Finding "Disk Defragmenter" with and without Open Menu+
This video compares finding Disk Defragmenter using the regular Start Menu, then Open Menu+. As you can see, using Open Menu+ helps you find it much faster. It also remembers what you previously opened, so you can quickly access it again.
Languages
- English (Included)
- Spanish/Espanol (Included)
- French/Francais (Included)
- Dutch/Nederlands (Included)
- Slovak/Slovencina (Included)
- Italian/Italiano (Included)
Description
Open Menu+ is an open source alternative to the Windows® Start Menu. It allows you to more easily access your programs with fewer clicks. It provides more options than the standard Start Menu and is configured more intuitively. If you have trouble transitioning to the new menu style, you can have Open Menu+ appear next to the Start Menu instead of replacing it. Open Menu+ has a quick search feature, which allows you to quickly find the application or file you need. Instead of opening several cascading menus and taking up your whole screen, Open Menu+ uses a more compact and intuitive menu. For Tablet PC users, Open Menu+ can open with a mouse-over, without having to click on the Start Button.
Portable
Open Menu+ Portable is an open source portable application launcher. After being installed on a flash drive, Open Menu+ will launch when the drive is plugged into a computer. You can use it to launch any portable applications you have on your flash drive. Open Menu+ Portable will save all of its settings to its application folder without ever using the registry. You can use Open Menu+ Portable to search through your portable applications and quickly find any application or file.
Skins
Use these skin building resources to make a new skin for Open Menu+
Our Open Menu+ skins can be found here.
Screenshots
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Comments
Greetings from germany: Kay-Uwe
Looking forward to seeing it fixed, because this piece of software looks nice in screenshots and i'd love to test it out...
I suppose i'd check back in a day or two as i don't want to leave my email addy here for spammers to have...
Language not configured correctly.
Is there a fix in the near future ?
Greetz from holland.
language=English-US.ini
- Right click the Start button.
- Click "Properties".
- In the "Start Menu" tab, click the "Start menu" option. (Make sure "Classic Start menu" is not selected.)
- Click "OK".
The next time I clicked the menu nothing happened for several seconds, then it worked