Classic Menu

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1 week ago 2026-01-02, 08:39

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The classic Cinnamon menu for cinnamon 6.6 and later

README

This the the old cinnamon main menu prior to cinnamon 6.6

Installation

The easiest way to install an applet is to right click on the panel you want to add the applet to and select "Applets". Then go to the "Download" tab to download the applet and then add it to the panel on the "Manage" tab.

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14 Comments

bonafinim-29 minutes ago

Thank you! Like many others, I am not really a fan of the new sidebar. Maybe I’ll get used to it over time, but I appreciate having the option to return to the old layout for now.

ro55mo-3 hours ago

Thank you for creating this. The non-removable text on the favourites icons in the start menu was having me thinking about going to native Debian.

Gugamineyt13-4 hours ago

I was expecting this applet to be created but not for it to be this quick, thanks pal!

Yixo-7 hours ago

I have no idea why we can't turn off text on the sidebar in default mint...

flabdablet-15 hours ago

Oh, you absolute legend. Thank you! Given that this is almost always going to replace the existing menu applet rather than simply being added to the panel, it would be nice to have the README include explicit instructions for how to to that for folks not already familiar with panel editing.

wanderingmagus-23 hours ago

Thank you so much!

lubepi-1 day ago

Thank you!!

Subvert-1 day ago

thank you, cblack was broken on the new menu

manucorsu-1 day ago

Thank you for making this. I really hate the new menu so I'm glad that this came out right as 22.3 released.

Snoopy81m-1 day ago

Thank-you for sharing this. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but the new layout with 3 columns is a little confusing. My elderly brain is used to rely on colours, so Black & white icons are less efficient. Finally, the 4 or 5 icons on narrow sidebar, are really a plus, as «every day icons» are on TaskBar, and «not everyday, but I want a fast access» on the Start Menu was a real improvement over the [Windows XP] text. I'm aware the new start menu should be an improvement for a lot people, but everyone don't use this feature the same way…

Omerta-png-1 day ago

Many thanks! The new menu isn’t bad and fits the Nemo style nicely, but it isn’t customizable. As a result, I could no longer read the hovered lines with my ~/.theme. Best regards.

uncledulgaria-1 week ago

Thank you fredcw. It seems a shame that you have had to do this in order that those of us who felt very, very comfortable with the classic menu could continue to use the same trackpad actions. It is almost possible to get back there, but the new system icons are rather small, and require tighter control to hit. Regards uncledulgaria

fredcw-3 days ago

Actually, the size of those buttons in the new menu is set by the theme. Copy your theme to ~/.themes. Look for appmenu-system-button in the cinnamon.css in your theme and change the padding value.

kyphi-1 week ago

Thank you fredcw. Regards kyphi