Best Start Menu Customization Software in 2026
Updated
36 start menu customization software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
36ranked
0free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 26 Flow Launcher No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5
- 27 Dawn Launcher No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported Windows: bothReplacement mode: launcher
- 28 LaunchMenu No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Replacement mode: launcher
- 29 Executor No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3
- 30 windmenu No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Replacement mode: launcher
- 31 Wradial No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Supported Windows: bothReplacement mode: launcher
- 32 Aston No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Replacement mode: shell_replacementStart button controls: Yes
- 33 MaxLauncher No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Supported Windows: bothReplacement mode: launcher
- 34 Pinpoint No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Replacement mode: launcher
- 35 Command Wheel No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.7 Supported Windows: windows_11Replacement mode: overlay
- 36 GroDock No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.5
Compare all 11 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Supported Windows | Replacement mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Flow Launcher | 5.5 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | Dawn Launcher | 5.5 | No | Yes | — | both | launcher |
| 28 | LaunchMenu | 5.4 | No | Yes | — | — | launcher |
| 29 | Executor | 5.3 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 30 | windmenu | 5.3 | No | Yes | — | — | launcher |
| 31 | Wradial | 5.3 | No | Yes | — | both | launcher |
| 32 | Aston | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | shell_replacement |
| 33 | MaxLauncher | 5.2 | No | — | — | both | launcher |
| 34 | Pinpoint | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | launcher |
| 35 | Command Wheel | 4.7 | No | No | — | windows_11 | overlay |
| 36 | GroDock | 4.5 | No | No | — | — | — |
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