# Budgie Base Menu vs. Menu Editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-base-menu-vs-menu-editor/7141>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [March 20, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-base-menu-vs-menu-editor/7141 "2024-03-20T19:49:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![AE8U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@AE8U](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/AE8U)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-base-menu-vs-menu-editor/7141/1 "2024-03-20T19:49:24Z")

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Hello all. New Budgie user here. When I click the “soccer ball” icon, and I select view by category, I see a drop down of various categories and if I select a category I see a list of programs in that category. But if I select the application Menu Editor the list that comes up in that application has additional categories and a more complete list in each category - and does not match with the above category list. I would like to use the one from Menu Editor instead of the one coming up under the “soccer ball”. How do I accomplish that?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-base-menu-vs-menu-editor/7141/2 "2024-03-21T13:46:50Z")

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The category list is hard-coded. We found that various apps introduced too many categories - often similar but making it very difficult to find stuff via categories.

The current list gives a consistent smaller range of categories to look through.

The menu editor is primarily there to hide/show items

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**Author:** ![AE8U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@AE8U](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/AE8U)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-base-menu-vs-menu-editor/7141/3 "2024-03-21T16:01:02Z")

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So that means if I am using my Pi to control a ham radio station and I am adding a bunch of ham radio apps I cannot have a Ham Radio category to put them all in?