# How do you add/edit menu items

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 19, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099 "2020-02-19T22:06:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![alkapwn3d](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/alkapwn3d/32/1942_2.png) [@alkapwn3d](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/alkapwn3d)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/1 "2020-02-19T22:06:05Z")

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Trying to add an appimage to the menu. when i first ran it it added the app to the menu (i think) but i moved it and now the menu link to the app is broken

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/2 "2020-02-20T23:36:49Z")

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If the problem is a missing icon for the application, it may be linked the icon theme you are using. Choosing a different icon theme in the Budgie Preferences might solve this.

You can also run the Menu Editor from the installed applications and choose a different icon for an application.

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**Author:** ![alkapwn3d](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/alkapwn3d/32/1942_2.png) [@alkapwn3d](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/alkapwn3d)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/3 "2020-02-21T02:05:07Z")

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dont need to change the icons.  
just wanted to know how to add my own shortcuts to the menu

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**Author:** ![Rinzwind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/rinzwind/32/1152_2.png) [@Rinzwind](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Rinzwind)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/4 "2020-02-21T10:11:02Z")

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Create a .desktop. You will have some in `/usr/share/applications` (and in `~/.local/share/applications` .`). Place yours in `~/.local/share/applications/` to make it local and you will see an icon in the panel when you have “icon task list” active.

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**Author:** ![alkapwn3d](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/alkapwn3d/32/1942_2.png) [@alkapwn3d](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/alkapwn3d)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/5 "2020-02-22T02:42:15Z")

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I created an empty `.desktop` file. what should I put in it and where can I find documentation for it?

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**Author:** ![Dusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Dusty](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Dusty)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/6 "2020-02-22T04:13:37Z")

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Yeah I would like to be able to add/edit too.

There is one that I would like to place under Science as that is what it is used for.

And I would like to be able to move Disks out of Preferences to Utilities or Administration or System Tools.

Nothing major.

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**Author:** ![alkapwn3d](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/alkapwn3d/32/1942_2.png) [@alkapwn3d](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/alkapwn3d)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/7 "2020-02-22T07:13:39Z")

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those directories dont exist for me, and this is a fresh install btw

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**Author:** ![Rinzwind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/rinzwind/32/1152_2.png) [@Rinzwind](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Rinzwind)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/8 "2020-02-22T08:54:49Z")

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See the examples in ` /usr/share/applications/`.

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**Author:** ![Rinzwind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/rinzwind/32/1152_2.png) [@Rinzwind](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Rinzwind)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/9 "2020-02-22T08:58:35Z")

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That you can also do that by typing `menu editor` in the applications panel. See the 3 tabs.

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**Author:** ![Dusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Dusty](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Dusty)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/10 "2020-02-23T06:34:44Z")

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Yeah I tried that and saw that preferences wasn’t in the list to be able to select to find Disks to move it to suit myself not remembering where it was.

I just went back to look to see if it was just something that didn’t show the first time I opened it. Nope, same thing. But there are also errors listed at the top. I don’t know if I missed that the first time or what.

 ![Screenshot from 2020-02-23 01-34-09](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/4/43374dbc857e2d9c8b1af249046e0960bfb33c30.png)

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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:** [February 23, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/11 "2020-02-23T07:12:17Z")

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Those aren’t anything to worry about

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**Author:** ![Dusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Dusty](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Dusty)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/12 "2020-03-02T05:49:43Z")

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Thank you.

Is there any reason that for example “disks” isn’t in the menu editor for me to be able to move it to another place where I would remember it better?

It is not a big deal. I could probably add it to plank and never look for it again. I just hadn’t to avoid any accidental clicks as I am still getting used to the environment at this point.

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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 2, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-do-you-add-edit-menu-items/3099/13 "2020-03-02T07:27:12Z")

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No idea. Its visible to me. Have a look at .local/share/applications to see if you have done something to either Disks or the group container it was in.