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I have xfce4-panel 4.12 and as you see in screenshot, the Whisker menu is not sorted. I didn't find any option for sorting the menu so the question is how can I sort it alphabetically ?

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I can only sort Favorites by right-clicking on any of them in the whisker menu.

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I believe the easiest way to do this is by using an application called MenuLibre. It is usually installed by default (under settings) but can be installed with sudo apt-get install menulibre if not.

BTW, the application appears in the menu as "Menu Editor".

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  • Tnx for answer. I installed the program. Where is the sort option in this program? My list appears sorted in program, but it is still not sorted in main menu.
    – Sadegh
    May 30, 2016 at 14:00
  • Also when I run menulibre, I receive this warning: /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/menulibre/MenuEditor.py:28: PyGIWarning: GMenu was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('GMenu', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded. from gi.repository import GdkPixbuf, Gio, GLib, GMenu, Gtk
    – Sadegh
    May 30, 2016 at 14:06
  • I don't believe you can automatically sort with this program but you can order them however you like manually. The system I have also shows that error but it still appears to function correctly. Not sure why MenuLibre is showing your menu differently to how it actually is.
    – gsxruk
    May 30, 2016 at 16:08
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Right-click on start button and select Properties. Then uncheck both "show generic application names" and "Show menu hierarchy".

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  • This answer is partially correct. User will also need to uncheck the option Show menu hierarchy for the applications to be sorted by name. I have confirmed this, using Whisker Menu 1.3.2-1 in Xubuntu 14.04.
    – user37165
    Jun 20, 2016 at 14:16
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    yes you are right, I update the answer.
    – Sadegh
    Jun 20, 2016 at 14:25
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    This menu has since changed. I'm unsure if this solution still works.
    – J. Mini
    Sep 3, 2022 at 13:29
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Xfce edit menu now has sort button (smaller arrow with three small dots) next to the up/down move arrows at bottom left corner of the app. (Xfce version 4.14) To get there right click on the applications button,choose properties,the Applications Menu window appears. Click on the Edit Menu button. Sort by highlighting one item of a category, and pressing the arrow with the three dots libre Menu clip

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  • can you add a screenshot? tnx
    – Sadegh
    Jul 7, 2022 at 6:40

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