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<title>Customize Menus</title>
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<h1>Customize Menus</h1>
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<h3>
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The <code>Menu</code> and <code>MenuItem</code> modules can be used to
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create custom native menus.
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</h3>
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<p>
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There are two kinds of menus: the application (top) menu and context
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(right-click) menu.
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</p>
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<p>
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Open the
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<a href="https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/menu"
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>full API documentation<span
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>(opens in new window)</span
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></a
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>
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in your browser.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div>
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<h2>Create an application menu</h2>
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<div>
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<div>
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<p>
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The <code>Menu</code> and <code>MenuItem</code> modules allow you to
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customize your application menu. If you don't set any menu, Electron
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will generate a minimal menu for your app by default.
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</p>
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<p>
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If you click the 'View' option in the application menu and then the
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'App Menu Demo', you'll see an information box displayed.
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</p>
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<div>
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<h2>ProTip</h2>
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<strong>Know operating system menu differences.</strong>
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<p>
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When designing an app for multiple operating systems it's
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important to be mindful of the ways application menu conventions
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differ on each operating system.
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</p>
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<p>
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For instance, on Windows, accelerators are set with an
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<code>&</code>. Naming conventions also vary, like between
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"Settings" or "Preferences". Below are resources for learning
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operating system specific standards.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a
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href="https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/the-menu-bar"
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>macOS<span
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>(opens in new window)</span
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></a
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<a
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href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/controls/menus-and-context-menus"
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>Windows<span
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>(opens in new window)</span
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></a
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</li>
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<a
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href="https://developer.gnome.org/hig/patterns/controls/menus.html"
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>Linux<span
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>(opens in new window)</span
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></a
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</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<h2>Create a context menu</h2>
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<div>
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<div>
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<div>
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<button id="context-menu">View Demo</button>
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</div>
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<p>
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A context, or right-click, menu can be created with the
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<code>Menu</code> and <code>MenuItem</code> modules as well. You can
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right-click anywhere in this app or click the demo button to see an
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example context menu.
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</p>
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<p>
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In this demo we use the <code>ipcRenderer</code> module to show the
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context menu when explicitly calling it from the renderer process.
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</p>
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<p>
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See the full
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<a
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href="https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/web-contents/#event-context-menu"
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>context-menu event documentation</a
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>
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for all the available properties.
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