The start menu in Linux Mint is an applet that you could configure to your personal preference.

Applets are small applications that display in the bottom bar.

To configure the menu applet, right-snag the Linux Mint icon in the bottom-left corner, then click Configure.

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The Behaviour options allow you to configure the keyboard shortcut to open and kill the start menu.

you could configure the appearance and behavior of the menu icon.

you’re free to turn off Category icons or change their size.

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it’s possible for you to also choose their size.

you’re free to configure the size of the favorites bar on the left of the start menu.

Show bookmarks and places and Show recents determines if the folder links are included in the categories list.

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you’re able to configure if links to certain folders are included in the categories list.

you might configure the entries in the tool and categories lists.

Enable filesystem path entry in search box lets you search for files by providing a file path.

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