Next up, we have the App Menu Launcher located on the left-hand side of the panel. Clicking on it will open a Windows 7 like App menu.
Deepin app menu
As you can see, it’s a two-column menu, with a wider right column containing a search bar at the top, a list of all recently opened apps, and the “All Categories” toggle from where you get to browse all apps installed on your system.
The left column contains some shortcut links to important folders on your system. Finally, you have the power button and the Control Center icon right above it at the bottom.
Now, this is only one of the 3 view modes for the App Launcher. Notice there’s a maximize icon at the top-right corner of the App Menu.
Deepin app launcher expands button.
Clicking it will expand the App Menu into full-screen mode, kind of like how Windows 8 or Gnome does it.
Deepin app launcher fullscreen
From here, you get to browse all the apps installed on your system. You can drag and drop the apps to change their layout, but there’s no support for grouping apps together or creating folders.
Likewise, things can feel a bit cluttered and unorganized. Thankfully, you can organize all these apps into categorized folders by clicking on the icon at the top left corner of the App Menu.
Deepin App Launcher Category View
From here, you can scroll to browse through all the App categories. Alternatively, you can jump between them using the icon shortcuts above.