Ubuntu – Are there any GUI apps that can create .desktop files

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My question is simple. Is there any fast and easy way of creating .desktop files for shortcuts?

For example, I think you can right click and create .desktop shortcuts in Linux Mint.

I already know how to create them from a text editor like this:

[Desktop Entry] Type=Application 
Name=Eclipse Comment=Eclipse IDE
Icon=/home/jahedev/dev/eclipse-std/icon.png
Exec=/home/jahedev/dev/eclipse-std/eclipse
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;Java;
StartupWMClass=Eclipse
Name[en_US]=Eclipse

So are there any GUI apps that can do this?

Best Answer

Have a look at my project, Arronax:

launcher creation dialog

It's available as a plugin for Nautilus and as a standalone application.

To install, open a terminal and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diesch/stable 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install arronax
nautilus -q
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