This script creates an LNK shortcut file for a provided executable and then uses winemenubuilder to add a Wine menu item.
# Install dependencies.
pip install "pylnk3>=1.0.0a1"
# Download script to current directory.
wget "https://github.com/XP1/Wine-menu-shortcut/raw/main/src/Create%20Wine%20menu%20shortcut.py"
# ...python "Create Wine menu shortcut.py" --help
usage: Create Wine menu shortcut [-h] [--version] [--wine_bin_path {wine64,wine}] [--auto | --no-auto | -a]
[--link_location_index 0] [--lnk_name "Program.lnk"]
[--lnk_unix_path "/home/user/.wine/drive_c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Program.lnk"]
[--lnk_arguments "/help"] [--lnk_description "Program that programs the program."]
[--lnk_icon_file "C:\Program Files\Program\Program.ico"] [--lnk_icon_index 0]
[--lnk_work_dir "C:\Program Files\Program"]
[--lnk_window_mode {Maximized,Normal,Minimized}]
"/home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Program/Program.exe"
Creates an LNK shortcut file for a provided executable and then uses winemenubuilder to add a Wine menu item.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
basic:
Basic options.
"/home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Program/Program.exe"
Target Unix path (of an EXE file).
--wine_bin_path {wine64,wine}
Path to Wine binary, usually "/usr/bin/wine64" (64 bit) or "/usr/bin/wine" (32 bit).
--auto, --no-auto, -a
Automatically selects the default values for options "--link_location_index" and "--lnk_name".
--link_location_index 0, --lli 0, -i 0
Link location index for the path where the LNK shortcut file will be created.
--lnk_name "Program.lnk", --lnkn "Program.lnk", -n "Program.lnk"
LNK shortcut filename.
--lnk_unix_path "/home/user/.wine/drive_c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Program.lnk", --lnkp "/home/user/.wine/drive_c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Program.lnk", -p "/home/user/.wine/drive_c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Program.lnk"
Unix path of the LNK shortcut file to be created. Overrides options "--auto", "--
link_location_index", and "--lnk_name".
LNK:
Extra LNK shortcut file options.
--lnk_arguments "/help", --lnka "/help"
Additional arguments for the LNK shortcut file.
--lnk_description "Program that programs the program.", --lnkd "Program that programs the program.", -d "Program that programs the program."
Description for the LNK shortcut file.
--lnk_icon_file "C:\Program Files\Program\Program.ico", --lnki "C:\Program Files\Program\Program.ico"
Windows path of icon file for the LNK shortcut file.
--lnk_icon_index 0, --lnkii 0
Icon index of icon file for the LNK shortcut file.
--lnk_work_dir "C:\Program Files\Program", --lnkw "C:\Program Files\Program", -w "C:\Program Files\Program"
Windows path of the work directory for the LNK shortcut file.
--lnk_window_mode {Maximized,Normal,Minimized}, --lnkm {Maximized,Normal,Minimized}, -m {Maximized,Normal,Minimized}
Window mode for the LNK shortcut file.
Uses "wine64" binary, "win64" arch, and "~/.wine" prefix by default for 64-bit apps.
python "Create Wine menu shortcut.py" '/home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Program/Program.exe'Uses "wine" binary, "win32" arch, and "~/.wine32" custom prefix for 32-bit apps.
env WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine32" python "Create Wine menu shortcut.py" '/home/user/.wine32/drive_c/Program Files/Program/Program.exe'Automatically selects the default link location index and LNK shortcut name without prompting the user.
python "Create Wine menu shortcut.py" '/home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Program/Program.exe' --autopython "Create Wine menu shortcut.py" '/home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Program/Program.exe'
Link locations:
0) Common programs: "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
1) Programs: "C:\users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
2) Common start menu: "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
3) Start menu: "C:\users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
4) Common desktop: "C:\users\Public\Desktop"
5) Desktop: "C:\users\user\Desktop"
6) Common startup: "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp"
7) Startup: "C:\users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp"
Enter link location index (0):
Enter LNK shortcut name ("Program.lnk"):
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init wine-staging 9.6 is a testing version containing experimental patches.
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init Please mention your exact version when filing bug reports on winehq.org.
Writing LNK shortcut file to "/home/user/.wine/dosdevices/c:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Program.lnk"...002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init wine-staging 9.6 is a testing version containing experimental patches.
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init Please mention your exact version when filing bug reports on winehq.org.
Done.
Creating Wine menu item...
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init wine-staging 9.6 is a testing version containing experimental patches.
002c:fixme:winediag:loader_init Please mention your exact version when filing bug reports on winehq.org.
0124:trace:menubuilder:Process_Link L"/home/user/.wine/dosdevices/c:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Program.lnk", wait 0
0124:trace:menubuilder:get_link_location L"C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Program.lnk"
0124:trace:menubuilder:get_link_location L"C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Program.lnk"
0124:trace:menubuilder:get_link_location L"C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Program.lnk"
0124:trace:menubuilder:InvokeShellLinker Link : L"Programs\\Program"
0124:trace:menubuilder:InvokeShellLinker workdir : L""
0124:trace:menubuilder:InvokeShellLinker description: L""
0124:trace:menubuilder:InvokeShellLinker path : L""
0124:trace:menubuilder:InvokeShellLinker args : L""
0124:trace:menubuilder:InvokeShellLinker icon file : L"C:\\Program Files\\Program\\Program.exe"
0124:trace:menubuilder:InvokeShellLinker pidl path : L"C:\\Program Files\\Program\\Program.exe"
0124:trace:menubuilder:extract_icon path=[L"C:\\Program Files\\Program\\Program.exe"] index=0 destFilename=[(null)]
0124:trace:menubuilder:platform_write_icon [0]: 48 x 48 @ 32
0124:trace:menubuilder:platform_write_icon Selected: 0
0124:trace:menubuilder:platform_write_icon [1]: 64 x 64 @ 32
0124:trace:menubuilder:platform_write_icon Selected: 1
0124:trace:menubuilder:platform_write_icon [2]: 32 x 32 @ 8
0124:trace:menubuilder:platform_write_icon Selected: 2
0124:trace:menubuilder:platform_write_icon [3]: 16 x 16 @ 8
0124:trace:menubuilder:platform_write_icon Selected: 3
0124:trace:menubuilder:write_menu_entry (L"C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Program.lnk", L"Programs\\Program", L"C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Program.lnk", (null), L"", L"", L"18C2_Program.0", L"program.exe")
0124:trace:menubuilder:write_desktop_entry (L"C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Program.lnk",L"\\\\?\\Z:\\home\\user\\.local\\share\\applications\\wine\\Programs\\Program.desktop",L"Programs\\Program",L"C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Program.lnk",(null),L"",L"",L"18C2_Program.0",L"program.exe")
0124:trace:menubuilder:write_menu_file (L"Programs\\Program")
Done.
The script should create the LNK files in one of the several link location directories that winemenubuilder accepts:
| Folder name | Folder path | CSIDL | CSIDL name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Startup | %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp |
0x07 | CSIDL_STARTUP |
| Desktop | %UserProfile%\Desktop |
0x10 | CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY |
| Start Menu | %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu |
0x0b | CSIDL_STARTMENU |
| Common Startup | %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp |
0x18 | CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP |
| Common Desktop | %Public%\Desktop |
0x19 | CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY |
| Common Start Menu | %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu |
0x16 | CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU |
If the LNK is not placed in a valid location, winemenubuilder exits with a warning. For example:
warn:menubuilder:InvokeShellLinker Unknown link location L"C:\\Program Files\\Program\\Program.lnk". Ignoring.
Wine creates DESKTOP files in the "~/.local/share/applications/wine" directory.
If the Wine menu item does not appear immediately, you may need to run the command:
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications