Freedesktop.org Desktop Entry

A Desktop Entry provides a name, an icon and a description for an application, a link to a web page, or an applications menu submenu. Keys can be localized by putting the POSIX locale in brackets after the key name, e.g. . They are typically found in   and its local counterparts. It uses an INI-like syntax. It was originally developed by KDE, but has been adapted by freedesktop.org for use on other desktops.

Most Used Keys

 * – Either,   or.
 * – Name of the application/web page/submenu.
 * – E.g. "Text Editor".
 * – Either a path to an icon or a name of one in.
 * – The program to execute in case of type.
 * – The URL of the web page in case of type.

Other Links

 * Latest Specification