Hamburger Menu Criticism

This cluster centers on debates about hamburger menus in UI/UX design, including criticisms of their discoverability, desktop usability, and preference for alternatives like menu bars or explicit labels.

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A menu? WTF is that? Some sort of out-dated ui element no doubt.

drewjaja Oct 30, 2016 View on HN

Everyone is saying not to use hamburger menus. What is a good alternative?

replwoacause May 26, 2023 View on HN

Why does it even need a hamburger menu?

jonas_b Feb 16, 2009 View on HN

Don't really like the fact that I have to click on the arrows on the menu bar to get the options, would be more intuitive with display on hoovering.Otherwise a neat page, great job on the design.

collyw Jul 16, 2019 View on HN

In your context it does make sense. As a menu button it doesn't (to me at least).

lethologica Sep 9, 2019 View on HN

Minor tangential gripe but hamburger menus on desktop are rather annoying. I have a large screen, please make use of it and don't hide important elements away behind a button!

jv22222 Mar 17, 2015 View on HN

I hope that menu thing on the top right doesn't become a new trend...

dhdhhd Dec 9, 2021 View on HN

How about option to move menu to button instead of top, its hard to reach using today's phones

eviks Jan 31, 2024 View on HN

Awesome interface idea, much faster and easier to select vs regular menus, wish it were a standard, but meanwhile hopefully this vision will bloom!

sgt Dec 22, 2024 View on HN

Maybe menu bar apps are completely underrated.