diff --git a/src/widget/menu.rs b/src/widget/menu.rs
index cd30a17c..2348b9af 100644
--- a/src/widget/menu.rs
+++ b/src/widget/menu.rs
@@ -59,10 +59,11 @@ pub use action::MenuAction as Action;
 
 mod flex;
 pub mod key_bind;
+pub use key_bind::KeyBind;
 
 mod menu_bar;
-pub use menu_bar::MenuBar;
 pub(crate) use menu_bar::MenuBarState;
+pub use menu_bar::{menu_bar as bar, MenuBar};
 
 mod menu_inner;
 mod menu_tree;
diff --git a/src/widget/menu/menu_bar.rs b/src/widget/menu/menu_bar.rs
index 14192b40..c885913e 100644
--- a/src/widget/menu/menu_bar.rs
+++ b/src/widget/menu/menu_bar.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ use iced_widget::core::{
     Alignment, Clipboard, Element, Layout, Length, Padding, Rectangle, Shell, Widget,
 };
 
+/// A `MenuBar` collects `MenuTree`s and handles all the layout, event processing, and drawing.
+pub fn menu_bar<Message, Renderer: iced_core::Renderer>(
+    menu_roots: Vec<MenuTree<Message, Renderer>>,
+) -> MenuBar<Message, Renderer> {
+    MenuBar::new(menu_roots)
+}
+
 pub(crate) struct MenuBarState {
     pub(crate) pressed: bool,
     pub(crate) view_cursor: Cursor,
@@ -56,8 +63,7 @@ impl Default for MenuBarState {
     }
 }
 
-/// A `MenuBar` collects `MenuTree`s and handles
-/// all the layout, event processing and drawing
+/// A `MenuBar` collects `MenuTree`s and handles all the layout, event processing, and drawing.
 #[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
 pub struct MenuBar<'a, Message, Renderer = crate::Renderer>
 where