Alternatives to Hyprlauncher
A fast, multipurpose application launcher and picker built for the Hyprland Wayland compositor. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Hyprlauncher
A fast, multipurpose application launcher and picker built for the Hyprland Wayland compositor.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Hyprlauncher.
rofi
A keyboard-driven window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement for Linux desktops.
rofi is a mature MIT-licensed launcher, window switcher and dmenu replacement for Linux desktops, with theming that takes more effort to set up.
fuzzel
An application launcher and fuzzy finder for Wayland compositors, inspired by rofi and dmenu.
fuzzel is a native Wayland launcher and dmenu-style picker that is not tied to Hyprland, configured through text files.
Walker
A customizable GTK4 application launcher for Linux that also runs commands and does calculations.
Walker is a GTK4 launcher that also runs commands and calculations, not tied to Hyprland, though it is not open source.
Anyrun
A Wayland-native runner in the style of KRunner, built around plugins and customization.
Anyrun is a plugin-based Wayland runner in the KRunner style with a Nix flake, but it is not open source.
tofi
A tiny, fast dmenu and rofi replacement for wlroots-based Wayland compositors.
tofi is a very fast minimal launcher for wlroots compositors with bundled themes, but it has no emoji, font or math providers.
wofi
A GTK-based launcher and menu program for wlroots Wayland compositors such as Sway.
wofi is a GTK-styled launcher and menu for wlroots compositors, though it is not actively maintained.
nwg-drawer
A searchable full-screen application drawer for sway, Hyprland and other wlroots Wayland compositors.
nwg-drawer shows a searchable full-screen app grid for sway and Hyprland, but it only launches applications with no math or emoji pickers.
Kickoff
A minimalistic fuzzy program launcher for wlroots-based Wayland compositors, written in Rust.
Kickoff is a minimal Rust fuzzy launcher for wlroots compositors with a narrow feature set and no extra providers.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Hyprlauncher as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
sirula
A simple Rust app launcher for Wayland that starts applications from their .desktop files.
Hyprlauncher adds emoji, Unicode, math and font providers with a daemon mode, but it is built for Hyprland.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Vicinae
A native, extensible keyboard-driven launcher for Linux desktops, inspired by Raycast.
centerpiece
A fast, minimal and plugin-extendable omnibox launcher for Wayland, written in Rust.
wmenu
A dynamic menu for Wayland modeled on dmenu, for picking items from a list piped in.
Onagre
A general-purpose application launcher for X11 and Wayland, built on pop-launcher and iced.