Alternatives to sirula
A simple Rust app launcher for Wayland that starts applications from their .desktop files. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
sirula
A simple Rust app launcher for Wayland that starts applications from their .desktop files.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as sirula.
fuzzel
An application launcher and fuzzy finder for Wayland compositors, inspired by rofi and dmenu.
fuzzel is a native Wayland app launcher that also works as a dmenu-style picker, configured through text files instead of CSS.
wofi
A GTK-based launcher and menu program for wlroots Wayland compositors such as Sway.
wofi is a GTK-styled launcher and dmenu replacement for wlroots compositors, though it is only occasionally updated.
tofi
A tiny, fast dmenu and rofi replacement for wlroots-based Wayland compositors.
tofi is a very fast launcher and dmenu-style menu with bundled themes, limited to wlroots-based compositors.
Kickoff
A minimalistic fuzzy program launcher for wlroots-based Wayland compositors, written in Rust.
Kickoff is a minimal Rust fuzzy launcher for wlroots compositors, installable through cargo or the AUR, with a Nix flake.
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 styled with CSS for sway, Hyprland and other wlroots compositors.
rofi
A keyboard-driven window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement for Linux desktops.
rofi adds window switching and scriptable menus with MIT licensing, running on Linux and Unix-like desktops.
Hyprlauncher
A fast, multipurpose application launcher and picker built for the Hyprland Wayland compositor.
Hyprlauncher adds emoji, Unicode, math and font providers with a daemon mode, but it is built for Hyprland.
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, but it is not open source.
Also worth comparing
These listings name sirula as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
j4-dmenu-desktop
A fast desktop-entry launcher that feeds installed applications into dmenu or a compatible menu.
sirula starts applications from their .desktop files in its own Wayland window with CSS styling, without needing dmenu.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
wmenu
A dynamic menu for Wayland modeled on dmenu, for picking items from a list piped in.
bemenu
A dmenu-style dynamic menu and launcher that runs on Wayland, X11 and in a terminal.
Anyrun
A Wayland-native runner in the style of KRunner, built around plugins and customization.
centerpiece
A fast, minimal and plugin-extendable omnibox launcher for Wayland, written in Rust.