Alternatives to wmenu

A dynamic menu for Wayland modeled on dmenu, for picking items from a list piped in. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as wmenu.

  • bemenu

    A dmenu-style dynamic menu and launcher that runs on Wayland, X11 and in a terminal.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    bemenu is a dmenu-style menu that works on Wayland, X11 and in a terminal, and can be used as a library.

  • fuzzel

    An application launcher and fuzzy finder for Wayland compositors, inspired by rofi and dmenu.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    fuzzel works as a dmenu-style picker on Wayland and also discovers and launches apps on its own.

  • tofi

    A tiny, fast dmenu and rofi replacement for wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    tofi is a very fast dmenu-style menu and launcher with bundled themes, limited to wlroots-based compositors.

  • wofi

    A GTK-based launcher and menu program for wlroots Wayland compositors such as Sway.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    wofi is a GTK-styled launcher and dmenu replacement for wlroots compositors, though it is not actively maintained.

  • dmenu

    A minimal dynamic menu for X that picks from large lists of items using the keyboard.

    FreeProprietaryLinux

    dmenu is the original minimal dynamic menu, but it runs on X only and is customized by editing source and recompiling.

  • rofi

    A keyboard-driven window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement for Linux desktops.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    rofi is an MIT-licensed dmenu replacement that also includes an app launcher and window switcher, with theming support.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.