wofi
A GTK-based launcher and menu program for wlroots Wayland compositors such as Sway.
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About wofi
wofi is a launcher and dmenu-style menu for wlroots-based Wayland compositors such as Sway. It is built with GTK 3 and can list desktop applications, run commands, or present any list passed to it for selection, and its appearance can be styled.
The author states it is not actively maintained, though it still receives occasional fixes and new options. It is built from source with Meson and Ninja, and is packaged by many distributions.
Strengths
- Launcher and dmenu replacement in one
- Styleable with GTK theming
- Widely used with Sway
Limitations
- Not actively maintained, with only occasional updates
- Only for wlroots-based compositors
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Scoopta
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Sway users who want a familiar, GTK-styled launcher menu
- Categories
- App launchers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Compare allSoftware that can replace wofi for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
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wofi as an alternative
Listings that name wofi as an alternative.
centerpiece
A fast, minimal and plugin-extendable omnibox launcher for Wayland, written in Rust.
wofi is a GTK-styled launcher and dmenu replacement for wlroots compositors, but it is not actively maintained and has no plugin system.
j4-dmenu-desktop
A fast desktop-entry launcher that feeds installed applications into dmenu or a compatible menu.
wofi launches desktop applications itself with GTK styling on wlroots compositors, though it is only occasionally updated.
wmenu
A dynamic menu for Wayland modeled on dmenu, for picking items from a list piped in.
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