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centerpiece vs fuzzel: catalog facts
centerpiece	fuzzel
Best for: NixOS and Wayland users who want an omnibox-style launcher	Best for: Sway and other Wayland compositor users replacing rofi or dmenu
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Single search box for several kinds of items Plugin-based design All 4 strengths for centerpiece Single search box for several kinds of items Plugin-based design Can index local Git repositories Nix flake and Home Manager module	Native Wayland launcher Works as a dmenu-style picker for scripts All 3 strengths for fuzzel Native Wayland launcher Works as a dmenu-style picker for scripts Small C program with regular releases
Not packaged in major package managers yet Wayland only	Wayland only, no X11 support Configured through text files rather than a settings window
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for centerpiece github.com/friedow/centerpiece Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for fuzzel codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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