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dmenu vs Anyrun: catalog facts
dmenu	Anyrun
Best for: Minimal X setups and tiling window manager users who script their own menus	Best for: Wayland users who want a KRunner-like prompt they can extend with plugins
Free Free to download from suckless.org.	Free Free to download and build from the public repository.
Linux	Linux
Very small and fast Scriptable for any list-selection task All 3 strengths for dmenu Very small and fast Scriptable for any list-selection task Pairs naturally with dwm and other tiling window managers	Native Wayland support Plugin-based, so results can be extended All 3 strengths for Anyrun Native Wayland support Plugin-based, so results can be extended Nix flake included for NixOS users
X only, no native Wayland support Customizing it means editing source and recompiling	Linux and Wayland only Nvidia users may need a GSK_RENDERER workaround
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not 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 dmenu tools.suckless.org/dmenu Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Anyrun github.com/anyrun-org/anyrun Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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