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dmenu vs wofi: catalog facts
dmenu	wofi
Best for: Minimal X setups and tiling window manager users who script their own menus	Best for: Sway users who want a familiar, GTK-styled launcher menu
Free Free to download from suckless.org.	Free Free and open source.
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	Launcher and dmenu replacement in one Styleable with GTK theming All 3 strengths for wofi Launcher and dmenu replacement in one Styleable with GTK theming Widely used with Sway
X only, no native Wayland support Customizing it means editing source and recompiling	Not actively maintained, with only occasional updates Only for wlroots-based compositors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not 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 dmenu tools.suckless.org/dmenu Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for wofi hg.sr.ht/~scoopta/wofi Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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