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fuzzel vs Kickoff: catalog facts
fuzzel	Kickoff
Best for: Sway and other Wayland compositor users replacing rofi or dmenu	Best for: Wayland users on Sway or similar compositors who want a simple rofi-style launcher
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
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	Native Wayland launcher Simple install through cargo or the AUR All 3 strengths for Kickoff Native Wayland launcher Simple install through cargo or the AUR Nix flake included
Wayland only, no X11 support Configured through text files rather than a settings window	Only supports wlroots-based compositors Small project with a narrow feature set
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 fuzzel codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Kickoff github.com/j0ru/kickoff Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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