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fuzzel vs wmenu: catalog facts
fuzzel	wmenu
Best for: Sway and other Wayland compositor users replacing rofi or dmenu	Best for: Wayland users who want a dmenu-style menu for scripts and keybindings
Free Free and open source.	Free Free; source code is published on Codeberg.
Linux	Linux, Command line
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	Familiar dmenu behavior on Wayland Small C program with few moving parts All 4 strengths for wmenu Familiar dmenu behavior on Wayland Small C program with few moving parts Password mode for masked input Scriptable through standard input and output
Wayland only, no X11 support Configured through text files rather than a settings window	Wayland only No built-in app discovery; needs a script or wrapper to launch apps All 3 limitations for wmenu Wayland only No built-in app discovery; needs a script or wrapper to launch apps Built from source with Meson unless packaged by your distribution
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 wmenu codeberg.org/adnano/wmenu Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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