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fuzzel vs yofi: catalog facts
fuzzel	yofi
Best for: Sway and other Wayland compositor users replacing rofi or dmenu	Best for: Wayland tiling compositor users who want a small dmenu-style launcher
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use.
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 to Wayland compositors Minimal, keyboard-driven dmenu-style interface
Wayland only, no X11 support Configured through text files rather than a settings window	Wayland only Deliberately minimal feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
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 fuzzel codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for yofi github.com/l4l/yofi Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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