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Hyprlauncher vs Anyrun: catalog facts
Hyprlauncher	Anyrun
Best for: Hyprland users wanting a native launcher and picker	Best for: Wayland users who want a KRunner-like prompt they can extend with plugins
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download and build from the public repository.
Linux	Linux
Multiple providers: apps, emoji, Unicode, math and fonts Daemon mode for instant opening All 3 strengths for Hyprlauncher Multiple providers: apps, emoji, Unicode, math and fonts Daemon mode for instant opening Frequency caching ranks commonly used entries	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
Built for Hyprland on Linux Younger project than established launchers like rofi	Linux and Wayland only Nvidia users may need a GSK_RENDERER workaround
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 Hyprlauncher github.com/hyprwm/hyprlauncher Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Anyrun github.com/anyrun-org/anyrun Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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