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Hyprlauncher vs fuzzel: catalog facts
Hyprlauncher	fuzzel
Best for: Hyprland users wanting a native launcher and picker	Best for: Sway and other Wayland compositor users replacing rofi or dmenu
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
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 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
Built for Hyprland on Linux Younger project than established launchers like rofi	Wayland only, no X11 support Configured through text files rather than a settings window
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 Hyprlauncher github.com/hyprwm/hyprlauncher Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for fuzzel codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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