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Kickoff vs Anyrun: catalog facts
Kickoff	Anyrun
Best for: Wayland users on Sway or similar compositors who want a simple rofi-style launcher	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
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	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
Only supports wlroots-based compositors Small project with a narrow feature set	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 Kickoff github.com/j0ru/kickoff 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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