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Kickoff vs yofi: catalog facts
Kickoff	yofi
Best for: Wayland users on Sway or similar compositors who want a simple rofi-style launcher	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 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 to Wayland compositors Minimal, keyboard-driven dmenu-style interface
Only supports wlroots-based compositors Small project with a narrow feature set	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 Kickoff github.com/j0ru/kickoff Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for yofi github.com/l4l/yofi Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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