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nwg-drawer vs Kickoff: catalog facts
nwg-drawer	Kickoff
Best for: sway or Hyprland users who want a GNOME-style app grid	Best for: Wayland users on Sway or similar compositors who want a simple rofi-style launcher
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Graphical app grid with search for tiling Wayland setups Styled with a plain CSS file All 3 strengths for nwg-drawer Graphical app grid with search for tiling Wayland setups Styled with a plain CSS file Part of the wider nwg-shell toolset	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
Limited to wlroots-based Wayland compositors Launches applications only, no calculator or command actions	Only supports wlroots-based compositors Small project with a narrow feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for nwg-drawer github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-drawer Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Kickoff github.com/j0ru/kickoff Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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