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nwg-drawer vs rofi: catalog facts
nwg-drawer	rofi
Best for: sway or Hyprland users who want a GNOME-style app grid	Best for: Tiling window manager users who need a fast keyboard launcher and menu
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	Launcher, window switcher and dmenu replacement in one tool Scriptable menu for your own shell scripts All 3 strengths for rofi Launcher, window switcher and dmenu replacement in one tool Scriptable menu for your own shell scripts Theming support and text-file configuration
Limited to wlroots-based Wayland compositors Launches applications only, no calculator or command actions	Configuration and theming take some effort Linux and Unix-like desktops only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
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 rofi github.com/davatorium/rofi Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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