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Polybar vs Tint2: catalog facts
Polybar	Tint2
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Displays workspace and system information Supports modules and custom scripts	Very lightweight, suited to minimal window manager setups Highly configurable through a plain text config file
Requires configuration and an appropriate window-manager setup.	Configuration is text-based rather than a GUI Linux and BSD only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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