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sirula vs sway-launcher-desktop: catalog facts
sirula	sway-launcher-desktop
Best for: Wayland desktop users who want a plain, styleable app launcher	Best for: Sway and other tiling window manager users who want a light launcher
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Minimal launcher focused on .desktop entries Styling through CSS with sample configs All 3 strengths for sirula Minimal launcher focused on .desktop entries Styling through CSS with sample configs Written in Rust	Supports .desktop files and their actions Only needs bash, gawk and fzf All 3 strengths for sway-launcher-desktop Supports .desktop files and their actions Only needs bash, gawk and fzf Works with almost any window manager
Only launches apps; no calculator, file search or plugins Wayland only All 3 limitations for sirula Only launches apps; no calculator, file search or plugins Wayland only Small project maintained by one author	Runs inside a terminal, so it needs a terminal window set up to show it Linux-focused, with no graphical interface of its own
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	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 sirula github.com/DorianRudolph/sirula Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for sway-launcher-desktop github.com/Biont/sway-launcher-desktop Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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