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Tint2 vs Lemonbar: catalog facts
Tint2	Lemonbar
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Very lightweight, suited to minimal window manager setups Highly configurable through a plain text config file	Extremely lightweight and fast compared to full desktop panels Scriptable, so it fits into custom window manager setups
Configuration is text-based rather than a GUI Linux and BSD only	No built-in configuration, everything is scripted externally X11 only, not Wayland
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
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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