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Tint2 vs Polybar: catalog facts
Tint2	Polybar
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux	Linux
Very lightweight, suited to minimal window manager setups Highly configurable through a plain text config file	Displays workspace and system information Supports modules and custom scripts
Configuration is text-based rather than a GUI Linux and BSD only	Requires configuration and an appropriate window-manager setup.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: MIT
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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