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tofi vs dmenu: catalog facts
tofi	dmenu
Best for: Sway and other wlroots users who want a quick, minimal launcher menu	Best for: Minimal X setups and tiling window manager users who script their own menus
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download from suckless.org.
Linux	Linux
Very fast startup Works as a launcher or a general dmenu-style menu All 3 strengths for tofi Very fast startup Works as a launcher or a general dmenu-style menu Bundled themes, from a slim bar to fullscreen	Very small and fast Scriptable for any list-selection task All 3 strengths for dmenu Very small and fast Scriptable for any list-selection task Pairs naturally with dwm and other tiling window managers
Only for wlroots-based Wayland compositors Minimal feature set by design, no plugin system	X only, no native Wayland support Customizing it means editing source and recompiling
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not 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 tofi github.com/philj56/tofi Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for dmenu tools.suckless.org/dmenu Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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