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tofi vs nwg-drawer: catalog facts
tofi	nwg-drawer
Best for: Sway and other wlroots users who want a quick, minimal launcher menu	Best for: sway or Hyprland users who want a GNOME-style app grid
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
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	Graphical app grid with search for tiling Wayland setups Styled with a plain CSS file All 3 strengths for nwg-drawer Graphical app grid with search for tiling Wayland setups Styled with a plain CSS file Part of the wider nwg-shell toolset
Only for wlroots-based Wayland compositors Minimal feature set by design, no plugin system	Limited to wlroots-based Wayland compositors Launches applications only, no calculator or command actions
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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 nwg-drawer github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-drawer Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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