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tofi vs wmenu: catalog facts
tofi	wmenu
Best for: Sway and other wlroots users who want a quick, minimal launcher menu	Best for: Wayland users who want a dmenu-style menu for scripts and keybindings
Free Free and open source.	Free Free; source code is published on Codeberg.
Linux	Linux, Command line
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	Familiar dmenu behavior on Wayland Small C program with few moving parts All 4 strengths for wmenu Familiar dmenu behavior on Wayland Small C program with few moving parts Password mode for masked input Scriptable through standard input and output
Only for wlroots-based Wayland compositors Minimal feature set by design, no plugin system	Wayland only No built-in app discovery; needs a script or wrapper to launch apps All 3 limitations for wmenu Wayland only No built-in app discovery; needs a script or wrapper to launch apps Built from source with Meson unless packaged by your distribution
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 tofi github.com/philj56/tofi Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for wmenu codeberg.org/adnano/wmenu Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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