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wofi vs dmenu: catalog facts
wofi	dmenu
Best for: Sway users who want a familiar, GTK-styled 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
Launcher and dmenu replacement in one Styleable with GTK theming All 3 strengths for wofi Launcher and dmenu replacement in one Styleable with GTK theming Widely used with Sway	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
Not actively maintained, with only occasional updates Only for wlroots-based compositors	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 wofi hg.sr.ht/~scoopta/wofi 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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