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wofi vs sway-launcher-desktop: catalog facts
wofi	sway-launcher-desktop
Best for: Sway users who want a familiar, GTK-styled launcher menu	Best for: Sway and other tiling window manager users who want a light launcher
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
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	Supports .desktop files and their actions Only needs bash, gawk and fzf All 3 strengths for sway-launcher-desktop Supports .desktop files and their actions Only needs bash, gawk and fzf Works with almost any window manager
Not actively maintained, with only occasional updates Only for wlroots-based compositors	Runs inside a terminal, so it needs a terminal window set up to show it Linux-focused, with no graphical interface of its own
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 wofi hg.sr.ht/~scoopta/wofi Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for sway-launcher-desktop github.com/Biont/sway-launcher-desktop Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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