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yofi vs Kickoff: catalog facts
yofi	Kickoff
Best for: Wayland tiling compositor users who want a small dmenu-style launcher	Best for: Wayland users on Sway or similar compositors who want a simple rofi-style launcher
Free Free to use.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Native to Wayland compositors Minimal, keyboard-driven dmenu-style interface	Native Wayland launcher Simple install through cargo or the AUR All 3 strengths for Kickoff Native Wayland launcher Simple install through cargo or the AUR Nix flake included
Wayland only Deliberately minimal feature set	Only supports wlroots-based compositors Small project with a narrow feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not 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 yofi github.com/l4l/yofi Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Kickoff github.com/j0ru/kickoff Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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