rofi VS i3

Compare rofi vs i3 and see what are their differences.

rofi

Rofi: A window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement [Moved to: https://github.com/davatorium/rofi] (by DaveDavenport)
Rofi Dmenu dmenu-replacement application-launcher window-switcher C I3 X11

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i3

A fork of the i3 window manager with gaps and some other features. :warning: i3-gaps has been merged into i3. (by Airblader)
i3-gaps I3 I3wm X11 x11-wm Xorg Xcb

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GNU General Public License v3.0 or later BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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rofi

Posts with mentions or reviews of rofi. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-09.
  • does anyone know how can i install Rofi v1.7.0 on Fedora?
    2 projects | /r/qtools | 9 Nov 2021
    sudo dnf info rofi Last metadata expiration check: 1:22:21 ago on Tue 09 Nov 2021 07:01:29 PM AEDT. Installed Packages Name : rofi Version : 1.6.1 Release : 2.fc34 Architecture : x86_64 Size : 502 k Source : rofi-1.6.1-2.fc34.src.rpm Repository : u/System From repo : fedora Summary : A window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement URL : https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi License : MIT Description : Rofi is a dmenu replacement. Rofi, like dmenu, will provide the user with a : textual list of options where one or more can be selected. This can either be, : running an application, selecting a window or options provided by an external : script.

i3

Posts with mentions or reviews of i3. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-11.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing rofi and i3 you can also consider the following projects:

jgmenu - An X11 menu

i3-gaps - i3-gaps – i3 with more features (forked from https://github.com/i3/i3)

dmenu-rs - A pixel perfect port of dmenu, rewritten in Rust with extensive plugin support

nerd-fonts - Iconic font aggregator, collection, & patcher. 3,600+ icons, 50+ patched fonts: Hack, Source Code Pro, more. Glyph collections: Font Awesome, Material Design Icons, Octicons, & more

stalonetray - STAnd aLONE TRAY (notification area) implementation for X11

i3-gaps-wm - A fork of the i3 window manager with gaps and some other features

xprompt - A dmenu rip-off with contextual completion

kitty - Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal

dafmenu - D And Fzf menu. A custom build of dmenu with fzf-like functionality, plus a collection of scripts utilizing its features.

polybar-themes - A huge collection of polybar themes with different styles, colors and variants.

gxkb - 🇺🇦 🇵🇱 🇱🇹 X11 keyboard indicator and switcher

Ulauncher - Feature rich application Launcher for Linux

rofi vs jgmenu i3 vs i3-gaps rofi vs dmenu-rs i3 vs nerd-fonts rofi vs stalonetray i3 vs i3-gaps-wm rofi vs xprompt i3 vs kitty rofi vs dafmenu i3 vs polybar-themes rofi vs gxkb i3 vs Ulauncher