rofi VS dmenu-rs

Compare rofi vs dmenu-rs 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)

dmenu-rs

A pixel perfect port of dmenu, rewritten in Rust with extensive plugin support (by Shizcow)
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rofi dmenu-rs
1 1
8,188 195
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10.0 6.1
over 2 years ago 6 months ago
C Rust
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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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.

dmenu-rs

Posts with mentions or reviews of dmenu-rs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-26.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing rofi and dmenu-rs you can also consider the following projects:

jgmenu - An X11 menu

rofi - Rofi: A window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement

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

Direwolf-Arch-Rice - 🐺🍚 A guide to replicating my riced Arch Linux set-up.

xprompt - A dmenu rip-off with contextual completion

networkmanager-dmenu - Control NetworkManager via dmenu

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

clipmenu - Clipboard management using dmenu

gxkb - πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± πŸ‡±πŸ‡Ή X11 keyboard indicator and switcher

rbmenu - Rust Bookmark (d)Menu, a dmenu/ncurses based interface to manage bookmarks

i3 - A fork of the i3 window manager with gaps and some other features. :warning: i3-gaps has been merged into i3.

j4-dmenu-desktop - A fast desktop menu