node-gtk VS nwg-launchers

Compare node-gtk vs nwg-launchers and see what are their differences.

node-gtk

GTK+ bindings for NodeJS (via GObject introspection) (by romgrk)

nwg-launchers

GTK-based launchers: application grid, button bar, dmenu for sway and other window managers (by nwg-piotr)
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node-gtk nwg-launchers
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6.0 0.0
about 1 month ago 3 months ago
C++ C++
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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node-gtk

Posts with mentions or reviews of node-gtk. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-20.
  • CTA: We need Web Developers to Contribute to GNOME!
    2 projects | /r/gnome | 20 Jan 2022
    I'll say it because it kinda saddens me, but contributing to gnome is not a fun experience. Even though I would be normally super excited about such a request and would be happy to contibute to a FOSS project that I like (I did https://github.com/romgrk/web-toolkit and https://github.com/romgrk/node-gtk after all), my experience with many of the long term contributors to gnome has simply been too disheartening. You guys should think about why so many people are put off from contributing to gnome.
  • GTK 4.2.0 is out! New GL renderer, input hints, and a whole new API reference
    3 projects | /r/GTK | 30 Mar 2021
    Look, all I'm saying is GTK needs to do better in terms of documentation, it has been needing it for years. I've worked on nodejs bindings for years and I've more than once stopped worked on it altogether simply out of frustration due to the absence of proper documentation for the whole ecosystem. Please, don't take all this as an attack, I'd be happy to help. But I think you're limiting the project by applying restrictions that chase those who could help.

nwg-launchers

Posts with mentions or reviews of nwg-launchers. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-09-28.
  • My One Complaint still stands in 42
    1 project | /r/gnome | 23 Feb 2022
    You can find this in this github repo - https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-launchers
  • How are you configuring touchpad gestures?
    5 projects | /r/swaywm | 28 Sep 2021
    Sure thing! appgrid.sh is just a single command calling nwggrid from nwg launchers, a series of graphical shell tools for sway. It was originally started in C++ but the author started the project again in Go.
  • GNOME-style Application menu for other DE's?
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 20 May 2021
    Maybe nwg-launchers could work.
  • nwg-dock 0.0.1 ready for testing
    7 projects | /r/swaywm | 2 Apr 2021
    This is the last (at least for now) missing part of nwg-shell for sway: autotiling, Azote, nwg-launchers, nwg-panel and nwg-dock.
  • Manjaro Sway Edition
    1 project | /r/swaywm | 12 Jan 2021
    Just installed it, still looking around. I can make a suggestion that could horrify some (but be a nice possibility with very little added space), make a keybind (I use super+m (you know menu)) for nwg-launchers (https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-launchers). Nice overlay menu much like the gnome menu. Yes I know...we have dmenu/rofi/etc. But I just found this and it looks surprising on sway (lol). It's on the AUR. Both the grid and the bar look good, there's also his custom dmenu app.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing node-gtk and nwg-launchers you can also consider the following projects:

Marker - 🖊 A gtk3 markdown editor

polybar-dwm-module - A dwm module for polybar

marker - The terminal command palette

nwg-panel - GTK3-based panel for sway and Hyprland Wayland compositors

gobject-example-rs - Example for exporting a GObject/C API from Rust

nwg-bar - GTK3-based button bar for wlroots-based compositors

web-toolkit - A web UI framework based on GTK's Adwaita theme

sway-launcher-desktop - TUI Application launcher with Desktop Entry support. Made for SwayWM, but runs anywhere

SwiftGtk - A Swift wrapper around gtk-3.x and gtk-4.x that is largely auto-generated from gobject-introspection

dwm-relative-controls - Simple yet useful dwm patch

parcel - The zero configuration build tool for the web. 📦🚀

win3wm - A Tiling Window Manager for windows 10, Inspired by i3wm