nwg-launchers VS nwg-bar

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

nwg-launchers

GTK-based launchers: application grid, button bar, dmenu for sway and other window managers (by nwg-piotr)
Sway Swaywm I3 I3wm Openbox Dwm Fvwm Gtk3 Launcher Dmenu Panel Gtk application-grid Wayfire
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nwg-bar

GTK3-based button bar for wlroots-based compositors (by nwg-piotr)
Sway Wlroots GUI Gtk Gtk3 hyprland
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0.0 6.9
3 months ago 2 months ago
C++ Go
GNU General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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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.

nwg-bar

Posts with mentions or reviews of nwg-bar. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-12.

What are some alternatives?

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

polybar-dwm-module - A dwm module for polybar

nwg-look - GTK3 settings editor adapted to work in the wlroots environment

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

nwg-dock - GTK3-based dock for sway

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

go-wlroots - Go binding for wlroots

dwm-relative-controls - Simple yet useful dwm patch

Waybar - Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors. :v: :tada:

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

pasystray - PulseAudio system tray

clipman - A simple clipboard manager for Wayland

nwg-launchers vs polybar-dwm-module nwg-bar vs nwg-look nwg-launchers vs nwg-panel nwg-bar vs nwg-dock nwg-launchers vs sway-launcher-desktop nwg-bar vs go-wlroots nwg-launchers vs dwm-relative-controls nwg-bar vs Waybar nwg-launchers vs win3wm nwg-bar vs pasystray nwg-launchers vs nwg-dock nwg-bar vs clipman