nwg-launchers VS polybar-dwm-module

Compare nwg-launchers vs polybar-dwm-module 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)
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nwg-launchers polybar-dwm-module
5 4
383 112
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0.0 1.8
3 months ago almost 3 years ago
C++ C++
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.

polybar-dwm-module

Posts with mentions or reviews of polybar-dwm-module. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-13.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nwg-launchers and polybar-dwm-module you can also consider the following projects:

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

dwm-ipc - A DWM patch that allows IPC communication through a UNIX socket

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

TOSDataBridge - A collection of resources for pulling real-time streaming data off of TDAmeritrade's ThinkOrSwim(TOS) platform; providing C, C++, Java and Python interfaces.

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

eCAL - Please visit the new repository: https://github.com/eclipse-ecal/ecal

dwm-relative-controls - Simple yet useful dwm patch

cpp-ipc - C++ IPC Library: A high-performance inter-process communication using shared memory on Linux/Windows.

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

ecal - 📦 eCAL - enhanced Communication Abstraction Layer. A high performance publish-subscribe, client-server cross-plattform middleware.

nwg-dock - GTK3-based dock for sway

polybar - A fast and easy-to-use status bar