wtype VS rofi

Compare wtype vs rofi and see what are their differences.

rofi

Rofi: A window switcher, run dialog and dmenu replacement - fork with wayland support (by lbonn)
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wtype rofi
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0.0 8.9
about 2 years ago about 1 month ago
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MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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wtype

Posts with mentions or reviews of wtype. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-01.

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 2023-06-29.
  • Calculator for sway
    5 projects | /r/swaywm | 29 Jun 2023
    https://github.com/svenstaro/rofi-calc together with https://github.com/lbonn/rofi (both packaged for openSUSE and perhaps other Linux distros).
  • Rofi dry run
    2 projects | /r/swaywm | 30 May 2023
    Which rofi you run? The original one from https://github.com/davatorium/rofi (which is Xorg base, so it has to start XWayland) or the Wayland-based fork on https://github.com/lbonn/rofi?
  • windowrule not floating rofi
    1 project | /r/hyprland | 20 Mar 2023
    Rofi does not support wayland you should use https://github.com/lbonn/rofi
  • Starting on my first "real" rice
    1 project | /r/archlinux | 23 Dec 2022
    I think this problem can be solved using Rofi-fork-wayland.
  • Wofi is SO superior to Rofi
    4 projects | /r/swaywm | 13 Dec 2022
    There's a rofi fork that's wayland native and works with the thousands of scripts and themes out there: https://github.com/lbonn/rofi
  • Emacs: Quickly Killing Processes
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Nov 2022
    There's a patched fork of rofi that supports wayland that I'm actually using, but linked the upstream in my OP for general reference: https://github.com/lbonn/rofi#wayland-support
  • rofi-dekstop - A rofi powered, menu driven desktop environment
    2 projects | /r/linux | 22 Oct 2022
    There's a rofi fork that works well in Wayland: https://github.com/lbonn/rofi You need to install this instead of standard rofi
  • What are the differences between bemenu and wofi?
    1 project | /r/swaywm | 10 Oct 2022
    Also, this fork of rofi … https://github.com/lbonn/rofi
  • dmenu not working?
    1 project | /r/swaywm | 20 Aug 2022
    There are replacements for dmenu: standard is wofi (https://hg.sr.ht/~scoopta/wofi), but it has slightly less functionality (although many people live with it just fine), or there is port of rofi (https://github.com/lbonn/rofi), which is much more capable (you need this fork, the original rofi is X-only). Both of these are packaged in most Linux distributions.
  • is there a word-to-latex converter?
    2 projects | /r/LaTeX | 4 Jun 2022
    I wrote my own web based LaTeX editor I can use if I want access to my LaTeX files from a different computer, something I never would have been able to do if I hadn't learned how the pieces work together (though I actually use neovim over ssh more often).

What are some alternatives?

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

ydotool - Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)

bemenu - Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu

wayland-protocols - Wayland protocol development (mirror)

arewewaylandyet - Sources for https://arewewaylandyet.com

xdotool - fake keyboard/mouse input, window management, and more

tessen - an interactive menu to autotype and copy pass and gopass data

ydotool - Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)

rofi-pass - rofi frontend for pass

key-mapper - 🎮 An easy to use tool to change the mapping of your input device buttons. [Moved to: https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper]

password-store-example - Gopass examples

sway - i3-compatible Wayland compositor