xprompt
A dmenu rip-off with contextual completion (by phillbush)
rofi
Rofi: A window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement [Moved to: https://github.com/davatorium/rofi] (by DaveDavenport)
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GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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xprompt
Posts with mentions or reviews of xprompt.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-22.
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Looking for single line terminal (like dmenu with shell completion). Does that exist?
Have a look at xprompt
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How to make dmenu support input method
xprompt can do this, but it has a lot of change seems hard for me to learn...
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Can't use fcitx input chinese on dmenu?
If you want, you can try xprompt, my fork of dmenu that supportx X input methods.
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| Weekly Workshop 2021-01-22
Hello, I just released a new version of xprompt, my dmenu-like program. This version adds undo/redo support and improved input method support.
rofi
Posts with mentions or reviews of rofi.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-09.
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does anyone know how can i install Rofi v1.7.0 on Fedora?
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.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing xprompt and rofi you can also consider the following projects:
picom - A lightweight compositor for X11 (previously a compton fork)
jgmenu - An X11 menu
dafmenu - D And Fzf menu. A custom build of dmenu with fzf-like functionality, plus a collection of scripts utilizing its features.
dmenu-rs - A pixel perfect port of dmenu, rewritten in Rust with extensive plugin support
pmenu - A pie-menu in xlib and imlib2.
stalonetray - STAnd aLONE TRAY (notification area) implementation for X11
polybar - A fast and easy-to-use status bar
xstarter - Application launcher for Linux
gxkb - πΊπ¦ π΅π± π±πΉ X11 keyboard indicator and switcher
xroach - Classic xroach game for X11
i3 - A fork of the i3 window manager with gaps and some other features. :warning: i3-gaps has been merged into i3.