Shell script as an alternative to i3status.

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  • i3blocks

    The hacker-friendly status_command for Sway and i3

  • https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks.git https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks-contrib.git

  • i3blocks-contrib

    Official repository for community contributed blocklets

  • https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks.git https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks-contrib.git

  • WorkOS

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  • i3status-rust

    Very resourcefriendly and feature-rich replacement for i3status, written in pure Rust

  • I love https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust. i3blocks has not been actively maintained recently. So I recently switched. It's not a hassle to switch and I'm very happy with it.

  • i3status

    Generates status bar to use with i3bar, dzen2 or xmobar

  • https://github.com/i3/i3status/blob/2.13/i3status.c#L830

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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