Is there some app that lets you launch a simple text overlay?

1. mako

   1 18 3,147 6.2 C

   A lightweight Wayland notification daemon

   

   I guess some standard notifications app like https://github.com/emersion/mako doesn't suffice, as it isn't related to a window?

2. SaaSHub

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3. pyrofi

   2 1 4 0.0 Python

   Wrapper for Rofi menus that helps you to build hierarchical menus

   

   I see that there is a python rodi/wofi utility called https://github.com/astynax/pyrofi

4. nwg-wrapper

   3 22 192 2.6 Python

   Wrapper to display a script output or a text file content on the desktop in sway or other wlroots-based compositors

   

5. Sway-PreviewKeys

   4 5 13 0.0 Raku

   Discontinued Program for showing Sway window manager's key bindings associated with a mode

6. gtk-layer-shell

   5 6 384 8.0 C

   A library to create panels and other desktop components for Wayland using the Layer Shell protocol

   

   Here an example with GTK and python https://github.com/wmww/gtk-layer-shell/blob/master/examples/simple-example.py

7. dotfiles

   6 93 - -

   Here's a way to get a well-organised menu of sway commands: https://gitlab.com/wef/dotfiles/-/blob/master/bin/sway-menu

8. eww

   7 118 12,455 4.1 Rust

   ElKowars wacky widgets

   

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