The best Waybar alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to Waybar, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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eww
Open source · MIT · ★ 12.7k
A Rust tool for building your own custom desktop widgets on Linux window managers.
Best for: Linux users who run a tiling or minimal window manager and want custom bars or panels; People who enjoy designing their own desktop look and are comfortable editing config files
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Polybar
Open source · MIT · ★ 15.4k
A customizable status bar for Linux desktops, mainly used with X11 window managers.
Best for: Linux users who run a tiling window manager such as i3 or bspwm; People who want a custom desktop bar without writing much shell code
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sway
Open source · MIT · ★ 17.5k
A Wayland window manager for Linux that works with i3 configs.
Best for: Linux users who already use i3 and want Wayland; People who prefer keyboard-driven tiling window layouts
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Waybar. We don't take payment for placement.