dmenu Alternatives

dmenu is described as 'Dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently' and is a application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to dmenu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, File Explorer and KDE Plasma apps. The best dmenu alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like dmenu are Raycast, Alfred, Listary and AppGrid for KDE.

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  1. fsel icon

    fsel

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    Fsel (fast select) is a fast TUI app launcher and fuzzy finder for GNU/Linux and *BSD, that's a fork of gyr

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    fsel screenshot 1
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  2. nwg-drawer icon

    nwg-drawer

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    Application launcher, developed with sway and Hyprland in mind, but should also work with other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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    • European Union flagEU
    nwg-drawer screenshot 1
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