iwmenu Alternatives

iwmenu is described as '(iNet Wireless Menu) allows using your menu of choice to manage the wireless network' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to iwmenu for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Xfce, Rust, Nix Package Manager and Go (Programming Language) apps. The best iwmenu alternative is NetworkManager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iwmenu are wlctl, Gazelle TUI, impala and netpala.

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iwmenu alternatives page was last updated Jan 11, 2026

NetworkManager
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NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired, 3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network to another: once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be detected and...
9 NetworkManager alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
Is NetworkManager a good alternative to iwmenu?
NetworkManager is the most popular Linux alternative to iwmenu.
NetworkManager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to iwmenu.
NetworkManager is Free and Open Sourceiwmenu is also Free and Open Source
wlctl
1 like
A fork of impala that uses NetworkManager instead of iwd
4 wlctl alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Linux
Rust
Is wlctl a good alternative to iwmenu?
Gazelle TUI
1 like
A minimal NetworkManager TUI for Linux with complete 802.1X enterprise WiFi support.
4 Gazelle TUI alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Linux
Python
Nix Package Manager
Is Gazelle TUI a good alternative to iwmenu?
impala
1 like
TUI for managing wifi on Linux.
4 impala alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Origin
Sweden
EU
Platforms
Rust
Nix Package Manager
Linux
Is impala a good alternative to iwmenu?
netpala
1 like
A lightweight (hopefully) terminal-friendly NetworkManager wrapper written in Go. It’s a clone of impala, because Impala’s UI made a single majestic white tear roll down my leg.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
Go (Programming Language)
Is netpala a good alternative to iwmenu?
wicd
21 likes
Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
9 wicd alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
Xfce
Is wicd a good alternative to iwmenu?
iw
3 likes
iw is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices. It supports almost all new drivers that have been added to the kernel recently. It allows you to configure and show information about wireless networking.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Origin
International
Platforms
Linux
Is iw a good alternative to iwmenu?
Ethtool
2 likes
ethtool - utility for controlling network drivers and hardware.
9 Ethtool alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
Is Ethtool a good alternative to iwmenu?
ceni
5 likes
Network manager used by Linux distributions Sidux and Aptosid, but can be installed on debian based distributions, and compiled from source on just about any.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
Xfce
Is ceni a good alternative to iwmenu?
wpa_supplicant
3 likes
wpa_supplicant is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the background and acts as the backend component controlling the wireless connection. wpa_supplicant supports separate frontend programs and a text-based frontend (wpa_cli) and a GUI (wpa_gui) are...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Origin
Finland
EU
Platforms
Mac
Linux
Xfce
Is wpa_supplicant a good alternative to iwmenu?
wpa_supplicant is the most popular Mac alternative to iwmenu.
wpa_supplicant is Free and Open Sourceiwmenu is also Free and Open Source
VSWM
2 likes
As the name suggests it manages the wireless network in a very simplistic way. This version have wifi WPA and WEP, with dhcp and static networks. To use it, just place the vswm.cfg file at /etc/ and add there your existing networks.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Linux
Is VSWM a good alternative to iwmenu?
KPPP
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KPPP is used to setup PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) connections. This is most useful for connecting with a cell phone "modem" card these days. It is also use to configure real modem connections.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Platforms
Linux
Is KPPP a good alternative to iwmenu?