W

W

Waybar

4 likes

Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors.

Waybar screenshot 1

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (MIT)

Origin

France
EU

Platforms

Linux
Sway
Wayland

Waybar alternatives

4likes

0articles

Features

Properties

Lightweight
Customizable

Features

Support for Multiple Monitors
Modular System
Multi panel
Wayland Support
Support for MPD
Desktop Widget
Network speed monitor
Temperature Monitoring
Battery Monitor

Tags

Waybar News & Activities

Highlights All activities

Recent activities

POX added Waybar as alternative to wayle
3 months ago
Haytham6y6 liked Waybar
6 months ago
supaishibi added Wayland Support as a feature to Waybar
7 months ago
supaishibi added Lightweight as a feature to Waybar
7 months ago
supaishibi rated Waybar
★★★★★
7 months ago
supaishibi liked Waybar
7 months ago
BinaryHarbinger added Waybar as alternative to Riftbar
8 months ago
K0RR added Waybar as alternative to Ewwii
9 months ago
K0RR added Waybar as alternative to Ignis (widget framework) and fabric (Desktop Widgets System) + 2 similar activities
9 months ago
K0RR added Waybar as alternative to AGS
9 months ago

Waybar information

Developed by
Alexis Rouillard
Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
Written in
C++
Alternatives
25 alternatives listed
Badge
Get an embeddable badge for Waybar
Supported Languages
- English

AlternativeTo Categories

OS & Utilities, System & Hardware, Network & Admin

GitHub repository

11,954 Stars
1,160 Forks
742 Open Issues
Updated Aug 27, 2026

Popular alternatives

Waybar was added to AlternativeTo by CIAvash on Feb 5, 2022 and this page was last updated Jun 1, 2022.

No comments or reviews, maybe you want to be first?

Official Links

AppStores & Other Links

What is Waybar?

Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors.