ADeskBar Alternatives

ADeskBar is described as 'A lightweight application launcher for Openbox, written in Python and GTK' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to ADeskBar for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, GTK and FreeBSD apps. The best ADeskBar alternative is Cairo-Dock, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ADeskBar are Eww, Quickshell, YASB Reborn and Ewwii.

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ADeskBar alternatives page was last updated Mar 24, 2025

ironbar
2 likes
Customisable Wayland gtk bar written in Rust.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
Rust
GTK
Is ironbar a good alternative to ADeskBar?
Yambar
1 like
Modular status panel for X11 and Wayland, inspired by polybar.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Wayland
Linux
Is Yambar a good alternative to ADeskBar?
nwg-dock
1 like
Fully configurable (w/ command line arguments and css) dock, written in Go, aimed exclusively at sway Wayland compositor. It features pinned buttons, task buttons, the workspace switcher and the launcher button.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Linux
Is nwg-dock a good alternative to ADeskBar?
nwg-panel
1 like
Nwg-panel is a GTK3-based panel for sway and Hyprland Wayland compositors. The panel is equipped with a graphical configuration program that frees the user from the need to manually edit configuration files.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
Is nwg-panel a good alternative to ADeskBar?
xfce-panel
4 likes
Xfce componet to switch between opened windows, launch applications, switch workspaces and menu plugins to browse applications or directories.
23 xfce-panel alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Is xfce-panel a good alternative to ADeskBar?
GnomePanel
21 likes
Gnome Panel is a component that is part of GnomeFlashback and provides panels and default applets for the desktop. A panel is a horizontal or vertical bar that can be added to each side of the screen. By default there is one panel on the top of the screen and one on the bottom...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Application Launcher
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
GNOME
Is GnomePanel a good alternative to ADeskBar?
slstatus
1 like
slstatus is a status monitor for window managers that use WM_NAME or stdin to fill the status bar.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
Is slstatus a good alternative to ADeskBar?
Polybar
2 likes
Status bar for Unix-like systems.
23 Polybar alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Linux
BSD
FreeBSD
X11
Is Polybar a good alternative to ADeskBar?
Waybar
2 likes
Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors.
23 Waybar alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Linux
Sway
Wayland
Is Waybar a good alternative to ADeskBar?
PyPanel
3 likes
PyPanel is a lightweight panel/taskbar written in Python and C for X11 window managers. It can be easily customized to match any desktop theme or taste. PyPanel works with EWMH compliant WMs (Openbox, PekWM, FVWM, etc.) and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v2.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
Is PyPanel a good alternative to ADeskBar?
BMPanel
2 likes
BMPanel (bitmap panel) is a lightweight, NETWM compliant panel for X11 Window System, which contains a desktop switcher, taskbar, system tray and clock. The application is inspired by simplicity of fspanel. BMPanel has a modern look and feel, while keeping itself tiny and small.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Is BMPanel a good alternative to ADeskBar?
wf-shell
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wf-shell is a repository which contains the various components needed to built a fully functional DE based around wayfire. Currently it has only a GTK-based panel and background client.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Wayland
Linux
Is wf-shell a good alternative to ADeskBar?