Anyrun AlternativesApplication Launchers and other similar apps like Anyrun

Anyrun is described as 'A wayland native, highly customizable runner' and is a application launcher in the education & reference category. There are nine alternatives to Anyrun for Linux, BSD, KDE Plasma and Wayland. The best Anyrun alternative is Walker, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Anyrun are Rofi, KRunner, dmenu and bemenu.

More about Anyrun
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Anyrun alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Walker icon

    Walker

     6 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Walker is a highly extendable application launcher that doesn't hold back on features and usability. Fast. Unclutters your brain. Improves your workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Walker screenshot 1
     

    • Walker is the most popular Linux alternative to Anyrun.

    • Walker is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Anyrun.

    • Walker is Free and Open SourceAnyrun is also Free and Open Source
    • Walker is LightweightAnyrun is not according to our users
  2. Rofi icon

    Rofi

     24 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Rofi started as clone of simpleswitcher, written by Sean Pringle a popup window switcher roughly based on superswitcher. Simpleswitcher laid the foundations and therefor Sean Pringle deserves most of the credit for this tool.

    35 Rofi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Rofi screenshot 1
     

  6. bemenu

     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    bemenu screenshot 1
     

  7. fuzzel

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Application launcher for wlroots based Wayland compositors, similar to rofi's drun mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Fuzzel, with transparency, on top of a browser window showing a diff of a fuzzel commit
     

  10. tofi

     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    tofi screenshot 1
     

  11. wofi

     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Launcher/menu program for wlroots based wayland compositors such as sway.

    55 wofi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    wofi screenshot 1
     
9 of 9 Anyrun alternatives