BMPanel Alternatives

BMPanel is described as '(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' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to BMPanel for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Wayland, BSD and FreeBSD apps. The best BMPanel alternative is RocketDock, which is free. Other great apps like BMPanel are ObjectDock, Cairo-Dock, Docky and Eww.

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BMPanel (bitmap panel) is a lightweight, NETWM compliant panel for X11 Window System, which contains a desktop switcher,...

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BMPanel alternatives page was last updated Mar 24, 2025
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  1. CoolBarz icon

    CoolBarz

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    Coolbarz is a very efficient app launcher or desktop toolbar for easy access to your most commonly used programs or folders. Working and tested on Windows 10.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CoolBarz screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    official website gone

    CoolBarz Features

    1.  Dock
    2.  Launcher

    CoolBarz VS BMPanel

     

  2. i3status-rust

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    i3status-rs is a feature-rich and resource-friendly replacement for i3status, written in pure Rust. It provides a way to display "blocks" of system information (time, battery status, volume, etc) on bars that support the i3bar protocol.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • i3
    • Linux
    i3status-rust screenshot 1

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  4. tint3 icon

    tint3

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    Born as a fork and C++ port of tint2, tint3 retains backwards compatibility and provides a cleaner code base and better stability.

    5 tint3 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Default setup on a Debian stable system.

    tint3 Features

    1.  Launcher
    2.  X server

    tint3 VS BMPanel

     

  5. Oatbar

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    The motivation for creation of oatbar was to extend on the idea of Unix-way for toolbars. Inspired by i3bar which consumes a JSON stream that controls it's appearance, we take this idea much further without becoming a DIY widget toolkit.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    oatbar at the bottom

    Properties

    1.  Configurable
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  X server
    3.  Rust

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  6. sfwbar

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    SFWBar (S* Floating Window Bar) is a flexible taskbar application for wayland compositors, designed with a stacking layout in mind. Originally developed for Sway, SFWBar will work with any wayland compositor supporting layer shell protocol, the taskbar and window switcher...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    sfwbar screenshot 1

    sfwbar VS BMPanel

     
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