dmenu Alternatives

dmenu is described as 'Dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently' and is a application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to dmenu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, File Explorer and Wayland apps. The best dmenu alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like dmenu are Listary, Raycast, Alfred and Keypirinha.

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  1. A modern application launcher for KDE Plasma, inspired by macOS Launchpad, COSMIC, and Pantheon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
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    Launcher that uses a terminal with a modified bash session.

    Bashrun2 is the second generation version of bashrun, an application launcher running a modified bash session in a small terminal window, providing all the well known bash features like tab-completion and history. Addi.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Anyrun icon
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    A wayland native, highly customizable runner.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
     
  4. Rocket is an application launcher for KDE Plasma. It sorts all of your applications in a horizontal grid alphabetically, so you will always find what you are looking for at first glance. No more menu navigation, only scrolling.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
     
  5. Promptzy icon
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    Every AI tool you use (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) has its own prompt and skill management. But they're completely siloed. Your prompts in Cursor don't travel to Claude Code. Your skills in one tool don't show up in another.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    57 wofi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. fsel icon
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    Fsel (fast select) is a fast TUI app launcher and fuzzy finder for GNU/Linux and *BSD, that's a fork of gyr

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. Application launcher, developed with sway and Hyprland in mind, but should also work with other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
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