slstatus Alternatives

slstatus is described as 'Status monitor for window managers that use WM_NAME or stdin to fill the status bar' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to slstatus for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, FreeBSD, BSD and openSUSE apps. The best slstatus alternative is YASB Reborn, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like slstatus are Quickshell, Ewwii, zebar and ironbar.

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  1. YASB Reborn icon

    YASB Reborn

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    A highly configurable Windows status bar written in Python.

    28 YASB Reborn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    YASB Reborn screenshot 1
     

    • YASB Reborn is the most popular Windows alternative to slstatus.

    • YASB Reborn is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to slstatus.

    • YASB Reborn is Free and Open Sourceslstatus is also Free and Open Source
  2. Quickshell icon

    Quickshell

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    Quickshell is a toolkit for building status bars, widgets, lockscreens, and other desktop components using QtQuick. It can be used alongside your wayland compositor or window manager to build a complete desktop environment.

    22 Quickshell alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    A lockscreen.
     

    • Quickshell is the most popular Linux alternative to slstatus.

    • Quickshell is Free and Open Sourceslstatus is also Free and Open Source
    • Quickshell is Lightweight and Customizableslstatus is not according to our users
  4. Ewwii icon

    Ewwii

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    Ewwii is a flexible, resource-efficient, and scriptable widget system that integrates seamlessly with any programming language, letting developers build powerful interfaces quickly.

    19 Ewwii alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Linux
    • GTK
    • Wayland
    • Nix Package Manager
    https://github.com/Ewwii-sh/astatine-dots
     
  5. zebar icon

    zebar

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    Zebar is a tool for creating customizable and cross-platform taskbars, desktop widgets, and popups.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    zebar screenshot 1
     

    • zebar is the most popular Mac alternative to slstatus.

    • zebar is Free and Open Sourceslstatus is also Free and Open Source

  6. ironbar

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    Customisable Wayland gtk bar written in Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • Rust
    • GTK
    ironbar screenshot 1
     

  7. Yambar

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    Modular status panel for X11 and Wayland, inspired by polybar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux
    Yambar screenshot 1
     
  9. nwg-panel icon

    nwg-panel

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    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)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    nwg-panel screenshot 1
     
  10. xfce-panel icon

    xfce-panel

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    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     

  12. Waybar

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    Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors.

    23 Waybar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Sway
    • Wayland
    Waybar screenshot 1
     
  13. ADeskBar icon

    ADeskBar

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    a lightweight application launcher for Openbox, written in Python and GTK.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    ADeskBar screenshot 1
     

  14. BMPanel

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    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
    BMPanel screenshot 1
     
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