slstatus Alternatives

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   YASB Reborn

    5 likes

   A highly configurable Windows status bar written in Python.

   28 YASB Reborn alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Desktop Customization

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   wayle

    6 likes

   A Wayland desktop shell with the bar, notifications, OSD, wallpaper, and device controls built in. Written in Rust with GTK4 and Relm4.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Rust
   • Fedora
   • GTK
   • Wayland

   

   

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   Ewwii

    4 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Rust
   • Nix Package Manager
   • GTK
   • Wayland
   • X11

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Aug 7, 2026

   slstatus provides the text, not the bar you dumby

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   • Ewwii is Free and Open Sourceslstatus is also Free and Open Source
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   Quickshell

    8 likes

   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.

   25 Quickshell alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Riftbar

    1 like

   Highly customizable GTK4 bar for Wayland written in Rust.?? 🎉.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Türkiye

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • Türkiye

   

   

   

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   zebar

    1 like

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux

   

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   ironbar

    3 likes

   Customisable Wayland gtk bar written in Rust.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wayland
   • Rust
   • GTK

   

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    Yambar

     1 like

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

    24 Yambar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux

    

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    xfce-panel

     4 likes

    Xfce componet to switch between opened windows, launch applications, switch workspaces and menu plugins to browse applications or directories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    X

    

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    Waybar

     4 likes

    Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors.

    25 Waybar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Sway
    • Wayland

    • France
    • EU

    

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    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

    • Poland
    • EU

    

    

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    Polybar

     2 likes

    Status bar for Unix-like systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • X11

    

    

    

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