slstatus Alternatives

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   ADeskBar

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

   

   

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   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

   

   

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   wf-shell

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   wf-shell is a repository which contains the various components needed to built a fully functional DE based around wayfire. Currently it has only a GTK-based panel and background client.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Wayland
   • Linux

   

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   rootbar

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   Root Bar is a bar for wlroots based wayland compositors such as sway and was designed to address the lack of good bars for wayland.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wayland

   

   

   

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   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...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wayland

   

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   lemonbar

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   lemonbar (formerly known as bar) is a lightweight statusbar based on XCB. Provides full UTF-8 support, basic formatting, RandR and Xinerama support and EWMH compliance without wasting your precious memory.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • FreeBSD
   • NetBSD
   • openSUSE

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   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • i3
   • Linux

   

   

   

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    xmobar

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    Xmobar is a minimalistic status bar. It was originally designed and implemented to work with xmonad, but it is actually usable with any window manager in X11 and also (via its text output mode) Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haskell
    • FreeBSD
    • openSUSE
    • Gentoo
    • X11
    • Wayland

    

    

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    dwlb

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    Feature-Complete Bar for DWL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux

    • Global

    

    

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