xmobar Alternatives

xmobar is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to xmobar for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, Windows and GTK apps. The best xmobar alternative is Eww, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like xmobar are Quickshell, YASB Reborn, Ewwii and Riftbar.

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  1. Eww icon

    Eww

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    Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.

    61 Eww alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Eww screenshot 1
     
  2. Quickshell icon

    Quickshell

     6 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.

    23 Quickshell alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    A lockscreen.
     
  5. Ewwii icon

    Ewwii

     1 like

    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

    Platforms

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

    Riftbar

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Riftbar screenshot 1
     
  7. zebar icon

    zebar

     1 like

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

    24 zebar alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    zebar screenshot 1
     
  10. Y

    Yambar

     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux
    Yambar screenshot 1
     
  11. xfce-panel icon

    xfce-panel

     4 likes

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

    24 xfce-panel alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. nwg-panel icon

    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)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    nwg-panel screenshot 1
     
  13. slstatus icon

    slstatus

     1 like

    slstatus is a status monitor for window managers that use WM_NAME or stdin to fill the status bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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