zebar is described as 'Zebar is a tool for creating customizable and cross-platform taskbars, desktop widgets, and popups' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to zebar for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, GTK and FreeBSD apps. The best zebar alternative is Wigify, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like zebar are Eww, Quickshell, YASB Reborn and Ewwii.
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.
