Waybar provides a customizable status bar for Wayland compositors such as Sway and wlroots-based environments.
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24 alternativesPolybar (X11)
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Polybar (X11) vs Iron Bar
How do Polybar (X11) and Iron Bar compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | Polybar (X11) | Iron Bar |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Polybar provides a desktop status bar with configuration options for displaying system information. | Ironbar is a customizable GTK4 status bar for Wayland, written in Rust. |
| Website | ||
| Type | Open-source project | Open-source project |
| Topic | ||
| Pricing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Language | English | English |
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