Tofi
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Tofi, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Tofi's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Tofi | Free | MIT-licensed software · builds from source or installs through AUR |
The facts
Each one read from Tofi's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application launcher
- The tofi-run command lists executables in the user's PATH, and tofi-drun lists applications from desktop files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Linux distributions
- The README provides build instructions for Arch, Fedora, and Debian/Ubuntu and says tofi is available in the Arch User Repository.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Display requirements
- The project describes itself as a menu for Wayland and specifically targets wlroots-based compositors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Font rendering
- By default tofi uses Pango for font rendering; specifying a font file lets it use HarfBuzz and Cairo directly instead.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Input limitation
- Enabling ASCII input can speed startup, but the README cautions that searching for non-ASCII characters may then fail.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The project presents tofi as a dmenu/rofi replacement for users of wlroots-based Wayland compositors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Tofi is distributed under the MIT License, which grants permission to use, copy, modify, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies subject to its conditions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Menu input and output
- By default, tofi reads menu options from stdin and prints the selection to stdout.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The README says that, when configured correctly, tofi can appear within a single frame, or about 2 ms in the ideal case.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Tofi is a fast, simple dmenu/rofi replacement for wlroots-based Wayland compositors such as Sway.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sway integration
- The README describes binding tofi-run and tofi-drun as launchers in Sway configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Theming
- Tofi supports configurable themes, including vertical or horizontal layouts, customizable text colors, borders, and optional rounded corners.checked 11 Oct 2026
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