fuzzel

Run applications

$ fuzzel

$ fuzzel -d

$ ls | fuzzel -d

$ echo -e "red\ngreen\nblue" | fuzzel -d

$ echo -e "red\ngreen\nblue" | fuzzel -d > color.txt

$ rm -v $HOME/.cache/fuzzel

$ fuzzel -o "DP-1"

$ fuzzel -d -l 0 --placeholder "Type your search" | xargs firefox --search

fuzzel [options]

fuzzel is a Wayland-native application launcher with fuzzy matching, inspired by rofi and dmenu. It scans XDG application directories and presents a searchable list of installed applications.
In dmenu mode (-d), fuzzel reads items from stdin and outputs the selected item to stdout, making it useful for scripting and building interactive menus. The fuzzy matching algorithm prioritizes matches at word boundaries and beginning of strings.
Configuration is stored in ~/.config/fuzzel/fuzzel.ini with extensive customization for appearance, behavior, and keybindings.

-d, --dmenu

Run in dmenu mode, reading items from stdin

Show on specified Wayland output (monitor)

Maximum number of lines to show (0 for single line)

Window width in characters

Font specification

Background color in RRGGBBAA format

Text color in RRGGBBAA format

Set prompt text

Placeholder text when input is empty

Icon theme name

Terminal command for launching terminal apps

~/.config/fuzzel/fuzzel.ini

Appearance, behavior, keybindings, and default options.

Usage frequency tracking for application sorting.

Wayland-only; does not work on X11. Application icons require an icon theme installed. Cache file in ~/.cache/fuzzel tracks usage frequency for sorting; delete to reset.

fuzzel was created by Daniel Eklof (the same developer as foot terminal) and first released around 2020. It was designed specifically for Wayland compositors as a lightweight alternative to rofi, which primarily targets X11.

rofi(1), dmenu(1), wofi(1), bemenu(1)