lemonbar

lightweight bar based on XCB

TLDR

Start bar reading from stdin

$ lemonbar

Set bar geometry

$ lemonbar -g [1920x30+0+0]

Set background and foreground

$ lemonbar -B "[#1d1f21]" -F "[#c5c8c6]"

Set font

$ lemonbar -f "[monospace:size=10]"

Bottom bar with underline

$ lemonbar -b -u [2]

Pipe script to bar

$ [./status.sh] | lemonbar

lemonbar (formerly bar) is a lightweight bar based on XCB. It reads text from stdin and displays it as a status bar, supporting colors, alignment, and clickable areas.The bar uses a simple markup format for formatting: %{F#color} for foreground, %{B#color} for background, %{A:command:} for clickable areas.

PARAMETERS

-g geometry

Bar geometry (WxH+X+Y).

-b

Dock bar at bottom.

-f font

Font specification.

-B color

Background color.

-F color

Foreground color.

-u pixels

Underline width.

-n name

WM_NAME property.

-d

Force docking.

MARKUP FORMAT

$ %{l}left %{c}center %{r}right
%{F#ff0000}red text%{F-}
%{A:command:}clickable%{A}

INSTALL

sudo apt install lemonbar

sudo apk add lemonbar

sudo zypper install lemonbar

nix profile install nixpkgs#lemonbar

CAVEATS

X11 only. Requires scripting for dynamic content. No built-in system monitoring. Markup errors can cause display issues.

HISTORY

lemonbar was created as bar by LemonBoy around 2012, renamed to lemonbar to avoid confusion with other projects.