#status-bar #window-manager #x11 #linux #i3 #wm

app lazybar

A lightweight, event-driven X11 status bar

26 releases (6 breaking)

0.7.0 Sep 11, 2024
0.6.0 Sep 10, 2024
0.5.1 Aug 15, 2024
0.4.1 Jul 21, 2024
0.1.9 Jun 29, 2024

#277 in GUI

MIT license

390KB
9K SLoC

Lazybar

This is a lightweight, event-driven status bar for EWMH-compliant window managers on X11. It is tested exclusively on Linux, although support for other platforms may be added in the future.

github crates.io docs.rs build status dependency status

Features

  • clock
  • custom command
  • fanotify (watch file)
  • inotify (watch file)
  • pulseaudio
  • separator (static text)
  • wireless (wifi)
  • xwindow
  • xworkspaces
  • ethernet (merged with wireless into the network module)
  • mpd
  • ping
  • temperature
  • CPU usage
  • RAM usage
  • storage usage
  • conditional rendering
  • systray
  • clickable panels
  • ipc for messaging (see lazybar-msg)

If you want to see something that isn't on this list, open an issue, or even better, a PR!

Contributing

Everyone is welcome to contribute. Submit a PR with a feature you want to see, and I'll probably be open to merging it. If you aren't sure, open an issue and ask!

Installation

Arch-based systems

paru -S lazybar-git

Anywhere

cargo install lazybar

Usage

lazybar <bar_name>

Configuration

Create ~/.config/lazybar/config.toml. See https://docs.rs/lazybar-core for documentation and configuration options.

Documentation for pango markup is available here.

Dependencies

~24–39MB
~696K SLoC