add bemenu, tofi as alternative, update launchers (#1680)

### Description of Changes

adds bemenu, tofi as alternative, updates desktop application launchers

Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open-slopware/pulls/1680
Reviewed-by: Ethical FOSS admin <ethical-foss-admin@noreply.codeberg.org>
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hmn 2026-10-04 14:41:38 +02:00 • committed by Ethical FOSS admin
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@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ Any other questions? Please check out our [FAQ](./FAQ.md), and if your question
* [Window Manager Alternatives](#window-manager-alternatives)
* [Desktop Bars](#desktop-bars)
* [Desktop Application Launchers](#desktop-application-launchers)
* [Alternatives](#desktop-application-launcher-alternatives)
* [Desktop Shells](#desktop-shells)
* [License](#license)
@ -3146,16 +3147,20 @@ Little bar on your desktop, kinda like a "start" bar.
Menus or search tools to launch applications.
| Name | Last Untainted <br \>Version/Commit ID | Evidence |
| Name | Last Untainted <br /> Version/Commit ID | Evidence |
|---|:---:|---|
| [Dmenu](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/) <sup>1</sup> | [`5.4`](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/d893c63cdd927c33b9b8c9bc52aaa284199a650a.html) <br />[`7175c48`](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/7175c4880bac3d2a2d4a6262b59193f0a38e2fdb.html) | [![Permissive AI policy](./badges/permissive-ai-policy-orange.svg)](#permissive-ai-policy) ([1](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/5453bb65d98b466ea38494a867358fc9eed2250f.html), [2](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/0785a28f1d6e27e18ab998d20b0390e2c3ec226c.html), [3](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/61e0072c3e6adfc67bafbc84e376cf26bc3680c0.html)) |
| [dmenu](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)<sup>1</sup> | [`5.4`](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/d893c63cdd927c33b9b8c9bc52aaa284199a650a.html) <br /> [`7175c48`](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/7175c4880bac3d2a2d4a6262b59193f0a38e2fdb.html) | [![Permissive AI policy](./badges/permissive-ai-policy-orange.svg)](#permissive-ai-policy) ([1](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/5453bb65d98b466ea38494a867358fc9eed2250f.html), [2](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/0785a28f1d6e27e18ab998d20b0390e2c3ec226c.html), [3](https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/commit/61e0072c3e6adfc67bafbc84e376cf26bc3680c0.html)) |
| [Rofi](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi) | [![Request for Help](./badges/request-for-help.svg)](#request-for-help) | [![Permissive AI policy](./badges/permissive-ai-policy-orange.svg)](#permissive-ai-policy) ([1](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/commit/1ad1df6b72d4c8b0e40e8ced1249ef8a8a6bc0ad), [2](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/commit/9af18c6f3a2a8073883943eb0c05ce1fd8506d27), [3](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/pull/2306#issuecomment-4844144711)) |
> [!NOTE]
> <sup>1</sup> Dmenu may not be recommended in the future due to CoC violations.
> ### Desktop Application Launchers Alternatives
> * [Zmenu](https://codeberg.org/norwd/zmenu) [![Slop-Free Fork](./badges/slop-free-fork.svg)](#slop-free-fork) ([1](https://codeberg.org/norwd/zmenu/src/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-policy))
> * [Fuzzel](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel) [![Anti-AI Policy](./badges/anti-ai-policy.svg)](#anti-ai-policy) ([1](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel#no-ai-llm-policy))
> #### Desktop Application Launcher Alternatives
> | Name | Backend Support |
> |---|:---:|
> | [bemenu](https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu) | Wayland, X |
> | [Fuzzel](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel) [![Anti-AI Policy](./badges/anti-ai-policy.svg)](#anti-ai-policy) ([1](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel/src/branch/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#no-llm-ai-policy)) | Wayland |
> | [tofi](https://github.com/philj56/tofi) | Wayland |
> | [Zmenu](https://codeberg.org/norwd/zmenu) [![Slop-Free Fork](./badges/slop-free-fork.svg)](#slop-free-fork) ([1](https://codeberg.org/norwd/zmenu/src/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-policy)) | X |
### Desktop Shells