vivien/i3blocks

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

i3blocks is a hacker-friendly status line generator for the i3 and Sway window managers, executing user-defined commands on intervals, signals, or clicks. It serves as a flexible drop-in replacement for i3status, outputting text for i3bar/swaybar.

Use cases

• show a custom clock, weather, or IP address in my i3 status bar
• replace i3status with a more flexible status command
• run shell scripts periodically and display their output in swaybar
• make status bar blocks clickable and reactive to signals
• generate status line output from any programming language

When to choose

• you use i3 or Sway and want full control over your status bar content
• you prefer writing simple shell commands or scripts instead of configuring a monolithic status program
• you need per-block intervals, click handling, or signal-driven updates

When to avoid

• you use a desktop environment with its own panel
• you want a batteries-included status bar with built-in modules and no scripting
• you are not using i3bar or swaybar as your status bar renderer

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

cli developer-tools desktop-applications developer-tools cli i3 sway status-bar i3bar swaybar window-manager c command-line linux

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