greshake/i3status-rust

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3141 stars · 518 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

i3status-rust is a resource-friendly, feature-rich replacement for i3status written in pure Rust. It renders configurable 'blocks' of system information (time, battery, volume, etc.) on status bars that support the i3bar protocol.

Use cases

• show battery, volume, and clock in my i3 status bar
• replace i3status with something faster and more configurable
• display system info blocks on an i3bar-compatible status bar
• customize a status bar with themes and icons via TOML config
• monitor system resources from a tiling window manager bar

When to choose

• you use i3 or another i3bar-protocol-compatible window manager and want a modern, efficient status generator
• you want rich block-based system info with themes, icons, and TOML configuration
• you prefer a Rust implementation with low resource usage

When to avoid

• you use a desktop environment with its own panel
• your bar uses a different protocol like Wayland's swaybar with custom requirements not covered by i3bar
• you need a GUI-based configuration tool

Facets

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monitoring cli developer-tools desktop-applications developer-tools operating-systems rust cli i3status i3bar status-bar window-manager system-monitoring waybar-alternative command-line linux

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