Rofi Menu Scripts

Interactive Rofi menus for application launching, power management, theme switching, and more

Config-Sway includes several Rofi-based menu scripts that provide a beautiful, user-friendly interface for common tasks. These scripts are located in ~/.config/rofi/scripts/ and integrate seamlessly with the Sway window manager.

Available Menus

selector-app.sh

Application launcher with icon support.

Location: ~/.config/rofi/scripts/selector-app.sh

Features

• Displays installed applications with icons
• Searches applications by name
• Custom theme with background image
• Fast application launching

Usage

Bind to a keyboard shortcut in Sway config:

bindsym $mod+d exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/selector-app.sh

Full Script

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

CORE_THEME="$HOME/.config/rofi/styles/_core/selector-app.rasi"
IMG="$HOME/.config/rofi/images/arch-linux.png"

if [ -f "$IMG" ]; then
  rofi -show drun -show-icons -theme "$CORE_THEME" \
    -theme-str "imagebox { background-image: url(\"$IMG\", height); }"
else
  rofi -show drun -show-icons -theme "$CORE_THEME"
fi

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power-menu.sh

Power management menu for system operations.

Location: ~/.config/rofi/scripts/power-menu.sh

Features

• Shutdown, reboot, suspend, lock, and logout options
• Shows last login time and system uptime
• Custom background image
• Safe with confirmation dialogs

Usage

bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/power-menu.sh

Menu Options

• Shutdown (systemctl poweroff) - Power off the system
• Reboot (systemctl reboot) - Restart the system
• Suspend (systemctl suspend) - Suspend to RAM
• Lock (swaylock) - Lock the screen
• Logout (swaymsg exit) - Exit Sway session
• Cancel - Close the menu

Full Script

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

theme="$HOME/.config/rofi/styles/_core/power-menu.rasi"
bg="$HOME/.config/rofi/images/arch-linux-2.webp"

# Get system info
lastlogin="$(last "$USER" 2>/dev/null | head -n1 | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f5,6,7)"
uptime="$(uptime -p 2>/dev/null | sed -e 's/^up //g')"
host="$(hostname || uname -n)"

# Menu icons
apagar=' '
reiniciar='󰦛 '
bloquear='󱅞'
suspender='󰽥'
cerrar_seccion='󰍂 '
cancelar=' '

# Display menu
chosen="$(echo -e "$cancelar\n$apagar\n$reiniciar\n$suspender\n$cerrar_seccion\n$bloquear" | \
  rofi -dmenu -p "$USER@$host" \
  -mesg " Desde: $lastlogin, Tiempo encendido: $uptime" \
  -theme "$theme")"

# Execute choice
case "$chosen" in
  "$apagar") systemctl poweroff ;;
  "$reiniciar") systemctl reboot ;;
  "$bloquear") swaylock -f ;;
  "$suspender")
    mpc -q pause 2>/dev/null || true
    amixer set Master mute 2>/dev/null || true
    systemctl suspend
    ;;
  "$cerrar_seccion") swaymsg exit ;;
  *) exit 0 ;;
esac

The power menu requires systemctl, swaylock, and optionally mpc and amixer for full functionality.

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menu-iconos.sh

Emoji and icon picker.

Location: ~/.config/rofi/scripts/menu-iconos.sh

Features

• 1200+ emojis organized by category
• Searchable by name (in Spanish)
• Copies emoji to clipboard
• Auto-types emoji at cursor position
• Works with Wayland via wl-copy and wtype

Usage

bindsym $mod+period exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/menu-iconos.sh

Categories

• Faces and expressions
• Hand gestures
• People and body parts
• Animals and nature
• Food and drink
• Activities and sports
• Travel and places
• Objects and symbols
• Flags

Usage Example

# Open emoji picker
~/.config/rofi/scripts/menu-iconos.sh

# Type to search: "feliz" -> shows 😀 😁 😃 😄 etc.
# Select emoji -> automatically typed and copied

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theme-switcher.sh

System-wide theme switcher.

Location: ~/.config/rofi/scripts/theme-switcher.sh

Features

• Switches themes for Kitty, Waybar, Rofi, and Sway
• Visual preview of themes with wallpaper thumbnails
• Automatic configuration backup
• Applies wallpaper with swaybg
• Restarts Waybar and reloads Sway

Usage

bindsym $mod+t exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/theme-switcher.sh

Theme Structure

Themes are stored in ~/.config/themes/ with this structure:

~/.config/themes/
├── theme-name/
│   ├── kitty/
│   │   └── current-theme.conf
│   ├── waybar/
│   │   ├── colors.css
│   │   ├── style.css
│   │   └── config.jsonc
│   ├── sway/
│   │   └── theme.conf
│   ├── rofi-style/
│   │   └── _core/
│   │       └── palette.rasi
│   └── wallpaper.jpg|png|webp

1. Browse Themes

   The script scans ~/.config/themes/ for available themes and displays them with wallpaper previews

2. Select Theme

   Choose a theme from the Rofi menu

3. Backup Configs

   Automatically backs up your current configuration with timestamp

4. Apply Theme

   Copies theme files to active config directories and applies changes

5. Reload

   Restarts Waybar and reloads Sway to apply the new theme

Script Workflow

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# 1. Scan themes directory
# 2. Show themes with wallpaper preview
# 3. User selects theme
# 4. Backup current configs
# 5. Copy kitty, waybar, sway, rofi configs
# 6. Apply wallpaper with swaybg
# 7. Restart waybar
# 8. Reload sway

The script automatically converts Waybar configs from Hyprland to Sway format by replacing module names.

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wallpaper-switcher.sh

Wallpaper browser and switcher.

Location: ~/.config/rofi/scripts/wallpaper-switcher.sh

Features

• Visual wallpaper browser with thumbnails
• Searches wallpapers in ~/.config/wallpapers/
• Applies wallpaper instantly with swaybg
• Saves wallpaper choice for persistence
• Notification with preview

Usage

bindsym $mod+w exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/wallpaper-switcher.sh

Full Script

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

FONDOS_DIR="$HOME/.config/wallpapers"
THEME_PATH="$HOME/.config/rofi/styles/_core/wallpaper-switcher.rasi"
SWAY_WALL_FILE="$HOME/.config/sway/wallpaper"

# Find wallpapers
for img in "$FONDOS_DIR"/*; do
  name="$(basename "$img")"
  printf '%s\0icon\x1f%s\n' "$name" "$img"
done | rofi -i -dmenu -show-icons -p "> " -theme "$THEME_PATH"

# Apply selected wallpaper
WALL="$FONDOS_DIR/$FONDO"
echo "$WALL" > "$SWAY_WALL_FILE"
killall swaybg 2>/dev/null || true
swaybg -i "$WALL" -m fill >/dev/null 2>&1 &

Configuration

Rofi Theme Customization

All Rofi menus use themes from ~/.config/rofi/styles/_core/:

• selector-app.rasi - Application launcher theme
• power-menu.rasi - Power menu theme
• menu-iconos.rasi - Emoji picker theme
• theme-switcher.rasi - Theme browser theme
• wallpaper-switcher.rasi - Wallpaper browser theme
• palette.rasi - Color palette (auto-generated or custom)

Edit these files to customize appearance:

/* ~/.config/rofi/styles/_core/palette.rasi */
* {
    font: "JetBrains Mono Nerd Font 12";
    background: #1e1e2e;
    foreground: #89b3fa;
    selected: #89b3fa;
}

Sway Keybindings

Recommended keybindings for ~/.config/sway/config:

# Rofi menus
bindsym $mod+d exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/selector-app.sh
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/power-menu.sh
bindsym $mod+period exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/menu-iconos.sh
bindsym $mod+t exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/theme-switcher.sh
bindsym $mod+w exec ~/.config/rofi/scripts/wallpaper-switcher.sh

Troubleshooting

Rofi Not Launching

Verify Rofi is installed:

which rofi
rofi -version

Icons Not Showing

Ensure an icon theme is installed:

# Install icon theme (Arch)
sudo pacman -S papirus-icon-theme

# Update icon cache
gtk-update-icon-cache

Wallpaper Not Applying

Check swaybg is running:

ps aux | grep swaybg

Verify wallpaper path:

cat ~/.config/sway/wallpaper

Theme Switcher Errors

Ensure theme directory exists:

ls -la ~/.config/themes/

Check for required files in theme:

find ~/.config/themes/your-theme -type f

Emoji Picker Not Working

Install Wayland clipboard tools:

# Arch
sudo pacman -S wl-clipboard wtype

# Debian/Ubuntu  
sudo apt install wl-clipboard wtype

Creating Custom Rofi Scripts

You can create your own Rofi menus following this template:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

# Define options
OPTIONS="Option 1\nOption 2\nOption 3"

# Show menu
CHOSEN="$(echo -e "$OPTIONS" | rofi -dmenu -p "Select:" -theme ~/.config/rofi/styles/_core/your-theme.rasi)"

# Handle selection
case "$CHOSEN" in
  "Option 1") 
    # Your action here
    ;;
  "Option 2")
    # Your action here
    ;;
  *)
    exit 0
    ;;
esac

For more Rofi customization options, see the Rofi documentation.

Integration with Other Tools

The Rofi scripts integrate with:

• Sway - Window manager control
• Waybar - Status bar theming
• Kitty - Terminal theming
• swaybg - Wallpaper management
• swaylock - Screen locking
• systemctl - System power management
• wl-clipboard - Wayland clipboard
• wtype - Text input simulation

Ensure these tools are installed for full functionality.