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Install sfwbar on CachyOS

S* Floating Window taskBar.

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install sfwbar on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal:

sudo pacman -S sfwbar

sfwbar is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

What should I do after installing sfwbar?

  1. Run sfwbar in a terminal.
  2. Run pacman -Qi sfwbar to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove sfwbar?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns sfwbar

What is sfwbar?

S* Floating Window Bar.

Package description: S* Floating Window taskBar

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    LBCrion/sfwbar · ★ 441 stars · last commit Oct 30, 2026 · latest release Mar 18, 2026

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. sfwbar is not compiling anymore on Arch LinuxClosed

      Not work after upgrade "gtk-layer-shell" from gtk-layer-shell-0.9.1-1 to gtk-layer-shell-0.9.2-1 When I try to compile the program I get this error: sh Cloning into 'sfwbar'... remote: Enumerating objects: 11489, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (670/670), done. remote:…

      @mrhdias · · 3 reactions · 17 comments · View on GitHub

    2. Implement ext-workspace groups for per-output workspacesOpen

      I'm implementing ext-workspace in niri: We have separate per-output workspaces, so I have a separate workspace group for each output. Sfwbar doesn't really handle ext-workspace groups yet, so it puts all workspaces in a single list. In the niri impl I have one Active-state…

      @YaLTeR · · 2 reactions · 21 comments · View on GitHub

    3. Crash due to missing ext-workspace id handlerClosed

      Here: extworkspacehandlev1::id is not handled: Testing with niri with ext-workspace PR:

      @YaLTeR · · 2 reactions · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    4. Prev/Next WorkspaceOpen

      Hi, are there actions I can map to the pager to switch workspaces, for instance on scroll events? I don't think I see relevant options here: What I tried:

      @madprops · · 1 reactions · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    5. Labwc and filter = workspaceOpen

      "Specifies whether taskbar should only list windows present on the same output or workspace as the taskbar itself." This feature is not working on Labwc. I don't know if this is an issue with how labwc does workspace. But it isn't working. I did test quickly on sway and works as…

      @lanlee212 · · 1 reactions · 4 comments · View on GitHub

    6. Weather widget refresh interval set to ~1sec after a whileClosed

      Hello, I use the weather widget with interval=600000. After a seemingly random time, the the wiget start to "spam" the server in about every second. I use the sfwbar (1.0beta17) with wayland(1.25.0) and labwc(0.9.7).

      @ghost · · 12 comments · View on GitHub

    7. autohide sfwbar ?Closed

      I did not find such functionality in the documentation

      @sfs-pra · · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    8. Open window missing icon and application nameClosed

      Hi, I am using the Pale Moon web browser, but the window tab just has a generic sfwbar icon and the "Navigator' name. I have checked the appid and indeed it's "Navigator", the . desktop file exists too.

      @ghost · · 14 comments · View on GitHub

    9. vm parser complains about alignmentClosed

      I am getting a lot of alignment errors when starting sfwbar (compiled with -Dbsanitize=address,undefined but not sure if related): There are also a lot of these ones (25 to be precise) but I don't know if they are related either:

      @Consolatis · · 14 comments · View on GitHub

    10. Grab middle of the listOpen

      How to get 2?

      @sfs-pra · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    11. sfwbar doesn't work at all with Hyprland 0.57.0Open

      To reproduce issue: Arch Linux update Hyprland to 0.57.0 last stable version launch sfwbar-git inside Hyprland Result: nothing works when clicking on any icons applications, or in menu or in qt/menu sfwbar still crashes when mouse is over (normal) menu after few secunds no other…

      @maderios · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    12. Situations arise where the panel locks after some timeOpen

      After some time, the panel may freeze and stop responding to events. By examining the gdb output, I concluded that a deadlock is occurring on the gmutexlock(&widgetmutex) mutex between two threads—specifically within the basewidgetupdatelist and basewidgetscannerthread functions.…

      @ormorph · · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    13. sway: no taskbar entries for xwayland-driven appsClosed

      Sway + sfwbar + t2.config Launch xwayland-driven app (like VisualVM, IntelliJ IDEA, Netbeans, Telegram Desktop) Expected result: a taskbar entry Actual result: no such entry Note: no such issue with labwc + sfwbar + t2.config

      @aashipov · · 4 comments · View on GitHub

    14. Image resize on margin negative CSS values ignoring the min-width and min-height valuesOpen

      sfwbar.config.txt So, I have been playing with SFWBar for a long while and I arrived at the point where I configured my tray area now. It only has 2 icons for my needs, for now. BUT, here's the thing: My current setup is okay-ish but initially, my icons were 16px in size. As soon…

      @avidichard · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    15. idle module and TriggerAction(s)Open

      So recently I ran an update on cachyos which updated gtklock from 4.0.0->5.0.0. This broke gtklock-dpms-module which basically turns off the display a set period after gtklock is invoked (by sfwbar's idle module via a TrriggerAction). I believe sfwbar (cachyos offcial pkg which…

      @scruffidog · · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    sfwbar on CachyOS: questions

    Is sfwbar in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The sfwbar package is in the cachyos repo, version 1.0_beta17-1, built 2026-03-18. Install it with sudo pacman -S sfwbar.

    Do I need an AUR helper for sfwbar?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the sfwbar command?

    sfwbar. The package is called sfwbar.