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When comparing Dzen vs Polybar, the Slant community recommends Polybar for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux status bars that don't require a full desktop environment?” Polybar is ranked 2nd while Dzen is ranked 4th.
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Pros
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Pro Feature rich
Pro Good design
It has a good example design which makes it really good.
Pro Eye candy themes
Pro Configuring doesn't need to be hard
Many configs can be found on the internet,
Cons
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Con Configuring can take time
Configuring polybar can be time consuming.
Con Weird to configure
Hiding the Unicode symbols is tricky.