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-# wmenu - dmenu for Wayland
+# wmenu
 
-An efficient dynamic menu for Sway and wlroots based Wayland compositors
-(requires `wlr_layer_shell_v1` support).
+wmenu is an efficient dynamic menu for Sway and wlroots based Wayland
+compositors. It aims to provide a Wayland-native dmenu replacement which
+maintains the look and feel of dmenu.
 
 ## Installation