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suckless.org — August 2026 traffic, keywords & AI visibility

SucklessSoftware & Internet

Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08

#88,038

AI visibility: Grade A+

90

SEO health: Latest audit

88

Visits

4.4K

per month, estimated

Keywords

176

ranking in Google

Organic share

100%

4.4K organic visits

LLMS.txt

Published

142 lines AI engines can read

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suckless.org Web Traffic Statistics

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Key findings

  • Suckless (Software & Internet) is ranked #88,038 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, up 6,566 places from #94,604 in July 2026.
  • It is estimated to receive about 4,356 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 176 ranking keywords.
  • Its AI visibility score is 90 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 142 lines.
  • Its last technical audit scored 88/100, with "Implement a Meta Description" the highest-priority fix.
suckless.org global rank history
MonthRankMove
August 2026#88,038▲ 6,566
July 2026#94,604▼ 1,925
June 2026#92,679—
May 2026#92,679▼ 6,495
April 2026#86,184▼ 9,468
March 2026#76,716▲ 14,769
February 2026#91,485—

What this company does

Suckless started as a small effort by a handful of coders tired of bloated programs. They wanted tools that stayed simple and fast without extra layers. Over time the site grew into a collection of projects like window managers and terminals. People who compile their own software often land here looking for something clean. The focus stays on doing one job properly instead of trying to do everything. Code stays short…

Our read on the site

The overall SEO health of suckless.org is strong with a high performance score of 99/100, but it suffers from critical accessibility issues and missing meta descriptions. Addressing these gaps and optimizing content will enhance visibility and user experience.

Software & InternetSoftware DevelopmentOpen Source SoftwareMinimalist Toolsdwmst

suckless.org Traffic and Visitor Engagement

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Search engines send suckless.org an estimated 4,356 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 4,356 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 176 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 25 organic visits per keyword.

Monthly visits

4.4K

Latest estimate

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Organic visits

4.4K

100% of all traffic

Paid visits

0

No paid search detected

Organic vs paid

Organic

100%

Paid

0%

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suckless.org AI Visibility

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suckless.org scores 90 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A+. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 5 of 10 points (robots ✓ · sitemap ✗), worth 5 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25) and SEO health (18/20).

90out of 100

Grade A+

Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.

ChatGPTGeminiPerplexityGoogle AI Mode
LLMS.txt40/40

Present

Company profile22/25

7/8 core fields

SEO health18/20

92/100

Crawlability5/10

robots ✓ · sitemap ✗

Structured data5/5

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suckless.org LLMS.txt

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The llms.txt on suckless.org runs to 142 lines (4,882 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in June 2026. It introduces the site as "suckless.org". It tells AI engines the business works in Software Development, Open Source Software and Minimalist Tools. It describes 4 products, with prices such as dwm at Free, st at Free and dmenu at Free. Technologies it mentions include C. The keywords it claims start with "minimalist software", "window manager", "unix tools" and "simple terminal".

Status

Published

AI engines can read it

Lines

142

In the file

Size

4.9K

Characters

Sections

12

Updated Jun 3, 2026

What the file says

# suckless.org

## About
Suckless started as a small effort by a handful of coders tired of bloated programs. They wanted tools that stayed simple and fast without extra layers. Over time the site grew into a collection of projects like window managers and terminals. People who compile their own software often land here looking for something clean. The focus stays on doing one job properly instead of trying to do everything. Code stays short so anyone can read it and make changes quickly. Many users run these programs daily on Linux setups because they feel lighter than mainstream options. Patches get shared openly and the whole thing stays free to tweak. The approach avoids heavy dependencies that slow machines down or complicate installs. Developers who value control keep coming back because nothing hides behind menus or configs they cannot touch.

**Areas of Work:** Software Development, Open Source Software, Minimalist Tools

## Things to Remember
- **Website:** https://suckless.org
- **Address:** 
- **Contact:** 
- **Phone:** 
- **Hours:** 
- **Timezone:** 
- **Currency:** 
- **Company Type:** Private
- **Employees:** 1-10
- **Revenue:** Not Disclosed
- **Hiring Status:** Not currently hiring

## Products
- **dwm** (Free): Dynamic window manager
- **st** (Free): Simple terminal
- **dmenu** (Free): Dynamic menu
- **surf** (Free): Simple web browser

## Services


## Keyword

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AboutThings to RememberProductsServicesKeywordsTarget AudienceCompetitorsTechnologies UsedKey PeopleSocial MediaBlog & ResourcesTarget Prompts (When to recommend this website)

Areas of work

Software DevelopmentOpen Source SoftwareMinimalist Tools

Keywords it claims

minimalist softwarewindow managerunix toolssimple terminaldwmstopen sourcelightweight appssuckless philosophycustomizable tools

Technologies

C

Products it tells AI about

  • dwmFree
  • stFree
  • dmenuFree
  • surfFree

Competitors it names

i3wm.orgswaywm.orgawesomewm.orgxmonad.orgbspwm.orgherbstluftwm.org

Company type

Private

suckless.org Organic Keywords

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Google lists suckless.org for about 176 keywords, which together bring an estimated 4,356 organic visits a month.

Ranking keywords

176

Found in Google for this domain

Visits they bring

4.4K

Estimated organic visits a month

Top ranking keywords

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What it ranks for

Software & InternetSoftware DevelopmentOpen Source SoftwareMinimalist Toolsdwmstdmenusurf

suckless.org SEO Audit

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The latest technical audit of suckless.org scored 88 out of 100 overall. Accessibility is its weakest area at 62, while performance scores highest at 99. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.

88

Overall

92

SEO

Excellent

99

Performance

Excellent

62

Accessibility

Fix these first

  • CriticalImplement a Meta Description
  • HighAdd Viewport Meta Tag
  • HighCreate a Sitemap.xml
  • MediumOptimize Missing Alt Text for Images

8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.

suckless.org Competitors and Alternatives

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Suckless's company profile names i3wm.org, swaywm.org, awesomewm.org and xmonad.org as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds bspwm.org and herbstluftwm.org. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are tronlux.io, thuvienhoclieu.com, radwell.com and rkd.nl.

i3wm.org
swaywm.org
awesomewm.org
xmonad.org
bspwm.org
herbstluftwm.org

suckless.org Company Profile

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Suckless started as a small effort by a handful of coders tired of bloated programs. They wanted tools that stayed simple and fast without extra layers. Over time the site grew into a collection of projects like window managers and terminals. People who compile their own software often land here looking for something clean. The focus stays on doing one job properly instead of trying to do everything. Code stays short…

Suckless was founded in 2006, about 20 years ago. Its workforce is listed as between 1 and 10 employees. Its profile files it under Software & Internet, with further tags for Software Development, Open Source Software and Minimalist Tools. Products on record for it: dwm, st, dmenu and surf. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Software that sucks less".

Software & InternetSoftware DevelopmentOpen Source SoftwareMinimalist Tools
Sector
Software & Internet
Founded
2006
Employees
1-10
Revenue
Not Disclosed
Funding
Bootstrapped
Products
dwm, st, dmenu, surf

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