Conky AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Desktop Customization Tools

The best Desktop Customization alternative to Conky is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Conky and 13 are Desktop Customization Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Desktop Customization Tool alternatives to Conky are Seelen UI, ViBox, Sidebar Diagnostics and Eww.

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  1. Rainmeter icon

    Rainmeter

     491 likes

    Transform your Windows desktop with customizable skins for displaying system resources, weather updates, RSS feeds, and more. Community-driven, Rainmeter offers real-time data monitoring, enhanced aesthetics, and privacy-focused features. Its portable design requires no installation and includes a dark mode.

    38 Rainmeter alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
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    Comments about Rainmeter as an Alternative to Conky
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    -1

    rain meter is more usable than conky

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    3

    Conky Is not a Desktop customisation platform, it is a system monitor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    MyAlternativeEgo
    Negative
    1

    Rainmeter is not a sysmonitor, its a theme/desktop platform with a hint to the system info.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
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    • Some users think Rainmeter is a great Conky alternative, some don't.

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open SourceConky is also Free and Open Source
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and Privacy focusedConky is not according to our users
  2. Seelen UI icon

    Seelen UI

     43 likes

    Web-based customizable desktop environment integrated with Windows 10/11 offers tiling window manager, intuitive configuration, widget and menu adjustments, theme personalization, taskbar layout options, wallpaper management, streamlined multitasking, and workflow optimization.

    12 Seelen UI alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Seelen UI as an Alternative to Conky
    Solandre Shelta
    Positive
    0

    This is a very good idea, I hope it goes somewhere, and I wonder if I could build something similar from Firefox for Linux

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    • Seelen UI is Free and Open SourceConky is also Free and Open Source
    • Seelen UI is Customizable and Privacy focusedConky is not according to our users
  4. ViBox icon

    ViBox

     18 likes

    Make your desktop truly yours with the power of wide-ranging personalization options offered by ViBox. We believe that your desktop should reflect your style, needs, and preferences, and that's why we've crafted a widget experience that goes beyond the ordinary.

    24 ViBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Eww icon

    Eww

     14 likes

    Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.

    61 Eww alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Eww as an Alternative to Conky
    Nuncio Bitis
    Negative
    0

    You need to manually build and install Eww, but the build fails.

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    • Eww is Free and Open SourceConky is also Free and Open Source
    • Eww is CustomizableConky is not according to our users
  10. GeekTool icon

    GeekTool

     25 likes

    GeekTool is an application for Mac OS 10.6+. It lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins:

    • File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity
    • Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands
    • Image mode
    22 GeekTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. nwg-wrapper icon

    nwg-wrapper

     2 likes

    This program is a GTK3-based wrapper to display a script output, or a text file content on the desktop in sway or other wlroots-based compositors. It uses the gtk-layer-shell library to place the window on the bottom layer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  13. Nerdtool icon

    Nerdtool

     5 likes

    Nerdtool allows you to display many things directly on top of your desktop; weather reports, headline news, and system vitals are just a few uses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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