Desktop Info Alternatives

Desktop Info is described as 'This little application displays system information on your desktop in a similar way to some other desktop information tools. Unlike others, this application looks like wallpaper but stays resident in memory and continues to update the display in real time' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Desktop Info for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Wayland and Android apps. The best Desktop Info alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Desktop Info are Sidebar Diagnostics, Conky, DeskDash and Eww.

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  1. AGS icon
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    A framework for crafting Wayland Desktop Shells.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK
    • Typescript
    • Wayland
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  2. Lets you keep your eye on system resource usages of your PC. It supports 43 kinds of information including CPU, Memory, Network, and detailed HDD usages, so you may discover what's limiting your system performance in each occasion.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. nwg-wrapper icon
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    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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  4. Nerdtool icon
     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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  5. Venmon icon
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    Venmon is a system resource monitoring and multi-ping tool for Windows. It can monitor system memory, processor, battery life, uptime, idle time, graphic cards, network traffic, event logs, and drives. It uses minimal processing power and memory usage while displaying real-time...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Mini Window
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  6. BGINFO4X icon
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    BGINFO for X, also called BGINFO4X, is a clone of the popular program BGINFO for Windows created by Sysinternals.

    13 BGINFO4X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  7. WPInfo icon
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    WPInfo displays system information on the Windows wallpaper. It works similarly to BGInfo from SysInternals but it adds a few unique features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. screenstyler icon
     1 like

    It's a little something we made to make Windows customization easier. ScreenStyler has an intuitive UI and combines several apps and resources for fast, awesome results.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Particulars icon
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    Particulars displays system information about your Mac. It shows computer name, model name, serial number, CPU, RAM, graphics card, OS version, Server version, current user, uptime, disk space, and network configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. A modern Windows desktop widget engine with zero-wake gaming pause, wallpaper-layer rendering, and an experimental Rainmeter skin importer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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