Nerdtool Alternatives

Nerdtool is described as 'Allows you to display many things directly on top of your desktop; weather reports, headline news, and system vitals are just a few uses' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Nerdtool for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Wayland and Python apps. The best Nerdtool alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nerdtool are Stats, iStat Menus, Conky and ViBox.

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  1. BgInfo icon

    BgInfo

     23 likes

    How many times have you walked up to a system in your office and needed to click through several diagnostic windows to remind yourself of important aspects of its configuration, such as its name, IP address, or operating system version If you manage multiple computers you...

    26 BgInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    BgInfo screenshot 1
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  2. Desktop Info icon

    Desktop Info

     16 likes

    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.

    27 Desktop Info alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • AU flagAustralia
    ...appears on desktop
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  4. 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
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    GeekTool screenshot 1
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  5. AGS icon

    AGS

     3 likes

    A framework for crafting Wayland Desktop Shells.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK
    • Typescript
    • Wayland
    https://github.com/ezerinz/epik-shell
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  9. GKrellM icon

    GKrellM

     20 likes

    GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its appearance to your window manager, Gtk, or any other theme.

    26 GKrellM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    GKrellM screenshot 1
    GKrellM screenshot 2
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  10. eul icon

    eul

     7 likes

    macOS menu bar utility written in SwiftUI that presents CPU, memory, disk, and network usage, plus Bluetooth battery levels, customizable Big Sur widgets, Dark Mode, and real-time sensor data. Open-source, lightweight, and compatible with Apple Silicon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • CN flagChina
    eul screenshot 1
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  11. Yet Another Framework Interface icon

    Yet Another Framework Interface

     1 like

    YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme, and uses the CrOS_EC_Python library to communicate with the EC.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
    • AU flagAustralia
    Yet Another Framework Interface screenshot 1
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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
    nwg-wrapper screenshot 1
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  13. BGINFO4X icon

    BGINFO4X

     5 likes

    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
    BGINFO4X screenshot 1
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  14. WPInfo icon

    WPInfo

     3 likes

    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
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Output
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