Rainmeter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Desktop Customization Tools

The best Desktop Customization alternative to Rainmeter is Seelen UI, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Rainmeter and 16 are Desktop Customization Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Desktop Customization Tool alternatives to Rainmeter are XWidget, ViBox, Sidebar Diagnostics and Eww.

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  1. Seelen UI icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. XWidget icon
     38 likes

    XWidget is a free desktop customization platform. It’s light, handy with powerful visual widget editor and very subtle animations. The Android page is found here: http://android.xwidget.com/

    34 XWidget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
     
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    Comments about XWidget as an Alternative to Rainmeter
    Guest
    Positive
    -3

    Easy to uses and easy to create my own skins and theme. awesome.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    XWidget icon
    XWidget icon
    • Most users think XWidget is a great Rainmeter alternative.

    • XWidget is Freemium and ProprietaryRainmeter is Free and Open Source
  3. ViBox icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  5. Eww icon
     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)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Eww as an Alternative to Rainmeter
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    No graphic EQ Plays with transparent background and is fully customizable.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Eww icon
    Eww icon
    • Eww is Free and Open SourceRainmeter is also Free and Open Source
  6. This app ports the Dynamic Desktop feature from macOS Mojave to Windows 10. It uses your location to get the times of sunrise and sunset each day, and rotates through the 16 Mojave wallpaper images throughout the day and night.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Übersicht icon
     20 likes

    Übersicht lets you run system commands and display their output on your desktop in little containers, called widgets. Widgets are written using HTML5, which means they

    15 Übersicht alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Übersicht as an Alternative to Rainmeter
    agnesnutter
    Positive
    0

    It's very flexible, and unlike the other options for Mac, it's still under active development.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    very well made, nonintrusive

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Übersicht is a great Rainmeter alternative.

    • Übersicht is Free and Open SourceRainmeter is also Free and Open Source
  8. GeekTool icon
     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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about GeekTool as an Alternative to Rainmeter
    amanpreetsingh
    Positive
    0

    As the name suggests it's a little bit geeky, but after few tutorials you can do wonders on your mac :)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think GeekTool is a great Rainmeter alternative.

    • GeekTool is Free and ProprietaryRainmeter is Free and Open Source
  9. XMeters icon
     19 likes

    Taskbar System Monitoring for Windows.

    24 XMeters alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. 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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Nerdtool as an Alternative to Rainmeter
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    The appearance of the software is nothing like rainmeter.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Nerdtool is Free and Open SourceRainmeter is also Free and Open Source
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