Libre Hardware Monitor, a fork of Open Hardware Monitor , is free software that can monitor the temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of your computer.
Rainmeter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as System Information Utilities
The best System Information alternative to Rainmeter is Libre Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Rainmeter and ten of them are System Information Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting System Information Utility alternatives to Rainmeter are Conky, Sidebar Diagnostics, hwinfo and GKrellM.
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Alternatives list
- 28 Libre Hardware Monitor alternatives
30 Conky alternativesConky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop. Originally a fork of Torsmo, Conkys torsmo-based code is BSD licensed. New code in Conky has been licensed under the GPL 3.0.
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Comments about Conky as an Alternative to Rainmeter
Some users think Conky is a great Rainmeter alternative, some don't.
- Conky is Free and Open Source
SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.
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126 hwinfo alternativeshwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.
23 GKrellM alternativesGKrellM 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.
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23 BgInfo alternativesHow 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...
iGlance is a small system monitor that displays current stats about your Mac on the menu bar. It is built to be highly customizable so that everyone can adjust it to his/her needs. A full list of all the features is below.
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
Comments about Nerdtool as an Alternative to Rainmeter
The appearance of the software is nothing like rainmeter.
- Nerdtool is Free and Open Source
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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Conky lacks a main repository for adding/removing desktop widgets, nor maintains any central database of them.