Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.
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Comments about Eww as an Alternative to Rainmeter
- Eww is Free and Open Source
Rainmeter AlternativesOnly apps from the EU
The best alternative to Rainmeter is Eww, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Rainmeter and eight of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Rainmeter are GeekTool, hwinfo, Dynamic Theme and 8GadgetPack.
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- 61 Eww alternatives
22 GeekTool alternativesGeekTool 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
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
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Comments about GeekTool as an Alternative to Rainmeter
amanpreetsinghAs the name suggests it's a little bit geeky, but after few tutorials you can do wonders on your mac :)
Most users think GeekTool is a great Rainmeter alternative.
- GeekTool is Free and Proprietary
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.
Dynamic background and/or lock screen picture with daily Bing or Windows Spotlight pictures, one Bing or Windows Spotlight picture or personal pictures.
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16 KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker alternativesCreate you own designs and display any data you need, at once, and with wonderful animations too! If you were looking for Rainmeter or Conky on Android, this is it!
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
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Superlayer is the easiest way to create delightful widgets for your Mac in no time. Choose from a variety of gorgeous pre-designed widgets — all highly customizable — and place them anywhere you want, directly onto your screen.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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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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No graphic EQ Plays with transparent background and is fully customizable.