Rainmeter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Shell Extensions

The best Shell Extension alternative to Rainmeter is XWidget, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Rainmeter and four of them are Shell Extensions so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Shell Extension alternatives to Rainmeter are Übersicht, DeskDash and OpenAnima.

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    XWidget

     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/

    38 XWidget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
    • CN flagChina
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  2. Übersicht icon

    Übersicht

     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

    22 Übersicht alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Übersicht screenshot 1
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  4. DeskDash icon

    DeskDash

     4 likes

    DeskDash turns your Windows desktop background into a live dashboard of widgets that sit behind your open windows. Build your own or install from a secure community-based marketplace.

    24 DeskDash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU
    DeskDash screenshot 1
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  5. OpenAnima icon

    OpenAnima

     1 like

    OpenAnima is an open-source Windows desktop overlay engine for animated and static assets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    OpenAnima screenshot 1
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