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 11 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 BgInfo.

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  1. Libre Hardware Monitor icon

    Libre Hardware Monitor

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    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.

    47 Libre Hardware Monitor alternatives

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    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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  2. Conky icon

    Conky

     168 likes

    Conky 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.

    34 Conky alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. Sidebar Diagnostics icon

    Sidebar Diagnostics

     82 likes

    Offers at-a-glance hardware monitoring for CPU, RAM, GPU, network, and drives through a customizable sidebar with alerts, hotkey support, multi-DPI compatibility, an integrated clock, themes, and clear graphical statistics on the Windows desktop.

    71 Sidebar Diagnostics alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
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  5. hwinfo icon

    hwinfo

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    hwinfo/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.

    138 hwinfo alternatives

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    • Linux
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  6. 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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
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  8. iGlance icon

    iGlance

     7 likes

    macOS and OSX tool showing real-time CPU, memory, network activity, fan speed, and temperature in the menu bar. Highly configurable, with customizable battery notifications, support for light or dark mode, open-source code, and ongoing community-driven updates.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  9. Nerdtool icon

    Nerdtool

     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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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  11. LibreDiagnostics icon

    LibreDiagnostics

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    A desktop utility for real-time hardware monitoring and diagnostics.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  12. WPInfo icon

    WPInfo

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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:

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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    • European Union flagEU
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  13. Simple Stats icon

    Simple Stats

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    Real-time system monitor for desktop corner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • JP flagJapan
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