8GadgetPack Alternatives

8GadgetPack is described as 'Makes it possible to use gadgets on Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10' and is a desktop customization tool in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to 8GadgetPack for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Android Tablet and Steam apps. The best 8GadgetPack alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like 8GadgetPack are Uwidgets, XWidget, Moo0 System Monitor and KDE Plasma Workspaces.

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8GadgetPack makes it possible to use gadgets on Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10.

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8GadgetPack alternatives page was last updated Sep 2, 2024
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  1. Rainmeter icon

    Rainmeter

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    Transform your Windows desktop with customizable skins for displaying system resources, weather updates, RSS feeds, and more. Community-driven, Rainmeter offers real-time data monitoring, enhanced aesthetics, and privacy-focused features. Its portable design requires no installation and includes a dark mode.

    33 Rainmeter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Rainmeter screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Widgets
    2.  Customize skin
    3.  CPU Monitoring
    4.  Custom widgets
    5.  Live Wallpapers
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Hardware Monitoring
    9.  Desktop Widget
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Colored Text
    12.  Support for Multiple Monitors

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    Comments about Rainmeter as an Alternative to 8GadgetPack
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    Positive •Oct 6, 2019
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    it looks very good and is easy to use. makes your desktop looks better.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Rainmeter is a great 8GadgetPack alternative.

    • Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to 8GadgetPack.

    • Rainmeter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to 8GadgetPack.

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open Source8GadgetPack is Free and Proprietary
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and Lightweight8GadgetPack is not according to our users
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    Uwidgets

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    Bring MacOS 15 inspired interactive and customizable widgets on your Windows Home Screen. Comes with realtime blur as in Original MacOS.

    33 Uwidgets alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Uwidgets screenshot 1

    Uwidgets Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets

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  4. XWidget icon

    XWidget

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    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/

    30 XWidget alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
    XWidget screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.9.28) is from October 2022.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Desktop Widget

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    • XWidget is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to 8GadgetPack.

    • XWidget is Freemium and Proprietary8GadgetPack is Free and Proprietary
    • XWidget is Lightweight8GadgetPack is not according to our users

  5. Moo0 System Monitor

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    Lets you keep your eye on system resource usages of your PC. It supports 43 kinds of information including CPU, Memory, Network, and detailed HDD usages, so you may discover what's limiting your system performance in each occasion.

    14 Moo0 System Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    From the official webpage

    Moo0 System Monitor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Temperature Monitoring
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  System analysis

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  6. KDE Plasma Workspaces icon

    KDE Plasma Workspaces

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    Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE. Plasma separates components into "data engines" and their visualization counterparts. This is intended to reduce the total programming effort when there are multiple possible...

    12 KDE Plasma Workspaces alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Plasma Desktop Workspace
    Discontinued

    The term "KDE Plasma Workspaces" is no longer in use anywhere with the release of KDE Plasma 5 in 2014. It has been broken up into multiple components; the important ones are already in the AlternativeTo database (e.g. KDE Plasma).

    KDE Plasma Workspaces Features

    1.  KDE
    2.  Widgets

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    • KDE Plasma Workspaces is the most popular Linux alternative to 8GadgetPack.

    • KDE Plasma Workspaces is Free and Open Source8GadgetPack is Free and Proprietary
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    AveDesk

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    AveDesk is a program that will give you the possibility to have icons on your desktop which could update themselves. Each icon of Avedesk is in fact a desklet, a little plug-in that can virtually do anything.

    14 AveDesk alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Desktop Widget
    2.  Widgets

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    screenstyler

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    It's a little something we made to make Windows customization easier. ScreenStyler has an intuitive UI and combines several apps and resources for fast, awesome results.

    36 screenstyler alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    screenstyler screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Customize Windows
    2.  Desktop Widget
    3.  Widgets

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    Superlayer

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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.

    29 Superlayer alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Superlayer screenshot 1

    Superlayer Features

    1.  Custom widgets
    2.  Desktop Widget
    3.  Widgets

    Superlayer VS 8GadgetPack

     

    • Superlayer is the most popular Mac alternative to 8GadgetPack.

    • Superlayer is Freemium and Proprietary8GadgetPack is Free and Proprietary
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