A widget framework for building desktop shells, written and configurable in Python

AGS is described as 'A framework for crafting Wayland Desktop Shells' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to AGS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Wayland and BSD apps. The best AGS alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AGS are Wigify, Docking, Conky and ViBox.
A widget framework for building desktop shells, written and configurable in Python

Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features.


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




WindowsWidgets is a Windows application that enables you to create, load, and manage customizable, standalone widgets for your desktop. The project is released under the AGPL license. This repository provides an overview of Widget Manager and the supporting plugins (widgets)...


The next-generation framework for building desktop widgets using Python.







vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage. It can be easily extended.

Latte is a dock based on plasma frameworks that provides an elegant and intuitive experience for your tasks and plasmoids. It animates its contents by using parabolic zoom effect and trys to be there only when it is needed.


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...




This little application displays system information on your desktop in a similar way to some other desktop information tools. Unlike others, this application looks like wallpaper but stays resident in memory and continues to update the display in real time.


GeekTool is an application for Mac OS 10.6+. It lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins:



