BgInfo AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like BgInfo

BgInfo is described as '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' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BgInfo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best BgInfo alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BgInfo are Uwidgets, Conky, Eww and Desktop Info.

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  1. Rainmeter icon
     466 likes

    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
    Rainmeter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    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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    bginfo is light weight system information very useful for systems admins. Rainmeter is more for desktop environments.

    Negative commentOct 4, 2019
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    • Most users think Rainmeter is a great BgInfo alternative.

    • Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to BgInfo.

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

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open SourceBgInfo is Free and Proprietary
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and LightweightBgInfo is not according to our users
  2. Uwidgets icon
     9 likes

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

    32 Uwidgets alternatives
    Uwidgets screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Uwidgets Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets
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  3. Conky icon
     161 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.

    26 Conky alternatives
    Conky screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Performance Monitoring
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Geeky
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for Multiple Monitors
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    • Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to BgInfo.

    • Conky is Free and Open SourceBgInfo is Free and Proprietary
    • Conky is LightweightBgInfo is not according to our users
  4. Eww icon
     8 likes

    Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.

    45 Eww alternatives
    Eww screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Eww Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets
    4.  Gtk
    5.  Rust
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  5. Desktop Info icon
     17 likes

    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.

    19 Desktop Info alternatives
    ...appears on desktop

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Desktop Info Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Widgets
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  6. GKrellM icon
     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.

    20 GKrellM alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GKrellM Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    GKrellM iconBgInfo Icon

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    • GKrellM is the most popular Mac alternative to BgInfo.

    • GKrellM is Free and Open SourceBgInfo is Free and Proprietary
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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
    From the official webpage

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Moo0 System Monitor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Temperature Monitoring
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  System analysis
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  8. Venmon icon
     6 likes

    Venmon is a system resource monitoring and multi-ping tool for Windows. It can monitor system memory, processor, battery life, uptime, idle time, network traffic, event logs, and drives. It uses minimal processing power and memory usage while displaying real-time statistics.

    14 Venmon alternatives
    Mini Window

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Hardware Monitoring
    7.  Ping graph
    8.  Network Usage History
    9.  History graphs
    10.  Resource monitoring
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  9. KDE Plasma Workspaces icon
     10 likes

    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
    Plasma Desktop Workspace

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    KDE Plasma Workspaces Features

    1.  KDE
    2.  Widgets
    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).

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  10. AveDesk icon
     3 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    AveDesk Features

    1.  Desktop Widget
    2.  Widgets
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  11. Particulars icon
     2 likes

    Particulars displays system information about your Mac. It shows computer name, model name, serial number, CPU, RAM, graphics card, OS version, Server version, current user, uptime, disk space, and network configuration.

    4 Particulars alternatives
    Particulars screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    Particulars iconBgInfo Icon

    Particulars VS BgInfo

    Is Particulars a good alternative to BgInfo?
     
    • Particulars is the most popular commercial alternative to BgInfo.

    • Particulars is Paid and ProprietaryBgInfo is Free and Proprietary
    • Particulars is LightweightBgInfo is not according to our users
  12. Nerdtool icon
     4 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.

    30 Nerdtool alternatives
    Nerdtool screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Nerdtool Features

    1.  Clock widget
    2.  Widgets
    Discontinued

    Still works, but hasn't been updated in about ten years.

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