BgInfo Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to BgInfo for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to BgInfo and 11 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to BgInfo are Uwidgets, Desktop Info, GKrellM and Moo0 System Monitor.

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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 BgInfo
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    Negative Oct 4, 2019
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    bginfo is light weight system information very useful for systems admins. Rainmeter is more for desktop environments.

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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
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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.

    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. Desktop Info icon

    Desktop Info

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ...appears on desktop

    Desktop Info Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Widgets

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    GKrellM

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GKrellM screenshot 1
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    GKrellM Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

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    • GKrellM is the most popular Mac alternative to BgInfo.

    • GKrellM is Free and Open SourceBgInfo is Free and Proprietary

  6. 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.

    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

    Moo0 System Monitor VS BgInfo

     
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    Venmon

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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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    BGINFO4X

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    BGINFO for X, also called BGINFO4X, is a clone of the popular program BGINFO for Windows created by Sysinternals.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Discontinued

    last post or update 2014

    BGINFO4X VS BgInfo

     

    • BGINFO4X is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to BgInfo.

    • BGINFO4X is Free and Open SourceBgInfo is Free and Proprietary
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    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:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Output
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.1.0 beta1, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    WPInfo Features

    1.  Portable

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    AveDesk screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Desktop Widget
    2.  Widgets

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    XComms

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    XComms Desktop Alert Software is a versatile solution designed to help businesses of all sizes and industries enhance their internal communication channels.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    XComms VS BgInfo

     

    • XComms is the most popular SaaS alternative to BgInfo.

    • XComms is Paid and ProprietaryBgInfo is Free and Proprietary
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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

    screenstyler VS BgInfo

     
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