BGINFO4X AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like BGINFO4X

BGINFO4X is described as 'BGINFO for X, also called BGINFO4X, is a clone of the popular program BGINFO for Windows created by Sysinternals' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BGINFO4X for Windows, Linux, Mac and BSD. The best BGINFO4X alternative is Conky, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BGINFO4X are Eww, BgInfo, GKrellM and Desktop Info.

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

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BGINFO4X alternatives page was last updated Oct 9, 2022
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  1. Conky icon
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    Conky

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    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 BGINFO4X.

    • Conky is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BGINFO4X.

    • Conky is Free and Open SourceBGINFO4X is also Free and Open Source
    • Conky is LightweightBGINFO4X is not according to our users
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    Eww

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Eww Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets
    4.  Gtk
    5.  Rust
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  4. BgInfo icon
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    BgInfo

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    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...

    18 BgInfo alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BgInfo iconBGINFO4X Icon

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    • BgInfo is the most popular Windows alternative to BGINFO4X.

    • BgInfo is Free and ProprietaryBGINFO4X is Free and Open Source
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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.

    20 GKrellM alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GKrellM Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
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    • GKrellM is the most popular Mac alternative to BGINFO4X.

    • GKrellM is Free and Open SourceBGINFO4X is also Free and Open Source
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    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
    ...appears on desktop

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Desktop Info Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Widgets
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    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
    Plasma Desktop Workspace

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    KDE Plasma Workspaces Features

    1.  KDE
    2.  Widgets
    Plasma Netbook Workspace
    Widgets in the KDE 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).

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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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    AveDesk Features

    1.  Desktop Widget
    2.  Widgets
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  10. Particulars icon
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    Particulars

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    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
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
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    • Particulars is the most popular commercial alternative to BGINFO4X.

    • Particulars is Paid and ProprietaryBGINFO4X is Free and Open Source
    • Particulars is LightweightBGINFO4X is not according to our users
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    Nerdtool

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Nerdtool Features

    1.  Clock widget
    2.  Widgets
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    Discontinued

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

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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:

    9 WPInfo alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WPInfo Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

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

    WPInfo iconBGINFO4X Icon

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