BitBar Alternatives

BitBar is described as 'The BitBar app lets you put the output from any script or program right in your Mac OS X menu bar. And it's completely free. An impressive number of plugins have already been contributed by a wide range of developers just like you, and this site makes it easy to find them' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to BitBar for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and BSD apps. The best BitBar alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BitBar are Stats, Conky, iStat Menus and MenuMeters for El Capitan.

BitBar alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities but may also be Network Monitors or Desktop Customization Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of BitBar.

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Rainmeter
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Customization Tool
System Information Utility
Windows
30 Rainmeter alternatives
Rainmeter allows you to display customizable skins on your desktop, from hardware usage meters to fully functional audio visualizers. You are only limited by your imagination and creativity.
- - Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to BitBar.
- - Rainmeter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BitBar.
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Rainmeter Features
Widgets
Customizable
Customize skin
CPU Monitoring
Live Wallpapers
Custom widgets
Colored Text
Skinnable
Hardware Monitoring
Desktop Widget
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Stats
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Mac
71 Stats alternatives
Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
- - Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to BitBar.
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Stats Features
1. LightweightStats consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Hardware Monitoring
Sits in the MenuBar
Temperature Monitoring
CPU temperature
Status menu widgets
Fan Speed
Conky
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Linux
BSD
23 Conky alternatives
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.
- - Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to BitBar.
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Conky Features
1. Command line interfaceConky either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Conky without registration.
3. LightweightConky consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Ad-freeConky doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Support for Multiple MonitorsConky supports the use of multiple displays.
Performance Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Geeky
iStat Menus
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Paid • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Mac
iPhone
72 iStat Menus alternatives
iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).
- - iStat Menus is the most popular iPhone alternative to BitBar.
- - iStat Menus is the most popular commercial alternative to BitBar.
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iStat Menus Features
Hardware Monitoring
Real-time monitoring
Sits in the MenuBar
Memory usage
Graphs
Fan Speed
CPU Monitoring
Sits in the System Tray
Remote monitoring
MenuMeters for El Capitan
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Network Monitor
Mac
36 MenuMeters for El Capitan alternatives
This is a port to OS X El Capitan 10.11 of MenuMeters by Alex Harper.
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MenuMeters for El Capitan Features
Temperature Monitoring
CPU temperature
Hardware Monitoring
CPU Monitoring
Desktop Info
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
18 Desktop Info alternatives
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.
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Desktop Info Features
1. PortableDesktop Info can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Hardware Monitoring
Eww
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Customization Tool
Linux
34 Eww alternatives
Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.
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Eww Features
1. Support for scriptingEww supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Widgets
Customizable
Custom widgets
Configurable
Gtk
Rust
GKrellM
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
19 GKrellM alternatives
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.
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GKrellM Features
Hardware Monitoring
Moo0 System Monitor
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
13 Moo0 System Monitor alternatives
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.
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Moo0 System Monitor Features
1. PortableMoo0 System Monitor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
System analysis
Temperature Monitoring
Web-Based
Memory usage
Hardware Monitoring
SwiftBar
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Free • Open Source
Mac
6 SwiftBar alternatives
Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool.
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SwiftBar Features
Hardware Monitoring
Add a screenshot
Atmonitor
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Free • Proprietary
Process Monitoring Tool
Network Monitor
Mac
57 Atmonitor alternatives
Mac OS X System Monitor and Process Explorer Tool atMonitor is the most advanced monitoring tool for Mac OS X that displays system activity in real-time. It is designed to allow quick assessment of computers state and it is powerful enough to make it a core utility in anyones sys.
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Atmonitor Features
Memory usage
Network speed monitor
In built video player
Hardware Monitoring
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 2.7.1, released on August 2012, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.
GeekTool
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Free • Proprietary
Desktop Customization Tool
Mac
17 GeekTool alternatives
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:
- File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity
- Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands
- Image mode
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GeekTool Features
Applescript
Hardware Monitoring
Discontinued
The program is reportedly still working, but latest version, 3.3.1, was released in October 2016. It can be still downloaded from the official website.