BitBar Alternatives

BitBar has been discontinued. Similar apps include Rainmeter, which is free and open source. Other options are Stats, Wigify, iStat Menus and Conky. System Information Utilities like BitBar are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone.

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  1. Rainmeter icon
     519 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.

    45 Rainmeter alternatives

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    • Windows
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  2. Stats icon
     59 likes

    Menu bar tool for macOS shows real-time CPU, GPU, memory, disk, network, battery status, sensor data, fan speed, Bluetooth device info, multi-time zone clocks, customizable widgets, and historical graphs while ensuring privacy.

    65 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  3. Wigify icon
     11 likes

    A desktop app that lets you create and display custom HTML/CSS/JS widgets right on your desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  4. iStat Menus icon
     121 likes

    Advanced Mac utility with menubar monitoring for CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, and sensors, including fan control, S.M.A.R.T status, Bluetooth battery tracking, weather, notifications, and deep customization. Combines multiple stats in a single view while prioritizing privacy.

    86 iStat Menus alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  5. Conky icon
     169 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.

    34 Conky alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. ViBox icon
     21 likes

    Make your desktop truly yours with the power of wide-ranging personalization options offered by ViBox. We believe that your desktop should reflect your style, needs, and preferences, and that's why we've crafted a widget experience that goes beyond the ordinary.

    28 ViBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Eww icon
     17 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.

    69 Eww alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  8. Uwidgets icon
     12 likes

    Offers MacOS 15-style customizable, interactive widgets for Windows, including weather, calendar, notes, reminders, and a comprehensive system monitor. Features real-time blur, resizable widgets, grid snapping, multiple themes, accent colors, and offline local operation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. DesktopMagic icon
     1 like

    DesktopMagic allows you to improve the looks of your desktop!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  10. Desktop Info icon
     16 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. GeekTool icon
     25 likes

    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
    23 GeekTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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