Conky Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Conky for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is GKrellM, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Conky and ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Conky are Eww, vtop, nwg-wrapper and BGINFO4X.

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  1. GKrellM icon

    GKrellM

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GKrellM screenshot 1
     
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    GKrellM vs Conky Comments
    CeesT
    Positive
    3

    Works flawlessly out of the box, while being nice to look at as well.

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    I've used GKrellM for years in Linux. Very simple to set up and displays the info I like to keep an eye on. I didn't realise it's available on Windows too.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    I don't like this program because it doesn't show all the system parameters I want, also, it isn't as clean as conky and looks too much like an app.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • GKrellM is Free and Open SourceConky is also Free and Open Source
  2. Eww icon

    Eww

     14 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.

    63 Eww alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Eww screenshot 1
     
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    Eww vs Conky Comments
    Nuncio Bitis
    Negative
    0

    You need to manually build and install Eww, but the build fails.

    • Eww is Free and Open SourceConky is also Free and Open Source
    • Eww is CustomizableConky is not according to our users
  4. vtop icon

    vtop

     15 likes

    vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage. It can be easily extended.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    vtop screenshot 1
     
  5. nwg-wrapper icon

    nwg-wrapper

     2 likes

    This program is a GTK3-based wrapper to display a script output, or a text file content on the desktop in sway or other wlroots-based compositors. It uses the gtk-layer-shell library to place the window on the bottom layer.

    16 nwg-wrapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    nwg-wrapper screenshot 1
     
  6. BGINFO4X icon

    BGINFO4X

     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    BGINFO4X screenshot 1
     
  7. M

    MagicMirror²

     1 like

    MagicMirror² is an open source modular smart mirror platform. Based on the Electron application wrapper and tested (but not limited to) Raspberry Pi single board computers.

    5 MagicMirror² alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  9. gDesklets icon

    gDesklets

     3 likes

    gDesklets is an architecture for "desklets", which are tiny applets sitting on your desktop in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness.

    21 gDesklets alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    gDesklets screenshot 1
     
  10. AGS icon

    AGS

     1 like

    A framework for crafting Wayland Desktop Shells.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK
    • Typescript
    • Wayland
    https://github.com/ezerinz/epik-shell
     
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