Conky Alternatives for Windows

Conky is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. 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 Conky and ten of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Conky are GKrellM, XWidget, Desktop Info and Moo0 System Monitor.

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

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Conky

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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility

Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop. Originally a...

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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 Conky.
- - Rainmeter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Conky.
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Rainmeter Features
Widgets
Customizable
Customize skin
CPU Monitoring
Live Wallpapers
Custom widgets
Colored Text
Skinnable
Hardware Monitoring
Desktop Widget
Comments about Rainmeter as a Alternative to Conky
Some users think Rainmeter is a great Conky alternative, some don't.
Guest
rain meter is more usable than conky
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Guest
Conky does not customize Desktop, it is a system monitor, Rainmeter shows some info but it is designed to customize the user interface.
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Guest
I thinks it is more like a desktop customize software that include some system monitor function, not mainly design as a system monitor, and it is definitely not a conky clone or any alternative.
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Guest
This isn't a desktop monitoring tool
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Guest
Conky Is not a Desktop customisation platform, it is a system monitor.
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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.
- - GKrellM is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Conky.
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GKrellM Features
Hardware Monitoring
Comments about GKrellM as a Alternative to Conky
Almost everyone thinks GKrellM is a great Conky alternative.
CeesT
Works flawlessly out of the box, while being nice to look at as well.
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Guest
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.
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Guest
Cross platform, Open source and Configurable in a user-friendly way, Definitely the best alternative in my book
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XWidget
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Freemium • Proprietary
Desktop Customization Tool
Windows
Android
Android Tablet
Steam
25 XWidget alternatives
XWidget is a free desktop customization platform. It’s light, handy with powerful visual widget editor and very subtle animations. The Android page is found here: http://android.xwidget.com/
- - XWidget is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Conky.
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XWidget Features
1. LightweightXWidget consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableXWidget can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Configurable
Desktop Widget
Opinions about XWidget as a Alternative to Conky
Some users think XWidget is a great Conky alternative, some don't.
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
Opinions about Desktop Info as a Alternative to Conky
Almost everyone thinks Desktop Info is a great Conky alternative.
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
BgInfo
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Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
16 BgInfo alternatives
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...
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AveDesk
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
14 AveDesk alternatives
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.
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AveDesk Features
Desktop Widget
Customizable
BGINFO4X
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
10 BGINFO4X alternatives
BGINFO for X, also called BGINFO4X, is a clone of the popular program BGINFO for Windows created by Sysinternals.
- - BGINFO4X is the most popular iPhone alternative to Conky.
BGINFO4X has no features, suggest some!
Discontinued
last post or update 2014
WPInfo
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Windows
8 WPInfo alternatives
WPInfo displays system information on the Windows wallpaper. It works similarly to BGInfo from SysInternals but it adds a few unique features:
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WPInfo Features
1. PortableWPInfo can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.1.0 beta1, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
screenstyler
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
32 screenstyler alternatives
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.
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screenstyler Features
Customizing
Customize Windows
Customizable
Desktop Widget