Conky AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Shell Extensions

The best Shell Extension alternative to Conky is XWidget, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Conky and four of them are Shell Extensions so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Shell Extension alternatives to Conky are Übersicht, OpenAnima and BGINFO4X.

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  4. OpenAnima icon

    OpenAnima

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    OpenAnima is an open-source Windows desktop overlay engine for animated and static assets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    BGINFO4X

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    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
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