Eww Alternatives

Alternatives list

1. Y

   Y

   Yambar

    1 like

   Modular status panel for X11 and Wayland, inspired by polybar.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Wayland
   • Linux

   

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   Y

   

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2. X

   X

   xfce-panel

    4 likes

   Xfce componet to switch between opened windows, launch applications, switch workspaces and menu plugins to browse applications or directories.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • BSD

   X

   

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4. N

   N

   nwg-dock

    1 like

   Fully configurable (w/ command line arguments and css) dock, written in Go, aimed exclusively at sway Wayland compositor. It features pinned buttons, task buttons, the workspace switcher and the launcher button.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • Poland
   • EU

   

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   N

   

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5. W

   W

   Waybar

    4 likes

   Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors.

   25 Waybar alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Sway
   • Wayland

   • France
   • EU

   

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   W

   

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6. 

   

   Widgy Widgets

    1 like

   With Widgy, your home and lock screens becomes YOUR screens. You can make any kind of widget imaginable that perfectly matches the rest of your aesthetics. All the information you need can be easily surfaced through a widget that you designed.

   17 Widgy Widgets alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch

   

   

   

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8. 

   

   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Desktop Customization

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wayland

   

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9. 

   

   nwg-panel

    1 like

   Nwg-panel is a GTK3-based panel for sway and Hyprland Wayland compositors. The panel is equipped with a graphical configuration program that frees the user from the need to manually edit configuration files.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wayland

   • Poland
   • EU

   

   

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10. 

    

    Nerdtool

     5 likes

    Nerdtool allows you to display many things directly on top of your desktop; weather reports, headline news, and system vitals are just a few uses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Desktop Customization
    • System Information

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

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11. 

    

    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

    • System Information

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone

    

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12. 

    

    WPInfo

     3 likes

    WPInfo displays system information on the Windows wallpaper. It works similarly to BGInfo from SysInternals but it adds a few unique features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • System Information

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • France
    • EU

    

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13. 

    

    KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker

     4 likes

    Create you own designs and display any data you need, at once, and with wonderful animations too! If you were looking for Rainmeter or Conky on Android, this is it!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    • Italy
    • EU

    

    

    

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14. 

    

    Polybar

     2 likes

    Status bar for Unix-like systems.

    24 Polybar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • X11

    

    

    

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