gDesklets Alternatives

gDesklets is described as 'Architecture for "desklets", which are tiny applets sitting on your desktop in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to gDesklets for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best gDesklets alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like gDesklets are Conky, ViBox, Uwidgets and Eww.

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  1. Rainmeter icon

    Rainmeter

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    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.

    34 Rainmeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to gDesklets.

    • Rainmeter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to gDesklets.

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open SourcegDesklets is also Free and Open Source
    • Rainmeter is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedgDesklets is not according to our users
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    Conky

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    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.

    26 Conky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to gDesklets.

    • Conky is Free and Open SourcegDesklets is also Free and Open Source
    • Conky is LightweightgDesklets is not according to our users
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    ViBox

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    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.

    20 ViBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • ViBox is the most popular Mac alternative to gDesklets.

    • ViBox is Free and ProprietarygDesklets is Free and Open Source
    • ViBox is CustomizablegDesklets is not according to our users
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    Winstep Xtreme

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    Uwidgets

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    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.

    35 Uwidgets alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Eww icon

    Eww

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    Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.

    56 Eww alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    XWidget

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    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/

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
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    • XWidget is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to gDesklets.

    • XWidget is Freemium and ProprietarygDesklets is Free and Open Source
    • XWidget is LightweightgDesklets is not according to our users
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    Winstep Xtreme

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    Integrated desktop enhancement suite combining customizable docks, menus, taskbars, animated themes, and widget support, enabling advanced workspace organization, quick program access, multi-monitor support, seamless Windows integration, and extensive theme options.

    3 Winstep Xtreme alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Winstep Xtreme is the most popular commercial alternative to gDesklets.

    • Winstep Xtreme is Paid and ProprietarygDesklets is Free and Open Source

  11. Moo0 System Monitor

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    KDE Plasma Workspaces

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    Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE. Plasma separates components into "data engines" and their visualization counterparts. This is intended to reduce the total programming effort when there are multiple possible...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Plasma Desktop Workspace
     
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    Screenlets

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    Screenlets are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python) that can be described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk". Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, ... the possibilities are endless.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    AveDesk

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. Amnesty Generator icon

    Amnesty Generator

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    Easily convert millions of web widgets, games and videos – designed to live on home pages, blogs or social network profiles – into gadgets for your Sidebar. If you like widgets on the web, you’ll love them on your Sidebar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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