GeekTool AlternativesDesktop Customization Tools and other similar apps like GeekTool

GeekTool is described as 'Application for Mac OS 10.6+. It lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins:' and is a desktop customization tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GeekTool for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best GeekTool alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GeekTool are Uwidgets, Conky, XWidget and Eww.

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GeekTool alternatives page was last updated Sep 2, 2024
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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.

    33 Rainmeter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Rainmeter screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Widgets
    2.  Customize skin
    3.  CPU Monitoring
    4.  Custom widgets
    5.  Live Wallpapers
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Hardware Monitoring
    9.  Desktop Widget
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Colored Text
    12.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    Rainmeter VS GeekTool

     

    • Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to GeekTool.

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

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open SourceGeekTool is Free and Proprietary
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and LightweightGeekTool is not according to our users
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    Uwidgets

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    Bring MacOS 15 inspired interactive and customizable widgets on your Windows Home Screen. Comes with realtime blur as in Original MacOS.

    33 Uwidgets alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Uwidgets screenshot 1

    Uwidgets Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets

    Uwidgets VS GeekTool

     
  4. Conky icon

    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.

    25 Conky alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Conky screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Performance Monitoring
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Geeky
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    Conky VS GeekTool

     

    • Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to GeekTool.

    • Conky is Free and Open SourceGeekTool is Free and Proprietary
    • Conky is LightweightGeekTool is not according to our users
  5. XWidget icon

    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/

    30 XWidget alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
    XWidget screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.9.28) is from October 2022.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Desktop Widget

    XWidget VS GeekTool

     

    • XWidget is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to GeekTool.

    • XWidget is Freemium and ProprietaryGeekTool is Free and Proprietary
    • XWidget is LightweightGeekTool is not according to our users
  6. 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.

    53 Eww alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Eww screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets
    4.  Gtk
    5.  Rust

    Eww VS GeekTool

     
  7. XMeters icon

    XMeters

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    Taskbar System Monitoring for Windows.

    21 XMeters alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    XMeters screenshot 1

    XMeters Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    XMeters VS GeekTool

     
  9. Übersicht icon

    Übersicht

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    Übersicht lets you run system commands and display their output on your desktop in little containers, called widgets. Widgets are written using HTML5, which means they

    10 Übersicht alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Übersicht screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Widgets
    2.  Desktop Widget
    3.  Stats
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Custom widgets
    7.  Community-based
    8.  Low CPU usage
    9.  Applescript

    Übersicht VS GeekTool

     

    • Almost everyone thinks Übersicht is a great GeekTool alternative.

    • Übersicht is the most popular Mac alternative to GeekTool.

    • Übersicht is Free and Open SourceGeekTool is Free and Proprietary
    • Übersicht is LightweightGeekTool is not according to our users
  10. MenuMeters for El Capitan icon

    MenuMeters for El Capitan

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    This is a port to OS X El Capitan 10.11 of MenuMeters by Alex Harper.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MenuMeters for El Capitan screenshot 1

    MenuMeters for El Capitan Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  CPU temperature
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring

    MenuMeters for El Capitan VS GeekTool

     
  11. GKrellM icon

    GKrellM

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    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.

    20 GKrellM alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GKrellM screenshot 1
    GKrellM screenshot 2

    GKrellM Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    GKrellM VS GeekTool

     
  12. BitBar icon

    BitBar

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    The BitBar app lets you put the output from any script or program right in your Mac OS X menu bar. And it's completely free. An impressive number of plugins have already been contributed by a wide range of developers just like you, and this site makes it easy to find them.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BitBar screenshot 1

    BitBar Features

    1.  Display info on the menubar
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    BitBar VS GeekTool

     
  13. Nerdtool icon

    Nerdtool

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Nerdtool screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Still works, but hasn't been updated in about ten years.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Clock widget
    2.  Widgets

    Nerdtool VS GeekTool

     
  14. Desktop Info icon

    Desktop Info

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ...appears on desktop

    Desktop Info Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Widgets

    Desktop Info VS GeekTool

     
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