GKrellM Alternatives

GKrellM is described as 'Single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its appearance to your window manager, Gtk, or any other theme' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GKrellM for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best GKrellM alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GKrellM are Uwidgets, Conky, XWidget and Eww.

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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.

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GKrellM alternatives page was last updated Sep 2, 2024
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  1. Rainmeter icon
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    Rainmeter

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    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.

    33 Rainmeter alternatives
    Rainmeter screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    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 iconGKrellM Icon

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    • Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to GKrellM.

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

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open SourceGKrellM is also Free and Open Source
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and LightweightGKrellM 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.

    32 Uwidgets alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Uwidgets Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets
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    Uwidgets iconGKrellM Icon

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  4. Conky icon
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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
    Conky screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Conky is Free and Open SourceGKrellM is also Free and Open Source
    • Conky is LightweightGKrellM is not according to our users
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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/

    30 XWidget alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Desktop Widget
    XWidget iconGKrellM Icon

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

    • XWidget is Freemium and ProprietaryGKrellM is Free and Open Source
    • XWidget is LightweightGKrellM is not according to our users
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    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.

    45 Eww alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Eww Features

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

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    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...

    18 BgInfo alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. MenuMeters for El Capitan icon
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    MenuMeters for El Capitan

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

    38 MenuMeters for El Capitan alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MenuMeters for El Capitan Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  CPU temperature
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
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    MenuMeters for El Capitan iconGKrellM Icon

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    • MenuMeters for El Capitan is the most popular Mac alternative to GKrellM.

    • MenuMeters for El Capitan is Free and Open SourceGKrellM is also Free and Open Source

  10. 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.

    14 Moo0 System Monitor alternatives
    From the official webpage

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Moo0 System Monitor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Temperature Monitoring
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  System analysis
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  11. GeekTool icon
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    GeekTool

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    GeekTool is an application for Mac OS 10.6+. It lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins:

    • File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity
    • Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands
    • Image mode
    18 GeekTool alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    GeekTool Features

    1.  Applescript
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
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    Discontinued

    The program is reportedly still working, but latest version, 3.3.1, was released in October 2016. It can be still downloaded from the official website.

    GeekTool iconGKrellM Icon

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  12. BitBar icon
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    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.

    34 BitBar alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    BitBar Features

    1.  Display info on the menubar
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
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  13. MiniUsage icon
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    MiniUsage

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    MiniUsage displays various data like CPU usage, amount of network flow, battery status and process names which uses much CPU time in a menubar. It takes little space and can display various data, so it's suitable for notebook.

    34 MiniUsage alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MiniUsage Features

    1.  CPU Monitoring
    2.  Traffic Monitoring
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    MiniUsage screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 3.0.0, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website, but it doesn’t work on macOS 10.13

    MiniUsage iconGKrellM Icon

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  14. KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker icon
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    KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker

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    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!

    9 KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker iconGKrellM Icon

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