Ignis (widget framework) Alternatives

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   nwg-dock

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   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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   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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    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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    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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    AveDesk

     3 likes

    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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    ADeskBar

     2 likes

    a lightweight application launcher for Openbox, written in Python and GTK.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    

    

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    gDesklets

     3 likes

    gDesklets is an architecture for "desklets", which are tiny applets sitting on your desktop in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

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