MiniUsage Alternatives

MiniUsage is described as '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' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MiniUsage for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best MiniUsage alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MiniUsage are Stats, iStat Menus, Uwidgets and XWidget.

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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 MiniUsage.

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

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open SourceMiniUsage is Free and Proprietary
    • Rainmeter is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedMiniUsage is not according to our users
  2. Stats icon

    Stats

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    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.

    73 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to MiniUsage.

    • Stats is Free and Open SourceMiniUsage is Free and Proprietary
    • Stats is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMiniUsage is not according to our users
  4. iStat Menus icon

    iStat Menus

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    iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).

    73 iStat Menus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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    • iStat Menus is the most popular iPhone alternative to MiniUsage.

    • iStat Menus is the most popular commercial alternative to MiniUsage.

    • iStat Menus is Paid and ProprietaryMiniUsage is Free and Proprietary
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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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  6. 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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

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

    • XWidget is Freemium and ProprietaryMiniUsage is Free and Proprietary
    • XWidget is LightweightMiniUsage is not according to our users
  7. 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.

    35 BitBar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. GeekTool icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Yet Another Framework Interface

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    YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme, and uses the CrOS_EC_Python library to communicate with the EC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
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    • Yet Another Framework Interface is the most popular Linux alternative to MiniUsage.

    • Yet Another Framework Interface is Free and Open SourceMiniUsage is Free and Proprietary
    • Yet Another Framework Interface is Privacy focusedMiniUsage is not according to our users
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    eul

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    macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    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.

    19 GKrellM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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