Moss AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like Moss

Moss is described as 'Live wallpaper, an alternative to Conky for Android. It provides system statistics such as uptime, cpu usage, network usage, top processes, and battery level' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Moss for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Android Tablet, Mac and Linux apps. The best Moss alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Moss are Conky, XWidget, Desktop Info and GeekTool.

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  1. Rainmeter icon
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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.

    38 Rainmeter alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Conky icon
     168 likes

    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.

    30 Conky alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Desktop Info icon
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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.

    24 Desktop Info alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. GeekTool icon
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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
    22 GeekTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. GKrellM icon
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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.

    23 GKrellM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Nerdtool icon
     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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. BGINFO4X icon
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    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  8. AveDesk icon
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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
     
  9. Holo Droid icon
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    Holo Droid is the live wallpaper from the future that shows your system stats along with a smoothly animated compass rendered live for your background.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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