MyDesktopWidget Alternatives

Apps similar to MyDesktopWidget include Rainmeter, which is free and open source. Other options are Seelen UI, Libre Hardware Monitor, Wigify and Sidebar Diagnostics. There's no shortage of Desktop Customization Tools like MyDesktopWidget, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.

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  1. 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.

    22 Moo0 System Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. 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.

    27 GKrellM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. CLU VIEW icon
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    Free Windows and Linux software for designing live PC hardware dashboards with gauges, graphs, meters, text, clocks and images. Track CPU, GPU, memory, storage, network, fans, power and FPS, then run panels fullscreen, as desktop overlays or on paired phones and USB screens.

    7 CLU VIEW alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. iGlance icon
     7 likes

    macOS and OSX tool showing real-time CPU, memory, network activity, fan speed, and temperature in the menu bar. Highly configurable, with customizable battery notifications, support for light or dark mode, open-source code, and ongoing community-driven updates.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. nwg-wrapper icon
     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

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. WPInfo icon
     3 likes

    WPInfo displays system information on the Windows wallpaper. It works similarly to BGInfo from SysInternals but it adds a few unique features:

    16 WPInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. 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

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. MiniUsage icon
     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. iPulse icon
     5 likes

    Visualizes live CPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and wireless usage on macOS using a compact, customizable interface, blending data graphically and textually on desktop, menu bar, or Dock, with Retina support, hotkeys, and minimal system impact.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
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