Nerdtool Alternatives

Nerdtool is described as 'allows you to display many things directly on top of your desktop; weather reports, headline news, and system vitals are just a few uses' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Nerdtool for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Nerdtool alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nerdtool are Stats, Conky, iStat Menus and Übersicht.

Nerdtool alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities but may also be Desktop Customization Tools or Network Monitors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Nerdtool.

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Nerdtool

Free • Open Source
System Information Utility

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Rainmeter
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Customization Tool
System Information Utility
Windows
30 Rainmeter alternatives
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.
- - Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to Nerdtool.
- - Rainmeter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Nerdtool.
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Rainmeter Features
1. Live WallpapersRainmeter offers a selection of dynamic, interactive, and animated wallpapers.
Widgets
Customizable
Customize skin
CPU Monitoring
Custom widgets
Colored Text
Skinnable
Hardware Monitoring
Desktop Widget
Stats
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Mac
71 Stats alternatives
Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
- - Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to Nerdtool.
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Stats Features
1. LightweightStats consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Hardware Monitoring
Sits in the MenuBar
Temperature Monitoring
CPU temperature
Status menu widgets
Fan Speed
Conky
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Linux
BSD
23 Conky alternatives
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.
- - Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to Nerdtool.
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Conky Features
1. Command line interfaceConky either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Conky without registration.
3. LightweightConky consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Ad-freeConky doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Support for Multiple MonitorsConky supports the use of multiple displays.
Performance Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Geeky
iStat Menus
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Paid • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Mac
iPhone
72 iStat Menus alternatives
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).
- - iStat Menus is the most popular iPhone alternative to Nerdtool.
- - iStat Menus is the most popular commercial alternative to Nerdtool.
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iStat Menus Features
Hardware Monitoring
Real-time monitoring
Sits in the MenuBar
Memory usage
Graphs
Fan Speed
CPU Monitoring
Sits in the System Tray
Remote monitoring
Übersicht
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Customization Tool
Shell Extension
Mac
8 Übersicht alternatives
Übersicht lets you run system commands and display their output on your desktop in little containers, called widgets. Widgets are written using HTML5, which means they
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Übersicht Features
Customizable
Widgets
Desktop Widget
Stats
Configurable
Community-based
Chromium-based Browsers
Low CPU usage
Applescript
Custom widgets
XWidget
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Freemium • Proprietary
Desktop Customization Tool
Windows
Android
Android Tablet
Steam
25 XWidget alternatives
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/
- - XWidget is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Nerdtool.
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XWidget Features
1. LightweightXWidget consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableXWidget can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Configurable
Desktop Widget
BgInfo
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Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
16 BgInfo alternatives
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...
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Eww
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Customization Tool
Linux
34 Eww alternatives
Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.
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Eww Features
1. Support for scriptingEww supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Widgets
Customizable
Custom widgets
Configurable
Gtk
Rust
Desktop Info
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
18 Desktop Info alternatives
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.
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Desktop Info Features
1. PortableDesktop Info can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Hardware Monitoring
GKrellM
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
19 GKrellM alternatives
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 Features
Hardware Monitoring
BitBar
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Free • Open Source
Mac
32 BitBar alternatives
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.
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BitBar Features
Display info on the menubar
Hardware Monitoring
GeekTool
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Free • Proprietary
Desktop Customization Tool
Mac
17 GeekTool alternatives
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
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GeekTool Features
Applescript
Hardware Monitoring
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.