nwg-wrapper AlternativesOnly apps categorised as System Information Utilities

The best System Information alternative to nwg-wrapper is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to nwg-wrapper and six of them are System Information Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting System Information Utility alternatives to nwg-wrapper are Conky, BgInfo, GKrellM and GonhaNG.

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nwg-wrapper alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities but may also be Desktop Customization Tools or Network Monitors. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of nwg-wrapper.

nwg-wrapper

Desktop Customization Tool
Free • Open Source

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.

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nwg-wrapper alternatives page was last updated Jun 9, 2022

Rainmeter
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.
33 Rainmeter alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- System Information Utility
- Desktop Customization Tool
Platforms
- Windows
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Top Rainmeter Features
1. Customizable
2. Widgets
3. Customize skin
4. CPU Monitoring
5. System Information
6. Custom widgets
7. Live Wallpapers
8. Ad-free
9. Lightweight
10. Works Offline
11. No registration required
12. Support for Multiple Monitors
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Rainmeter VS nwg-wrapper
Is Rainmeter a good alternative to nwg-wrapper?
- Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to nwg-wrapper.
- Rainmeter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to nwg-wrapper.
- Rainmeter is Free and Open Sourcenwg-wrapper is also Free and Open Source
- Rainmeter is Customizable and Lightweightnwg-wrapper is not according to our users

Conky
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.
26 Conky alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
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Conky Features
1. Performance Monitoring
2. Command line interface
3. Hardware Monitoring
4. Geeky
5. No registration required
6. Lightweight
7. Ad-free
8. Support for Multiple Monitors
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Conky VS nwg-wrapper
Is Conky a good alternative to nwg-wrapper?
- Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to nwg-wrapper.
- Conky is Free and Open Sourcenwg-wrapper is also Free and Open Source
- Conky is Lightweightnwg-wrapper is not according to our users

BgInfo
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...
17 BgInfo alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Windows
BgInfo VS nwg-wrapper
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GKrellM
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.
20 GKrellM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
GKrellM Features
Hardware Monitoring
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GKrellM VS nwg-wrapper
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GonhaNG
GonhaNG is a light-weight system monitor for Linux, its display weather forecasts, date, time, cpu temperature, memory load, cpu load, filesystems and network stats (download and upload rate).
3 GonhaNG alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- System Information Utility
- Network Monitor
Platforms
- Linux
GonhaNG Features
Custom widgets
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Nerdtool
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.
30 Nerdtool alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- System Information Utility
- Desktop Customization Tool
Platforms
- Mac
Nerdtool Features
1. Customizable
2. Clock widget
3. Customizing
4. Widgets
5. Configurable
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Discontinued
Still works, but hasn't been updated in about ten years.

Nerdtool VS nwg-wrapper
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