Rainmeter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Network Monitors

The best Network Monitor alternative to Rainmeter is Conky, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Rainmeter and three of them are Network Monitors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Network Monitor alternatives to Rainmeter are MenuMeters for El Capitan and MiniUsage.

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    Conky

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Conky lacks a main repository for adding/removing desktop widgets, nor maintains any central database of them.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Conky is a great Rainmeter alternative, some don't.

    • Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to Rainmeter.

    • Conky is Free and Open SourceRainmeter is also Free and Open Source
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    MiniUsage

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    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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