Rainmeter Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Rainmeter for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Sidebar Diagnostics, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Rainmeter and 15 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Rainmeter are Libre Hardware Monitor, XWidget, XMeters and WinDynamicDesktop.

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

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Sidebar Diagnostics
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Windows
40 Sidebar Diagnostics alternatives
SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.
- - Sidebar Diagnostics is the most popular Windows alternative to Rainmeter.
- - Sidebar Diagnostics is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Rainmeter.
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Sidebar Diagnostics Features
1. PortableSidebar Diagnostics can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Temperature Monitoring
Real-time monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
Configurable
Fan Speed
Opinions about Sidebar Diagnostics as a Alternative to Rainmeter
Almost everyone thinks Sidebar Diagnostics is a great Rainmeter alternative.
Libre Hardware Monitor
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Windows
.NET Framework
15 Libre Hardware Monitor alternatives
Libre Hardware Monitor, a fork of Open Hardware Monitor , is free software that can monitor the temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of your computer.
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Libre Hardware Monitor Features
1. LightweightLibre Hardware Monitor consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Temperature Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Voltage monitoring
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 Rainmeter.
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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
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Most users think XWidget is a great Rainmeter alternative.
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Easy to uses and easy to create my own skins and theme. awesome.
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XMeters
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Freemium • Proprietary
Desktop Customization Tool
Windows
17 XMeters alternatives
Taskbar System Monitoring for Windows.
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XMeters Features
Sits in the System Tray
Hardware Monitoring
WinDynamicDesktop
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Customization Tool
Windows
24 WinDynamicDesktop alternatives
This app ports the Dynamic Desktop feature from macOS Mojave to Windows 10. It uses your location to get the times of sunrise and sunset each day, and rotates through the 16 Mojave wallpaper images throughout the day and night.
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WinDynamicDesktop Features
1. Dark ModeWinDynamicDesktop supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. Ad-freeWinDynamicDesktop doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. LightweightWinDynamicDesktop consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
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
Opinions about GKrellM as a Alternative to Rainmeter
Most users think GKrellM is a great Rainmeter alternative.
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
8GadgetPack
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Free • Proprietary
Desktop Customization Tool
Windows
7 8GadgetPack alternatives
8GadgetPack makes it possible to use gadgets on Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10.
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8GadgetPack Features
Sidebar
PNG source support
Moo0 System Monitor
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
13 Moo0 System Monitor alternatives
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.
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Moo0 System Monitor Features
1. PortableMoo0 System Monitor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
System analysis
Temperature Monitoring
Web-Based
Memory usage
Hardware Monitoring
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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Dynamic Theme
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
10 Dynamic Theme alternatives
Dynamic background and/or lock screen picture with daily Bing or Windows Spotlight pictures, one Bing or Windows Spotlight picture or personal pictures.
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RainWallpaper
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Paid • Proprietary
Desktop Customization Tool
Windows
27 RainWallpaper alternatives
RainWallpaper is a powerful live wallpaper engine that allows you to use various types of customizable animated wallpapers on your Windows desktop, including 3D and 2D animations, websites, videos, with mouse interaction and cool effects, and with minimum cpu and ram usage.
- - RainWallpaper is the most popular commercial alternative to Rainmeter.
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RainWallpaper Features
Configurable
Video wallpaper
Comments about RainWallpaper as a Alternative to Rainmeter
pros, cons and recent comments
Guest
Doesn't do the same thing (wallpapers, not widgets)
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Guest
for backgrounds, not widgets.
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