Rainmeter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as System Information Utilities

The best System Information alternative to Rainmeter is Libre Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Rainmeter and 13 are System Information Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting System Information Utility alternatives to Rainmeter are Conky, Sidebar Diagnostics, hwinfo and BgInfo.

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  1. 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.

    53 Libre Hardware Monitor alternatives

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    • Since 2020

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    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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  2. Conky icon
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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.

    35 Conky alternatives

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    • Since 2009

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. Offers at-a-glance hardware monitoring for CPU, RAM, GPU, network, and drives through a customizable sidebar with alerts, hotkey support, multi-DPI compatibility, an integrated clock, themes, and clear graphical statistics on the Windows desktop.

    75 Sidebar Diagnostics alternatives

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    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  4. hwinfo icon
     15 likes

    hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

    141 hwinfo alternatives

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    • Since 2012

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    • Linux
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  5. BgInfo icon
     23 likes

    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...

    27 BgInfo alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. 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.

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    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  7. 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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  8. GKrellM icon
     20 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. A desktop utility for real-time hardware monitoring and diagnostics.

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    • Since 2026

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Monitors CPU, GPU, memory, storage, network and fan sensors in real time, showing why a reading is unavailable instead of supplying an estimate. Includes S.M.A.R.T. drive health, end-task controls, dead-pixel checks, plus an hour of in-memory history and JSON reports.

    40 Aikonic Clarity alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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