Screenlets Alternatives

Screenlets is described as 'Are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python) that can be described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk". Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, ... the possibilities are endless' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Screenlets for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best Screenlets alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Screenlets are Conky, XWidget, BgInfo and GKrellM.

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Screenlets alternatives page was last updated Dec 6, 2018
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  1. Rainmeter icon
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    Transform your Windows desktop with customizable skins for displaying system resources, weather updates, RSS feeds, and more. Community-driven, Rainmeter offers real-time data monitoring, enhanced aesthetics, and privacy-focused features. Its portable design requires no installation and includes a dark mode.

    33 Rainmeter alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Widgets
    2.  Customize skin
    3.  CPU Monitoring
    4.  Custom widgets
    5.  Live Wallpapers
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Hardware Monitoring
    9.  Desktop Widget
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Colored Text
    12.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    Rainmeter VS Screenlets

     
    • Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to Screenlets.

    • Rainmeter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Screenlets.

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open SourceScreenlets is also Free and Open Source
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and LightweightScreenlets is not according to our users
  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.

    25 Conky alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Performance Monitoring
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Geeky
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    Conky VS Screenlets

     
    Comments about Conky as an Alternative to Screenlets
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    Negative Dec 6, 2018
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    this only for monitoring hardware

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    • Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to Screenlets.

    • Conky is Free and Open SourceScreenlets is also Free and Open Source
    • Conky is LightweightScreenlets is not according to our users
  3. XWidget icon
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    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/

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.9.28) is from October 2022.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Desktop Widget

    XWidget VS Screenlets

     
    • XWidget is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Screenlets.

    • XWidget is Freemium and ProprietaryScreenlets is Free and Open Source
    • XWidget is LightweightScreenlets is not according to our users
  4. BgInfo icon
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    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...

    18 BgInfo alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    BgInfo VS Screenlets

     
  5. GKrellM icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GKrellM Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    GKrellM VS Screenlets

     
    • GKrellM is the most popular Mac alternative to Screenlets.

    • GKrellM is Free and Open SourceScreenlets is also Free and Open Source
  6. GeekTool icon
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    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
    18 GeekTool alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    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.

    GeekTool Features

    1.  Applescript
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    GeekTool VS Screenlets

     
  7. BGINFO4X icon
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    BGINFO for X, also called BGINFO4X, is a clone of the popular program BGINFO for Windows created by Sysinternals.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Discontinued

    last post or update 2014

    BGINFO4X VS Screenlets

     
    • BGINFO4X is the most popular iPhone alternative to Screenlets.

    • BGINFO4X is Free and Open SourceScreenlets is also Free and Open Source
  8. Desktop Info icon
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    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.

    19 Desktop Info alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Desktop Info Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Widgets

    Desktop Info VS Screenlets

     
  9. WPInfo icon
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    WPInfo displays system information on the Windows wallpaper. It works similarly to BGInfo from SysInternals but it adds a few unique features:

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.1.0 beta1, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    WPInfo Features

    1.  Portable

    WPInfo VS Screenlets

     
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    Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE. Plasma separates components into "data engines" and their visualization counterparts. This is intended to reduce the total programming effort when there are multiple possible...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The term "KDE Plasma Workspaces" is no longer in use anywhere with the release of KDE Plasma 5 in 2014. It has been broken up into multiple components; the important ones are already in the AlternativeTo database (e.g. KDE Plasma).

    KDE Plasma Workspaces Features

    1.  KDE
    2.  Widgets

    KDE Plasma Workspaces VS Screenlets

     
  11. AveDesk icon
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    AveDesk is a program that will give you the possibility to have icons on your desktop which could update themselves. Each icon of Avedesk is in fact a desklet, a little plug-in that can virtually do anything.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Desktop Widget
    2.  Widgets

    AveDesk VS Screenlets

     
  12. MiniUsage icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 3.0.0, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website, but it doesn’t work on macOS 10.13

    MiniUsage Features

    1.  CPU Monitoring
    2.  Traffic Monitoring
    3.  Hardware Monitoring

    MiniUsage VS Screenlets

     
    Comments about MiniUsage as an Alternative to Screenlets
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    Negative Nov 3, 2018
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    It hasn't nearly as much features as screenlets

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    • MiniUsage is Free and ProprietaryScreenlets is Free and Open Source
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