screenstyler AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Desktop Customization Tools

The best Desktop Customization alternative to screenstyler is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to screenstyler and 12 are Desktop Customization Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Desktop Customization Tool alternatives to screenstyler are Sidebar Diagnostics, ViBox, XMeters and XWidget.

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screenstyler alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2024
  1. Rainmeter icon
     466 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    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
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    • Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to screenstyler.

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

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open Sourcescreenstyler is Free and Proprietary
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and Lightweightscreenstyler is not according to our users
  2. Sidebar Diagnostics icon
     78 likes

    SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.

    45 Sidebar Diagnostics alternatives
    Sidebar Diagnostics screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Sidebar Diagnostics Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Real-time monitoring
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Portable
    5.  Performance Monitoring
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Fan Speed
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  3. ViBox icon
     15 likes

    Make your desktop truly yours with the power of wide-ranging personalization options offered by ViBox. We believe that your desktop should reflect your style, needs, and preferences, and that's why we've crafted a widget experience that goes beyond the ordinary.

    18 ViBox alternatives
    ViBox screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    ViBox Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Desktop Widget
    4.  Widgets
    5.  Multiple desktops
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    • ViBox is the most popular Mac alternative to screenstyler.

    • ViBox is Free and Proprietaryscreenstyler is also Free and Proprietary
  4. XMeters icon
     19 likes

    Taskbar System Monitoring for Windows.

    19 XMeters alternatives
    XMeters screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    XMeters Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
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  5. XWidget icon
     37 likes

    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/

    30 XWidget alternatives
    XWidget screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Desktop Widget
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.9.28) is from October 2022.

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

    • XWidget is Freemium and Proprietaryscreenstyler is Free and Proprietary
    • XWidget is Lightweightscreenstyler is not according to our users
  6. WinDynamicDesktop icon
     13 likes

    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.

    24 WinDynamicDesktop alternatives
    WinDynamicDesktop screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Wallpaper Cycling
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Support for Multiple Monitors
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  7. Übersicht icon
     19 likes

    Übersicht lets you run system commands and display their output on your desktop in little containers, called widgets. Widgets are written using HTML5, which means they

    10 Übersicht alternatives
    Übersicht screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Widgets
    2.  Desktop Widget
    3.  Stats
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Custom widgets
    7.  Community-based
    8.  Low CPU usage
    9.  Applescript
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  8. Eww icon
     8 likes

    Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.

    45 Eww alternatives
    Eww screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Eww Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets
    4.  Gtk
    5.  Rust
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  9. 8GadgetPack icon
     10 likes

    8GadgetPack makes it possible to use gadgets on Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10.

    8 8GadgetPack alternatives
    8GadgetPack screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    8GadgetPack Features

    1.  Sidebar
    2.  PNG source support
    3.  Widgets
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  10. GeekTool icon
     25 likes

    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
    GeekTool screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    GeekTool Features

    1.  Applescript
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    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.

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  11. RainWallpaper icon
     4 likes

    RainWallpaper is a powerful live wallpaper engine that allows you to use various types of customizable animated wallpapers on your Windows desktop.

    27 RainWallpaper alternatives
    RainWallpaper screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    RainWallpaper Features

    1.  Video Wallpaper
    2.  Live Wallpapers
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    • RainWallpaper is the most popular commercial alternative to screenstyler.

    • RainWallpaper is Paid and Proprietaryscreenstyler is Free and Proprietary
  12. Nerdtool icon
     4 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.

    30 Nerdtool alternatives
    Nerdtool screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Nerdtool Features

    1.  Clock widget
    2.  Widgets
    Discontinued

    Still works, but hasn't been updated in about ten years.

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