XWidget AlternativesDesktop Customization Tools and other similar apps like XWidget

XWidget is described as '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/' and is a desktop customization tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to XWidget for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best XWidget alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XWidget are Seelen UI, Conky, ViBox and Uwidgets.

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  1. Rainmeter icon

    Rainmeter

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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.

    34 Rainmeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Rainmeter is the most popular Windows alternative to XWidget.

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

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open SourceXWidget is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and Privacy focusedXWidget is not according to our users
  2. Seelen UI icon

    Seelen UI

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    The first web-based fully customizable desktop environment (DE) for Windows 10/11, providing an intuitive and powerful way to manage your workspace and customize it.

    11 Seelen UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Seelen UI screenshot 1
     
  4. Conky icon

    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
    Conky screenshot 1
     

    • Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to XWidget.

    • Conky is Free and Open SourceXWidget is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. ViBox icon

    ViBox

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    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.

    20 ViBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    ViBox screenshot 1
     

    • ViBox is the most popular Mac alternative to XWidget.

    • ViBox is Free and ProprietaryXWidget is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ViBox is CustomizableXWidget is not according to our users
  6. Uwidgets icon

    Uwidgets

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    Offers MacOS 15-style customizable, interactive widgets for Windows, including weather, calendar, notes, reminders, and a comprehensive system monitor. Features real-time blur, resizable widgets, grid snapping, multiple themes, accent colors, and offline local operation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Uwidgets screenshot 1
     
  7. Eww icon

    Eww

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

    56 Eww alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Eww screenshot 1
     
  9. GeekTool icon

    GeekTool

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    GeekTool screenshot 1
     
  10. KDE Plasma Workspaces icon

    KDE Plasma Workspaces

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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Plasma Desktop Workspace
     
  13. Widgy Widgets icon

    Widgy Widgets

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    With Widgy, your home and lock screens becomes YOUR screens. You can make any kind of widget imaginable that perfectly matches the rest of your aesthetics. All the information you need can be easily surfaced through a widget that you designed.

    16 Widgy Widgets alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    Widgy Widgets screenshot 1
     

    • Widgy Widgets is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to XWidget.

    • Widgy Widgets is Freemium and ProprietaryXWidget is also Freemium and Proprietary
  14. Desktop Info icon

    Desktop Info

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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.

    20 Desktop Info alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ...appears on desktop
     
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