XWidget Alternatives

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 ViBox, Seelen UI, Uwidgets and Conky.

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XWidget alternatives are mainly Desktop Customization Tools but may also be System Information Utilities or Network Monitors.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of XWidget.
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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/

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XWidget alternatives page was last updated Sep 5, 2024
  1. Rainmeter icon
     461 likes

    Rainmeter allows you to display customizable skins on your desktop, from hardware usage meters to fully functional audio visualizers. You are only limited by your imagination and creativity.

    33 Rainmeter alternatives
    Rainmeter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Widgets
    2.  Customize skin
    3.  CPU Monitoring
    4.  System Information
    5.  Custom widgets
    6.  Live Wallpapers
    7.  Hardware Monitoring
    8.  Desktop Widget
    9.  Colored Text
    10.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    11.  Skinnable
    12.  Portable
    13.  Dark Mode
    Rainmeter iconXWidget Icon

    Rainmeter VS XWidget

    Is Rainmeter a good alternative to XWidget?
     
    • 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 LightweightXWidget is not according to our users
  2. ViBox icon
     13 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

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Desktop Widget
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Multiple desktops
    ViBox iconXWidget Icon

    ViBox VS XWidget

    Is ViBox a good alternative to XWidget?
     
    • ViBox is the most popular Mac alternative to XWidget.

    • ViBox is Free and ProprietaryXWidget is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Seelen UI icon
     16 likes

    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.

    6 Seelen UI alternatives
    Seelen UI screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Themes
    4.  Dock
    5.  Tiling Window Manager
    6.  Customize Windows
    7.  Make Taskbar Transparent
    8.  Widgets
    9.  Desktop Application
    10.  Custom widgets
    Seelen UI iconXWidget Icon

    Seelen UI VS XWidget

    Is Seelen UI a good alternative to XWidget?
     
  4. Uwidgets icon
     7 likes

    Bring MacOS 15 inspired interactive and customizable widgets on your Windows Home Screen. Comes with realtime blur as in Original MacOS.

    32 Uwidgets alternatives
    Uwidgets screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Uwidgets Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Widgets
    3.  Custom widgets
    Uwidgets iconXWidget Icon

    Uwidgets VS XWidget

    Is Uwidgets a good alternative to XWidget?
     
  5. Conky icon
     160 likes

    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
    Conky screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Performance Monitoring
    4.  Hardware Monitoring
    5.  Geeky
    Conky iconXWidget Icon

    Conky VS XWidget

    Is Conky a good alternative to XWidget?
     
    • Conky is the most popular Linux alternative to XWidget.

    • Conky is Free and Open SourceXWidget is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Conky is LightweightXWidget is not according to our users
  6. 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
    Eww iconXWidget Icon

    Eww VS XWidget

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  7. OneWidget icon
     1 like

    OneWidget is a customizable app offering a wide variety of widgets for personalizing your home screen, including transparent, live, and health data widgets, with adjustable themes, icons, and sizes, compatible with iOS 14+ and iPadOS 14+.

    12 OneWidget alternatives
    OneWidget screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    OneWidget Features

    1.  iOS widget
    2.  Custom widgets
    3.  Widgets
    OneWidget iconXWidget Icon

    OneWidget VS XWidget

    Is OneWidget a good alternative to XWidget?
     
    • OneWidget is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to XWidget.

    • OneWidget is Freemium and ProprietaryXWidget is also Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Lockera Widgets icon
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    Personalize your Home and Lock Screen with Lockera. Keep track of essential information.

    14 Lockera Widgets alternatives
    Lockera Widgets screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Lockera Widgets Features

    1.  iOS widget
    2.  Desktop Widget
    Lockera Widgets iconXWidget Icon

    Lockera Widgets VS XWidget

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  9. Widgetable icon
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    Widgetable provides trending widgets on your lock and home screen, including pet widgets, plant widgets, social widgets for friends and couples, mood bubbles, dynamic icons, app launching widgets and contact shortcuts.

    15 Widgetable alternatives
    Widgetable screenshot 1
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android

    Widgetable Features

    1.  iOS widget
    Widgetable iconXWidget Icon

    Widgetable VS XWidget

    Is Widgetable a good alternative to XWidget?
     
    • Widgetable is the most popular Android alternative to XWidget.

    • Widgetable is Freemium and ProprietaryXWidget is also Freemium and Proprietary
  10. MenuMeters for El Capitan icon
     19 likes

    This is a port to OS X El Capitan 10.11 of MenuMeters by Alex Harper.

    38 MenuMeters for El Capitan alternatives
    MenuMeters for El Capitan screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MenuMeters for El Capitan Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  CPU temperature
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
    MenuMeters for El Capitan iconXWidget Icon

    MenuMeters for El Capitan VS XWidget

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  11. 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.

    20 GKrellM alternatives
    GKrellM screenshot 1
    GKrellM screenshot 2

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GKrellM Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    GKrellM iconXWidget Icon

    GKrellM VS XWidget

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  12.  8 likes

    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.

    14 Moo0 System Monitor alternatives
    From the official webpage

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Moo0 System Monitor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Temperature Monitoring
    3.  Memory usage
    4.  Hardware Monitoring
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  System analysis
    XWidget Icon

    Moo0 System Monitor VS XWidget

    Is Moo0 System Monitor a good alternative to XWidget?
     
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