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We've compiled a list of 23 free and paid alternatives to Conky. The primary competitors include Rainmeter, GeekTool. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Conky and XWidget, Samurize, Bginfo. Also you can look at other similar options here: System and Hardware Tools.
We've compiled a list of 23 free and paid alternatives to Conky. The primary competitors include Rainmeter, GeekTool. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Conky and XWidget, Samurize, Bginfo. Also you can look at other similar options here: System and Hardware Tools.
Rainmeter allows you to display customizable skins on your desktop, from hardware usage meters to...
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vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage.
NerdTool is a GeekTool-like application that displays information directly on your desktop.
BGINFO for X, also called BGINFO4X, is a clone of the popular program BGINFO for Windows created by...
GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its...
Conky displays any kind of information on your desktop
Conky displays any kind of information on your desktop
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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.
Since its inception, Conky has changed significantly from its predecessor, while maintaining simplicity and configurability. Conky can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in its own window. Not only does Conky have many built-in objects, it can also display just about any piece of information by using scripts and other external programs.
Features
Conky can display more than 300 built-in objects, including support for:
A plethora of OS stats (uname, uptime, CPU usage, mem usage, disk usage, "top" like process stats, and network monitoring, just to name a few).
Built-in IMAP and POP3 support.
Built-in support for many popular music players (MPD, XMMS2, BMPx, Audacious).
Can be extended using built-in Lua support, or any of your own scripts and programs (more).
Built-in Imlib2 and Cairo bindings for arbitrary drawing with Lua (more).
... and much much more.
Uptime Monitoring
Network Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Support for Multiple Monitors
Performance Monitoring
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