Alternatives to GadgetPack
Brings back classic Windows Vista and 7 desktop gadgets on Windows 10 and 11. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
GadgetPack
Brings back classic Windows Vista and 7 desktop gadgets on Windows 10 and 11.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as GadgetPack.
BeWidgets
Windows 11 desktop widget app for time, weather, photos and shortcuts.
BeWidgets provides free Windows 11 desktop widgets for time, weather, photos and shortcuts, but it is Windows 11 only and comes from the Microsoft Store.
Windows Web Experience Pack
Microsoft's native app powering the Windows 11 widgets board.
Windows Web Experience Pack is Microsoft's official widgets board component for Windows 11, staying compatible with updates but limited to widgets Microsoft supports.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Fountain of Colors
Customizable Rainmeter audio visualizer with many presets.
Windhawk
Apply small modifications to Windows and applications through a mod manager.
WindowBlinds
Skinning software that reskins Windows window frames and the taskbar.
Fences
A Windows utility that organizes desktop icons into shaded, resizable groups that can roll up.
OldNewExplorer
Windows shell tweak that restores classic File Explorer behavior.
