Alternatives to i3status
Generate a compact stream of system status information for desktop bars. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
i3status
Generate a compact stream of system status information for desktop bars.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as i3status.
i3blocks
Build an i3 or Sway status line from small command-driven blocks.
i3blocks builds the status line from independent scripts with click events and update intervals, but you must supply the commands that produce each block.
Also worth comparing
These listings name i3status as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Conky
Display live system information in configurable desktop widgets.
i3status generates a compact stream of system and network statistics for bars like i3bar, instead of free-standing desktop widgets.
Vitals
A GNOME Shell extension that shows temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, memory and CPU load in the top bar.
i3status streams system and network status to bars such as i3bar, suiting i3 or Sway users rather than the GNOME top bar.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Stats
See system resource use in the macOS menu bar.
btop++
A terminal resource monitor that looks good enough to leave open, with processes, CPU, memory, disks, network and GPUs.
lm-sensors
Linux command-line utilities and a library for reading hardware temperature, voltage and fan sensors.
