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RainmeterEww
Free

Free and fully open source under the GNU GPL version 2.

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Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.

Windows Linux
  • Skins cover everything from hardware meters to audio visualisers and full desktop redesigns
  • Skins are readable text files you can inspect and modify
  • Builds panels and other desktop elements
  • Can display information from scripts
  • Windows only
  • Skins you install can fetch data from the network; read them first
  • Requires writing widget configuration and maintaining the scripts it uses.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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