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Pictogram VS Conky

Compare Pictogram VS Conky and see what are their differences

Pictogram logo Pictogram

Customize macOS app icons with ease

Conky logo Conky

Latest commit 262a292 on Dec 7, 2017 brndnmtthws Add missing build dep. Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop.
  • Pictogram Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-01-29
  • Conky Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-21

Pictogram videos

Breathtaking Pictogram Performance at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony | #Tokyo2020 Highlights

More videos:

  • Review - ❄️ Review 218 pcs see pictures literacy card preschool children early education pictogram card kind

Conky videos

Conky System Info for Ham Radio Digital Operators

More videos:

  • Review - LEGO Conky Robot MOC Review from Pee-Wee's Playhouse #ToyReplay
  • Review - Making Linux Look Good - Conky First-Time Setup - Live Stream

Category Popularity

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User Experience
100 100%
0% 0
Monitoring Tools
0 0%
100% 100
Web Icons Manager
100 100%
0% 0
Command Line Tools
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Conky might be a bit more popular than Pictogram. We know about 42 links to it since March 2021 and only 30 links to Pictogram. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Pictogram mentions (30)

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Conky mentions (42)

  • An app to count down till certain day
    Maybe put something like echo $(($(date -d 24-Dec +%j) - $(date +%j))) days into your bashrc. Conky should be able to display it nicely on the desktop. Source: 10 months ago
  • Do you plan on adding widgets to your desktop in Sonoma?
    What I could go for is something like Conky (https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky). Source: 12 months ago
  • Give Wayland a shot, don't base your opinion off of 2013 articles!
    Funny meme btw. Personally, I use xorg with 3 displays. Fortunately, the resolution is same on all screens (full HD). I use Komorebi for live wallpapers and conky for sidebar. It works flawlessly. Source: 12 months ago
  • Issue in hyprland
    If you are using Wayland, then you may want to do some searches related to "wayland conky transparency" and see what results. Also, if you are using wayland, you will want to be sure you are using the latest possible version of conky, as close to 1.18.x or 1.19.2 as possible, as wayland support is a relatively new addition to conky. If you are on the latest or a late version and are also using the wayland video... Source: 12 months ago
  • I need a small tool to monitor the CPU temperature and Fans RPM in Fedora 38
    Conky is the best.... you can set whatever info you like and display the info in many style..... Source: 12 months ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Pictogram and Conky, you can also consider the following products

Replacicon - Just updated to macOS Big Sur? You may have noticed some of the apps in your Dock look a bit inconsistent with the rest of the system.

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MacOSicons.com - Free 5000+ macOS app icons in the style of macOS Monterey, Big Sur. Fully open source and community led. How to install custom icons on macOS Monterey, Big Sur.

Rainmeter - Rainmeter is a desktop customization platform.

LiteIcon - LiteIcon is a simple app which allows you to change your system icons quickly and easily.

Bginfo - This fully-configurable program automatically generates desktop backgrounds that include important information about the system.