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Rainmeter VS Conky

Compare Rainmeter VS Conky and see what are their differences

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Rainmeter logo Rainmeter

Rainmeter is a desktop customization platform.

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.
  • Rainmeter Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-16
  • Conky Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-21

Rainmeter videos

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Rainmeter - A Free and Open Source Customization Tool for Windows (Overview & Demo)

More videos:

  • Review - Rainmeter Desktop Customization Review

Conky videos

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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

0-100% (relative to Rainmeter and Conky)

Rainmeter

Conky

Monitoring Tools
49 49%
Monitoring Tools
51% 51
Device Management
100 100%
Device Management
0% 0
Command Line Tools
32 32%
Command Line Tools
68% 68
Tool
0 0%
Tool
100% 100

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Reviews

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Rainmeter Reviews

5 Best Alternatives to Wallpaper Engine in 2022
Rainmeter is an open-source, free desktop customization tool for Windows. It is popular for the wide range of options it offers to its users. It has a user-friendly interface and lets you add your personal touch to the desktop wallpapers.
Source: clancarousel.com

Conky Reviews

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Conky should be more popular than Rainmeter. It has been mentiond 42 times since March 2021. 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.

Rainmeter mentions (6)

  • Persona 3 FEMC Rainmeter Wallpaper
    I decided, to make it easy, I'd add all the files needed into a compact Google Drive for you to Download everything needed ready made. Before you download what is inside the google drive, you need rainmeter to download this set. Source: 10 months ago
  • Rainmeter site download
    No issues here either opening rainmeter.net. As u/SaberAkiyama mentioned, the the GitHub site. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Heavily customised Windows 10
    Use Rainmeter "Mond" skin (Mond Skin; Rainmeter Site), just look up some rainmeter tutorials on youtube, it can get pretty confusing. Source: over 2 years ago
  • I would love the ability to pin widgets to the desktop - Here's my concept.
    I guess http://rainmeter.net will have to step up their game. Source: almost 3 years ago
  • [BotW] [OC] Added a bit more to my BOTW setup (thank you u/xeterios for telling me on how to add glow to the text and u/DiDgr8 for the wallpaper)
    Rainmeter.net and wallpaper engine can be found on steam for somewhere around 4-8 dollars depending where you live. Source: almost 3 years ago
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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: 11 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: 11 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: 11 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: 11 months ago
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What are some alternatives?

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

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

GKrellM - GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its...

Desktop Info - This little application displays system information on your desktop in a similar way to some other...

CPU-Z - CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system : Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels.

Core Temp - Nov 4, 2017 - Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.

Übersicht - Keep an eye on what is happening on your machine and in the World.

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