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SIW logo SIW

SIW is an advanced System Information for Windows tool.

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.
  • SIW Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-09-29
  • Conky Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-21

SIW videos

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SIW (System Information for Windows) Review.flv

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  • Review - NEW Hilti SIW 9 A22 3/4" Impact Wrench - Hilti Innovation Day 2019

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 SIW and Conky)

SIW

Conky

Monitoring Tools
26 26%
Monitoring Tools
74% 74
System Information
100 100%
System Information
0% 0
Command Line Tools
0 0%
Command Line Tools
100% 100
Device Management
100 100%
Device Management
0% 0

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Reviews

These are some of the external sources and on-site user reviews we've used to compare SIW and Conky

SIW Reviews

8 Best CPU-Z Alternatives & Competitors in 2022 (Free & Paid)
Siw is an advanced system information for windows utility (PC inventory – hardware, software, and network information). Siw (System information for windows) By gabriel topala.
Source: www.softwarediscover.com

Conky Reviews

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Conky seems to be more popular. 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.

SIW mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of SIW yet. Tracking of SIW recommendations started around Mar 2021.

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: 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 SIW and Conky, you can also consider the following products

Speccy - Speccy - find the details of your computer's specs. Great for spotting issues or finding compatible upgrades. Download the latest version free.

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

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.

Rainmeter - Rainmeter is a desktop customization platform.

AIDA64 - AIDA64 is a system information, diagnostics and benchmarking solution for Windows PC.

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

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