Best Duckboard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from desktop widget software ranked against Duckboard on the same published basis.
- 1Duckboard vs Mango Mirror
- 2Duckboard vs Nexus
- 4Duckboard vs GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack)
- 5Duckboard vs Monitor Flows
- 6Duckboard vs Rainmeter
- 7Duckboard vs Themia
- 8Duckboard vs Übersicht
- 9Duckboard vs WidgetSpark
- 10Duckboard vs Widgetter
- 11Duckboard vs BeWidgets
- 12Duckboard vs Conky
- 13Duckboard vs Widgetify
- 14Duckboard vs GKrellM
- 15Duckboard vs ClocX
- 16Duckboard vs Dashboard
- 17Duckboard vs Delta Widgets
- 18Duckboard vs DeskWidgets
- 19Duckboard vs Eww
- 20Duckboard vs SAWAS Dashboard
- 21Duckboard vs Sidebar Diagnostics
Duckboard alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mango Mirror | 6.7 | Free plan | $5.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Nexus | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 5 | Monitor Flows | 6.4 | Free plan | $3/mo | API, Windows |
| 6 | Rainmeter | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | Themia | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | Übersicht | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 9 | WidgetSpark | 6.4 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | Windows |
| 10 | Widgetter | 6.4 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Mac |
| 11 | BeWidgets | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 12 | Conky | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 13 | Widgetify | 5.4 | No | $1.08/mo | Mac |
| 14 | GKrellM | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | ClocX | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | Dashboard | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Delta Widgets | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | DeskWidgets | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 19 | Eww | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | SAWAS Dashboard | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Sidebar Diagnostics | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Duckboard alternatives
What is the best alternative to Duckboard?
Mango Mirror, number 1 in desktop widget software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Nexus, GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack), Monitor Flows and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Duckboard?
Mango Mirror is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.