Best Rainmeter Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from desktop widget software ranked against Rainmeter on the same published basis.
- 1Rainmeter vs Mango Mirror
- 2Rainmeter vs Nexus
- 3Rainmeter vs Duckboard
- 4Rainmeter vs GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack)
- 5Rainmeter vs Monitor Flows
- 7Rainmeter vs Themia
- 8Rainmeter vs Übersicht
- 9Rainmeter vs WidgetSpark
- 10Rainmeter vs BeWidgets
- 11Rainmeter vs Conky
- 12Rainmeter vs Widgetify
- 13Rainmeter vs GKrellM
- 14Rainmeter vs ClocX
- 15Rainmeter vs Dashboard
- 16Rainmeter vs Delta Widgets
- 17Rainmeter vs DeskWidgets
- 18Rainmeter vs Eww
- 19Rainmeter vs SAWAS Dashboard
- 20Rainmeter vs Sidebar Diagnostics
- 21Rainmeter vs Stickies
Rainmeter 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 |
| 3 | Duckboard | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 4 | GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 5 | Monitor Flows | 6.4 | Free plan | $3/mo | API, 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 | BeWidgets | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 11 | Conky | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 12 | Widgetify | 5.4 | No | $1.08/mo | Mac |
| 13 | GKrellM | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | ClocX | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | Dashboard | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 16 | Delta Widgets | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | DeskWidgets | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 18 | Eww | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | SAWAS Dashboard | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | Sidebar Diagnostics | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Stickies | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Rainmeter alternatives
What is the best alternative to Rainmeter?
Mango Mirror, number 1 in desktop widget software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Nexus, Duckboard, GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Rainmeter?
Mango Mirror is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.