Best Rainmeter Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from desktop widget software ranked against Rainmeter on the same published basis.
- 1Rainmeter vs Monitor Flows
- 2Rainmeter vs Mango Mirror
- 3Rainmeter vs Themia
- 4Rainmeter vs WidgetSpark
- 5Rainmeter vs Duckboard
- 6Rainmeter vs GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack)
- 8Rainmeter vs Übersicht
- 9Rainmeter vs BeWidgets
- 10Rainmeter vs Nexus
- 11Rainmeter vs Conky
- 12Rainmeter vs Widgetify
- 13Rainmeter vs Dashboard
- 14Rainmeter vs Stickies
- 15Rainmeter vs Vov Sticky Notes
- 16Rainmeter vs Vovsoft Text Edit Plus
- 17Rainmeter vs Widgetter
- 18Rainmeter vs WidgetWall
- 19Rainmeter vs Delta Widgets
- 20Rainmeter vs DeskWidgets
- 21Rainmeter vs Eww
Rainmeter alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monitor Flows | 7.3 | Free plan | $3/mo | API, Windows |
| 2 | Mango Mirror | 6.0 | Free plan | $5.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Themia | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 4 | WidgetSpark | 6.0 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | Windows |
| 5 | Duckboard | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 6 | GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | Übersicht | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 9 | BeWidgets | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | Nexus | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Conky | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 12 | Widgetify | 5.5 | No | $1.08/mo | Mac |
| 13 | Dashboard | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | Stickies | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | Vov Sticky Notes | 5.2 | No | $19/mo | — |
| 16 | Vovsoft Text Edit Plus | 5.2 | No | $19/mo | Windows |
| 17 | Widgetter | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 18 | WidgetWall | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 19 | Delta Widgets | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | DeskWidgets | 5.1 | No | — | Mac |
| 21 | Eww | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Rainmeter alternatives
What is the best alternative to Rainmeter?
Monitor Flows, number 1 in desktop widget software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Mango Mirror, Themia, WidgetSpark and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Rainmeter?
Monitor Flows 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 on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.