Conky
Open Source
Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop.
HWiNFO (32/64)
Free
Hardware Info (HWiNFO) is a powerful system information utility designed especially for detection of hardware.
GeekTool
Free
GeekTool is a macOS application that lets you customize your desktop with great flexibility.
GKrellM
Open Source
GKrellM (GNU Krell Monitors) is a system monitor software based on the GTK+ toolkit that creates a single process stack of system monitors.
Desktop Info
Free
Desktop Info displays system information on your desktop in a similar way to some other desktop information tools.
Open Hardware Monitor
Open Source
Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speed.
XWidget
Free
XWidget is a Free desktop customization platform. It’s light, handy with powerful visual widget editor and very smooth animations.
Bginfo
Free
BGInfo utility displays information on the desktop, and it works in a server environment as well.
Sidebar Diagnostics
Open Source
SidebarDiagnostics is a simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.
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