Conky vs Rainmeter : Which is Better?

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Conky

Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop.

License: Open Source

Apps available for Linux BSD

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Rainmeter

Rainmeter displays customizable skins, like memory and battery power, RSS feeds and weather forecasts, right on desktop. Developed by Rainys

License: Open Source

Apps available for Windows

Conky VS Rainmeter Feature comparision

Feature Conky Rainmeter
Geeky
Hardware Monitoring
Support for Multiple Monitors
Network Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
Uptime Monitoring
Cpu monitoring
Custom widgets
UI customization
Colored Text
Config by GUI instead of text file
System Info
Applescript
Configurable
Lightweight
Portable
Web Browsers Based on Chromium
Community based
Terminal-based
Command line interface
Process Monitoring
Display info on the menubar
Clock widget
Customizable
Customizing
Customize skin
Live Wallpapers
Skinnable
Temperature Monitoring
Voltage monitoring
Fan speed control
Visualize Music
CPU temperature
Sits in the System Tray
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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