Rainmeter vs Conky : Which is Better?

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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

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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

Rainmeter VS Conky Feature comparision

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

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