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nice to see these apps still alive and well considering Apple’s authoritarian take on computing. This provides the weather forecast as its name suggests with drop downs for detailed information. MeteoĪnother statusbar application that I used back in the day. They provide a link to the original author. It places system meters into the statusbar with details accessed by drop downs. Luckily people picked it up and made it work on the latest OS X versions.

I used this back in the day but the original appears to be frozen in time. It’s HTML5 based so if you know web development you should feel right at home. GeekTool Theme Übersichtįor another widget tool for the desktop check out Übersicht. Sky’s the limit with GeekTool! You can also find pre-made widgets on Deviant Art. Like Rainmeter on Windows you can do just about anything to your Mac desktop by adding widgets. I use these launchers more than any other utility no matter where I am working. Assign a shortcut key and easily find and launch apps, docs, whatever. Wox is a application launcher in the spirit of Synapse on Linux or QuickSilver on OS X. Do they work on Windows 10? I am not sure but they likely will even if you need to do a little tweaking to make it work.

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Windows 7 gadgetsįor a Microsoft widget solution covering many areas you can check out Windows 7 gadgets. For a commercial solution with more options check out ObjectDock. This is an older product but give it a try, it’s free. Rocket dock adds a application launcher with a similar feel to Mac or Plank on Linux. If you don’t mind a commercial solution check out Fences. Nimi Places lets you group icons and files on the desktop in an visual appealing way. It’s nice to remove or align icons but organizing in containers is a nice feature. The desktop can become a very messy place no matter what OS you are using. Like most theming and widget tools you can find pre-built themes on Deviant Art if you’re not interested in rolling your own. It’s been around awhile as I used to use it years ago before switching to OS X and Linux exclusively.

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If you want to dress up your Windows 10 desktop with just about anything you can think of, like system monitors, calendars, or weather forecasts look no further than Rainmeter. For those commercial products, they are not expensive. Most of the applications listed here are open and/or free. Of course I am a Linux user, which makes theming way more easy and a lot more flexible than Windows and Mac but they too can be made to reflect your personal style with a few added applications. I also like things that speed up my productivity in a visual appealing way. I get bored easily and I am a visual person, I like my desktop to be flashy and beautiful.

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