rainmeter/rainmeter
Desktop customization tool for Windows observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 84
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3
- age_days: 5268
- days_rel: 105
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
5950 stars · 636 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Rainmeter is a free, open-source desktop customization tool for Windows that displays customizable skins on the desktop, ranging from hardware usage meters to audio visualizers. Skins are built from measures (data sources) and meters (visual elements) using Rainmeter's own simple scripting language, with Lua support and a plugin system.
Use cases
- customize my windows desktop with widgets
- display cpu and ram usage on my desktop
- add a weather widget to my desktop
- create desktop audio visualizer
- show rss feeds or clock on desktop
- build custom desktop skins
- replace windows desktop gadgets
When to choose
- you want a highly customizable, free desktop widget platform on Windows
- you want to create or tweak your own skins with a simple scripting language
- you want lightweight software that runs on Windows 7 through 11
- you want a large community of ready-made skins and suites
When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Linux - Rainmeter is Windows-only
- you need a cross-platform widget solution
- you want a zero-configuration product rather than a toolkit requiring skin setup
Facets
application · maturity stable
gui ui-components plugin-system monitoring data-visualization desktop-applications developer-tools cross-platform windows cpp desktop-customization skins widgets system-monitoring lua-scripting open-source desktop
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4e8fe278c374
- homepage: https://rainmeter.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · f93baf3d086b
- site_page: https://docs.rainmeter.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · 81769e0b562c
- site_page: https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · a4d0312b0d2d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rainmeter/rainmeter | main | 94 |
For agents
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