GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) comparisons
GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) is compared head-to-head with Monitor Flows, Rainmeter and Themia and more: 7 head-to-heads in Desktop Widget Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) head-to-head
- GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) vs Monitor Flows
- GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) vs Rainmeter
- GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) vs Themia
- GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) vs Übersicht
- GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) vs GKrellM
- GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) vs Conky
- GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) vs Desktop Widgets
GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Widget categories | System monitoring | Custom layouts | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | GadgetPack (formerly 8GadgetPack) | Yes | Free | Windows | sidebar, agenda, CPU and GPU monitoring, battery, calendar, clipboard, clocks, currency, drives, network monitoring, weather, reminders, slideshow, sticky notes, calculator, volume control, unit converter, radio | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 1 | Monitor Flows | Yes | $3/mo | Windows | system monitoring; media controls; calendar; weather; smart home | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | Rainmeter | Yes | Free | Windows | memory, battery, RSS feeds, weather forecasts, notes, to-do lists, application launchers, media-player controls | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 4 | Themia | Yes | $19 one-time | Windows | Office, Online, System, Themia, Layout, Others | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 5 | Übersicht | Yes | Free | Macos | system monitoring; clocks; calendars; weather; RSS feeds; networking; media; launchers; finance; reminders | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 6 | GKrellM | Yes | Free | Cross_platform | CPU, process, disk, network, internet, memory, swap, filesystem, mailbox, clock, calendar, hostname, battery, temperature, fan, voltage, uptime, plugins | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 7 | Conky | Yes | Free | Cross_platform | text, progress bars, graph widgets, RSS feeds, calendar events | Yes | Yes | 8.5 |
| 8 | Desktop Widgets | No | Cross_platform | Yes | 8.4 |
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