And for the best of both worlds, use both. For live system information and some productivity options, get Rainmeter. For cool animations and perhaps some visualization for music playing, get Wallpaper Engine. If you're never looking at your wallpaper during your workflow, you're not getting any use out of either of these apps. second, third or fourth monitor) where you're not actively working. Overall, both of these programs seem to be best used on a +1 monitor (i.e. The drawback is that because it is a desktop overlay, you will need to view the desktop before it is visible and accessible, making it ideal for a second monitor. You're able to add and remove anything that you need at any time using the Rainmeter software. The level of customization is again phenomenal. Included functions like changing input/output devices (Sound/video) on the fly and hyperlinking file folders make it as great a productivity companion as it is a computer monitoring software. The number of statistics you can show with Rainmeter is ridiculous. Rainmeter generally would sit "above" the wallpaper. As far as I can tell, that's it for system tie ins. There are no plugins that I have seen for any system information, though it can animate based on the sound output. The file 'Clock.ini' will open in Notepad (or your default text editor).
Rainmeter clock skin#
To see an example, right-click the illustro 'Clock' skin on your desktop, and select Edit skin. The level of customization for the animations is phenomenal and done in real time. Most of the time, a skins customization optionsthat is, options that the author intends and expects you, the user, to change aroundare saved as variables. It retains the functional layer of icons and other dessktop interactions above it. I'm not a reviewer, but I've included my comparison below.Īs someone who has used both now, I love the ability to animate my desktop wallpaper that WE gives me. If you're not capable of this type of thinking, it's not helpful to post saying it's not possible. Try listing the pros and cons of each, and where the two meet (if anywhere). You absolutely can compare across two disparate groups. Steam community: ThEy'Re DiFfErEnT yOu CaN't CoMpArE tHeM User: Which is better, apples or oranges?
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