Right now, XWidgets is one of the best competitors to Rainmeter, with more than 1,600 widgets you can pick from and install to suit your tastes. It's available on its website and on Steam for $3. ...

Here's everything you need to get started. Contrary to its name, Rainmeter is not a widget that shows you how much it's raining outside—a mistake I made when I first heard the name back in 2014.