What is GDesklets?
gDesklets is an open source desktop widget engine for Linux systems such as Ubuntu, Fedora, and other GNOME-based environments. It provides a framework for developing small GUI applications called desklets that run directly on the user's desktop.
Desklets created with gDesklets can include clocks, system monitors, note pads, RSS readers, photo frames, and more. They aim to provide useful information and tools right on the desktop itself, rather than requiring a separate application window.
Some key features of gDesklets include:
- Support for writing desklets in Python and JavaScript
- A plugin architecture to easily extend desklet functionality
- Flexible desklet layout and arrangement options
- Configuration GUI for managing and arranging desklets
- Support for transparency and compositing effects
- Ability to have desklets run all the time or only when hovered over
gDesklets is released under the GNU GPL v2 open source license. It runs on GNOME desktop environments version 2.2 or newer. gDesklets provides an easy way to extend the Linux desktop with mini-applications tailored to user needs.
Rainmeter, Conky, macOS Dashboard, Screenlets, XWidget, Eww, Microsoft Gadgets, KDE Plasma Workspaces, Winstep Xtreme, myBoard, Yahoo Widget, AveDesk, Open Sidebar, Amnesty Generator, Moo0 System Monitor, ThemeWidgets are some alternatives to GDesklets.