The Rainmeter desktop customization tool isn’t just about creating the coolest-looking desktop by mixing and matching different skins. Rainmeter can also help your productivity by letting you keep tabs on your inbox at a glance, know what kind of weather you’re facing outside, monitor PC system health, track the news, and take notes.
This Rainmeter system monitor skin package shows CPU usages (up to six cores) and identifies which processes are using most of the CPU resources. It also includes a feedreader, a gauge to monitor hard drives, a music player, a network monitor, a gauge that monitors RAM and Pagefile memory usage, a volume control, and a weather monitor.
Thanks to a recent Rainmeter update, these skins are also getting smarter by reacting to conditions set by programmers, such as PC temperature or an upcoming appointment.
If you’re not familiar with this popular desktop tweaking tool, check out our tutorial on how to Supercharge your desktop with Rainmeter widgets. Once you’ve got the basics in hand, the following gallery of Rainmeter delights can inspire your own productive desktop design adventure.