Today we are going to talk quickly Windows desktop customization. If you want to have a desktop full of information at the minority report, then you’ve come to the right place, but if you also want a beautiful and minimalist desktop it’s possible! And because a picture speaks louder than words, here’s what you’ll be able to do with it. Rainmeter.
Some of the applets available with Rainmeter allow you to monitor your system resources, such as memory or battery power, RSS feeds, weather forecasts or even add your music player to it. By using Rainmeter applets, you can use the Windows desktop as an application rather than just a place to store files or launch applications.
How do you like it ? So let’s go !
Installation de Rainmeter
The installation of Rainmeter is very simple, the difficulty will lie rather in the configuration part which I will not detail in this article. However, you will see, there are already thousands of skins that will allow you to find your happiness. And if you have a creative mind, then feel free to jump into setting up your own Rainmeter skin.
Download Rainmeter
During installation, you can select the language you want.
Installation is possible in two modes, classic installation or portable installation.
Do not hesitate to leave the automatic start option checked in order to automatically restart your Rainmeter skins. Click on “Install” to start the installation.
Rainmeter is very quick to install, you will quickly be able to play with it!
When you first launch Rainmeter, you have a few default skins. You can keep them and configure them or collect other skins to go much further! To do this, a simple right click on each skin will allow you to perform different actions.
Rainmeter is also available in the systray via a single click.
This is where you can configure your skin(s).
Go further, download Rainmeter skins
As you will have understood, the strength of Rainmeter is above all the community which offers many skins. Here is an example of a site that offers Rainmeter skins:
These sites will allow you to download skins in “.rmskin” format, and depending on the skin, you may need to set up the skin. This can be directly integrated into your skin or you will have to go to the skin settings directly from the application. Feel free to take a look at my video where I say a lot more!