Стандартные гаджеты безоговорочно ушли из современных версий Windows OC. Но пользователи не привыкли терять что-то хорошее и поэтому активно используют аналоги. Еще задолго до появления Windows 10/11 одной из самых популярных программ среди кастомайзеров была Rainmeter. Она открывает доступ к огромному количеству функций и выше на голову стандартных гаджетов для Windows 7. Rainmeter можно использовать практически на любой версии операционной системы. Будь то 10, 8, 7, Vista или даже XP. Она Вам не откажет. Но не только в своей работе, но и в скинах. Скины для Rainmeter — это варианты гаджетов (виджетов), которые помещаются на рабочий стол. Они имеют совершенно разный функционал и могут выполнять любое предназначение. Одни призваны показать время или погоду, другие помогут узнать нагрузку на оперативную память или CPU, а третьи и вовсе будут играть исключительно косметическую роль — покажут какую-нибудь галерею изображений или красивую анимацию. Возможности программы безграничны и количество готовых скинов тоже сложно посчитать. Используйте ее, ведь она классная!
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This article has been updated to stay ahead with the latest trends in Rainmeter skins.
Customizability has been one of the strong fortes of Windows. The way your devices look, shows the personality you have.
Complete customizability has always been something that users pursue. Unfortunately, even if Windows is highly customizable, it is still limited.
That’s where 3rd party applications come into play. Rainmeter is a 3rd party application that allows you to customize your Windows desktop to its entirety.
Rainmeter skins are extremely popular and here are the 60 best Rainmeter skins and skin suites that will change the entire look of your PC.
Best Rainmeter Skins and Suites For All People
Using Rainmeter is not complicated. It is an open-source application that allows the user to completely customize their desktop. From themes to app icons, it truly allows complete customization.
Download Rainmeter and install Rainmeter on your PC and then install the skins given below.
This list is huge with varied options, so I am quite sure you will find something that ‘suits’ you.
Take your pick and completely change the look of your desktop!
1) Lofi Chill
Lofi Chill is a stunning rainmeter suit created by u/Murrd0c that captures the perfect atmosphere of late-night chilling with some coffee.
The skin creates a peaceful vibe with the Lofi Café wallpaper and is masterfully combined with the visualizer and widgets.
Created by u/Murrd0c, and you can download it from here.
2) Cyberpunk Room
Cyberpunk aesthetics are always a favorite and Cyberpunk Room does an outstanding job creating it.
The setup is well combined with the cyberpunk wallpaper, bringing the animated wallpaper to life by adding visualizers and app launchers in the window screen.
Easily one of my favorite rainmeter skins and most cyberpunk fans will likely agree with me.
Created by u/hermet-boogey-man, and you can download it from here.
3) Corgi Crossing
Don’t like cyberpunk or dark aesthetics? Looking for something cute and friendly?
Then Corgi Crossing is perfect for you. It’s cute, colorful, and will light up your day once you boot in.
Definitely give it a try if you are feeling down. It might not be much, but it will raise your spirits.
Created by u/diccboops, and you can download it from here.
4) Home (Night & Day)
Home Night and Day is another stunning rainmeter skin that showcases the homely atmosphere of a living room.
One of the specialties of this setup is it changes from night to day, so you won’t be bored looking at the same thing all the time.
Created by u/siesiesieste, and you can download it from here.
5) Night n Day
Night n Day captures the aesthetic of a gorgeous room with a clean and cool atmosphere.
The sliding transparent doors allow the moonlight to flow in, creating a unique look once the light widget is used.
The combination of the app launchers and the other widget with the wallpaper is amazingly done, and I love it.
Created by u/hermet-boogey-man, and you can download it from here.
6) Gamer
The name defines the skin quite well, as the skin perfectly captures the frustration all gamers go through.
The wallpaper is made interactive, with changing hair and other aesthetic colors, in tune with the cursor selection.
Created by u//siesiesieste, and you can download it from here.
7) Minimalist Setup
Minimalist setup is a beautiful minimalistic rainmeter skin that features a stunning wallpaper with a well-combined visualizer and other widgets.
I found this setup peaceful and easy to look at, and this fits perfectly for all the minimalist fans out there.
Created by u/the_stick_insect, and you can download it from here.
Living Room Suite
This is another gorgeous living room skin with a cool-looking wallpaper with changing background, and it pairs really well with the app launcher and other widgets.
Very fun and cozy to look at and it would make anyone’s PC light up with colors.
Created by u/CrazyPenguinHUN, and you can download it from here.
Sakura
I absolutely love Sakura trees and anything to do with the Sakura aesthetic.
The Sakura rainmeter theme does a great job of encapsulating the beauty of the Sakura atmosphere with a minimalistic setup and perfect UI color.
Created by u/Zopenzop, and you can download it here.
9) Urban Night View
Urban Night view is for the stat-hungry users. It features an animated wallpaper overlooking a Tokyo-style night street and combines it with multiple widgets, creating a cyberpunk-ish look.
The night setting really goes well with the multitude of stats shown without letting it become overwhelming to absorb.
Created by u/juliauy13 and you can download it from here.
10) Pixel + Dracula Theme Desktop
The Pixel + Dracula theme uses a pixel aesthetic room wallpaper and adds to the flavor by pixelating all the icons, widgets, and app launchers.
This skin is very interactive and I love how its retro feel.
Created by u/VioletRoyalty, and you can download it from here.
11) Super Blood Moon
Super Blood Moon is a popular Rainmeter skin with visually stunning widgets. I particularly liked the calendar and clock widget. This skin also has a bottom bar module, which is functionally extremely helpful.
This skin features a visualizer, music player, and app launcher in addition to the weather, date, and time modules.
The skin is highly customizable, so you will be able to set it with any background you choose to set. The look overall is neat, and with the correct background, your display will get highlighted.
Super Blood Moon rainmeter skin was designed by KeithStoodley and you can download it from here.
12) Howling AT-AT
One of the showcased rainmeter skin suites in the official rainmeter website, Howling AT-AT, is one of the best Rainmeter skin suite of all time (personal opinion).
It utilizes a stunning wallpaper made by JeppelMe, uploaded in imgur.com, which makes the visualizer use the mecha-moon at the center of the image as a way to highlight it.
Other than amazingly utilizing the background, it also adds many useful widgets. With a cool time module, app launcher, a music player, and with a simplistic layout, this rainmeter skin suite outshines most others.
Download the Howling AT-AT rainmeter skin from here, designed by u/Jumats.
13) Jarvis And Shield OS
Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken the world by storm and with ‘End Game’ over, we all miss the “man in an iron suit”. Jarvis is the AI assistant of Tony Stark or Iron Man.
We have seen in the movies when Tony speaks with Jarvis inside the Iron Man suite, he has all these cool looking widgets around him, which shows him all the multitude of data in one instant.
Jarvis rainmeter skin is inspired by this and has multiple cool futuristic looking widgets, which are highly customizable and provide vital system information, staying true to the inspiration.
Pairing Jarvis with the Shield OS skin, which is another Marvel oriented skin, does bring the best out of both of them. Together they easily make the best Rainmeter skins list.
Both the Jarvis and Shield OS skin features modules that show system information, app launcher, date and time modules.
You can download Jarvis + Shield OS from here.
14) Liftoff 4.0
Liftoff, made by Duncan_Minivan, has a sophisticated look that truly goes well with the Rocket in Clouds image from Steamcommunity.com.
The rainmeter skin suit includes a cool date and weather widget, minimalistic looking app launcher on the left, a beautiful visualizer and transparent taskbar.
When paired with the Rocket in Clouds wallpaper, this Rainmeter skin suite truly becomes stunning to look at and use.
You can download the Liftoff 4.0 rainmeter skin from here.
15) Skyrim Rainmeter Skin
Who hasn’t played Skyrim or at least heard about it? I for one burst out laughing when I saw this rainmeter skin theme, and since then it has adorned my desktop.
The rainmeter skin has the same jagged font of Skyrim with even the mana, health, and stamina bars as system information widgets.
The app launcher are literal names with the exact same font of Skyrim home screen. To top it all off, the 2 horizontal and vertical dark transparent bars, that has no functionalities other than aesthetics, makes everything look genuine.
Axerron, the designer of the Skyrim Rainmeter skin has truly done an exceptional job, and from his work it is apparent that he also is a Skyrim fan.
Overall, this Rainmeter skin is not only for Skyrim fans, as it also has a medieval Norse look that others may like, which is why it is on the best Rainmeter skins list.
Download the Skyrim rainmeter skin from here.
16) Cyberpunk Coffee
Cyberpunk Coffee is a fine rainmeter skin suite that has a cyberpunk/retro vibe with the gorgeous Coffee in Rain animated wallpaper.
The minimalistic design of the widgets with a retro look, pairs amazingly well with the wallpaper, placing it in the best rainmeter skins list.
In terms of functionality, there are time, weather, system information detail modules and a retro font and app launcher.
Download Cyberpunk Coffee from here, designed by u/Labr4t.
17) Cozy
This is one of the newer suites shared on the rainmeter subreddit, however the simplistic and cozy vibes paired with the wallpaper and the minimalistic widgets, got it to be in this best Rainmeter skin and skin suits list.
The background pairs extremely well with the visualizer and app launcher skins.
Those who want a simplistic clean look for their home or office devices, this rainmeter skin is definitely for them.
Download Tried to go for Cozy from here.
18) Blue And Simple
Blue And Simple rainmeter skin suite stays true to its name and has a gorgeous, simple, clean and serene look. The skin suite goes with a jade style wallpaper and pulls off a stunning display with very minimalistic widgets.
The widgets are highly customizable and includes transparent taskbar, a music visualizer that pairs well with the wallpaper, a simple music player and date and time modules.
It also has a beautiful right-sided app launcher that does well in terms of functionality and also exempts from blocking the wallpaper.
Download the Blue and Simple skin from here, designed by u/keeWend.
19) Tech-A
One of the versatile, futuristic themes, Tech-A is something most tech lovers will appreciate. It can look a bit crammed, but in terms of customizability and functionality not many skins can beat it.
It gives a similar vibe to the Jarvis skin mentioned earlier, only it includes tons of options and information like CPU usage details to shortcuts for your game folders in one big module.
The functionality and customizability of the skin easily places it as one of the best Rainmeter skins for Windows. Those that like detail and functionality with a futuristic look, will definitely like this rainmeter skin.
Download Tech-A from here.
20) Desktop Newspaper
Newspaper desktop is one of the best Rainmeter skins with an old cozy vibe. As the name suggests, the skin literally transforms your desktop to a newspaper. Those with sophisticated tastes will definitely find this rainmeter skin interesting.
The widgets appear as newspaper font and all of it makes the desktop have this old simple and clean vibe that not many other skins can pull off. When paired off with the correct background, it will change your desktop in its entirety.
It features modules that show your vital system information, text style clock and weather modules, multiple launchers.
Download the Desktop Newspaper skin from here.
21) Cosmetic
Cosmetic is a stunning rainmeter skin that not many know about. It brings out a sort of rock-band vibe with pentagon shaped neon light modules.
Everything produces a stage performance kind of feel and pairing it with a neon light background brings the best out of it. It also comes with a gorgeous visualizer and awesome looking clock.
The widgets shows your CPU and RAM usage details and are customizable. It also comes with a music player.
Download Cosmetic from here, designed by Thinkr8.
22) Eker Lina
Eker Lina is probably one of the top Rainmeter skins out there. It has a simple design that looks clean and polished.
With Eker Lina, you can arrange and customize your data present in the submodules. All the sub-elements can be arranged as per your requirements.
This creates a unique layout that will be personalized for your desktop. Other information widgets like time and date, weather info, disk and memory usage info are also present.
Download Eker Lina from here.
23) Enigma
Enigma is one of the most popular rainmeter skins with over a million downloads.
It is one of the older skins mentioned on this list and still can be considered one of the best because of its customizability.
Multiple skin suits on this list have used Enigma for a part of the skin module. Enigma was also voted to be the default Rainmeter theme in 2009.
All the modules and submodules are highly customizable, and it can take you hours of fine tuning the multitude of customization settings available to completely understand it.
You can download Enigma from here.
24) Clean Retro Desktop
Coming back to a retro theme, Clean Retro Desktop, screams retro from just a look of it. It is paired with a cassette background, nothing can be more retro, that acts as music player if one sets the widgets correctly.
It features simple line modules that show the system resource details. The minimalistic date and time widget pairs beautifully with the background and helps in bringing the retro vibe into fruition.
If you are 90s person, this rainmeter skin is directly up your alley.
Download Clean Retro Desktop Suite from here, designed by u/zeennotzign.
25) Black And White Solar System
Black and White solar system is a space themed rainmeter skin suit, that uses the Solar System as a depiction of clock.
The Black and white solar system looks absolutely breath taking as the modules work perfectly with the stunning black and white solar system background.
If you want to try something different as a desktop setup, this rainmeter skin will perfectly fit with that.
Download the Black and White Solar system rainmeter skin suite from here, designed by u/Bradyvnmn.
26) FLHUD
FLHUD is one of the best rainmeter skins with a minimalistic design. This skin pairs well with a multitude of wallpapers types.
Its strong point is the bar widget, that supports customizable hyperlinks. Also the bar launcher gives somewhat a macOS type of feel (if you are into that). It also has a Spotify visualizer and a classic date and time widget.
All the widgets are highly customizable and can be set depending on the wallpaper you choose.
You can download FLHUD from here.
27) Glass Shards
Glass Shards rainmeter skin is one of the most unique looking skins out there. The widgets literally look like shards of transparent glasses, which are highly customizable.
The theme blends extremely well with the correct background wallpaper.
The glass shard widgets show battery percentage, time, CPU utilization, RAM usage, disk space and weather function, which are all customizable.
Other than that, there is a visualizer, search button and volume control buttons.
Download Glass Shards from here.
28) Geometry Rainmeter
Geometry is easily one of the best rainmeter skin suits available out there.
The skin uses the earlier mentioned Enigma theme, among others, and edits it further to create a simple, clean and sophisticated look. It pairs extremely well with geometrical wallpapers.
The skin suit includes a clock, visualizer, date and weather, CPU and RAM usage, and application launcher modules. This skin will perfectly fit sophisticated surroundings and enhance the look of your device.
Download Geometry Rainmeter from here, designed by Iroaseta.
29) All Aboard The Purple Train
A gorgeous looking wallpaper needs some equally stunning theme. The All aboard the purple train rainmeter skin suit does exactly that.
Designed by Rangumi, it has beautiful Date and time widgets that has paired extremely well with the Train and Mountains wallpaper, which easily qualifies it as one of the best Rainmeter skin suit out there.
The time widget especially looks stunning when paired with this wallpaper. The visualizer and icons are minimalistic, but all go well with the entire design.
Download the All aboard the purple train rain meter skin suit from here.
30) UI White Rainmeter Theme
This is a simplistic Rainmeter skin that produces the best result out of the used wallpaper. The simple white UI looks clean and sophisticated. The theme is without any complication and pairs well with almost any wallpaper.
UI White beautifully enhances the wallpaper with simplistic looking widgets that don’t complicate your screen.
In term of functionality, this theme has widgets that shows battery level, CPU usage, RAM usage, HDD space, time and date, weather and functions acting as search buttons.
Download UI White rainmeter theme from here.
31) Pog Pack
Pog pack is another unique looking rainmeter skin. It has futuristic design and comes with a lot of interesting modules.
The widgets are shaped as circles of various shapes and sizes. The main circle is big, while the others are small, complimenting it.
One of the best Rainmeter skin, Pog Pack widgets are highly customizable and pairs well with simplistic wallpapers.
All of the smaller circles show important PC details, including network status, HDD status, RAM usage, CPU usage, etc. The large circle is configured to show time and has customizable links.
Download Pog Pack from here.
32) The Room
The Room is a stunning rainmeter skin suite with exactly accurate details, while pairing with the Rainy days wallpaper made by LEMMiNO.
The designer, acreativeillusion, has done an excellent job in making the paired wallpaper come to life.
The widgets are set in specific places, complimenting the various aspects of the image, like the monitors, lamp, bed, etc. The suite will take time to set up, but it will completely change the way your PC looks.
Download the Room rainmeter suite from here, designed by u/acreativeillusion.
33) Personal Space Rainmeter
Another fine rainmeter skin, Personal Space, brings out the coziness of a home setup. The widgets are clean and pairs well with the selected background.
Each submodule are highly customizable. The widgets show date and time, music player, app launcher and black and white icons.
The Personal Space skin is also designed by Iroaseta. This skin, in every right, is one of the best rainmeter skins out there.
You can download Personal Space Rainmeter Skin from here.
34) Moderate
Moderate rainmeter skin is simple yet captivating. It pairs well with most desktop backgrounds and really enhances its looks.
The skin has a launcher, music player, settings toggle, date, time, weather widgets. The theme of the skin, applications shown on home screen, date and time position are customizable.
I have tried using this skin with multiple wallpapers and it seems to suit with most of them if the correct theme is used.
The different types of background Moderate can compliment with makes it one of the best Rainmeter skin out there.
Download Moderate rainmeter skin from here.
35) Wisp
Wisp is a simple rainmeter skin that has an app launcher, date, time and weather widgets, and shows important PC information like CPU usage, RAM usage, HDD space, etc.
What makes it unique is that the widgets don’t have any boundaries, which allows it to stay on top of the background wallpaper without obstructing it, as if a part of it.
Pairing with a proper wallpaper will make the widgets as part of the background, which will change the entire look of your desktop.
You can download Wisp from here.
36) NXT-OS
NXT OS rainmeter skin is a simple futuristic skin that comes with an app launcher, called Dock, a center clock, a game drawer, search bar, clipboard history widget and overlay.
In terms of functionality, I found this skin extremely user friendly and had a ton of fun using it, and it is understandable why it is often mentioned as one of the best Rainmeter skins.
This skin is customizable to a degree and it goes well with solid backgrounds. The customizable section include customization for the center clock, apps, theme color, etc.
Download the NXT-OS from here.
37) Colorwave
The Colorwave rainmeter skin features a perfect combination of elegant bright colors that complement each other perfectly.
This shows all the vital details of your PC like RAM usage, CPU utilization, date and time and weather. It also shows the details in colorful fonts that are pleasing to the eye.
The Colorwave skin also comes with a music player and visualizer that all fit perfectly together. The theme goes well with most light and bright wallpapers.
You can download Colorwave from here.
38) Arrival Rainmeter
Arrival is another fine rainmeter skin, which showcases a simplistic design. It has an app launcher, date and time widgets, music player and a visualizer.
The black and white theme is pleasing on the eye and will suit someone with a quiet life.
You can download Arrival from here.
39) Mond
Mond is another simplistic rainmeter skin that goes well with a multitude of different wallpapers, especially those with a burst of colors.
The skin is highly customizable, with multiple color choices, and no set position. It comes with a weather, time and date widget and a music player.
I liked its clean look and because of its customizability, you can further add widgets complimenting it with other skins, placing it in the best Rainmeter skin list.
Download Mond from here.
40) Math Mad
Math Mad is a colorful rainmeter skin that uses geometric figures and some math formulas with bright colors as a look.
It shows a multitude of important PC details, such as HDD space for each drive, internet speed, CPU utilization, RAM usage, date, time and weather.
There is also a submodule for adding notes on your screen, which I found quite helpful.
Download Math Mad from here.
41) Animated Space Station
A stunning futuristic space station kind of look is something none of the other skins listed here have achieved.
The animated Space Station rainmeter skin suite is one of its kind that takes the benefit of the Space Station wallpaper to its fullest and makes the screen’s wallpaper come to life.
One of the best rainmeter skin suit, animated Space Station, comes with a Mass Effect 3 skin launcher menu, which those with a keen eye and gaming background will appreciate.
The skin comes with an app launcher, date and time widget, and a visualizer.
You can download animated Space Station rainmeter skin suite from here, designed by u/acreativeillusion.
42) Cipher
A gorgeous looking rainmeter setup, made by stickdudeseven, uses the illuminati style wallpaper and makes the entire desktop look like a secret puzzle.
The rainmeter skin in itself includes a huge range of custom icons, time and date widgets, weather, clock and other system information widgets like CPU utilization, RAM usage HDD space, all of it in a pencil-drawn theme, which pairs up extremely well with the wallpaper. I found this skin suite quite appealing.
You can download Cipher from here.
43) Palette
Palette, as the name suggests, has a colorful array of elements that will make your desktop look vibrant and alive.
The rainmeter skin features all the important elements like, music player, system and user information, recycle bin, network speed, time and date, social media apps, documents.
All of the sub-modules are customizable and can be moved around as the users wishes.
With the correct background, using Palette will make your device easily standout among the others.
Download Palette from here.
44) Rime Rainmeter
Rime Rainmeter skin is a simple skin that pairs extremely well with the chosen wallpaper that truly makes this rainmeter skin suite shine.
This skin has most of the basic elements like app shortcuts, music player, a beautiful visualizer, date, time and weather modules.
The elements of the Rime Rainmeter skin can be customized to a degree and can be placed anywhere on the desktop.
It can pair well with a multitude of other backgrounds, which easily makes it one of the best rainmeter skins.
Download Rime Rainmeter from here.
45) Aliens
Aliens is another fine rainmeter skin theme that has a futuristic, outer space type of vibe that pairs quite well with the selected wallpaper.
The icons are shaped as hexagons and having them scattered around the desktop, matching the gridlines, truly brings out the best from the background.
It includes all the important system information like CPU utilization, RAM usage, time and date. The skin includes a wide number of shortcut apps, music player and social media apps.
Download Aliens from here, designed by DarkEagle2011.
46) Nier Automata
For all Nier Automata fans, here is one of the best rainmeter skin suite based on Nier Automata, designed by Hakuuy. Everything about this suite is stunning, especially how well everything pairs up with the wallpaper.
The skin shows vital system information like CPU utilization and RAM usage, uses words for showing the time, which I found unique.
It also has a music player and a circular visualizer. This theme lacks a lot of important system elements; however, it is clear that it is specifically made for Nier Automata fans.
You can download it from here, designed by u/Hakuuy.
47) Itachi Rainmeter Skin
The popular Naruto character, Itachi, has a huge fan base. This top rainmeter skin theme comes paired with the Itachi wallpaper, looks stunning and definitely will catch the eye of Naruto and other anime fans.
It comes with date and time widgets, app shortcuts and basic customizability. The skin is designed by Aetheruis and he has done a great job on it.
Download the Itachi Rainmeter skin from here.
48) Cyberpunk 2077
The Cyberpunk 2077 may not have had best of start after a long time of anticipation; however it cannot take away from this stunning rainmeter skin.
The Cyberpunk 2077 skin has all the essential elements like app shortcuts, showing important system information, network speed details, user account details, date and time, all with a futuristic Cyberpunk 2077 style font.
When paired with the included wallpaper, the skin outshines most other skins.
Download Cyberpunk 2077 rainmeter skin from here.
49) Senja Suite
Senja Suite is a minimalistic rainmeter skin that goes well with most backgrounds. If you are looking for something minimal, you should definitely check it out.
Senja Suite covers most of the basic elements like time, an image viewer, music player, user details, power button, clock and a clean looking top bar with app shortcuts.
You can download the Senja Suiteee from here.
50) Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a popular TV series that has a huge fanbase among techies. The Doctor Who rainmeter skin looks smart and uses the gorgeous artwork of the Doctor Who iconic phone booth.
This skin features all the basic system information, like drive space, power, CPU utilization, RAM usage, Recycle bin space, a simple and clean looking Clock, date, app launcher and a visualizer.
There is also a space for adding notes, which is quite thoughtful.
You can download Doctor Who rainmeter skin from here.
51) Minimalist 2
Minimalist 2 is another minimalist skin that does a great job in enhancing the background, while showcasing all the required details and information.
It remains true to its name while providing the vital system information like battery, CPU, RAM. It also provides app shortcuts, time and date, while not blocking your beautiful background.
52) Minimal Forest
Another fine yet minimal rainmeter skin suite is Minimal Forest. It has a clean layout that has a cozy feel to it, which the designer definitely went for.
With a forest background used to make this rainmeter suite, the entire theme has a calming feel to it.
This skin showcases all the important system information like CPU usage, RAM usage, even CPU name and RAM name.
It also has a cool looking visualizer, that pairs well with the added music player. Other than that, time and date widgets are also added.
You can download Minimal Forest from here, designed by u/-XanX-.
53) Honeycomb
Honeycomb is a rainmeter skin that features hexagon shaped icons that when put together resembles a honeycomb. The hexagons can be configured to represent any application, settings, or system information.
There is complete freedom in arranging the honeycomb icons as per the users’ wish.
It is a fine Rainmeter skin and when paired with other skins and a suitable wallpaper, you can change the outlook of your desktop.
You can download Honeycomb from here.
54) Neon Korea
Neon Korea is another gorgeous rainmeter skin suite, designed by Negative-Camber. It features a simple layout that focuses on the Neon Seoul audio responsive wallpaper, paired with a beautiful visualizer.
The skin suite features a weather widget, music player, visualizer, app launcher, date, and a clock.
Using this look for your desktop will definitely catch everyone’s eyes.
You can download the Neon Korea skin suite from here, designed by u/Negative-Camber.
55) Japanese Style Desktop
A gorgeous looking rainmeter skin suite that will definitely enhance the quality outlook of any desktop.
It uses a beautiful Japanese style wallpaper with a VisBubble visualizer around it, an elegant Clock and Honeycomb icons. It also uses GameHub 2.0 as app launcher.
The suite looks stunning and you can download it from here, designed by u/who_ssteph.
56) Gamehub 2.0
Gamehub 2.0 is a Rainmeter app launcher skin that will catch the eye of every gamer. The skin contains a simple bar for every type of game icon, and long panels showcasing the games.
It feels very premium and will pair well with any gaming setup you have in mind.
You can download Gamehub 2.0 from here.
57) Took A While But I Got There
An amazing Rainmeter suite that has a neon vibe and captures the running animation of the background.
One of the standout features of this suite is the real-time lyrics that is played with the music player. The visualizer also adds a depth to the background, acting as moving scenery.
GabrielTK has done a fine job on this Rainmeter suite and you should definitely check it out. Other features include a stylish clock with date, weather and a music player.
You can download it from here, designed by u/GabrielTK.
58) Minecraft Rainmeter Setup
Every Minecraft fan will absolutely love this skin. The Minecraft Rainmeter setup is a popular rainmeter skin suite that uses the Minecraft theme.
All the letters and icons are in the pixel block-ish art that Minecraft players are accustomed with.
It adds a visualizer, music player, app launcher and a date and time element. The suite pairs well with a Minecraft background, bringing a genuine feel to the setup.
You can download Minecraft Rainmeter Setup from here, designed by u/Zoxuv.
59) Harmattan Transparent
Harmattan Transparent is another popular rainmeter skin that features highly customizable sub modules and displays all of the important system details.
It features an extensive weather widget, CPU utilization details core by core, RAM usage, top memory using applications, network speed, date and time.
The layout is sophisticated and looks clean. This skin can be paired with multiple different background types to fit the users’ taste.
Download Harmattan Transparent from here.
60) VisBubble
VisBubble is a visualizer rainmeter skin that provides a unique circular interface, that will pair well with circular centric backgrounds.
It is fairly customizable like changing the color, size and user location details. This skin will put a fine touch on your desktop, if paired with the correct background.
You can download it from here.
Wrapping Up
So, there you have it. These were the 60 best rainmeter skins and suits that will completely change the way your desktop looks. Feel free to give feedback on your selected Rainmeter skin, in the comment section.
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Doesn’t it get boring looking at the same dull desktop on your Windows PC? Maybe setting a wallpaper makes it exciting for a short time, but that also doesn’t last long.
True customization is always something users have pursued and Windows has provided it to some extent.
Where Windows becomes limited, enters 3rd party apps that can help users truly overhaul the entire appearance of their PC.
Rainmeter is one of most popular apps when it comes to changing the look and feel of your Windows. Here I shall discuss some of the best Rainmeter skins for customizing your desktop and take it to the next level.
How To Use Rainmeter Skins?
Rainmeter is an open source software, which can help you in customizing your desktop however you want. To use Rainmeter skins on your device, you first need to download and install Rainmeter from their official website.
Once you have successfully installed the application for Rainmeter, follow these steps to use the top Rainmeter skins on your device:
- Download the Rainmeter skin or theme that you want to install.
- Extract the Rainmeter themes from their .zip archive.
- Copy the skin to the following destination:
Computer > Documents > Rainmeter > Skins - Now, open the Rainmeter and you will find the theme in Rainmeter. Just select the theme there and you will have installed the skin.
Best Desktop Rainmeter Skins For Windows 11/10!
Here is how you can overhaul your desktop’s appearance using Rainmeter. Simply pick the skin you like best from the ones provided below and change how your PC looks!
1. The Room
The Room is an amazing Rainmeter suite, created by u/acreativeillusion. The skin perfectly sums up a cozy room for tech lovers. Based on the art Rainy Days by LeMMiNO, the skin expertly adds modules to specific elements of the room, bringing them to life.
You can download the entire Skin suite from here.
2. Simple Media
Another perfect minimalistic design for all the minimalists out there. Simple Media does an excellent job in making your desktop look serene and beautiful without trying to do too much. Created by lilshizzy, Simple Media is another amazing choice for customizing you desktop.
You can download the entire Skin suite from here.
3. Paper Thin
Paper Thin is a perfect combination of bright colors and minimalistic design. This skin will brighten up any PC with its colorful vibrant version of space.
The skin suite includes clock skins, system resource widgets, a Google search bar, music player and notes, which perfectly sums up what most minimalist users look for.
If you are going for a simple, colorful and easy to setup skin, then you should definitely try Paper Thin.
The skin is created by craftAA and you can download it from here.
4. Chill Minimalistic Samurai
Another cool looking skin for samurai fans. Minimalistic Samurai, as the name suggests, is a minimalistic skin based on a wallpaper from the game Sekiro. The skin suite adds a time and date skin, dock, and translucent taskbar over the wallpaper.
The skin suite is easy to setup and most new users can comfortably do it.
The skin is created by u/GGmyfellow and you can download it from here.
5. Cyberpunk Coffee
Cyberpunk Coffee is another stunning Rainmeter Skin suit with a combination of futuristic look and having a coffee in a cozy café.
The skin uses the Coffee in Rain wallpaper by u/kirokaze as base and uses Simple Media as clock skin, UI white with 8bit wonder font as system resources widgets.
If you wanted to add a cyberpunk feel then you should definitely try this one.
The skin is created by u/Labr4t and you can download it from here.
6. Jarvis
Everybody who has seen the Marvel movies has at least once wished for an assistant like Jarvis. And rightly so, JARVIS keeps all the necessary information ready to access as easily as possible. The IronMan-Jarvis Rainmeter skin for Windows 10 brings some of the personalities of the super assistant to your desktop.
Being highly customizable, you can adjust and reposition multiple modules, which provide very important information related to your system. Radiating from the arc reactor, you can see other information like Date, time, storage capacity, temperature, etc.
Download Jarvis.
7. Avengers SHIELD OS
Were you impressed with Jarvis? You can take it a step further and get the S.H.I.E.L.D. eagle on your desktop, and cosplay Nick Fury.
The skin is available in multiple resolutions for different screen sizes, and includes many shortcuts for frequently used applications like Chrome, Music Player. You will also find multiple controls for Volume, playback, shutdown and restart buttons. You also get quick stats like RAM and CPU usage right on the desktop.
Download Avengers SHIELD OS.
8. Game of Thrones Rainmeter skin
Moving from one culture to another, if you are a Game of Thrones fan, you can bring a Rainmeter theme that brings the glory of all the houses right to your desktop.
With the download, you get a manual that can help you customize the display to look exactly how you want it to. You can configure the dock icons to look exactly how you like, and you can fine tune these using the guide that is provided with it. You get many important information like your storage info, network info , documents, media player, CPU and RAM usage etc.
Download Game of Thrones skin.
9. Windows 2019: Futuristic
Based on how the Windows user interface may look in the coming years, this theme tries to capture that essence in the best way possible.
The skin brings a fairly new interface, and when paired with Launchy, it is one of the most advanced looking skins available. The skin is customizable from top to bottom. You get important info like your to do list, weather info, system resources monitor, RSS feeds etc right on the home screen. With innovative icon packs and flashy backgrounds like the one in the image, you can surely check out Windows 2019: Futuristic Rainmeter theme.
Download Windows 2019: Futuristic.
10. Tech-A
Following the trend of futuristic themes, Tech-A is also one of the most versatile themes on the store. This is also a theme that you can check out if you want something futuristic, but flashy and crammed.
Emerging from the center core that displays resources used, you will find some crucial information like per core CPU usage, RAM utilization, time, date, weather info, etc. You will also find quick shortcuts for many system folders like your documents and disk partitions, quick media toggle keys, etc.
Download Tech-A.
11. Senja Suite
Transition to something lightweight and you will find Senja suite to be clean and minimal yet attractive. It is a cool Rainmeter skin that handles the basics exceptionally well. On a clean desktop, you will find customizable panels showing time and date, media information with control buttons, power management keys like shutdown and restart keys, and a user profile button with an expandable bar for System folder shortcuts etc.
If you are looking for something lightweight but attractive looking and futuristic yet minimal, you can check out Senja Suite for your Rainmeter powered desktop. However, you need 20 DeviantArt points to buy premium content.
Download Senja Suite.
12. Aliens
Modeled to look like a spaceship cockpit from outer space, Aliens is one of the coolest looking skins on this list. With small well spaced buttons scattered across the screen, you will learn to appreciate how much can be achieved with so less.
When paired with the included wallpaper, you will find that across the screen there is important information scattered like date and time, system information, detailed resource usage statistics, and shortcut buttons for important apps like browser, music and social media apps.
Download Aliens Rainmeter skin.
13. Newspaper Desktop
If you are looking for something with a retro vibe, you can check out Newspaper Desktop. It is definitely one of the best Rainmeter skins you will come across, earning a lot of praise from its users.
If you did not guess it from the name, this Rainmeter skin transforms your desktop into a live newspaper. When matched with the right wallpaper, you will find the looks and feels of an ancient newspaper. You can also add elements like an antique clock and images of your choice. Very intuitively hidden are the information statistics like date, time, weather, memory remains, disk space remains etc.
Download Newspaper Desktop.
14. Eker Lina
Eker Lina is probably one of the top Rainmeter skins out there. If you prefer simple interface designs, you can check out this skin that is well praised among the users.
With Eker Lina, you get widget like sub-modules within which you can arrange and customize your data. Each of these modules have a consistent design. This means that the sub-elements provided can be arranged as per your requirements to create a unique layout that will look great on your desktop. You also get the usual information like time and date, weather info, disk and memory usage info, media controls and System folders and drive shortcuts.
Download Eker Lina.
15. Enigma
Enigma is probably one of the most popular Rainmeter skins, since it is probably the most downloaded skins ever with over one million downloads. It has earned this reputation thanks to the configurability it provides with the setup. It was voted to be the default Rainmeter theme in 2009.
You can spend hours configuring the way Enigma will look and feel on your desktop. All of the sub-modules can be individually configured and rearranged. You will find other crucial information like a world clock, weather, media playback buttons, CPU and RAM usage, real time active processes, etc.
Download Enigma from GitHub.
Best Rainmeter Skins For System Monitoring!
System monitors are an excellent resource to have on your system. With these skins, you can monitor important information like RAM usage, CPU and GPU usage, remaining storage space etc. These skins can be extremely useful if you have an over clocked PC and fan speed configurations.
1. Flat
Flat is one of the top Rainmeter skins when it comes to monitoring system stats. It follows the minimal skin nature, and comes in dark and light themes.
When paired with the right wallpaper, you will see that the skin offers detailed system monitoring functions. You will find separate monitors for multiple cored CPU, separate monitors for multiple hard drives, upload and download speed monitor, and a network widget showing IP address.
Download Flat.
2. Mii system skin 2
If you are looking for a skin that can measure the exact stats of your device, you will find Mii System Skin 2 interesting. However, be wary that you have to put some effort before your device monitors can be setup properly.
This skin uses two different third party applications for exact measurement of your system statistics. You need the MSIAfterBurner application (download) and the .dll file (download) for accurate measurements of your system stats.
Move the .dll file into your Rainmeter plugins folder, located in C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Plugins. Then, edit your skin by right clicking the Rainmeter skin > Edit skin. Change this parameter to Plugins\MSIAfterBurner.dll. Remember to right-click the skin and select Refresh skin, and you should be able to read your fan speeds, GPU temps, and more.
Download Mii System Skin 2.
3. Illustro Monitor
Unlike Mii System Skin 2, which uses third party apps to monitor your device stats, Illustro Monitor uses your very capable Task Manager for pulling the stats.
Upon installation, you will see different modules for different components. You can see detailed core usage, per core temperature, GPU loads, and weather info as well. You will also find network monitors that provide separate upload and download speeds for your network, storage monitors for all hard disks and partitions etc. If you want something minimal but capable, you can definitely check this Rainmeter skin.
Download Illustro Monitor.
4. Minimal System Info
Another small skin that displays detailed system information, Minimal System Info is another fan favorite skin.
The interface of this skin is really simple and provides so much information within that. You can see the IP address, upload and download speeds, CPU usage, network quality etc.
Download Minimal System Info.
5. Botanicula VR 1.1
This Rainmeter skin is based on the point and click game of the same name, and is one of the very popular skins.
This theme allows you to organize various stats and info on your desktop in an easily accessible manner. This ensures that you never miss an update, as you are presented with many information like your current system resource usage, storage occupied, weather forecast etc. You also get quick shortcuts to apps of your choosing and some other quick internet links. All this may seem elaborate at first, but the skin makes your desktop organized and minimalistic.
Download Botanicula VR 1.1.
6. Glass Shards
This is one of the futuristic looking Rainmeter skins, which can probably blend with any possible wallpaper.
Glass Shards, as the name suggests, show the detailed information like your battery level, CPU usage, Tam usage, storage information, etc. on different pieces of transparent glass. You can blend this theme with any kind of wallpaper, but we recommend using darker backgrounds, which will make the highly customizable glass shards prominent.
Download Glass Shards.
7. Alice-Reworked
Inspired by steampunk stuff, this Rainmeter skin can help display all the important information right on your desktop in a cool yet elegant manner.
When paired with appropriate wallpapers, you get an analogue clock, and multiple gauges showing different system monitoring information like CPU usage, RAM and storage utilization, network activity, temperature, etc. and a trumpet and skull for volume control, etc. you also get many other skin launchers, for bringing what you need most right within the reach of a click.
Download Alice Reworked.
8. Steel plates with pipes: Dieselpunk HUD
Following the steampunk culture, Dieselpunk HUD is another classic Rainmeter suite for old-school enthusiasts.
The perspective, however, varies from other skins in the fact that there are seven heads up display blocks placed on the screen; three on both sides and one at the top center. The center block shows time along with day and date in the form on an analog clock. The other blocks show various information like downloading and uploading speed, music player, cpu usage, memory usage, volume control and world news.
Download Dieselpunk HUD.
9. Nelamint
Elegant is the theme presented by Nelamint Rainmeter skin. This theme brings a set of system monitors and various widgets for real time updates on your system.
There are many different skins present for various monitors like clock, CPU & RAM usages, music player, time & date, visualizer, weather and Wi-Fi. All these monitors can be freely positioned wherever you like them. You also get a host of customization features like language, color, hour (12/24) system, units etc.
Download Nelamint.
10. Alphabar
If you are looking for a skin that can display anything, Minimal typography is the theme you are looking for.
On a plain back and white layout and a neat sans-serif font, when paired with the appropriate background you get one visually mesmerizing desktop experience. The skin includes widgets for various system monitor levels, and many other features like weather (today and next few days), time and date, battery and internet connection levels, and an RSS reader.
Download Alphabar.
Best Rainmeter Skins For Music Enthusiasts!
With music player skins, you can have exclusive control over your now playing music, without actually having to open the application. With a support for a variety of music playing applications, you should see the effects happen seamlessly.
1. MonsterCat Visualizer
MonsterCat is a real time audio visualizer skin for Rainmeter. It is one of the most popular and widely used music players on Rainmeter. The package includes a visualizer and a music player, which is highly configurable. You can configure it with support for Spotify, Google Play Music Desktop Player, VLC player, iTunes, and Chrome/Firefox web player support.
You can see a live visualization of the audio output, with genre and cover based colors for the same. With the media controls and progress bar, you can also easily control your music output using this cool Rainmeter skin.
Having a simple design and such a wide compatibility makes it one of the best music players for your desktop.
Download MonsterCat Visualizer.
2. Cleartext
If you prefer texts over the visualization of the audio output, you will find Cleartext as an alternative for Monstercat.
Taking inspiration from the information boards, only the important information regarding a music track is displayed while it is being played. The widget is highly customizable as well, with adaptive resizing and easy font and color changing options. With added support for nearly all the music players, you will find this skin interesting to use.
Download Cleartext.
3. Frost
Designed for the users very passionate about music, Frost is one of the most visually pleasing Rainmeter skins.
Its white foggy interface emits class and makes the skin elegant. You will find detailed information and control about the currently playing track, which makes this an essential in any music lover’s desktop. If you are looking for an elegant and minimalistic music visualizer, you can check out the Frost Rainmeter skin.
Download Frost.
4. VisBubble
Another music visualizer for Rainmeter, VisBubble provides a unique interface for your music output.
This skin provides a circular visualizer for the audio output of your device, providing a unique look for the same. There are many customization options as well for the same, with users having the option of changing the location, size and color of the application. If you want a round music visualizer for your desktop, you can check this skin out.
Download VisBubble.
5. The Fizzualizer
If you are looking for something funky yet visually pleasing, The Fizzualizer may interest you.
This Rainmeter visualizer skin displays expanding colorful bubbles and smaller bouncing balls that react to the sound output of the supported music players. This can really appeal to music enthusiasts who are looking for a cool yet elegant music visualizer.
Download The Fizzualizer.
6. Fountain of Colors
Fountain of colors is one of the simplest yet beautiful audio visualizer Rainmeter skins. It’s a scalable bar type music visualizer that can that replicates the audio emitted by the device.
With support for extensive customization, Fountain of Colors’ fountain effect adds a smooth look to the meter, making it visually appealing to the eye. Users can change the size, color, and location of the bar, adding elegance to your boring desktop.
Download Fountain of Colors.
7. Figures for Rainmeter
Inspired by the iTunes app for desktop, this is a Rainmeter skin for the music enthusiasts who want all their information in one screen.
With this minimal skin, you get large circular blocks, which contain various information like current playing song, time elapsed, album art, etc. You also get other information like RAM and CPU usage, and controls for your music playback.
Download Figures for Rainmeter.
Best Weather Rainmeter Skins!
If you need a skin that can help you check the weather according to your location, you can check out these top Rainmeter weather skins. To allow these to display your weather accurately, you will need to make some changes to the skin, which will include mostly changing the location setting.
1. Genteel
If you are looking for a minimal skin that displays just the temperature and the weather condition, you may want to consider checking out Genteel.
It is one of the least distracting skins that you can find for Rainmeter, with the skin being sleek and elegant. When paired with the right with a simple summation of the weather that you can expect outside, this may be all you need before heading out to some place.
Download Genteel.
2. Do I Need A Jacket
If you are short on time, and just need to know if you need a jacket while going out, Do I Need a Jacket is the skin you are looking for.
This simple and cool Rainmeter skin will display the information that you are looking for; do you need a jacket while stepping outside. However, the thing you need to know is that you may have to tinker with the settings a little before it works properly. This can be attributed to the fact that the skin pulls its data from weather.com, which can sometimes provide incorrect information for non-US areas.
Download Do I Need A Jacket.
3. Simple Rainmeter
Going back to minimalist themes, if you are looking for something simple, Simple won’t disappoint you.
The skin offers to display your clock, weather, and nothing else. This skin is ideal for users who want to hide their taskbar, without losing the sight of time and weather. The skin shows the time in a plain white sans-serif font, in a small and unobtrusive form, which can be paired with any wallpaper for a minimalist theme.
Download Simple Rainmeter.
4. Google Now Weather
If you are looking for a weightier weather widget, you can check out Google Weather 5.0.
This Rainmeter skin displays weather of 3 days in advance, so you can be prepared in advance for the upcoming weather. This can come in handy for many users, who will appreciate being prepared with a three day forecast on their desktop.
Download Google Weather 5.0.
5. LIM1T
LIM1T is one of the most functional skin suites that we have used, with a unique way of displaying information. The weather information is displayed in large fonts, and the skin can display weather for up until 2 days forward.
The values in this skin start out completely grey. As the values increment, the grey font is filled with color from the bottom up, providing an additional layer of information, which can be interpreted with just a glance. The colors come preset by default, but can be changed if you know how to edit skins.
Download LIM1T.
If you wish to hide your taskbar but do not want to lose track of time, you might be looking for some clock Rainmeter skins. With added bonus of a beauty aesthetic, you will really appreciate the cool way time is presented on your desktop.
1. Astro Weather
One of the coolest Rainmeter clock skins, Astro Weather is the perfect choice if you are looking for a cool and innovative clock and weather skin. It has also been updated to show a 5 day weather forecast as well.
This attractive clock Rainmeter skin shows you the time and weather in a minimal fashion. The unique feature is the hemisphere that is displayed over the time, which displays the relative position of the sun throughout the day. This is a really fun and mesmerizing feature to show off on your desktop.
Download Astro Weather.
2. Soonex Clock
If you are looking for a more detailed yet minimalistic clock skin, Soonex Clock might be the skin you are looking for.
This is a minimalistic clock that shows you the time and date in sharp white fonts. This looks best when used in large fonts upon deeper background. The users who just want a glance at the time will benefit from this gorgeous skin at their disposal.
Download Soonex Clock.
3. Exmouth Black
If you want something more striking, you can check out the Exmouth Black Rainmeter skin. This comes with the added benefit of displaying the weather as well, so you can be prepared while going out in rain/snow.
The font used is the main highlight of the skin, as the calligraphy font is aesthetically and visually pleasing to the eyes. The slant produces a handwritten effect, which makes this skin stand out than others. This will look exceptionally well when used in large fonts, over a plain background.
Download Exmouth Black.
4. La Compagnie des Ombres
If you are looking for a skin that will display date alongside the time, you are looking for La Compagnie des Ombres.
You will find that the day and date are written in prose format below the time. This will be helpful when you are searching for this info, but do not want to go to your taskbar and open your calendar for the same. You can pair it with futuristic wallpapers for a truly unique effect.
Download La Compagnie des Ombres.
5. Laro
If you prefer a neat and clean desktop background, you can check out Laro. This is a really beautiful Rainmeter skin for displaying time and date in a minimal fashion, so you can work distraction free.
When paired with a deep colored or an interesting futuristic wallpaper, what you get is the miniature calendar with the month written in large handwriting font, with the day and date along with the year marked just below it. At the very bottom, you find a minimal clock with the now playing music written just below it. You also get a minimal weather widget in the center.
Download Laro.
6. Elegance 2
The update to another popular skin Elegance (download), Elegance 2 is the elaborate and stripped down version.
This popular Rainmeter skin is a simple, clean and easy to read skin that can appeal to a lot of users. The slim font and the minimal design makes it a good companion for many different genres of wallpapers and other Rainmeter skins.
Download Elegance 2.
7. Dresses
Keeping true to minimal themes, Dresses is a really simple clock Rainmeter skin.
What you get is the text “it is” followed by the time in a transparent manner. This goes really well with any plain wallpaper, and can also be paired with other skins.
Download Dresses.
8. Textime
If you are looking for something more innovative and fun, you can check out Textime.
As the name suggests, with Textime, you get the time displayed in prose format. The black and white font makes it stand out against plain wallpapers, and if you feel creative, you can also pair it with other prose based skins for a unique look. Because it hasn’t been updated in a while, you may find this skin occasionally choppy, but we found no such issues with it.
Download Textime.
Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
Here are the answers to some of common questions related to this topic. If you have more questions, then ask us in the comment section.
- Does Rainmeter Use A Lot Of RAM?
No, unless you are going full rogue. Most Rainmeter skins use around 35 MB of RAM, which is not that big of an issue.
- Are Rainmeter Skins Free?
Yes, Rainmeter is completely free. You can customize your PC for free using Rainmeter. However, some skins may require a fee, depending on the person who has created it. They are basically charging for the design, the software is completely free.
- Does Rainmeter Drain Battery?
Yes, according to the users Rainmeter does drain battery fast. One user has reported that his rainmeter skin alone is responsible for 29% of the battery drain.
Wrapping Up
So there you have it. This was a list of the best Rainmeter skins from various genres. Now that you are spoilt for choice, tell us in the comments which skins you chose for your desktop.