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Longhorn Sidebar for Rainmeter
Also check out the Windows (Vista & Betas, Win7) Sidebar!
Can't believe nobody made a proper Longhorn Sidebar for Rainmeter. So here it is! The Best Longhorn Sidebar you can have on Windows :)
A modernized, yet nostalgic Sidebar with lots of great features and skins...
It also uses like 40MB of RAM and 0-1% CPU on my Core i5 Laptop, can't say the same about most Sidebars.
HOW TO INSTALL?
- Download https://www.rainmeter.net/
- Install Rainmeter
- Download LonghornSidebar.rmskin from Releases and double click it
Enjoy
FEATURES IN 2.1.5:
Languages
Now supporting German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
Parts / Widgets
You'll find almost every Part you may want:
| Preview | Name | Features | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|
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Template | Development Template to easily create a new Part | Yes |
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User | Shows Username and Icon, configurable Text | No |
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Search | Lets you Search Google, opens browser with query | No |
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MediaPlayer | Works with most Media Players, Configurable | Yes |
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Weather | Configurable Weather, shows lots of info in Tooltip | Yes |
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RSS | Shows XML RSS Feeds | Yes |
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Favorites | Configurable App / Website Launcher | Yes |
| Greeter | Changes depending time of the day, Configurable | No | |
| Launcher | 5 App Launcher, Configurable | No | |
| Network | Shows Network Activity in a graph | No | |
| CPU | Shows CPU Activity | No | |
| RAM | Shows RAM Usage and Activity | No | |
| Storage | Shows selected Disk Usage | Yes | |
| Visualizer | Animates to Music | Yes | |
| Recycle Bin | Shows Recycle Bin size | Yes | |
| Shortcuts | Configurable 4 website launcher | No | |
| Notes | Simple Notes editor | Yes | |
| Slideshow | Configurable Slideshow, Shows and Opens Pictures | Yes | |
| ToDo | Interactive ToDo Tile, Remembers Marked items as complete | Yes | |
| Uptime | Shows PC Uptime, Right click lets you Shutdown, Sleep, etc | No | |
| WorldClock | Shows World Time, Configurable | Yes | |
| Clock | Shows the time... | Yes | |
| Clock2 | Shows the time... in another style | Yes | |
| Clock3 | Shows the time... in yet another style | Yes | |
| MediaPlayerAlternative | Same as Music Player | Yes | |
| Spotify | Controls WebNowPlaying Spotify | Yes |
Skins / Styles
Included Skins from the Classics:
The Sidebar is also colorizable through the Settings Window.
Capabilities
- High DPI included for 100%, 150% and 200% Displays
- Ability to position on the Right or on the Left with one click
- Option to stay on top of other Windows (Reserve screen space)
- Auto-layout on screen resolution change (new)
- Easy Snapping
- Blur Effect on Win10 / Win11
- Super easy Customization
- Lots of Variants in every Widget
- Big Clock Calendar
- Possible future Translations
- Create your own Part using included Parts\Template
Extras
Some more included Extras for real Longhorn fans:
| Preview | Name | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Reserve Screen Space | Included Utility lets you realistically reserve screen space for the Sidebar, does not run in Memory | |
| Tray Clock | Clicking the lower Clock opens up the Classic Longhorn Calendar | |
| Animated Logo | Included the Animated Logo from the Longhorn Demo, you can put it anywhere on your Desktop or the Sidebar | |
| Build Tag | Put a configurable Build tag on your Desktop | |
| Configuration | The sidebar has lots of configuration options |
BUGS & TRANSLATIONS
If you find any bugs just let me know in a comment or something. Technically this thing supports multiple languages, you need to edit English.inc and replace it with your values. I started a few languages already but then I got lazy.
LICENSE
Software and Components
Images and Media https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
CREDITS
Thank you to MrLapinou for Longhorn Research Credits to guinness for coming up with the reserve screen space AutoIt Script