Conky (software)

Conky
Original author(s)Brenden Matthews
Stable release
1.21.7[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 29 August 2024; 2 months ago (29 August 2024)
Repository
Written inC, C++
Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD
TypeSystem monitor
LicenseGPL and BSD licenses[2]
Websitegithub.com/brndnmtthws/conky

Conky is a free software desktop system monitor for the X Window System. It is available for Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD.[3] Conky is highly configurable[4][5][6] and is able to monitor many system variables including the status of the CPU, memory, swap space, disk storage, temperatures, processes, network interfaces, battery power, system messages, e-mail inboxes, Arch Linux updates, many popular music players (MPD, XMMS2, BMPx, Audacious, etc.), weather updates, breaking news, and much more.[7] Unlike system monitors that use high-level widget toolkits to render their information, Conky is drawn directly in an X window. This allows it to be configured such that it consumes relatively few system resources.[8]

Conky was hailed as "one of the best maintained, and definitely one of the most useful, programs in the world of open source" in Linux Magazine.[9]

It comes pre-configured in the default installation of Pinguy OS and CrunchBang Linux.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Release 1.21.7". 29 August 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ Conky's license info
  3. ^ Conky homepage
  4. ^ Expert's guide to configuring Conky Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine by Dmitri Popov on Linux.com
  5. ^ Conky: highly configurable system monitor for X by Casey Stamper on Debian.net
  6. ^ GKrellM vs. Conky Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine by Sebastian Wieseler
  7. ^ Conky documentation
  8. ^ CLI Magic: Lightweight Conky is a system monitor powerhouse Archived 2008-11-07 at the Wayback Machine by Shashank Sharma on Linux.com
  9. ^ Rähm, Jan (March 2009). "Vital Signs: Monitoring your system with Conky" (PDF). Linux Magazine: 86–87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  10. ^ PinguyOS Homepage[usurped]
  11. ^ "About CrunchBang Linux [CrunchBang Linux Wiki]". Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-02-28.