Both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows are supported.After skin is loaded, options at bottom right side will be enabled to use it. Lastly, Rainmeter works on all Windows platform, except Windows RT. For anyone who is interested in making its own skins for Rainmeter, here is a documentation for you to start with. Rainmeter is an open source project hosted on GitHub, both source code and plugin SDK. I will suggest you choose those skin packs that have their own layout so you can launch the whole skin easily. You can just double click to launch the Rainmeter Skin Install program. When you have Rainmeter installed, loading up the skin pack is very easy. We actually covered one before that makes your Windows 7 desktop look like Windows 7 Phone. The best resource is probably on deviantArt that hosts the largest online repositories of Rainmeter designs. The good start is to go to Rainmeter’s Discover page, and pick one of the 3 recommended skin suites. There are just so many gorgeous skins available for you.

The Manage Skin is probably one that you will use most of the time. You can also right click any of the widget on your desktop to bring up the similar Rainmeter setup menu. Right-clicking it brings you up the settings you can change, including add or remove skins, change default layout, etc. Once Rainmeter is in charge, it sits in the system tray seen as a rain drop. But to get the most out of the program, Standard installation is recommended, unless you just want to experiment how the program works. You can install Rainmeter on your computer in two options, either Standard or Portable. The interfaces designed by many Rainmeter fan are just beautiful. There are many skins available for free, some of them are even functional that you can use it as your notepad to jog down your notes, prepare your to-do list, launch your favorite application. Whining about no more widget on Windows 8? No problem, Rainmeter is better anyway.

It displays customizable skins which are many, like memory and battery powers, rss feeds, weather forecasts, disk usage, etc., right on your desktop, with a style. Rainmeter is a Windows desktop customization framework that decorates your desktop to give it a new look.

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