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Awesome

A highly customizable topbar for windows

Why only linux users can have the sweet?

Current version: 0.5 Dependency Built With: Rainmeter All Contributors

Download / Setup

  • Make sure you have the requirements
  • Download and run the RMSkin File. (Releases available from v1+)
  • Run the awesome Skin on Rainmeter if the installer doesn't start it for you.
  • Enjoy!

Theming

You can theme Awesome in two different ways:

  • Using the visual settings (by loading the settings skin on rainmeter)
    • Bar behavior and size
    • Colors and Color modes ( DesktopColors, DefaultColors, TitlebarBlend )
    • Focus mode, Blur and more.
  • Creating a new theme file on awesome/@Resources/themes
    • Customize and create your own shapes, colors and fonts.
    • Pick or add new Icon Themes.
    • Change base colors and thresholds
    • Create, enable, disable and change Module Orders
    • Much more!

Features

  • Real time weather
    • Temperature and Forecast.
  • Focusmode
    • Fills the bar background to be less distractive
      • TitlebarBlend: Background gets the same color as the maximized window titlebar, Blending it with the bar.
      • DesktopColors: Assumes colors based on your dekstop wallpaper, automatically.
      • DefaultColors: Bar will always use the same color scheme define by the user.
  • Media control
    • When a compatible player is running on your computer, the media button will be displayed on your topbar, allowing you to see the musicplayer module and play your music.
    • When a music is playing, music controls are also displayed, so you can do everything without having to stop.
    • You can also increase/descrease the mediaplayer volume without changing the system volume.
  • Mail Notification
    • Get notified when a new email comes.
    • Hover to preview your inbox.
  • Network status
    • Shows your current network health (if wifi/mobile)
    • Network module also provides you with your local and external IP adresses.
  • Volume Control
    • Check your volume lever or change your system volume.
    • You can also quickly mute and unmute.
  • Brightness Control
    • Change your monitor brightness without having to access any control panel.
  • Clock
  • Download in progress
    • A download indicator is displayed when a download is detected.
    • You can also check download speed.
  • App menu
    • Quickly change between your open apps.
    • Check your currently open apps, even without a taskbar.
  • Power module
    • Shutdow
    • Lock
    • Sleep
    • Restart
    • Logoff

Future updates

  • Pushbullet API integration
    • Send files, texts and links directly to your smartphone.
  • Calendar
  • Folder Browser

Requirements

Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):


Jon Seppanen

🔧

khanhas

🔌

Bluscream

💻

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!