EdgeOS vs Rainmeter
Rainmeter is the long-running free, open-source desktop customization tool for Windows, built from skins you write as text files. EdgeOS is a widget app with a drag-and-drop layout editor, made for touch on the XENEON EDGE, and it can run Rainmeter skins too.
the Rainmeter project's facts checked 16 Oct 2026. EdgeOS is ours.
Side by side
| EdgeOS | Rainmeter | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Premium is $19.99 once | Free |
| Open source | No | Yes (GPL v2) |
| Windows | Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit | Yes |
| How you build a layout | Drag-and-drop layout editor | Skins written as INI text files |
| Built-in widgets with settings panels | Yes | Not listed |
| Made for touch | Yes | Mouse actions (click, hover, scroll) |
| XENEON EDGE as an iCUE widget | Yes | No |
| Profiles that switch by app or time | With Premium | Not listed |
| Runs .rmskin skins | With Premium | Yes |
“Not listed” means the maker doesn't list it among the product's features; it may still be there.
Pick EdgeOS if
- You want to lay widgets out by dragging, with settings for each one, rather than editing text files.
- You use a touchscreen, such as the XENEON EDGE.
- You want OBS, Twitch, media and PC controls ready to place, with no skin to find or write.
Pick Rainmeter if
- You want something fully free and open source.
- You enjoy writing and tweaking skins yourself, line by line.
You don't have to give up your skins: EdgeOS Premium adds .rmskin Rainmeter skins under Widgets, and you place them like any other widget.
Common questions
- What's the difference between EdgeOS and Rainmeter?
- Rainmeter is the long-running free, open-source desktop customization tool for Windows, built from skins you write as text files. EdgeOS is a widget app with a drag-and-drop layout editor, made for touch on the XENEON EDGE, and it can run Rainmeter skins too.
- Should I pick EdgeOS or Rainmeter?
- EdgeOS if you want to lay widgets out by dragging, with settings for each one, rather than editing text files; you use a touchscreen, such as the XENEON EDGE; you want OBS, Twitch, media and PC controls ready to place, with no skin to find or write. Rainmeter if you want something fully free and open source; you enjoy writing and tweaking skins yourself, line by line.
- Can EdgeOS run Rainmeter skins?
- Yes, with EdgeOS Premium. Add an .rmskin skin under Widgets and place it on your layout like any other widget, with its settings under Customize.
- Does Rainmeter work on the XENEON EDGE?
- Yes, as a normal Windows display: turn off iCUE's widgets for the Edge and Windows treats it as another screen. EdgeOS also runs inside iCUE, in Widget Mode, next to iCUE's own widgets.