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Description
A system monitoring skin for Rainmeter

Inspired by the UI of the Ubiqity AmpliFi Alien WiFi 6 mesh router.

Download the latest version here (1.2.1)

Alien on GitHub

Get help on the Rainmeter forums .

Main
Shows current time and date.

Shows network speed test statistics.

Shows network upload/download statistics with graphical chart of inbound and outbound network activity.

Shows CPU clock speed and per-core CPU utilization graph for up to 64 logical cores.

Shows disk information and activity for up to 3 logical drives (any type).

Shows CPU temperature, overall utilitization, and memory usage.

Scales to any desired size.

Weather
Tap the clock area to toggle the Weather page. Click the weather icon area to return.
Displays the current weather for any location from The Weather Channel .

Displays data in metric or imperial units based on your locale.

Conditions translated to your language by The Weather Channel.

Shows current location, current temperature, "feels like" temperature, current forecast, forecast high and low temperatures, chance of precipitation, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, and wind direction.

Shows current sunrise and sunset times.

Shows current moonrise and moonset times, moon phase, and description.

Speed Test
Tap the internet speed area to view the Speed Test page.
Shows network speed test statistics and ping time.

Shows speed test performance graph.

Runs speed tests via speedtest.net (configurable).

Network
Tap the network area to view the Network page.
Shows network upload/download statistics.

Indicates network and internet connectivity.

Displays network type and name.

Displays internal and external IP addresses, network gateway address, MAC address, WiFi network SSID, and signal strength.

Automatically detects and uses the Gadgets NetMonitor service if installed.

Processor
Tap the CPU area to view the Processor page.
Displays processor model and overall CPU utilization.

Shows CPU utilization graph.

Shows CPU core temperature and fan speed (optional, requires HWiNFO ).

Shows used, free, and total RAM available.

Shows computer uptime.

Drives
Tap the drives area to view the Drives page.
Displays disk read and write statistics.

Displays disk throughput graph.

Displays disk information for up to 3 logical drives (any type, including network shares).

Shows used, free, and total disk space available.

Drive space changes color when disks are nearing capacity.

Settings
Tap the settings icon to view the Settings page.
Right-click the skin and select [snippet]Alien settings[/snippet] from the menu to edit settings manually.

Requirements
Requires Rainmeter 4.5.16 or later.

Optional
HWiNFO 7.02 or later to report CPU temperature and fan speed.

Version History
1.2.1 - 2024-05-15
Updated weather to work with latest weather.com API changes (as of 5/15/2024).

1.2.0 - 2022-09-23
Added MAC address to network page.

Updated weather to work with latest weather.com API changes (as of 1/2022).

1.1.0 - 2021-06-12
Corrected severe error in network activity monitoring logic.

Corrected issue where clock AM/PM did not change at midnight/noon.

Improved speed test ping logic (reported ping time is best of 4 pings).

Revised weather temperature appearance for consistency.

1.0.0 - 2021-06-05
Initial release.

Attribution
Rajdhani font by Indian Type Foundry (indiantypefoundry.com).

Material Icons font by Google (fonts.google.com).

Roboto Mono Nerd Font by nerdfonts.com.

Description
A system monitoring skin for Rainmeter

Inspired by the UI of the Ubiqity AmpliFi Alien WiFi 6 mesh router.

Download the latest version here (1.2.1)

Alien on GitHub

Get help on the Rainmeter forums .

Main
Shows current time and date.

Shows network speed test statistics.

Shows network upload/download statistics with graphical chart of inbound and outbound network activity.

Shows CPU clock speed and per-core CPU utilization graph for up to 64 logical cores.

Shows disk information and activity for up to 3 logical drives (any type).

Shows CPU temperature, overall utilitization, and memory usage.

Scales to any desired size.

Weather
Tap the clock area to toggle the Weather page. Click the weather icon area to return.
Displays the current weather for any location from The Weather Channel .

Displays data in metric or imperial units based on your locale.

Conditions translated to your language by The Weather Channel.

Shows current location, current temperature, "feels like" temperature, current forecast, forecast high and low temperatures, chance of precipitation, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, and wind direction.

Shows current sunrise and sunset times.

Shows current moonrise and moonset times, moon phase, and description.

Speed Test
Tap the internet speed area to view the Speed Test page.
Shows network speed test statistics and ping time.

Shows speed test performance graph.

Runs speed tests via speedtest.net (configurable).

Network
Tap the network area to view the Network page.
Shows network upload/download statistics.

Indicates network and internet connectivity.

Displays network type and name.

Displays internal and external IP addresses, network gateway address, MAC address, WiFi network SSID, and signal strength.

Automatically detects and uses the Gadgets NetMonitor service if installed.

Processor
Tap the CPU area to view the Processor page.
Displays processor model and overall CPU utilization.

Shows CPU utilization graph.

Shows CPU core temperature and fan speed (optional, requires HWiNFO ).

Shows used, free, and total RAM available.

Shows computer uptime.

Drives
Tap the drives area to view the Drives page.
Displays disk read and write statistics.

Displays disk throughput graph.

Displays disk information for up to 3 logical drives (any type, including network shares).

Shows used, free, and total disk space available.

Drive space changes color when disks are nearing capacity.

Settings
Tap the settings icon to view the Settings page.
Right-click the skin and select [snippet]Alien settings[/snippet] from the menu to edit settings manually.

Requirements
Requires Rainmeter 4.5.16 or later.

Optional
HWiNFO 7.02 or later to report CPU temperature and fan speed.

Version History
1.2.1 - 2024-05-15
Updated weather to work with latest weather.com API changes (as of 5/15/2024).

1.2.0 - 2022-09-23
Added MAC address to network page.

Updated weather to work with latest weather.com API changes (as of 1/2022).

1.1.0 - 2021-06-12
Corrected severe error in network activity monitoring logic.

Corrected issue where clock AM/PM did not change at midnight/noon.

Improved speed test ping logic (reported ping time is best of 4 pings).

Revised weather temperature appearance for consistency.

1.0.0 - 2021-06-05
Initial release.

Attribution
Rajdhani font by Indian Type Foundry (indiantypefoundry.com).

Material Icons font by Google (fonts.google.com).

Roboto Mono Nerd Font by nerdfonts.com.