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RMeters

Lightweight, high-performance system monitor overlay for the Windows 11 taskbar, written in Rust. Real-time CPU and RAM indicators with zero overhead.

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Rust Direct2D DirectWrite Win32

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Features

Dual display modes: Classic sparklines (60-second rolling history) and Per-Core bars (xMeters-style)
Native taskbar integration — bezelless overlay owned by Shell_TrayWnd
Right-click context menu — toggle modes, configure autostart, settings, exit
No dependencies — statically linked, runs on a clean Windows install
Zero overhead — ~0% CPU, <12 MB RAM, Direct2D hardware-accelerated rendering
High-DPI support — auto-scales for any DPI (100%, 150%, 200%)
Installer + portable zip available

System Requirements

Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
No additional runtime libraries required

cd ../products