Make Your Windows Desktop Look Awesome!

Let's make your desktop simple and clean with Rainmeter!
Rainmeter: www.rainmeter....
LIM!T Skin: goo.gl/aFsP51
Fountain of Colors Visualizer: goo.gl/WsiGDj
Raw Time: goo.gl/XpWqgm
VisBubble: goo.gl/qSenw5
Wallpapers:
My Sunset Wallpaper: goo.gl/PzX5Ht
Flying Wallpaper: goo.gl/Ubv7q5
Elk Sunset: goo.gl/9pmais
Blue Mountains: goo.gl/dMCxLT
Yosemite Mountains: goo.gl/emjgXR
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[@randomfrankp]

Updated Disclaimer: This video was uploaded over 18 months ago and people have been reporting suspicious links or potential malware through the programs I showed off. Download at your own risk.

[@daaye2x]

oof imma die then thanks frank, i love you

[@nickgarramone7499]

i clicked download and saw things ;(

[@jackstoryguy3182]

@@nickgarramone7499 what did you see?

[@ope9595]

Uh is the wall paper with the sun a virus? sense i kinda downloaded it i dont want my pc being infected ;(

[@marvellouss3mn230]

@@nickgarramone7499 yah, what things u saw dude?

[@davor7165]

"Simple desktop" Dude has 3 monitors

[@marcos-4469]

XD

[@andreigavrea1472]

yeah, but they are simple =))

[@MrTjp420]

at one time i had 3, 19" monitors! to much space 2010 so just upgraded to 2, 24" big monitors and a 40" TV 2015 then i upgraded 1, 32" monitor and a 50" TV 2020

[@hamzapuris]

Haha!

[@lillianvae]

@@MrTjp420 cap

[@johnnyk8409]

The problem with Rainmeter is you setout to do some cool minimalist shit, next thing you know you've gone down the rabbit hole, you've gotten lost in the bowels of deviantart and time and space has lost all meaning

[@xeronylloyd21]

Took me 1 day to fully create mine while also modified the modules I downloaded to fit my expectations. Worth it.

[@masudali9445]

You can't make your windows desktop awesome if you don't have one 🌚

[@dylancoulbeck7483]

linux with conky?

[@mrED123]

same i don't have a windows i got mac!!

[@mrED123]

mac

[@Patricks-adventures]

mrED123 feel sorry for u

[@yoweeeeek1960]

@@mrED123 lol

[@atomicadamv2102]

Rainmeter + wallpaper engine are amazing together

[@idkhackedacciguess6370]

correct

[@vincenthdgt]

Jup. Truee

[@noahk]

rip ram

[@burakarif]

@@noahk i have 16gb ram and it takes up barely any and when you maximize a window it pauses the wallpaper which the ram usage also goes down

[@randomfrankp]

Lots of love on this video so far! For the people complaining about the links, the rainmeter skins I used have all been fixed to original links, however the wallpapers were just copied from a giant wallpaper thread on Reddit that had over 1000s lol, I'll try my best over the weekend to find original links for you guys - but don't worry, the links will not "give you a virus" like people are saying, I've been using wallpapers from that Reddit thread for years and never had an issue!

[@Kai_ToxicVT]

Is there any way you could link to the images directly?

[@kombi8864]

I find it nice that you put adds on the links :/

[@JoeMamaSmokes]

randomfrankp Can you show some of the most complicated ones?

[@sebastianposey6583]

Kombi 88 he can't put an ad on a link.

[@jaisonwithani9136]

People are saying it's giving people viruses because you used a shorten link site that puts ads on it which if people get tricked into will give them viruses. Next time I recommend to not use that.

[@Thomaatus]

Wallpaper Engine :D

[@isaac52050]

TMCGames anime waifus

[@BlackHatStudio]

Wallpaper Engine FTW

[@arsenalproducer2012]

Delivator hey dude do you have anymore awesome wallpapers?

[@Delivator]

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=824911868 Nothing special, but i like it :) You can set the volume to 0 in wallpaperengine!

[@youtubewatcher9451]

TMCGames indeed

[@samotoole7712]

Man you're watching Off Topic at 2:48. Great podcast

[@ViralWatchMedia]

Frank i am dissapointed, why did you use a shorte.st link shorteners? you know these are shady and have popups that can install malware right?

[@Promods95]

MastaX but he gets money so he couldn't care less

[@randomfrankp]

Just gave an update - I fixed the rainmeter skins but the wallpapers were from a Reddit thread, I'll fix them over the weekend with the original source :) Wasn't intentional

[@ViralWatchMedia]

Ah ok thanks man. I knew you wasnt a bad guy.

[@winfieldk6692]

weren't, not wasn't.

[@aglt555]

MastaX f

[@cameronhutter8270]

why are the links taking me to a dodgy site??

[@randomfrankp]

Just gave an update - I fixed the rainmeter skins but the wallpapers were from a Reddit thread, I'll fix them over the weekend with the original source :) Wasn't intentional

[@Nymo021]

wallpaper only 1920x1080 ?

[@randomfrankp]

All links fixed :)

[@storybookbus0314]

It looked cool, but the 7 viruses that came with it all didn't

[@NightTakesFlight]

rainmeter isn't one of those seven, It was scanned by 68 anti viruses, No threat has been found, not even malwarebytes said it was a virus.

[@sufficedd]

unlucky, I didnt gety any viruses

[@YazzaR6]

wtf did u download? xD Rainmeter legit

[@jibus101]

Your links to wallpapers and other stuff are free viruses. Dont click at any ceesty link. Dont know why he used them.

[@randomfrankp]

Just gave an update - I fixed the rainmeter skins but the wallpapers were from a Reddit thread, I'll fix them over the weekend with the original source :) Wasn't intentional

[@joycelynroe1117]

tq, for nice Windows customization and enhancement, google for Folderchanger

[@latinesheay2615]

niz

[@LukeVandersluys]

I cant figure out how to open what he has opened at 1:08

[@ItsTealv]

its in the rainmeter app thing in your bottom right corner

[@HoboJoe]

@@ItsTealv i love you. thanks for the help

[@durlokurlo]

Oh god, I downloaded rainmeter before reading your comment... it's a .exe file...

[@dedsecgenius9316]

An exe file is where it can control stuff on your computer, in this cause its controlling how your desktop looks. So yes, it will be an .exe file but still, you shouldn't have downloaded it. Just telling you if you download any other .exe files.

[@danmancino22]

Do it man, I'm all for it. I'll be needing these kind of ideas when I eventually get my duel or triple monitor setup

[@yauza5584]

What did you use for the Honeycomb effect at 6:15? Does it come with that cool steam widget? Thanks Frank.

[@PindaSwagMV]

Hey could you explain the 6:19 one? i think it looks AMAZING. Nice video man!

[@yrnrkm5124]

I think you need to buy Wallpaper Engine on Steam to get it. Or you could try your luck with google animated gif wallpapers

[@aypn8939]

Did you find it? i am still searching :(

[@SARATHANCHINGAL]

Same, how to get that?

[@ecksdee1637]

1:08 how u pull up that manager?

[@mango8742]

go to the bottom right and click on the arrow then click on rain meter

[@xdarkstarx99]

what is that storm trooper one?

[@fakuri913]

Wait a second, this is same with my wallpaper and I'll use that music rainmeter widget but on buttom of the screen. Lol how?

[@TYLERSCONCEPT]

bro im broke asf i have windows 10 laptop that to exspendsive :(

[@AtteR04]

10/10 "underrated" -IGN

[@skirata3144]

Tyler TV it costs literally nothing...

[@The_Yuriy]

4:00 Reminds me of my jailbreak days. RIP my old iphone 5s

[@sodapop1s]

Yura R I used them in my iPhone X

[@casperko8311]

Rainmeter won't open . When I click on it it just refuses to open. What can I do?

[@blakeslocum2732]

That means you probably have an un-updated version of Widnows 7 or something, once you go to the link, you have to click *old versions* and go to the tip where it says 3.3.3, it should open after you download that version

[@zayn7601]

Casper Ko I know I'm late, but after you open it, you click on the rainmeter icon in the tray on the taskbar. Hope this helps :)

[@Cade.Worthy]

thx dude helped me

[@ruskymusic7212]

bro when i open it .... all the windows are empty and black XD its only shows the orange lines goes up and down.... help me pls

[@dondongaming9424]

The Raw Time link does not work anymore :(

[@ZebraCometHowtos]

Achievement Hunter!

[@cookingcommander]

will you ever make a serie on custom rainmeter setups ?

[@Jonathann2000]

I want the wallpapers but the links are sketchy.

[@deciding]

Wait a day or two, he'll do something about them

[@randomfrankp]

All links fixed :)

[@Jonathann2000]

randomfrankp Thank you dude

[@jeraldguevarra112]

ah rainmeter... you're a decade late on getting this kid... had this since 07 because Windows Vista is a fucking nightmare...

[@wizenwashere1668]

we have the same background at the start xDDDD

[@kieranscracked6244]

How do you get it

[@utkarshanand9706]

The problem with these is that if you use more than a few widgets, the bloat really starts to show. Nothing matches the performance of conky on a lightweight desktop manager installed in either linux or one of the bsd distos.

[@BestDrivingMusic]

Yes, thank you so much man :)

[@Pandamonium004]

Awesome video, had no idea about this till now, thank you for bringing it to our attention :D now have a clock and an audio visualizer round it lol. Thanks again!

[@HaloReach242]

Does anyone know a live wallpaper or app to make your desktop wallpaper look like it is raining ?

[@doowacko3627]

Wallpaper engine on Steam

[@Cookiem0sta]

Pierre Livet yup engine wallpaper is my go to source for my wallpapers

[@itsredodyssey1010]

wallpaper engine on steam but it costs $5

[@SethiestSeth]

I LOVE THIS!!!!!

[@SethiestSeth]

Thx again Frank for the inspiration!

[@theomega8364]

SAMEEEE

[@LifeofAedan]

whats the one with the rain background and as you move the cursor it moves too? kind of like apples perspective backgrounds.

[@lukejs3182]

5:18 omg the lines on the hill just ruin this wallpaper

[@FellaMajj]

what lines?

[@Waseemmmm]

Lucasss What i was thinking Lucassssssssss

[@ritvikv8828]

the audio visualizer meny wont pop up when i click the volume bars ..

[@joeprogamermc6309]

who else watched this even tho they dont have a windows setup xd

[@4nem198]

shutup minecraft nerd

[@drizzlenizzle]

Lmao

[@B7MNT]

Is this a malware then yes or no ? i had it and i saw comments and uninstalled asap someone please let me know because i got my desktop looking amazing

[@ZooterTheWooter]

a rainmeter wars series would be pretty dope. WOuld be really cool to see the community submitting their submissions for their desktops.

[@joanessalgadouranga4682]

Good video!! I really love those minimalistic themes. One for Mac? Plsss

[@MADIJARU]

When I try to install a skin.. it says "unable to create file". HELP PLEASE

[@Gigatless]

So minimalistic it makes me wanna puke on your monitor

[@stevenXCV]

The future is now, old man.

[@dommy114]

In case anyone wanted the 4k 3840x2160 image of the sunset: hdwallpapers.pro/web/wallpapers/colorful-wood-river_3840x2160.jpg

[@Lil_Dotty]

Do anyone know how to get that Draft punk wallpaper in the ending ??? pls someone answer :D

[@Doyleur]

How do you change the text colour?

[@ZEROTH_]

Couple questions: Is rainmeter safe in 2022? is L!MIT Safe? Is rawtime safe? And is visbubble safe?

[@Random_Vince]

Please make more videos like this. Where do you get the desktop images? All from Rainmeter? Ex the ones from your My 2017 ULTIMATE Gaming setup & room tour and My NEW ULTIMATE Gaming setup & Room Tour

[@frederikfogde7007]

1:07 how did you get that thing op?

[@fisho6192]

lol instead of the backgrounds i used wallpaper engine

[@FinlayDaG33k]

I like "ricing" my desktop, but I personally can't care less about the way my desktop looks to the eye... since you know... I spend time doing stuff on my PC, not staring at my wallpaper :^)

[@KeatFroh]

Boi how do you open up the thing to add the widgets I have it installed but I can't find the thing to do that

[@skirata3144]

Froh some skins need to be installed by hand by placing them in the skins folder of your Rainmeter installation some come with an installer. To open the Rainmeter programm you have to start it(obviously) and the the icon appears in the taskbar if you click on the little ^.

[@KeatFroh]

thanks alot honestly :D

[@skirata3144]

np if you have further questions just ask

[@Timmi181201]

Any wallpaper recommendations for 5760x1080? I'm trying to make my desktop clean and nice, but I don't find a fitting wallpaper similar to the wallpapers in the video. Please help!

[@Kevin-kb9cn]

@rankdomfrankp I have a question. So awhile back I saw on TikTok that there's a way to make your desktop app look like the desktop apps on a MacOS where it's at the bottom and slides and such but I'm having trouble figuring out the name for that application. Can you help me out and let me know if you find it?

[@holmes7077]

i don't know if i'm the only one with this problem but fountain of colors isn't working. I've been trying everything from the normal customisation screen to even the codes and NOPE nothing is happening. If somebody could help me fix this problem this would be really helpful. Thanks in advance

[@failumni643]

I'd just go on Steam and Search up Wallpaper Engine. It has a bunch of animated wallpapers but the programs like $4.50, forsure an easier alternative with more variety.

[@jakesmith9509]

Is there a good place to download 3440x1440 or 1440x2560 wallpapers? Trying to get a nice setup for my screens.

[@shaunaymos7673]

cool .....it looks good on the desktop, also I use Folderchanger utility to further enhance the color to match my desktop. Search "Folderchanger" with google. It works great.

[@noobnub7305]

The problem im getting is: WHY THE HELL R U GETTING BLURRY WHENEVER I ADD IT TO THE BACKGROUND

[@deathab0ve]

God Damn me!!!!! Welp there goes my set up. Not even kidding I used Elk Sunset. Well now I feel like my paper is not unique and I didn't find a rare sexy wallpaper.

[@brup123]

Shoutout to Achievment Hunter and Off Topic - never struck you as someone who'd watch them! Pleasant surprise

[@alexmaritz8819]

Awesome video! were can I find the animated elk background at the end of this video?

[@D_rkn1ght_YT]

Yes pls tell me too

[@whiskeytime9994]

I can't get the fountain of color visualizer to turn 180 degree, only 179, or 181....can anyone please help?

[@skyscraper]

RFP I NEED HELP i put a honeycomb skin on my apps and it put firefox on and now it made it so i cant see anything! HELP!

[@roensuarez5310]

Hi, does a wallpaper size 4020x1920 exist? if it does i dont know where to get it because i cant find anything like it in google

[@TheDarthjones]

This crashed my machine. I am having to manually go in and uninstall this. I downloaded Rain meter and then installed limit. And then black screen. Just black screen.

[@additionalityy3836]

my raw time thing is so big. how do i make it smaller?

[@Shommi_]

mine too

[@pourpl5291]

Sorry for the late reply but heres the answer:go into rainmeter and go to the clock.ini, press edit and change size in folder,save and unload skin, load skin back and u shud be good to go

[@alexoneal8047]

Can someone please tell me how to set a stretch background for 6 monitors but have a 7th a completely different background. I cant figure it out send help.

[@suscactus420]

no no no. hell no. i mean, if you want your whole computer's performance to go down significantly, go for rainmeter and fill your desktop with crap. it is such an outdated piece of software. or, go with wallpaper engine, have all that in a much easier and better way and enjoy having absolutely no performance drop.

[@Lea-pe6iw]

thanks for telling us how to install Lim!t. It appears as a goddamn dll file for me. how do I open it and make Rainmeter get access to it? everyone doesnt know how to install files left and right.

[@dagg497]

Yes make It look great! Skip the top monitor that breaks your neck. Skip two monitors side by side so your not placed in front of a fuckin bezel mecka. Done!

[@llamaxrider]

FUCK, I accedentally set the number of bars to 0 and now i cant get it back no matter what i do. i dont know how to get rid of skins and im tired. plz help

[@daniellowry]

I'm using a 21:9 monitor and in fullscreen have black bars ALL the way round with this video :(

[@kingofzero]

What if your running one 1440p monitor and 2 1080p monitors? Is it any different to get the wallpaper on all 3 monitors like that?

[@oolalalaaa]

Guys, do not do it because: 1. It'll lag your computer. 2. If you are playing a game you might lag.

[@TheMegalodonGaming]

why not just upload this in 21:9 now its just a letterboxed video with black bars on top and bottom for other 21:9 users.

[@brian8431]

WHY DID YOU HAVE US DOWNLOAD rAINMETER IF YOU ONLY SAID THAT YOU USE WIDGETS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE? WHY DID YOU NEED RAINMETER THEN IF you're NOT GOING TO USE IT?

[@anabothhekmatyar294]

I just don't know why do this on Windows if you can download any Linux distro and make the same thing (probably better) more fast and easly

[@klebersilva7079]

windows is much better than linux man, both in security and speed man, understood? man

[@MrBrightside601]

Rainmeter isn’t bad, but I prefer Wallpaper Engine. It costs money but it’s definitely worth it in my opinion

[@camper1749]

What do I do if my wallpaper constantly changes to black while having different wallpapers?

[@marino4193]

Where do people find such cool wallpapers!? What do you think about when you are searching for wallpapers?

[@peterfolkenaes]

Fountain of Colors Visualizer doesn't work for me. It won't show me. How can i fix this? I really want to have it.

[@BlackOpsGuy96]

Welcome to the world of desktop rice frank. Now you gotta buy wallpaper engine from steam and have a moving wallpaper

[@yeet-jd2xb]

I have a question when u have 2 PCs and on one PC u have 2 monitors connected and then on the other PC u have 1 monitor connected can you like put 1 wallpaper on all 3 monitors(1 monitor quarter other monitor quarter and other quarter monitor) help

[@ajuvenileninja]

Have always liked the videos but finding out that you are an achievement hunter fan and an offtopic fan makes me happy. EZ like!

[@DSDSDS1235]

I might just look this up in that reddit thread, but how does this compare to wallpaper engine? I spent money on it and it was worth every penny, but I like an comparison.

[@tommyg2543]

try the hcman 104 key backlit rgb blue switches. it takes a little bit of searching since their 87 key is more popular.

[@TheRealAltaros]

Hey Frank! You should make a similar version of this video for Mac users. I use a MacBook Pro for school and would love to do something like this to my desktop, but I am always unsure about going to certain websites and downloading random links hoping that it is the file I want. I definitely plan on coming back to this video later once I get my PC, but for now tuition is consuming all of my funds ;) Thanks for the great videos!

[@kevinmontanez6916]

the raw time wont download because whenever i hit it to download my norton blocks the webpage saying its dangerous. Any suggestions?

[@kaffeine2396]

I can't figure out how to put this for 3 monitors. I thinks my middle monitor is my right monitor. So the "middle" is on my right monitor. It's hell when it's on stretched.

[@stefannasui4995]

how can i change the colors of the raimeter clock and date? i dont have same wallpaper than you (i have a blue mountains one) and i still have those colors on the clocks

[@olivergregory309]

MznSteff click edit in rainmeter and find the line of text the has the colours. Change them then save and click refresh

[@mrED123]

The real question though... IS IT FOR.. MAC?!? Lol I got mac just wondering.

[@hvdub754]

How do you change the wallpaper to go across all monitors as it showed in the thumbnail? Thats why I clicked on the video and didn't see that in the video.

[@phant0m_aa668]

im trying to find wallpapers but they keep becoming very pixelated when i set them as the background

[@joshyjosh00]

Frank how do you get this to look better in 3440x 1440. Your link I have to stretch it and it's not very nice

[@M4TTYN]

so when i get my lil issue with my PC settled i'll do dope shit like this been using rainmeter forever just on my shit laptop D:

[@joshuamclean592]

Fountain of Colors Visualizer. I download it and put it in the same spot as you on top of the screen, but when A little under the the setting for it pop up how do i disable that from showing up i want to put icon in that area just under the where the bars don't reach

[@manavnischal2738]

im afraid to download it, will it make my computer slow and if it does, by uninstalling it will make my computer fast again.

[@pericplayz5179]

can someone please help. I have two monitors. when i shut down pc, one goes standby the other one is looking for connection. Any help would be great