Download Rainmeter 3.0 r2050 beta

Two new versions from Rainmeter’s 3.0 development branch were released on Sunday. This program can display all kinds of information on the desktop in real time, such as free hard disk space, network activity and whether there is new email. Functional applets can also be used to, for example, make notes or send tweets. Version 3.0 can handle older themes and skins, so the new version can be installed without any worries. Since release 2022 of the 3.0 version, the following changes and improvements have been made:

August 4, 2013 – Revision 2050
Special bug fix release

• [Fixed] Rainmeter: Fixed an issue with Direct2D where a string meter with an empty string would still have a width and height.
• [Fixed] About: Fixed a bug in the Log panel that could cause problems with the “Source” column.

August 4, 2013 – Revision 2047

• [Changed] WebParser: WebParser now supports Dynamic Variables. see Change Announcements for important details.
• [Changed] Rainmeter: Important improvements made to the D2D (Direct2D) rendering option for Rainmeter. see Change Announcements for important details.
• [Added] Manage Dialog: Added “UseD2D” option in the Manage / Settings Tab. If checked, all skins are refreshed using D2D (Direct2D) rendering. The option is disabled on systems that do not support D2D. Windows 7 with the latest Platform Update or Windows 8 is required.
• [Added] Rainmeter: Added AccurateText option in the [Rainmeter] section of skins. When AccurateText=0 (default) and UseD2D=0, inaccurate GDI+ measuring of text is used. When AccurateText=1 and UseD2D=0, Accurate measuring occurs similar to D2D. When AccurateText=0 and UseD2D=1, D2D adds padding to the text similar to GDI+. When AccurateText=1 and UseD2D=1, Accurate measuring occurs using D2D.