HD Tune Alternatives for Mac

HD Tune is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is GSmartControl, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to HD Tune and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to HD Tune are smartmontools, DriveDx, Drive Scope and diglloydTools DiskTester.

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  1. GSmartControl icon
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    GSmartControl provides a GUI for smartctl from smartmontools, allowing users to monitor and control SMART data on hard drives. It supports health inspection, runs diagnostic tests, and warns about potential drive failures, ensuring maintenance and optimal disk performance.

    34 GSmartControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. smartmontools icon
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    The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI harddisks.

    26 smartmontools alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. DriveDx icon
     23 likes

    Advanced tool delivering real-time HDD and SSD health diagnostics, S.M.A.R.T. and failure indicator analysis, pre-failure alerts, temperature tracking, performance and health ratings, automatic health reports by email, history-based insights, and user-friendly interface.

    46 DriveDx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Drive Scope icon
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    Hard drives (and solid state drives) are the most failure prone components in your Mac. For that very reason, in fact, drive manufacturers have built in self monitoring, analysis and reporting technology right into the drive. (a.k.a.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. DiskTester is a 64-bit application which tests drive performance and reliability for single volumes or RAID. Some highlights:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. QuickBench is a simple to use but powerful hard disk performance benchmarking tool. It provides three built-in, industry trusted test suites which measure the performance of dozens of preset hard disk transfer sizes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  7. Test the performance of your flash (pen/usb), solid state, hard disk drives in just 60 seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Aja System Test is an application included with all KONA cards which lets you tune your system to the same high standards that developers do for the best performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  9. Aman Disk icon
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    S.M.A.R.T. health, temperature and performance of your Mac's internal drives. Native macOS app, no network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Lifespan icon
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    Lifespan is an innovative macOS Menu Bar application designed to monitor the remaining useful life of flash-based storage devices. Our software conveniently displays the remaining lifespan of your solid state drive (SSD).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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