CatWalk Alternatives

CatWalk is described as 'A simple plasmoid showing the total CPU usage' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to CatWalk for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and iPhone apps. The best CatWalk alternative is HWiNFO (32/64). It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try HWiNFO (32/64) or Open Hardware Monitor. Other great apps like CatWalk are SpeedFan, Stats, Sidebar Diagnostics and MacThrottle.

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  1. HWiNFO (32/64) icon
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    Designed for Windows, this tool provides real-time temperature monitoring and extensive hardware diagnostics. Suitable for technical experts, manufacturers, and system integrators with report export capabilities.

    110 HWiNFO (32/64) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. MSI Afterburner icon
     149 likes

    Comprehensive tool offering GPU overclocking, video and screen capture, and overlays, with support for Nvidia and ATI cards. Features Kombustor stress test, portable use, ad-free experience, manual exclusion of false positives in displays, and multiple video compression options.

    47 MSI Afterburner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. SpeedFan icon
     253 likes

    SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers and controls the fans if possible.

    53 SpeedFan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. MacThrottle icon
     12 likes

    Lightweight macOS tool that tracks thermal pressure and throttling, shows real time CPU temperature and fan speed, provides 10-minute history graphs, statistics for thermal states, and customizable notifications, all without requiring administrator privileges.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. iStat Menus icon
     120 likes

    iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).

    74 iStat Menus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  6. Core Temp icon
     61 likes

    Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.

    50 Core Temp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Dockitty icon
     4 likes

    Dockitty is a tiny animated cat that lives directly in your Mac Dock. The application is the Dock icon itself.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. XMeters icon
     19 likes

    Taskbar System Monitoring for Windows.

    25 XMeters alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. hwinfo icon
     13 likes

    hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

    127 hwinfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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