Dmidecode AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like Dmidecode

Dmidecode is described as 'Reports information about your system's hardware as described in your system BIOS according to the SMBIOS/DMI standard. This information typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial number, BIOS version, asset tag as well as a lot of other details of' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Dmidecode for Linux and Windows. The best Dmidecode alternative is SIW. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try lshw or hwinfo. Other great apps like Dmidecode are Glow - System Analysis Software, DirectX Diagnostic Tool, Windows System Information and WattmanGTK.

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  1. SIW icon
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    Advanced Windows tool offering in-depth system information categorized by software, hardware, and network. Generates comprehensive reports in varied formats like HTML, JSON, supports batch mode, useful for security, software license management, and server configuration.

    57 SIW alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • SIW is the most popular Windows alternative to Dmidecode.

    • SIW is the most popular commercial alternative to Dmidecode.

    • SIW is Paid and ProprietaryDmidecode is Free and Open Source
    • SIW is LightweightDmidecode is not according to our users
  2. lshw icon
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    lshw (Hardware Lister) is a small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • lshw is the most popular Linux alternative to Dmidecode.

    • lshw is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dmidecode.

    • lshw is Free and Open SourceDmidecode is also Free and Open Source
  3. hwinfo icon
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    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.

    126 hwinfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Glow is a powerful system analysis tool created by Eray Türkay, designed to provide an intuitive overview of both the hardware and software capabilities of your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    DxDiag ("DirectX Diagnostics") is a diagnostics tool used to test DirectX functionality and troubleshoot video- or sound-related hardware problems. DirectX Diagnostic can save text files with the scan results.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. WattmanGTK icon
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    A Wattman-like GTK3+ GUI. Contribute to BoukeHaarsma23/WattmanGTK development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Glxinfo icon
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    glxinfo is a command-line tool that can help you diagnose problems with your 3D acceleration setup. It can also provide additional helpful information for developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    cpuid dumps detailed information about the CPU(s) gathered from the CPUID instruction, and also determines the exact model of CPU(s).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Udev Discover icon
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    A helping tool for udev testers, coders, hackers and consumers. Main features are - Browsing the sysfs tree via udev, Reports udev device info and udev properties, Filter and search devices, Monitorize udev device events.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Yacpi is an acpi monitoring program for Linux. It displays various acpi information like battery status and ac status on notebooks. The main reason why i wrote this program is, because i don't like the acpi program, which is included in debian :) It displays things like...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    vbetool is a small application that executes code from the BIOS of your video card. This is mostly useful for reinitialising the hardware, for instance after ACPI suspend/resuming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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