Hardware Probe Tool Alternatives

Hardware Probe Tool is described as '(hw-probe) is a snapshot of your computer's hardware state and logs. The tool checks operability of devices by analysis of logs and returns a permanent url to view the probe of the computer' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to Hardware Probe Tool for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Android, BSD and KDE Plasma apps. The best Hardware Probe Tool alternative is CPU-Z, which is free. Other great apps like Hardware Probe Tool are CPU-X (by X0rg), Hardinfo, lshw and cpufetch.

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  1. CPU-Z icon

    CPU-Z

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    Freeware system profiler detecting CPU, RAM, and chipset details for Windows and Android. It operates offline, ad-free, and is more detailed than Windows XP hardware tools. Portable with no installation or registration required, ideal for hardware monitoring.

    76 CPU-Z alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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    • CPU-Z is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to Hardware Probe Tool.

    • CPU-Z is the most popular free alternative to Hardware Probe Tool.

    • CPU-Z is Free and ProprietaryHardware Probe Tool is Free and Open Source
    • CPU-Z is LightweightHardware Probe Tool is not according to our users
  2. CPU-X (by X0rg) icon

    CPU-X (by X0rg)

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    CPU-X is a free software that gathers information on CPU, motherboard and more.

    34 CPU-X (by X0rg) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
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    • CPU-X (by X0rg) is the most popular Linux alternative to Hardware Probe Tool.

    • CPU-X (by X0rg) is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hardware Probe Tool.

    • CPU-X (by X0rg) is Free and Open SourceHardware Probe Tool is also Free and Open Source
    • CPU-X (by X0rg) is LightweightHardware Probe Tool is not according to our users
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    Hardinfo

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    Hardinfo is a system information and benchmark tool for Linux. It shows detailed system info, including hardware, environment, and kernel. It can use lm_sensors and ACPI for temperature and battery information. It also has four CPU banchmarks and two FPU benchmarks.

    67 Hardinfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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    lshw

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    cpufetch

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    cpufetch is a command-line tool written in C that displays the CPU information in a clean and beautiful way.

    29 cpufetch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Android
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
    • Chocolatey
    • Termux
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    • cpufetch is the most popular Mac alternative to Hardware Probe Tool.

    • cpufetch is Free and Open SourceHardware Probe Tool is also Free and Open Source
    • cpufetch is Privacy focused and LightweightHardware Probe Tool is not according to our users
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    hwinfo

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. inxi

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    Inxi is a system information script that can display various things about your hardware and software to users in an irc chatroom or support forum. it runs with the /exec command in most irc clients.

    15 inxi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Resource Monitor V2

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    This repository contains a system tray application written in C that monitors CPU and memory usage:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Sysinfo

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    sysinfo is a graphical tool that is able to display some hardware and software information about the computer it is run on.

    83 Sysinfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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