hwinfo AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like hwinfo

hwinfo is described as '/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' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to hwinfo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best hwinfo alternative is CPU-Z, which is free. Other great apps like hwinfo are HWiNFO (32/64), Rainmeter, Speccy and Open Hardware Monitor.

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  1. CPU-Z icon
    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.

    67 CPU-Z alternatives
    CPU-Z screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
    CPU-Z screenshot 1
    for android
    +1
    for android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Benchmark
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Stress Testing
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No registration required
    8.  GNU/linux-libre
    9.  AMD
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    CPU-Z VS hwinfo

    Is CPU-Z a good alternative to hwinfo?
     

    • CPU-Z is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to hwinfo.

    • CPU-Z is the most popular free alternative to hwinfo.

    • CPU-Z is Free and Proprietaryhwinfo is Free and Open Source
    • CPU-Z is Lightweighthwinfo is not according to our users
  2. HWiNFO (32/64) icon
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    HWiNFO (32/64)

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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.

    98 HWiNFO (32/64) alternatives
    HWiNFO (32/64) screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    HWiNFO (32/64) screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Temperature Monitoring
    3.  Portable
    4.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    5.  Benchmark
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Fan Speed
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Hardware Diagnostics
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  4. Rainmeter icon
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    Rainmeter

     467 likes
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    Transform your Windows desktop with customizable skins for displaying system resources, weather updates, RSS feeds, and more. Community-driven, Rainmeter offers real-time data monitoring, enhanced aesthetics, and privacy-focused features. Its portable design requires no installation and includes a dark mode.

    33 Rainmeter alternatives
    Rainmeter screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Rainmeter screenshot 1
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    +1
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Widgets
    2.  Customize skin
    3.  CPU Monitoring
    4.  Custom widgets
    5.  Live Wallpapers
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Hardware Monitoring
    9.  Desktop Widget
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Colored Text
    12.  Support for Multiple Monitors
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    Rainmeter VS hwinfo

    Is Rainmeter a good alternative to hwinfo?
     

    • Rainmeter is the most popular Open Source alternative to hwinfo.

    • Rainmeter is Free and Open Sourcehwinfo is also Free and Open Source
    • Rainmeter is Customizable and Lightweighthwinfo is not according to our users
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    Speccy

    Get an advanced and fast system info tool that provides a detailed overview of your PC's hardware. Enjoy real-time temperature monitoring, snapshot sharing, and offline capability. Available as an installer or portable versio...

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  6. Speccy icon
    Speccy icon

    Speccy

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    Get an advanced and fast system info tool that provides a detailed overview of your PC's hardware. Enjoy real-time temperature monitoring, snapshot sharing, and offline capability. Available as an installer or portable version, without ads.

    76 Speccy alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Options & Languages
    Hard drives

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Portable
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  CPU Monitoring
    Bundleware

    The installer propose you to install additional third party software like Google Chrome

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  7. Open Hardware Monitor icon
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    Open Hardware Monitor

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    The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.

    73 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives
    On Windows 7
    On Debian Linux 6.0 using the Mono Framework.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mono

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Voltage monitoring
    4.  Portable
    5.  Fan Speed
    6.  No installation required
    7.  History graphs
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  Export to CSV
    10.  Sensors
    Discontinued

    There has not been any code change since December 2020, also the community now wonders if it is abandoned: https://github.com/openhardwaremonitor/openhardwaremonitor/issues/1471 There also seems to be a fork called LibreHardwareMonitor (which is already listed as an alternative) and appears to be the most active fork right now.

    Open Hardware Monitor iconhwinfo Icon

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  8. GPU-Z icon
    GPU-Z icon

    GPU-Z

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    Streamlined tool providing crucial details about video cards, handling NVIDIA, AMD, ATI, Intel devices. Displays clocks, tests PCI-Express, backs up BIOS, works on many Windows versions, and requires no installation.

    34 GPU-Z alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    GPU-Z Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Portable
    3.  Sensors
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  10. SpeedFan icon
    SpeedFan icon

    SpeedFan

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

    47 SpeedFan alternatives
    SpeedFan screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fan Speed
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Overclock
    SpeedFan screenshot 1
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    +4
    SpeedFan screenshot 3
    Discontinued

    The developer promised new versions, but the program seems to be no longer updated. Latest version, 4.52, released in June 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  11. Libre Hardware Monitor icon
    Libre Hardware Monitor icon

    Libre Hardware Monitor

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    Libre Hardware Monitor, a fork of Open Hardware Monitor , is free software that can monitor the temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of your computer.

    22 Libre Hardware Monitor alternatives
    Libre Hardware Monitor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Voltage monitoring
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    Libre Hardware Monitor iconhwinfo Icon

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  12. AIDA64 icon
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    AIDA64

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    Advanced system info and diagnostics utility, AIDA64 runs on Windows, Android, iOS and more, offering 64-bit benchmarking, real-time hardware monitoring, and detailed hardware component information, ad-free and portable via USB.

    89 AIDA64 alternatives
    AIDA64 screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Tizen OS
    AIDA64 screenshot 1
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    +7
    AIDA64 screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Overclock
    AIDA64 iconhwinfo Icon

    AIDA64 VS hwinfo

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    • AIDA64 is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to hwinfo.

    • AIDA64 is the most popular commercial alternative to hwinfo.

    • AIDA64 is Paid and Proprietaryhwinfo is Free and Open Source
    • AIDA64 is Lightweighthwinfo is not according to our users
  13. Neofetch icon
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    Neofetch

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    Neofetch is a command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+. Neofetch displays information about your operating system, software and hardware in an aesthetic and visually pleasing way.

    29 Neofetch alternatives
    Neofetch screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Haiku
    Neofetch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  ASCII Art
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Portable
    6.  No registration required
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived in April 2024, and the last version (7.1.0) is from August 2020.

    Neofetch iconhwinfo Icon

    Neofetch VS hwinfo

    Is Neofetch a good alternative to hwinfo?
     

    • Neofetch is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to hwinfo.

    • Neofetch is Free and Open Sourcehwinfo is also Free and Open Source
    • Neofetch is Lightweighthwinfo is not according to our users
  14. HWMonitor icon
    HWMonitor icon

    HWMonitor

     116 likes
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    HWMonitor for Windows® x86/x64 is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC system's main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, powers, currents, fans speed, utilization, clock speeds…

    32 HWMonitor alternatives
    HWMonitor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HWMonitor Features

    1.  CPU temperature
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Temperature Monitoring
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  15. Sidebar Diagnostics icon
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    Sidebar Diagnostics

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    SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.

    45 Sidebar Diagnostics alternatives
    Sidebar Diagnostics screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    General Settings
    Advanced Settings
    +2
    Customization

    Sidebar Diagnostics Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Real-time monitoring
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Portable
    5.  Performance Monitoring
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Fan Speed
    Sidebar Diagnostics iconhwinfo Icon

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