hwinfo Alternatives

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 GPU-Z.

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  1. Monitorets icon
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    Monitorets is a small utility application offering a simple and quick view at the usage of several of your computer resources. Almost like an applet or a widget for your Linux desktop.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. SIV by Ray Hinchliffe. System Information Viewer is a general Windows utility for displaying lots of useful Windows, Network and hardware info - CPU info, PCI info, PCMCIA info, USB info, Machine Info, Hardware Sensors, Networked computers, Operating System Information and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3.  1 like

    An xrandr clone for wlroots compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux
     
  4. HiBit System Information is a powerful system information utility that gathers important data on the computer's hardware components, operating system and installed software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. AMD64 CPU Assistant monitors the temperature of AMD64 CPU cores (AMD64 K8 processor on Socket 754/S1/940/F1207/939/AM2/ASB1/S1g1) using the on-die thermal sensor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. NWinfo icon
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    NWinfo is a Win32 program that allows you to obtain system and hardware information.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7.  2 likes

    A pretty system information tool written in POSIX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  8.  2 likes

    A system information frontend, with an (unhealthy) emphasis on performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  9. Ashampoo HDD Control 2 provides complete monitoring of your hard drive(s). The software supports not only all common IDE and serial ATA hard drive(s), but also provides improved support for external USB hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs).

    270 Ashampoo HDD Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Sysinfo icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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