hwinfo Alternatives

Apps similar to hwinfo include CPU-Z, which is free. Other options are Rainmeter, HWiNFO (32/64), Speccy and Libre Hardware Monitor. System Information Utilities like hwinfo are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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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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    DRIconf is a configuration applet for the Direct Rendering Infrastructure. It allows customizing performance and visual quality settings of OpenGL drivers on a per-driver, per-screen and/or per-application level.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Uses information in sysfs (Linux kernels 2.6.0 and later) to list all scsi devices (or hosts) currently attached to the system. Options can be used to control the amount and form of information provided for each device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Creates a list of attached disks without root privileges (similar as ldisk -lu, but with extensive device information).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. gatotray icon
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    gatotray is a tiny CPU monitor displaying several stats graphically (usage, temperature, frequency) in small space, and tight on resources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Gather information about your computer; detect your hardware devices, type, model, and other information, even if the system has no drivers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    SuperB Fetch (a.k.a bfetch) is a SuperB general-purpose fetch displayer written in portable sh that takes user commands output and changes how it displays dynamically with the terminal size.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. Vera IT icon
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    IT visibility platform for small businesses that manage their own IT, covering devices, software subscriptions and security in one dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. screenstyler icon
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    It's a little something we made to make Windows customization easier. ScreenStyler has an intuitive UI and combines several apps and resources for fast, awesome results.

    41 screenstyler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. A software program which displays information about the current OpenGL 3D accelerator and new Vulkan 3D API. This program displays the vendor name, the version implemented, the renderer name and the extensions of the current OpenGL 3D accelerator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    hddtemp is a small utility (daemonizable) that gives you the temperature of your hard drive by reading S.M.A.R.T. informations (for drives that support this feature).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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