hwinfo Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to hwinfo for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is GNOME Disks, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to hwinfo and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to hwinfo are Neofetch, Mission Center, CPU-X (by X0rg) and Resources.

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hwinfo alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities but may also be Partition Managers or Benchmark Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 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.

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hwinfo alternatives page was last updated Oct 8, 2024
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  1. GNOME Disks icon

    GNOME Disks

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    Efficiently manage disk functions like inspecting, partitioning, and formatting. Utilize disk imaging and backup, S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, and encryption. Integrates well with Linux, particularly GNOME, offering RAID setups and benchmarking tools, compatible with various file systems.

    37 GNOME Disks alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    GNOME Disks screenshot 1

    GNOME Disks Features

    1.  Editing and creating partitions
    2.  Create bootable Image
    3.  Drive formating
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    6.  Eject Media
    7.  Create image
    8.  LUKS Encryption

    GNOME Disks VS hwinfo

     

    • GNOME Disks is the most popular Linux alternative to hwinfo.

    • GNOME Disks is Free and Open Sourcehwinfo is also Free and Open Source
  2. Neofetch icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

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

    The GitHub repository has been archived in April 2024, and the last version (7.1.0) is from August 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Neofetch VS hwinfo

     

    • Neofetch is the most popular Mac alternative to hwinfo.

    • Neofetch is Free and Open Sourcehwinfo is also Free and Open Source
    • Neofetch is Lightweighthwinfo is not according to our users
  4. Mission Center icon

    Mission Center

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    Monitor your CPU, Memory, Disk, Network and GPU usage.

    109 Mission Center alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Mission Center screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Memory Monitoring
    4.  Hardware Monitoring
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Disk Monitoring
    10.  GPU Monitoring
    11.  OPENGL

    Mission Center VS hwinfo

     
  5. 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.

    29 CPU-X (by X0rg) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    CPU-X (by X0rg) screenshot 1
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    CPU-X (by X0rg) screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Benchmark analytics
    3.  CPU temperature
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Process scanning
    7.  Ram Caching
    8.  CPU Monitoring
    9.  Memory analysis

    CPU-X (by X0rg) VS hwinfo

     
  6. Resources icon

    Resources

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    Resources is a simple yet powerful monitor for your system resources and processes, written in Rust and using GTK 4 and libadwaita for its GUI.

    111 Resources alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Resources screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Memory Monitoring
    4.  Storage Monitoring
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  CPU Monitoring
    10.  GPU Monitoring

    Resources VS hwinfo

     
  7. CPU Info icon

    CPU Info

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    CPU Info provide main information about hardware and software of your device. You can get:

    61 CPU Info alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mac
    CPU Info screenshot 1
    CPU Info screenshot 2
    CPU Info screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  CPU temperature
    4.  Battery Health
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Portable
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode

    CPU Info VS hwinfo

     
  9. Hardinfo icon

    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.

    62 Hardinfo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.5.1, released in April 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Hardware Monitoring

    Hardinfo VS hwinfo

     
  10. lshw icon

    lshw

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    lshw (Hardware Lister) is a small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine.

    46 lshw alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    lshw-gtk showing CPU informations

    lshw Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Export to XML
    3.  Export to HTML
    4.  Export to JSON
    5.  Hardware Monitoring
    6.  Tree view

    lshw VS hwinfo

     
  11. cpufetch icon

    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.

    28 cpufetch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Android
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
    • Chocolatey
    • Termux
    cpufetch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  CPU temperature
    7.  CPU Monitoring
    8.  Tui

    cpufetch VS hwinfo

     
  12. Screenfetch icon

    Screenfetch

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    Simple command-line tool that displays your distro's logo in text art form, your OS version, your kernel version, your CPU, GPU, and RAM, your DE, resolution, WM, themes, and shell type, and more.

    26 Screenfetch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    Debian screenfetch

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Linux-based

    Screenfetch VS hwinfo

     
  13. Nerdfetch icon

    Nerdfetch

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    A POSIX *nix fetch script using Nerdfonts.

    26 Nerdfetch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    Nerdfont

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Nerdfetch VS hwinfo

     

  14. 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    inxi screenshot 1

    inxi Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    inxi VS hwinfo

     
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