hwinfo Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to hwinfo for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Mission Center, 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, Resources, GNOME Disks and CPU-X (by X0rg).

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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...

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hwinfo alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2024
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  1. CatWalk icon

    CatWalk

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    A simple plasmoid showing the total CPU usage.

    52 CatWalk alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    CatWalk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  KDE Widget

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  2. Linpack Xtreme icon

    Linpack Xtreme

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    Linpack is a benchmark and the most aggressive stress testing software available today. Best used to test stability of overclocked PCs. Linpack tends to crash unstable PCs in a shorter period of time compared to other stress testing applications.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. GtkSysinfo

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    GtkSysinfo is a perl-Gtk2 software for Linux which makes it possible to obtain a maximum of informations about the system such as temperature(with lm_sensors) , CPU frequency, hardware(with PciUtils) , network , ACPI and orther information.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    Last Update: 2013-03-13. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtksysinfo/

    GtkSysinfo Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

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  5. Glxinfo icon

    Glxinfo

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    glxinfo is a command-line tool that can help you diagnose problems with your 3D acceleration setup. It can also provide additional helpful information for developers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Glxinfo screenshot 1

    Glxinfo Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Diagnostics
    3.  OPENGL

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  6. Hardware Probe Tool icon

    Hardware Probe Tool

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    Hardware Probe Tool (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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    A capture of this system's hardware using the portable version of hw-probe, uploaded to linux-hardware.org

    Hardware Probe Tool Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Bug reporting

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  7. PassMark BurnInTest icon

    PassMark BurnInTest

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    PassMark BurnInTest is a software tool that allows all the major sub-systems of a computer to be simultaneously stress tested for endurance, reliability and stability.

    23 PassMark BurnInTest alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    3D test

    PassMark BurnInTest Features

    1.  Stress Testing

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  9. Freshfetch

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    Freshfetch is an alternative to Neofetch written in Rust with a focus on customization

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Freshfetch screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last commit was in April 2022 and last version is from April 2021.

    Freshfetch Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Rust

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  10. Bfetch

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Bfetch screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last commit is from January 2023 and last version is from 2021

    Bfetch Features

    1.  Command line interface

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  11. cpuid

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    cpuid dumps detailed information about the CPU(s) gathered from the CPUID instruction, and also determines the exact model of CPU(s).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    cpuid screenshot 1

    cpuid Features

    1.  CPU Monitoring

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  12. Udev Discover icon

    Udev Discover

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    A helping tool for udev testers, coders, hackers and consumers. Main features are - Browsing the sysfs tree via udev, Reports udev device info and udev properties, Filter and search devices, Monitorize udev device events.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Udev Discover screenshot 1

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  13. gatotray icon

    gatotray

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    gatotray screenshot 1

    gatotray Features

    1.  CPU Monitoring

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  14. The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer icon

    The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer

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    Client application for the OpenGL hardware capability database. This tool detects, displays and uploads OpenGL hardware reports to the OpenGL hardware database at http://opengl.gpuinfo.org.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  OPENGL

    The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer VS hwinfo

     
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