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HWiNFO (32/64)

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.

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Cost / License

  • Free Personal
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows
  • PortableApps.com
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Features

Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

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

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: HWiNFO (32/64) is praised for its detailed hardware information display and usefulness for experts and overclockers. However, users express dissatisfaction with UI design complexities, paywalls for previously free features, and limitations affecting third-party software compatibility. While highly customizable, it requires admin privileges and has uninstall issues. Despite these drawbacks, many find it essential for detailed system monitoring.
Top Positive Comment
Oktay Mercan
3

Free and very detailed. I think this program for expert or overclockers.

Top Negative Comment
Fiendir
2

Used to be my go-to utility for some detailed system monitoring in the software itself, but mostly to reliably provide system monitoring variables to other software Rainmeter/Samurize/etc.

But, the developer decided to add a 12-hour limitation to the "Shared Memory Support"-feature which a lot of these latter programs rely on. The implementation and communication around this limitation was in my opinion handled very poorly, and helped killed off many good 3rd party solutions that relied on this feature to function.

Instead of rewriting a ton implementations to function with the new and poorly documented workaround method, I've gone with some of the other, open-source alternatives suggested here. Don't think I'll be looking back anytime soon.

Dawid Ferenczy
2

One of the best applications to get very detailed hardware information on Windows platform. It reports information about virtually all devices contained and connected to a computer, both the hardware itself and also firmware and river information.

Shuunen
2

portable and efficient

bobi
0

Closed-source blinking dashboard with concerning incentives to pay. I guess it sorts of appeal to tuning freaks, so if you love glowing mobos, neon’d chassis and rainbowing graphical cards, I guess this is the tool for you. Otherwise I suggest looking for open source alternatives that focus on the only thing this is actually good at: monitoring hardware.

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mariediveja
1

This is a great tool! It allows you to access various useful data about your PC's performance and health.

jethro_tull
1

One of my essential pieces of software.

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What is HWiNFO (32/64)?

HWiNFO are professional hardware information and diagnostic tools supporting latest components, industry technologies and standards. Both tools are designed to collect and present the maximum amount of information possible about computers hardware which makes them suitable for users searching for driver updates, computer manufacturers, system integrators and technical experts as well. Retrieved information is presented in a logical and easily understandable form and can be exported into various types of reports.

HWiNFO (32/64) information

  • Developed by

    SK flagREALiX, s.r.o.
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free Personal product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $29 and $129.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.3 (22 ratings)
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 14 comments and reviews about HWiNFO (32/64), and it has gotten 331 likes

HWiNFO (32/64) was added to AlternativeTo by Arkinauta on and this page was last updated . HWiNFO (32/64) is sometimes referred to as HWiNFO, HWiNFO 32/64, HWiNFO32, HWiNFO64.