Lm-Sensors Alternatives

Lm-Sensors is described as 'free and open-source application that provides tools and drivers for monitoring temperatures, voltage, and fans' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Lm-Sensors for Windows, Linux, Mac and Mono. The best Lm-Sensors alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lm-Sensors are SpeedFan, Sidebar Diagnostics, HWMonitor and Core Temp.

Lm-Sensors alternatives are mainly Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools but may also be System Information Utilities or Benchmark Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Lm-Sensors.

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Open Hardware Monitor
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Windows
Mono
70 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives
The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.
- - Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Windows alternative to Lm-Sensors.
- - Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Lm-Sensors.
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Open Hardware Monitor Features
1. PortableOpen Hardware Monitor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightOpen Hardware Monitor consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Command line interfaceOpen Hardware Monitor either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Temperature Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Voltage monitoring
Fan Speed
No installation required
History graphs
Export to CSV
Sensors
Discontinued
There has not been any code change since December 2020, also the community now wonders if it is abandoned: https://github.com/openhardwaremonitor/openhardwaremonitor/issues/1471 There also seems to be a fork called LibreHardwareMonitor (which is already listed as an alternative) and appears to be the most active fork right now.
SpeedFan
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
46 SpeedFan alternatives
SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info and show hard disk temperatures. SpeedFan supports SCSI disks too.
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SpeedFan Features
1. LightweightSpeedFan consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Fan Speed
Hardware Monitoring
Overclock
Discontinued
The developer promised new versions, but the program seems to be no longer updated. Latest version, 4.52, released in June 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Sidebar Diagnostics
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Windows
40 Sidebar Diagnostics alternatives
SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.
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Sidebar Diagnostics Features
1. PortableSidebar Diagnostics can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Temperature Monitoring
Real-time monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
Configurable
Fan Speed
HWMonitor
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Freemium • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
31 HWMonitor alternatives
HWMonitor is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC systems main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, fans speed.
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HWMonitor Features
CPU temperature
Hardware Monitoring
Temperature Monitoring
Core Temp
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Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
40 Core Temp alternatives
Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.
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Core Temp Features
1. PortableCore Temp can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
CPU temperature
AMD
Sensors
Hardware Monitoring
Bundleware
The installation may contain adwares. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
MHDD
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Free • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
22 MHDD alternatives
MHDD is the most popular freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics.

MHDD supports these interfaces: IDE, Serial ATA, SCSI. Also there is a possibility to access an USB storage, there are drivers for emulation (USB->SCSI).

This software can make precise diagnostic of the.
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MHDD Features
1. PortableMHDD can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Hardware Diagnostics
Hardware Monitoring
Discontinued
Last version 4.6 was released in 2005. See http://hddguru.com/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/mhdd_changelog.en.html
Argus Monitor
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Paid • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
35 Argus Monitor alternatives
Monitoring temperatures and status of system components such as CPU, GPU and hard disk drive, fan speeds
- - Argus Monitor is the most popular commercial alternative to Lm-Sensors.
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Argus Monitor Features
Fan Speed
Hardware Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
Temperature Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Real Temp
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Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
36 Real Temp alternatives
Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors.
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Real Temp Features
Hardware Monitoring
GtkStressTesting
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Free • Open Source
Linux
63 GtkStressTesting alternatives
GST is a GTK system utility designed to stress and monitor various hardware components like CPU and RAM.
- - GtkStressTesting is the most popular Linux alternative to Lm-Sensors.
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GtkStressTesting Features
CPU Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
RAM Monitoring
Stress Testing
PassMark DiskCheckup
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
21 PassMark DiskCheckup alternatives
PassMark DiskCheckup allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a feature on a computer's hard disk for providing various monitoring indicators of disk reliability.
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PassMark DiskCheckup Features
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
s-tui
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Free • Open Source
Benchmark Tool
Linux
7 s-tui alternatives
s-tui is a terminal UI for monitoring your computer. s-tui allows monitoring CPU temperature, frequency, power and utilization in a graphical way from the terminal. s-tui has built-in stress test options to test your hardware under heavy load.
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s-tui Features
Terminal-based
Hardware Monitoring
Stress Testing
CPU Monitoring
Fanny
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Free • Open Source
Mac
41 Fanny alternatives
Fanny is a free Notification Center Widget and Menu Bar application to monitor your Macs fans.
- - Fanny is the most popular Mac alternative to Lm-Sensors.
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Fanny Features
Hardware Monitoring
CPU temperature
Fan Speed