Open Source MSI Afterburner AlternativesTop System Information Utilities & Screenshot Capture Tools like MSI Afterburner

The best open source alternative to MSI Afterburner is Open Hardware Monitor. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MSI Afterburner and 16 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to MSI Afterburner are Stats, MangoHUD, GreenWithEnvy and CoreCtrl.

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  1. The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.

    80 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mono
     
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    Open Hardware Monitor vs MSI Afterburner Comments
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    Negative
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    there are no overclocking options for the GPU

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Open Hardware Monitor is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
  2. MangoHUD icon
     42 likes

    A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Gj5YmBb - flightlessmango/MangoHud

    14 MangoHUD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Proton
     
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    MangoHUD vs MSI Afterburner Comments
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    Positive
    1

    It doesn't do tweaking and overclocking like msi afterburner does but it can monitor and benchmark games like the msi afturburner if you use linux this is one of the best alternatives

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Sparky dev
    Positive
    0

    Similar to MSI Afterburner

    • MangoHUD is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
    • MangoHUD is CustomizableMSI Afterburner is not according to our users
  3. GreenWithEnvy icon
     13 likes

    GWE is a GTK system utility designed to provide information, control the fans and overclock your NVIDIA video card and graphics processor.

    10 GreenWithEnvy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    GreenWithEnvy vs MSI Afterburner Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I can actually adjust the GPU fan speed pre-determined per temperature. No more single 'this speed and that's it' Nice!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    vesterlay
    Positive
    0

    The best overclocking tool for Nvidia gpu's on the Linux platform.

    • GreenWithEnvy is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
  4. CoreCtrl icon
     17 likes

    CoreCtrl is a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux application that allows you to control with ease your computer hardware using application profiles.

    18 CoreCtrl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. LACT icon
     5 likes

    This application allows you to control your AMD GPU on a Linux kernel system.

    2 LACT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. Goverlay icon
     9 likes

    Goverlay is an easy graphical interface to configure MangoHud, vkBasalt, and OptiScaler. Goverlay helps Linux gamers get the most out of their systems by providing an easy-to-use graphical interface to configure MangoHud, vkBasalt, and OptiScaler.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. CapFrameX icon
     8 likes

    Benchmarking Tool - Record Frames per Second (FPS), Frametime and Sensors while running your favourite game. Analyse and plot the results, or share them with friends using our cloud service.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. This tool is used for modifying game profiles inside the internal driver database of the nvidia driver. All game profiles are provided by the nvidia driver, but you can add your own profiles for games missing in the driver database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. WattmanGTK icon
     3 likes

    A Wattman-like GTK3+ GUI. Contribute to BoukeHaarsma23/WattmanGTK development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Mangojuice icon
     3 likes

    This program will be a convenient alternative to Goverlay for setting up MangoHUD.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  11. OCAT icon
     4 likes

    Open source utility for Windows featuring real-time performance overlays, frame rate analytics, support for Direct3D 11, 12, and Vulkan, detailed offline analysis via PresentMon, low system overhead, hotkey-triggered recording, and customizable overlay options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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