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 MangoHUD, Stats, GreenWithEnvy and CoreCtrl.

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  1. Open Hardware Monitor icon

    Open Hardware Monitor

     269 likes

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

    78 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mono
    On Windows 7
    On Debian Linux 6.0 using the Mono Framework.
     
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    Comments about Open Hardware Monitor as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
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    there are no overclocking options for the GPU

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Open Hardware Monitor icon

    • This alternative is disputed. Open Hardware Monitor is a legitimate MSI Afterburner alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Windows alternative to MSI Afterburner.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MSI Afterburner.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
  2. MangoHUD icon

    MangoHUD

     38 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
    MangoHUD screenshot 1
     
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    Comments about MangoHUD as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
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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

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    • Almost everyone thinks MangoHUD is a great MSI Afterburner alternative.

    • MangoHUD is the most popular Linux alternative to MSI Afterburner.

    • MangoHUD is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
    • MangoHUD is CustomizableMSI Afterburner is not according to our users
  4. Stats icon

    Stats

     50 likes

    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.

    74 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Stats screenshot 1
     

    • Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to MSI Afterburner.

    • Stats is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
    • Stats is Privacy focusedMSI Afterburner is not according to our users
  5. GreenWithEnvy icon

    GreenWithEnvy

     11 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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    Comments about GreenWithEnvy as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
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    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.

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    • Almost everyone thinks GreenWithEnvy is a great MSI Afterburner alternative.

    • GreenWithEnvy is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
  6. CoreCtrl icon

    CoreCtrl

     15 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
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  7. LACT icon

    LACT

     4 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
    LACT screenshot 1
     
  9. Goverlay icon

    Goverlay

     8 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.

    13 Goverlay alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Goverlay screenshot 1
     
  10. CapFrameX icon

    CapFrameX

     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.

    8 CapFrameX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CapFrameX screenshot 1
     
  11. NVIDIA Profile Inspector icon

    NVIDIA Profile Inspector

     16 likes

    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.

    8 NVIDIA Profile Inspector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    NVIDIA Profile Inspector screenshot 1
     
  12. WattmanGTK icon

    WattmanGTK

     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    WattmanGTK screenshot 1
     
  13. Mangojuice icon

    Mangojuice

     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Mangojuice screenshot 1
     
  14. eul icon

    eul

     7 likes

    macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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