Open Hardware Monitor Alternatives for Linux

Open Hardware Monitor is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is MangoHUD, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Open Hardware Monitor and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Open Hardware Monitor are Hardinfo, hwinfo, CoreCtrl and GreenWithEnvy.

Open Hardware Monitor alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities but may also be Screenshot Capture Tools or Screen Recorders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Open Hardware Monitor.

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Open Hardware Monitor

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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility

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

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MangoHUD
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Linux
Proton
12 MangoHUD alternatives
A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Gj5YmBb - flightlessmango/MangoHud
- - MangoHUD is the most popular Linux alternative to Open Hardware Monitor.
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MangoHUD Features
FPS counter
Performance Monitoring
Gaming-focused
Game Benchmarking
Customizable
Hardware Monitoring
Linux-based
OPENGL
Temperature Monitoring
In-Game Overlay
Hardinfo
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Benchmark Tool
Linux
KDE
GNOME
MATE
Xfce
55 Hardinfo alternatives
Hardinfo is a system information and benchmark tool for Linux. It shows detailed system info, including hardware, environment, and kernel. It can use lm_sensors and ACPI for temperature and battery information. It also has four CPU banchmarks and two FPU benchmarks.
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Hardinfo Features
1. PortableHardinfo can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightHardinfo consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Command line interfaceHardinfo either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Memory usage
Hardware Monitoring
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.5.1, released in April 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

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hwinfo
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Linux
102 hwinfo alternatives
hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.
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hwinfo Features
1. Command line interfacehwinfo either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Hardware Monitoring
CoreCtrl
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Linux
18 CoreCtrl alternatives
CoreCtrl is a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux application that allows you to control with ease your computer hardware using application profiles. It aims to be flexible, comfortable and accessible to regular users.
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CoreCtrl Features
Temperature Monitoring
Overclock
Hardware Monitoring
Fan Speed
Custom Profile
GreenWithEnvy
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Linux
9 GreenWithEnvy alternatives
GWE is a GTK system utility designed to provide information, control the fans and overclock your NVIDIA video card and graphics processor.
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GreenWithEnvy Features
Overclock
Fan Speed
GOverlay
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Linux
8 GOverlay alternatives
GOverlay is an opensource project that aims to create a Graphical UI to help manage Linux overlays.
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GOverlay Features
Temperature Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
FPS counter
OPENGL
In-Game Overlay
Lm-Sensors
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Free • Open Source
Linux
27 Lm-Sensors alternatives
Lm-Sensors is a free and open-source application that provides tools and drivers for monitoring temperatures, voltage, and fans.
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Lm-Sensors Features
Fan Speed
Temperature 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.
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GtkStressTesting Features
CPU Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring
RAM Monitoring
Stress Testing
CPU Frequency Selector
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Linux
Cinnamon
GNOME
23 CPU Frequency Selector alternatives
cinnamon-cpufreq-applet - Port of Gnome 3 CPUFreq applet to Cinnamon - with some fixes.
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CPU Frequency Selector Features
Shift management
Pitch Shifting
Hardware Monitoring
WattmanGTK
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Free • Open Source
Linux
11 WattmanGTK alternatives
A Wattman-like GTK3+ GUI. Contribute to BoukeHaarsma23/WattmanGTK development by creating an account on GitHub.
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WattmanGTK Features
AMD
Gpu control
Hardware Monitoring
Configuration
GPU Acceleration
fancontrol
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Free • Open Source
Linux
11 fancontrol alternatives
fancontrol is a shell script for use with lm_sensors. It reads its configuration from a file, then calculates fan speeds from temperatures and sets the corresponding PWM outputs to the computed values.
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fancontrol Features
Hardware Monitoring
Fan Speed
Linpack Xtreme
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
74 Linpack Xtreme alternatives
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.
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