RunCat Alternatives

RunCat is described as 'Creatures living in your menubar' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to RunCat for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, PortableApps.com and Mono apps. The best RunCat alternative is HWiNFO (32/64). It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Open Hardware Monitor or MSI Afterburner. Other great apps like RunCat are SpeedFan, Sidebar Diagnostics, Stats and iStat Menus.

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

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RunCat

Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility

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HWiNFO (32/64)
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Free Personal • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Benchmark Tool
Windows
PortableApps.com
88 HWiNFO (32/64) alternatives
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...
- - HWiNFO (32/64) is the most popular Windows alternative to RunCat.
- - HWiNFO (32/64) is the most popular free alternative to RunCat.
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HWiNFO (32/64) Features
1. PortableHWiNFO (32/64) can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Hardware Monitoring
Temperature Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Hardware Diagnostics
Fan Speed
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 Open Source alternative to RunCat.
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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.
MSI Afterburner
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Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Screenshot Capture Tool
Windows
49 MSI Afterburner alternatives
A powerful overclocking tool for your graphics card, which also includes screen capture and video capture tools, plus overlays. Has a lower FPS hit than Fraps, and offers the same functionality. The beta versions include audio streams alongside the video capture.
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MSI Afterburner Features
1. PortableMSI Afterburner can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Works OfflineMSI Afterburner can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Overclock
Hardware Monitoring
Temperature Monitoring
FPS counter
OSD
In-Game Overlay
Fan Speed
Support for 64 bit
Gaming-focused
Gpu control
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
Stats
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Mac
71 Stats alternatives
Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
- - Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to RunCat.
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Stats Features
1. LightweightStats consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Hardware Monitoring
Sits in the MenuBar
Temperature Monitoring
CPU temperature
Status menu widgets
Fan Speed
iStat Menus
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Paid • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Mac
iPhone
72 iStat Menus alternatives
iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).
- - iStat Menus is the most popular iPhone alternative to RunCat.
- - iStat Menus is the most popular commercial alternative to RunCat.
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iStat Menus Features
Hardware Monitoring
Real-time monitoring
Sits in the MenuBar
Memory usage
Graphs
Fan Speed
CPU Monitoring
Sits in the System Tray
Remote 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
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XMeters
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Freemium • Proprietary
Desktop Customization Tool
Windows
17 XMeters alternatives
Taskbar System Monitoring for Windows.
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XMeters Features
Sits in the System Tray
Hardware Monitoring
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.
- - hwinfo is the most popular Linux alternative to RunCat.
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hwinfo Features
1. Command line interfacehwinfo either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Hardware Monitoring
WinAudit
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Windows
39 WinAudit alternatives
WinAudit is an inventory utility for Windows computers. It creates a comprehensive report on a machine's configuration, hardware and software. WinAudit is free, open source and can be used or distributed by anyone.
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MenuMeters for El Capitan
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Network Monitor
Mac
36 MenuMeters for El Capitan alternatives
This is a port to OS X El Capitan 10.11 of MenuMeters by Alex Harper.
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MenuMeters for El Capitan Features
Temperature Monitoring
CPU temperature
Hardware Monitoring
CPU Monitoring