WinBar Alternatives

WinBar is described as 'free and compact program that lets you monitor your system and provides easy access to frequently used controls. WinBar will run on Windows 2000 and newer operating systems and is available in 32 and 64 bit flavors' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WinBar for Windows, Mac, Linux and Mono. The best alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinBar are Open Hardware Monitor, HWMonitor, Core Temp and Argus Monitor.

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

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WinBar

Free • Open Source
Windows

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Rainmeter
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Customization Tool
System Information Utility
Windows
30 alternatives to Rainmeter
Rainmeter allows you to display customizable skins on your desktop, from hardware usage meters to fully functional audio visualizers. You are only limited by your imagination and creativity.
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Rainmeter Features
Widgets
Customizable
Customize skin
CPU Monitoring
Live Wallpapers
Custom widgets
Colored Text
Skinnable
Hardware Monitoring
Desktop Widget
Open Hardware Monitor
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Windows
Mono
69 alternatives to Open Hardware Monitor
The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.
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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.
HWMonitor
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Freemium • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
30 alternatives to HWMonitor
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
HWMonitor vs WinBar opinions
pros, cons and recent comments
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This is for board level statistics and WinBar is for userspace statistics.
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Core Temp
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Free • Proprietary
System Information Utility
Windows
39 alternatives to Core Temp
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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Argus Monitor
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Paid • Proprietary
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
34 alternatives to Argus Monitor
Monitoring temperatures and status of system components such as CPU, GPU and hard disk drive, fan speeds
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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
35 alternatives to Real Temp
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
62 alternatives to GtkStressTesting
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
Lm-Sensors
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Free • Open Source
Linux
26 alternatives to Lm-Sensors
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
smcFanControl
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Free Personal • Open Source
Mac
31 alternatives to smcFanControl
smcFanControl is the perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook.
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smcFanControl Features
Fan Speed
Image Sharing
Discontinued
Not updated for many years, does not work on new hardware
Fanny
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Free • Open Source
Mac
40 alternatives to Fanny
Fanny is a free Notification Center Widget and Menu Bar application to monitor your Macs fans.
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Fanny Features
Hardware Monitoring
CPU temperature
Fan Speed