hwinfo Alternatives

hwinfo is described as '/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' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to hwinfo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best hwinfo alternative is CPU-Z, which is free. Other great apps like hwinfo are Rainmeter, HWiNFO (32/64), Speccy and GPU-Z.

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  1. DxDiag ("DirectX Diagnostics") is a diagnostics tool used to test DirectX functionality and troubleshoot video- or sound-related hardware problems. DirectX Diagnostic can save text files with the scan results.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Monitorets icon
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    Monitorets is a small utility application offering a simple and quick view at the usage of several of your computer resources. Almost like an applet or a widget for your Linux desktop.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. EF System Monitor gives you a well-rounded tool that can be used to retrieve a permanent record of information on all your network computers; these records include; memory space, hard disk usage, date, time, and username.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    An xrandr clone for wlroots compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux
     
  5. SIV by Ray Hinchliffe. System Information Viewer is a general Windows utility for displaying lots of useful Windows, Network and hardware info - CPU info, PCI info, PCMCIA info, USB info, Machine Info, Hardware Sensors, Networked computers, Operating System Information and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. AMD64 CPU Assistant monitors the temperature of AMD64 CPU cores (AMD64 K8 processor on Socket 754/S1/940/F1207/939/AM2/ASB1/S1g1) using the on-die thermal sensor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. NWinfo icon
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    NWinfo is a Win32 program that allows you to obtain system and hardware information.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8.  2 likes

    A pretty system information tool written in POSIX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  9.  2 likes

    A system information frontend, with an (unhealthy) emphasis on performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
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