Free MSI Afterburner AlternativesTop System Information Utilities & Screenshot Capture Tools like MSI Afterburner

The best free alternative to MSI Afterburner is Open Hardware Monitor, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MSI Afterburner and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to MSI Afterburner are Nvidia App, MangoHUD, Stats and Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS).

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MSI Afterburner alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities, but if you're looking for Screenshot Capture Tools or Screen Recorders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, Fan Speed, Free and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MSI Afterburner.
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  1. 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
     
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    Comments about Open Hardware Monitor as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    there are no overclocking options for the GPU

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Open Hardware Monitor icon
    Open Hardware Monitor icon
    • Open Hardware Monitor is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
  2. Nvidia App icon
     27 likes

    The NVIDIA app updates your PC with the latest drivers and technology, optimizes games and applications through a unified GPU control center, provides recording tools via in-game overlay, and highlights the latest NVIDIA tools and software.

    23 Nvidia App alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Nvidia App as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    no manual overclocking ability; the auto oc is trash, just like the driver installation of the app

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Nvidia App icon
    Nvidia App icon
    • Nvidia App is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
  3. MangoHUD icon
     39 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
     
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    2
    Comments about MangoHUD as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Guest
    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

    MangoHUD icon
    MangoHUD icon
    • MangoHUD is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
    • MangoHUD is CustomizableMSI Afterburner is not according to our users
  4. RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on...

    19 Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Automatically update NVIDIA drivers, optimize game settings based on hardware with NVIDIA cloud, capture gameplay, livestream with minimal impact, and enjoy Ansel's photography features—all enhancing your gaming experience.

    12 GeForce Experience alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about GeForce Experience as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Danilo Venom
    Positive
    0

    GeForce Experience has overclocking options too: you have to enable Experimental Features in the Settings to see them in the Performance tab

    GeForce Experience icon
    GeForce Experience icon
    • GeForce Experience is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
  6. GreenWithEnvy icon
     12 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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    2
    Comments about GreenWithEnvy as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Guest
    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.

    GreenWithEnvy icon
    GreenWithEnvy icon
    • GreenWithEnvy is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
  7. CoreCtrl icon
     16 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
     
  8. ASUS GPU Tweak III is currently open beta testing so try it out, if you feel it is missing something crucial give ASUS your feedback & they may be able to add it while still in beta. So far ASUS has been very accommodating with all useful feedback..

    15 ASUS GPU Tweak III alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    1
    Comments about ASUS GPU Tweak III as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Oktay Mercan
    Positive
    -3

    Good alternative but no built in statistics feature. Like a OSD screen fps, temperature, Ram usage etc...

    ASUS GPU Tweak III icon
    ASUS GPU Tweak III icon
    • ASUS GPU Tweak III is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
  9. LACT icon
     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
     
  10. Goverlay icon
     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
     
  11. EVGA Precision X1 allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card for the maximum performance possible, with Core/Shader/Memory clock tuning, real time monitoring support including in-game and compatibility with almost all EVGA graphics cards.

    17 EVGA Precision X1 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
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    Comments about EVGA Precision X1 as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    zlelmefs
    Negative
    0

    Fan control is a slider, does not support fan curves.

    EVGA Precision X1 icon
    EVGA Precision X1 icon
    • EVGA Precision X1 is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
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