Alternatives to Vitals

A GNOME Shell extension that shows temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, memory and CPU load in the top bar. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Vitals

    A GNOME Shell extension that shows temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, memory and CPU load in the top bar.

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Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Vitals.

  • Astra Monitor

    A GNOME Shell extension that shows processor, GPU, memory, storage, network and sensor readings in the panel.

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    Astra Monitor is also a GNOME Shell panel extension and adds GPU, storage and network readings alongside processor, memory and sensor data, configured through a preferences dialog.

  • Conky

    Display live system information in configurable desktop widgets.

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    Conky shows live system statistics as configurable desktop widgets on any Linux desktop, not just GNOME, though useful setups usually require editing text files.

  • i3status

    Generate a compact stream of system status information for desktop bars.

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    i3status streams system and network status to bars such as i3bar, suiting i3 or Sway users rather than the GNOME top bar.

  • xmobar

    A minimalist text-based status bar for X11, written in Haskell and often paired with xmonad.

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    xmobar is a text status bar for X11 with plugins for system information, suited to xmonad setups and configured in Haskell.

  • i3blocks

    Build an i3 or Sway status line from small command-driven blocks.

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    i3blocks builds an i3 or Sway status line from command-driven blocks with click events, but needs external scripts to supply sensor readings.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.