Vitals
A GNOME Shell extension that shows temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, memory and CPU load in the top bar.
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About Vitals
Vitals is an extension for the GNOME Shell desktop. It adds hardware readings to the top bar: temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, memory usage and processor load. A menu shows the full set of sensors, and you choose which ones stay visible in the panel.
It suits Linux users on GNOME who want to keep an eye on their hardware without opening a separate monitoring window. It only works inside GNOME Shell.
Strengths
- Sensor readings sit directly in the GNOME top bar
- Covers temperature, voltage, fan speed, memory and CPU load
- Long-running project with a large commit history
Limitations
- Works only with GNOME Shell
- Readings depend on the sensors your hardware exposes
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to install; the source is published on GitHub.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- corecoding
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- GNOME desktop users who want hardware readings always in view
- Categories
- System monitoring
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Vitals
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