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AIDA64 Extreme vs Libre Hardware Monitor: catalog facts
AIDA64 Extreme	Libre Hardware Monitor
Paid A paid licence is required after the trial.	Free Free and open source under the MPL 2.0.
Windows	Windows
Extremely detailed hardware and software inventory with exportable reports Sensor readings can be sent to an external display or a remote client	Reads motherboard, CPU, GPU, drive and network card sensors Also a library, so other tools can use it as their sensor backend
Paid licence with a time-limited trial Windows only	Windows only Needs administrator rights to read low-level sensors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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