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GNOME Power Statistics vs PowerTOP: catalog facts
GNOME Power Statistics	PowerTOP
Free Free and open source under the GPL version 2 or later.	Free Free to download and use.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Shows power and battery information Part of the GNOME project	Shows which devices and processes use power Helps diagnose power management settings
Linux only Narrow focus on power statistics	Linux only Terminal interface only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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