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Hardinfo2 vs Hardware Probe: catalog facts
Hardinfo2	Hardware Probe
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
System information and benchmarks in one graphical app Actively maintained successor to hardinfo	Checks operability of each detected device Links results to a large hardware compatibility database
Linux only Smaller project than some other system information tools	Mainly a command-line tool Most useful when probe data is shared with the online database
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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