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Hardware Probe vs Hardinfo2: catalog facts
Hardware Probe	Hardinfo2
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Linux
Checks operability of each detected device Links results to a large hardware compatibility database	System information and benchmarks in one graphical app Actively maintained successor to hardinfo
Mainly a command-line tool Most useful when probe data is shared with the online database	Linux only Smaller project than some other system information tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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