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HWiNFO vs Open Hardware Monitor: catalog facts
HWiNFO	Open Hardware Monitor
Freemium Free for personal and non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid Pro licence after…	Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License.
Windows	Windows, Linux
Reports far more detail than Windows itself exposes, down to individual memory module SPD data Real-time sensor monitoring with logging, alerts and an on-screen display	Open source, so the sensor handling can be inspected and reused Readings can sit in the tray or a desktop gadget
Windows only, apart from a legacy DOS build Commercial use requires a paid Pro licence; the free build allows only a 14-day evaluation at work	Upstream development stopped years ago; Libre Hardware Monitor is the maintained fork Newer chipsets and sensors are frequently unrecognised
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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