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HWMonitor vs Open Hardware Monitor: catalog facts
HWMonitor	Open Hardware Monitor
Freemium Free, ad-supported on the website, with a paid PRO version.	Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License.
Windows	Windows, Linux
Reads a wide range of motherboard, CPU, GPU and drive sensors Portable zip version available	Open source, so the sensor handling can be inspected and reused Readings can sit in the tray or a desktop gadget
Windows only Graphs and remote monitoring are in the paid PRO version	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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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