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Inspector vs Hardware Probe: catalog facts
Inspector	Hardware Probe
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Shows system information without using the terminal Native GTK4 and libadwaita interface	Checks operability of each detected device Links results to a large hardware compatibility database
Linux only Only displays what the underlying commands report	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-3.0-or-later	License: BSD-2-Clause
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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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