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jdSystemMonitor vs Plasma System Monitor: catalog facts
jdSystemMonitor	Plasma System Monitor
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source, developed by the KDE community.
Linux	Linux
Process management plus CPU, RAM and swap monitoring Lists Flatpaks, autostart entries, packages and mounts	Shows sensors, processes and resource usage in one window Customizable monitoring pages
Linux only No temperature or GPU monitoring mentioned	Linux only Most at home on a KDE Plasma desktop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	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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