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Libre Hardware Monitor vs AIDA64 Extreme: catalog facts
Libre Hardware Monitor	AIDA64 Extreme
Free Free and open source under the MPL 2.0.	Paid A paid licence is required after the trial.
Windows	Windows
Reads motherboard, CPU, GPU, drive and network card sensors Also a library, so other tools can use it as their sensor backend	Extremely detailed hardware and software inventory with exportable reports Sensor readings can be sent to an external display or a remote client
Windows only Needs administrator rights to read low-level sensors	Paid licence with a time-limited trial Windows only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MPL-2.0	License not stated
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 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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