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Libre Hardware Monitor vs Speccy: catalog facts
Libre Hardware Monitor	Speccy
Free Free and open source under the MPL 2.0.	Freemium A free version is available. Speccy Professional is a paid licence.
Windows	Windows
Reads motherboard, CPU, GPU, drive and network card sensors Also a library, so other tools can use it as their sensor backend	One page answers what hardware is in the machine and how hot it is Snapshots can be saved or shared when asking for help
Windows only Needs administrator rights to read low-level sensors	Development has slowed considerably The Professional edition with automatic updates is paid
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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