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Open Hardware Monitor vs lm-sensors: catalog facts
Open Hardware Monitor	lm-sensors
Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Linux	Linux, Command line
Open source, so the sensor handling can be inspected and reused Readings can sit in the tray or a desktop gadget	Reads temperatures, voltages and fan speeds from kernel drivers Includes libsensors for use by other tools
Upstream development stopped years ago; Libre Hardware Monitor is the maintained fork Newer chipsets and sensors are frequently unrecognised	Linux only Command-line output with no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.1
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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