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Plasma System Monitor vs lm-sensors: catalog facts
Plasma System Monitor	lm-sensors
Free Free and open source, developed by the KDE community.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Shows sensors, processes and resource usage in one window Customizable monitoring pages	Reads temperatures, voltages and fan speeds from kernel drivers Includes libsensors for use by other tools
Linux only Most at home on a KDE Plasma desktop	Linux only Command-line output with no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.1
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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