See what your machine is doing.

Live hardware readings, running processes, and the history behind them. One desktop utility for Windows and Linux.

Download HardwareMonTake a look inside
HardwareMon live telemetry overview.
HardwareMon dashboard, captured in the app.

Readings in context.

Check a reading on the dashboard. Open Processes to find the workload, or History to see when it changed.

Find what is using your machine.

Search running processes and compare their resource use. See the software behind unexpected activity.

HardwareMon Processes view with search and running process names.
Processes view in HardwareMon.
HardwareMon memory history view with current usage, summary values, and a performance graph.
Memory history view in HardwareMon.

Check what happened earlier.

Follow readings over time. Use alerts, diagnostics, and local benchmarks when you need more context.

What it covers.

Monitor the system from a single desktop app.

Live readings
Check components as they run.CPU, GPU, memory, temperatures, clocks, power, VRAM, storage, and network activity.
Processes
See active software and its resource use.Search running processes to investigate unexpected activity.
History & tools
Look back and investigate further.Historical telemetry, alerts, diagnostics, local benchmarks, and device information.
Sharing
Connect when you choose to.Optional local network dashboard, companion, and sharing workflows.

Your readings stay on your machine.

Core monitoring and local benchmark data are processed on the computer you are using. An account is not required for core monitoring.

Optional actions such as update checks, bug reporting, network tools, and sharing can connect when you use them.

Read the privacy documentation

Install HardwareMon.

Choose a Windows or Linux package. The latest public release comes from GitHub.

Windows

Install from WinGet, or download the current Windows installer directly from the latest public release.

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Installation command
winget install LouisHinchliffe.HardwareMon

Choose a package for a Windows or Linux computer

Open latest releaseRead release notes on GitHub

Before you install.

Answers about the app, platforms, and privacy.

What is HardwareMon?

HardwareMon is a hardware and system monitoring application. It brings live component telemetry, running-process visibility, historical data, alerts, benchmarks, and diagnostics into one app.

Does HardwareMon send my telemetry to a cloud service?

Core monitoring and local benchmark data are processed on your machine. Optional actions such as update checks, bug reporting, weather or network tools, and explicit sharing can connect when you use them.

Does it work on Windows and Linux?

Yes. This site provides Windows, Debian or Ubuntu, and Fedora or RHEL installation paths. Exact sensor coverage depends on the operating system and the hardware available to it.

Is HardwareMon open source?

Yes. HardwareMon is released under the MIT License and developed in public on GitHub. Core monitoring does not require an account.