Libre Hardware Monitor is an open-source software aimed at monitoring hardware on Windows systems. It allows real-time tracking of information from sensors present on the motherboard, processor, graphics card, and other components, providing accurate technical data for analyzing the computer's performance.
Libre Hardware Monitor displays temperatures of the CPU, GPU, disks, and chipset, as well as voltages, fan speeds, power consumption, and clock frequencies. The sensor readings are made directly by hardware controllers and also through technologies such as WMI, ensuring compatibility with a wide variety of manufacturers and models.
Libre Hardware Monitor enables logging of the collected data into log files, which makes it easier to track variations over time and identify abnormal behaviors. It also offers remote monitoring options via an integrated web server, allowing users to view information from another device on the same network.
Libre Hardware Monitor operates in a portable manner, requiring no installation, and maintains active development by the community. The project originated as a fork of Open Hardware Monitor, bringing fixes, new supported sensors, and continuous improvements in the detection of modern hardware.