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Conky VS Core Temp

Compare Conky VS Core Temp and see what are their differences

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Latest commit 262a292 on Dec 7, 2017 brndnmtthws Add missing build dep. Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop.

Core Temp logo Core Temp

Nov 4, 2017 - Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.
  • Conky Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-21
  • Core Temp Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-18

Conky videos

Conky System Info for Ham Radio Digital Operators

More videos:

  • Review - LEGO Conky Robot MOC Review from Pee-Wee's Playhouse #ToyReplay
  • Review - Making Linux Look Good - Conky First-Time Setup - Live Stream

Core Temp videos

Core Temp Processor Monitor

More videos:

  • Review - AWESOME Travel Clothes | Banana Republic Core Temp Haul and Try-On

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Conky and Core Temp)
Monitoring Tools
67 67%
33% 33
Command Line Tools
100 100%
0% 0
Device Management
0 0%
100% 100
Tool
100 100%
0% 0

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Reviews

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Core Temp Reviews

  1. Good CPU Temperature Monitor software

    Core Temp is free and easy to use CPU temperature monitoring software. Displays core temperature in easy to understandable manner. Great tool helps us to keep an eye on your CPU Temperature to avoid Hardware failure.

    🏁 Competitors: HWMonitor
    👍 Pros:    Easy to use
    👎 Cons:    Interface needs improvement

7 Best Speedfan Alternatives for 2023
Core Temp is another good Speedfan alternative. It’s similar features to Real Temp, but is more flexible and can monitor a much larger number of CPUs, including those from AMD and VIA. Core Temp doesn’t use traditional onboard thermal sensors, but monitors CPU’s embedded Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS).
11 Best CPU Temperature Monitor For Windows PC To Check Accurate CPU Temp Readings
Core Temp collects data using the Digital Thermal Sensors that all major processors have on them. These sensors give more accurate information and Core Temp utilizes them to show us data.
Source: www.softlay.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Conky seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 42 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Conky mentions (42)

  • An app to count down till certain day
    Maybe put something like echo $(($(date -d 24-Dec +%j) - $(date +%j))) days into your bashrc. Conky should be able to display it nicely on the desktop. Source: 10 months ago
  • Do you plan on adding widgets to your desktop in Sonoma?
    What I could go for is something like Conky (https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky). Source: 11 months ago
  • Give Wayland a shot, don't base your opinion off of 2013 articles!
    Funny meme btw. Personally, I use xorg with 3 displays. Fortunately, the resolution is same on all screens (full HD). I use Komorebi for live wallpapers and conky for sidebar. It works flawlessly. Source: 12 months ago
  • Issue in hyprland
    If you are using Wayland, then you may want to do some searches related to "wayland conky transparency" and see what results. Also, if you are using wayland, you will want to be sure you are using the latest possible version of conky, as close to 1.18.x or 1.19.2 as possible, as wayland support is a relatively new addition to conky. If you are on the latest or a late version and are also using the wayland video... Source: 12 months ago
  • I need a small tool to monitor the CPU temperature and Fans RPM in Fedora 38
    Conky is the best.... you can set whatever info you like and display the info in many style..... Source: 12 months ago
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Core Temp mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Core Temp yet. Tracking of Core Temp recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Conky and Core Temp, you can also consider the following products

GKrellM - GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its...

Open Hardware Monitor - Monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds, with optional graph.

Rainmeter - Rainmeter is a desktop customization platform.

SpeedFan - Hardware monitor for Windows that can access digital temperature sensors located on several 2-wire SMBus Serial Bus. Can access voltages and fan speeds and control fan speeds. Includes technical articles and docs.

Bginfo - This fully-configurable program automatically generates desktop backgrounds that include important information about the system.

CPU-Z - CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system : Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels.