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Purpose
lm-sensors provides user-space support for hardware monitoring drivers in Linux 2.6.5 and later.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Free plan
YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · github.com
Support
The developers list a mailing list and GitHub as contact channels and ask users to read the documentation before asking questions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The libsensors library is released under LGPL and the rest of the package may be distributed under GPL.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
CLI
The sensors console tool reports sensor readings and can set new sensor limits.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Configuration
A configuration file can provide motherboard-specific labels and conversion rules for sensor values.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Dependencies
Building requires GNU make, gcc, bison, and flex; RRD header files are optional for sensord.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Graphical interface
The package does not include a graphical monitor.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Hardware detection
The sensors-detect program detects installed hardware and recommends kernel modules to load.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Hardware limit
lm-sensors supports chips for which the running kernel has hardware-monitoring drivers; updating lm-sensors itself does not add unsupported chip support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Integration
sensord can feed an RRD database with sensor measurements.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Laptop limitation
The project says lm-sensors may be of no use on laptops that do not expose a hardware-monitoring chip, and suggests acpi for those systems.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Library
libsensors is a shared or static library that applications can use to access sensor readings and configure them.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Measurements
Supported monitoring chips can report readings such as chip temperatures, fan rotation speeds, and voltage levels.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Monitoring daemon
sensord watches sensor values, logs problems, and includes RRD support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Remote monitoring
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · github.com
Supported platforms
LinuxRead 24 Sep 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

lm-sensors Free User-space hardware monitoring support for Linux; hardware readings require compatible kernel drivers Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

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