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title: Install Live Hardware OSD Overlay on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Live Hardware OSD Overlay for Linux - Click-through
  X11 hardware OSD overlay, layout editor & telemetry logger
url: https://snapcraft.io/hardware-hud-designer
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# Live Hardware OSD Overlay (hardware-hud-designer)

[Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")

* [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 1.0.0

Install latest/stable of Live Hardware OSD Overlay

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install hardware-hud-designer
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* hardware-hud-designer

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 14 November 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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### Contact

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/hardware-hud-designer#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/hardware-hud-designer#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/hardware-hud-designer#tab-security)

#### Click-through X11 hardware OSD overlay, layout editor & telemetry logger

An independent open-source Linux hardware monitoring overlay and OSD layout
designer, alternative to classic OSD layout editors. Not affiliated with or
endorsed by any third-party GPU or benchmark vendor.

FEATURES
• Live Always-on-Top Click-Through X11 OSD: inspect real CPU, per-core usage,
RAM and swap, thermal and hwmon sensors, network RX/TX rates, disk mounts,
and monitor refresh rates every 500ms without blocking mouse clicks.
• Layout, Colors & Typography Designer: choose screen corner placement,
margins, RGBA opacity, fonts, metric visibility toggles, sparkline graphs,
and import or export JSON layout presets.
• Global X11 Hotkey & Telemetry CSV Recorder: toggle the overlay with a global
X11 shortcut inside fullscreen apps and record real telemetry samples to CSV.
• Bilingual Interface: defaults to English with instant Vietnamese toggle.

SUPPORT & DONATE
• Created by Thanh Nguyen — <https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b>

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## Install Live Hardware OSD Overlay on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/hardware-hud-designer/ubuntu)