GSmartControl inspects the health of hard disk drives and SSDs, with downloads, supported hardware information, and troubleshooting.
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Gsmartcontrol
GSmartControl inspects the health of hard drives and SSDs using SMART information.
About Gsmartcontrol
GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl, part of the smartmontools package. It displays SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data from hard disk drives and solid-state drives, letting users inspect a drive's health and run tests on it. It is free software licensed under GPLv3 and runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD and other BSD-style systems.
Key features
- Automatically reports and highlights SMART anomalies
- Enable or disable SMART on a drive
- Configure global and per-drive smartctl options
- Perform SMART self-tests
- Display drive identity, capabilities, attributes and device statistics
- Read saved smartctl output as a read-only virtual device
Best for: Users who want a graphical way to inspect SMART health data and run self-tests on SATA, PATA or NVMe drives from a desktop operating system.
Good for
- Open source under GPLv3 and free to use
- Runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD and other BSD-style systems
- Can interpret a previously saved smartctl output file as a read-only virtual device
Watch out for
- Support for drives behind USB bridges and RAID controllers covers only some devices
- Distributed without warranty, including merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
- A separate phishing site impersonates the project, so downloads should come only from the official website or GitHub repository
Gsmartcontrol at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Hardware & Diagnostics
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Gsmartcontrol FAQ
Is GSmartControl free to use?
Yes. It is free software licensed under GNU General Public License version 3 and is distributed without warranty.
Which drives can it inspect?
It supports SATA, PATA and NVMe drives, as well as drives behind some USB bridges and RAID controllers.
Where should I download it?
From the official website gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev or the official GitHub repository github.com/ashaduri/gsmartcontrol. The project warns that gsmartcontrol[.]com is a phishing site.
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