Cog - System Info Viewer

Display lots of useful hardware and network info

What is Cog - System Info Viewer?

Cog - System Info Viewer is a simple yet powerful Chrome extension developed to provide users with a detailed overview of their hardware and network information. It is a perfect tool for inspecting chrome.system.* APIs. The extension provides information such as CPU temperature, power and performance stats, storage details, and network data. With frequent updates for functionality improvement, Cog continues to enhance user experience by offering precise system details in an easy-to-view display.

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By: François Beaufort

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Users: 200,000+

Rating: 4.47 (323)

Version: 0.0.14 (Last updated: 2018-06-19)

Creation date: 2018-06-19

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
system.cpu
system.display
system.memory
system.network
system.storage

Size: 76.22K

URLs: Website

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# 1555 ▼ 27

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Summary

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Just a simple Chrome App to showcase chrome.system.* APIs.

Check out public source at https://github.com/beaufortfrancois/cog-chrome-app

Changelog:

0.0.14:

Show CPU temperature in Fahrenheit on click (Chrome OS only)
Add display mode refresh rate in hertz.

0.0.13:

Added CPU temperatures (Chrome OS only)

0.0.12 (works best with Chrome 42):

User reviews

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Pros

Provides detailed system information for Chromebook and Chrome OS users
Allows users to view storage space information and other device-related details
Accessible to everyone, including those without discretionary income
Easy to use and aesthetically pleasing design

Cons

Does not allow users to change temperature unit from Fahrenheit to Celsius
Inaccurate RAM usage readings for some users
Lacks a feature to show model and serial number, as well as to save info to a csv file

Most mentioned

Provides detailed system information
Does not allow users to change temperature unit
Inaccurate RAM usage readings

Recent reviews

kuisi aek, 2024-04-12

It is a really noce designed app. Thank you (indeed if T could be in C°).

Hugues Cieutat, 2020-12-30

Wonderfully informative to help me keep tabs on how the Chromebook is performing. Wondering if there will be any updates any time soon? [fingers crossed] Is there a donation site for help support the dev?