CPU temperature in the Windows tray
CPU Temp is a tiny app that shows your CPU temperature right in the system tray. The number stays in front of you and changes colour as it heats up: green - yellow - red. Spot overheating at a glance, without opening any tools.
The temperature number is drawn right on the tray icon. Hover to see every sensor; right-click for the list of processes loading your CPU right now.
What it does
- Temperature on the icon. The number is drawn on the tray icon and refreshes every couple of seconds. The colour changes with heat - green, yellow, red.
- Top processes by CPU. One click opens a small window, like a mini Task Manager, showing which apps are loading your machine the most right now.
- Pins itself to the taskbar. On first run the icon promotes itself to a permanent spot in the tray - no digging through the hidden-icons flyout.
- Two languages. English and Russian, switchable right from the icon menu.
- Light and local. A single file, no install. It reads the CPU sensors directly and sends nothing off your machine.
Free to try - the first 30 launches are free. After that a $10/year subscription keeps it running with no limits while the subscription is active.
How to install
- Click Download for Windows and run
cp_temp.exe. - The app asks for administrator rights (Yes on the UAC prompt) - without them Windows won't let it read the CPU temperature sensors.
- If Windows SmartScreen shows a warning, click More info - Run anyway (the app is new, so Windows hasn't built up a reputation yet).
- The temperature icon appears in the tray and pins itself to the taskbar.