lcdproc ☆

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Description:
Display real-time system information on a LCD

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: lcd system-monitoring hardware utility display

Install: brew install lcdproc

About:
Lcdproc is a suite of programs for driving character-based LCDs. It allows users to display real-time system metrics like CPU load, memory usage, and network traffic directly on a physical display. This tool is invaluable for system administrators and hobbyists building custom monitoring dashboards or embedded systems.

Key Features:

Supports a wide variety of LCD hardware drivers
Modular client-server architecture
Includes clients for displaying system stats
Highly configurable via simple configuration files

Use Cases:

Building a physical system monitor for a home server
Adding a status display to a custom PC build
Monitoring embedded devices without a full graphical interface

Alternatives:

glcdlib – A more modern library focused on graphical LCDs, whereas Lcdproc specializes in character-based displays.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 26, 2024 9:50am		2	VERSION_BUMP	2815e97c
Nov 20, 2022 11:04am		2	VERSION_BUMP	6e59fa3a