Capability Browser

Your computer is fitted with a lot more than you may know, and this type of info can prove quite useful, especially with developing and testing programs. In case you’re looking for a straightforward, but detailed way to analyze computer components, you might want to try out Capability Browser.

On the bright side of things, the application comes in an incredibly lightweight package, and doesn’t even take you through a setup process to function. Moreover, this means that you can have it stored and carried around on a thumb drive in case you want to use it on other computers, without putting stability at risk, because registry entries are not altered in the process.

All it has to offer is found in a pretty compact window, but this doesn’t mean you have a hard time getting the hang of things. The application is capable of gathering different detail sets regarding computer hardware, but also some software components. These are found in expandable menus, with straightforward entries.

Sections are enlisted in a clear manner, and you easily gain access to CPU, DirectX, OpenGL, Memory, and Windows. Details are displayed in the same way, and you can expand all sections for thorough analysis. Sadly, there’s no possibility to copy details of interest, or export data sets.

Unfortunately, the application hasn’t received updates in quite some time, and there’s a high chance it can’t properly read details on modern Windows and hardware components. For instance, DirectX versions are only detected up to version 9, while memory slots might show erroneous details.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Capability Browser comes with good intentions, but the lack of recent updates left it quite behind. Even though it can show details on a decent number of hardware and software components, most provided details might not be accurate.