CrystalDiskInfo Hits 100 Million Downloads; 9.9.3 Released
CrystalDiskInfo 9.9.3 arrived the same day the drive-monitoring tool passed 100 million cumulative downloads, per forest.watch.impress.co.jp.
CrystalDiskInfo surpassed 100 million cumulative downloads on October 11, 2026, counting downloads from OSDN.net and SourceForge.net combined, according to forest.watch.impress.co.jp.
The same day, version 9.9.3 was released. It fixes the display of transfer modes for JMicron external controllers, improves support for SanDisk SSDs, and updates the Traditional Chinese language file. The author, hiyohiyo, also published a blog post looking back on the development of the software.
Availability and version details
CrystalDiskInfo is available for free from the official site Crystal Dew World and via the Microsoft Store for 1,000 yen including tax. The ZIP version supports Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 or later, while the installer version supports Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 or later.
The tool was first released in 2008, which places the download milestone 18 years after its initial publication. One motivation behind its development was a 2007 Google research paper on HDD failure trends, and it began with a focus on making S.M.A.R.T. information easy to view.
After users pointed out that displaying S.M.A.R.T. data alone had limited value, resident monitoring, notification and graphing features were added, and support for USB-connected HDDs and NVMe followed over the years, along with official characters such as the Shizuku Edition and collaborations with manufacturers.
Quick answers
What is new in CrystalDiskInfo 9.9.3?
Version 9.9.3 fixes the display of transfer modes for JMicron external controllers, improves SanDisk SSD support, and updates the Traditional Chinese language file.
How much does CrystalDiskInfo cost?
It is free from the official site Crystal Dew World, and sold via the Microsoft Store for 1,000 yen including tax.
Which Windows versions does CrystalDiskInfo support?
The ZIP version supports Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 or later; the installer version supports Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 or later.