--- title: The truth about Hone.gg | daily.dev description: Eric tests Hone.gg, a PC optimizer claiming to improve gaming performance by up to 30%. He evaluates it by running Fortnite before and after using the tool.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-truth-about-hone-gg-ix7e4gfe7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The truth about Hone.gg | daily.dev og:description: Eric tests Hone.gg, a PC optimizer claiming to improve gaming performance by up to 30%. He evaluates it by running Fortnite before and after using the tool.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-truth-about-hone-gg-ix7e4gfe7 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iX7E4GFE7.png og:image:alt: The truth about Hone.gg og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The truth about Hone.gg **[Eric Parker](https://daily.dev/sources/ericparker)** · 22 min read · 0 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Eric tests Hone.gg, a PC optimizer claiming to improve gaming performance by up to 30%. He evaluates it by running Fortnite before and after using the tool. Although Hone.gg does optimize some settings, most improvements come from lowering graphics quality, something free tools like the Nvidia app can also do. Eric finds that Hone.gg is not malware but collects data and shows ads. He concludes that the app is not worth paying for and recommends against using it for significant performance gains. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ghost** · 0 upvotes > So its not free, but it collects data? is this a Microsoft app or something? ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-truth-about-hone-gg-ix7e4gfe7) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The truth about Hone.gg","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-truth-about-hone-gg-ix7e4gfe7","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-truth-about-hone-gg-ix7e4gfe7"},"datePublished":"2024-11-01T20:12:15.345Z","dateModified":"2024-11-01T20:12:24.440Z","description":"Eric tests Hone.gg, a PC optimizer claiming to improve gaming performance by up to 30%. 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