Activity Monitor Alternatives for Windows

Activity Monitor is not available for Windows but there are a few alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Activity Monitor and four of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Activity Monitor are appstat, Yet Another Framework Interface and TaskExplorer by DavidXanatos.

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  1. Process Explorer icon

    Process Explorer

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    Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information...

    79 Process Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to Activity Monitor.

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryActivity Monitor is also Free and Proprietary
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    appstat

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    Real-time monitoring of CPU, memory, disk, and thread metrics for running applications without workflow interruptions. Identify resource bottlenecks, memory leaks, and performance spikes. Freeware with no registration required, featuring dark/light modes, always-on-top option, and exportable logs for team analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Yet Another Framework Interface icon

    Yet Another Framework Interface

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    YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme, and uses the CrOS_EC_Python library to communicate with the EC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
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  5. TaskExplorer by DavidXanatos icon

    TaskExplorer by DavidXanatos

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    Task Explorer is an advanced Task Manager tool with emphasis on, not just monitoring what applications are running, but on finding out what applications are doing. The UI focuses on expedience and getting real time data of what the processes are doing at any given moment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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