Ananicy Alternatives

Ananicy is described as '(ANother Auto NICe daemon) — is a shell daemon created to manage processes' IO and CPU priorities, with community-driven set of rules for popular applications (anyone may add their own rule via github's pull request mechanism). It's mainly for desktop usage' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Ananicy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and iPad apps. The best Ananicy alternative is htop, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ananicy are Process Lasso, vtop, Usage and AnVir Task Manager.

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Ananicy (ANother Auto NICe daemon) — is a shell daemon created to manage processes' IO and CPU priorities, with...

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Ananicy alternatives page was last updated May 3, 2023
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  1. htop icon

    htop

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    htop is an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses. htop is an interactive top replacement that runs in the terminal. The available columns are: PID, STATE, PPID, PGRP, SESSION, TTY_NR, TPGID, MINFLT...

    70 htop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    htop Screenshot

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Runs on command line
    2.  Performance Monitoring
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Portable

    htop VS Ananicy

     

    • htop is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Ananicy.

    • htop is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ananicy.

    • htop is Free and Open SourceAnanicy is also Free and Open Source
    • htop is LightweightAnanicy is not according to our users
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    Process Lasso

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    Process Lasso is NOT yet another task manager. It is a process priority optimization and system automation utility. Priority optimization, affinity optimization, core optimization, automated rules, automated power schemes, you name it and Process Lasso has it.

    39 Process Lasso alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Affinity Mask

    Process Lasso VS Ananicy

     

    • Process Lasso is the most popular Windows alternative to Ananicy.

    • Process Lasso is Freemium and ProprietaryAnanicy is Free and Open Source
    • Process Lasso is LightweightAnanicy is not according to our users
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    vtop

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    vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage. It can be easily extended.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    vtop screenshot 1

    vtop Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Vim Key Mapping

    vtop VS Ananicy

     
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    Usage

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    System Activity Monitor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Customizable, precise, and lightweight apps to keep an eye on the activity and performance of your devices.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Usage screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Battery level report
    6.  Network activity
    7.  Computer monitoring
    8.  Performance Monitoring
    9.  Hardware Monitoring
    10.  Battery Health
    11.  iOS widget
    12.  Stats

    Usage VS Ananicy

     

    • Usage is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Ananicy.

    • Usage is Freemium and ProprietaryAnanicy is Free and Open Source
    • Usage is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAnanicy is not according to our users
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    AnVir Task Manager

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    This tool controls programs, disk, CPU. Replace task manager, tweak and tune up XP or Vista. Speed up windows startup. Get rid of spyware and viruses.

    43 AnVir Task Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pro Version Main Screen
    Warning

    Be careful! The downloader of AnVir Task Manager can install malwares! To avoid the InstallManager read the post at http://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/12033/how-to-avoid-the-installmanager/

    AnVir Task Manager Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

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    Process Tamer

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    Process Tamer is a tiny utility that monitors the CPU usage of running processes and automatically lowers the priority of processes that are overloading the CPU until their CPU usage returns to a reasonable level.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Process Tamer screenshot 1

    Process Tamer Features

    1.  Limit cpu usage
    2.  Sits in the System Tray

    Process Tamer VS Ananicy

     
  9. Ctop icon

    Ctop

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    Top-like interface for container metrics. ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers as well as a single container view for inspecting a specific container.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
    App in action

    Ctop Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    3.  CPU Monitoring

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    Mz CPU Accelerator

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    Mz CPU Accelerator is an application that automatically changes the priority of the foreground window, by allocating more CPU power to the currently active application (program-game). It automatically de-allocates CPU priority when a new active application is used.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Mz CPU Accelerator screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update was on December 19th, 2010. The installer is no longer available on the official site, but can be downloaded from the Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20100929185730/http://mztweak.com/download/mzcpu.exe

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    cpulimit

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    CPU Usage Limiter for Linux - cpulimit is a simple program which attempts to limit the cpu usage of a process (expressed in percentage, not in cpu time). This is useful to control batch jobs, when you don't want them to eat too much cpu.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    cpulimit screenshot 1

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    CPU Limiter

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    Limits CPU power to applications based on percentage CPU limit (per target process) ou or suspend target processes. The program permit add process using wildcard and actions triggered.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Qt
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    CPU Limiter screenshot 1

    CPU Limiter VS Ananicy

     

  13. timelimit

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    timelimit executes a command and terminates the spawned process after a given time with a given signal. A “warning” signal is sent first, then, after a timeout, a “kill” signal, similar to the way init(8) operates on shutdown.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

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    Cpukiller

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    CPUKILLER is a software capable of slowing down your computer up to 99% permitting you to run old software.

    11 Cpukiller alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Cpukiller screenshot 1

    Cpukiller Features

    1.  Emulation
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Limit cpu usage

    Cpukiller VS Ananicy

     
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