FileMon Alternatives

FileMon is described as 'An application that allows you monitor what files programs are accessing' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are three alternatives to FileMon for Windows, PortableApps.com and Mac. The best FileMon alternative is Process Monitor, which is free. Other great apps like FileMon are fseventer and PrcView.

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FileMon alternatives page was last updated Nov 7, 2023

Process Monitor
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Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and...
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Process Monitoring Tool
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
PortableApps.com
Is Process Monitor a good alternative to FileMon?
Process Monitor is the most popular Windows alternative to FileMon.
Process Monitor is the most popular free alternative to FileMon.
Process Monitor is Free and ProprietaryFileMon is also Free and Proprietary
fseventer
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Graphically observe filesystem changes using the same underlying API as Spotlight. One example of use could be to determine what files are changed via software installation, preferences, etc...
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Is fseventer a good alternative to FileMon?
fseventer is the most popular Mac alternative to FileMon.
fseventer is Free and ProprietaryFileMon is also Free and Proprietary
PrcView
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PrcView is a process viewer utility that displays detailed information about processes running under Windows. For each process it displays memory, threads and module usage. For each DLL it shows full path and version information.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Ukraine
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Is PrcView a good alternative to FileMon?