Free Extended Task Manager Alternatives

Free Extended Task Manager is described as 'The Extended Task Manager provides additional Windows process management features and information about disk activity and network port usage' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Free Extended Task Manager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and PortableApps.com apps. The best Free Extended Task Manager alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like Free Extended Task Manager are htop, System Informer, Mission Center and Process Monitor.

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The Extended Task Manager provides additional Windows process management features and information about disk activity and network port usage.

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Free Extended Task Manager alternatives page was last updated Mar 5, 2025
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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...

    76 Process Explorer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Process Explorer screenshot 1

    Process Explorer Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Affinity Mask
    4.  Portable

    Process Explorer VS Free Extended Task Manager

     

    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to Free Extended Task Manager.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to Free Extended Task Manager.

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryFree Extended Task Manager is also Free and Proprietary
  2. 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...

    72 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 Free Extended Task Manager

     

    • htop is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Free Extended Task Manager.

    • htop is the most popular Open Source alternative to Free Extended Task Manager.

    • htop is Free and Open SourceFree Extended Task Manager is Free and Proprietary
    • htop is LightweightFree Extended Task Manager is not according to our users
  4. System Informer icon

    System Informer

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    A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware. Official successor to Process Hacker.

    48 System Informer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window - Processes Tab

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  I/O Monitoring
    2.  Disk Monitoring
    3.  Process Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Performance Monitoring
    7.  Portable
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Website Monitoring
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Integrated Virus scanner

    System Informer VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  5. Mission Center icon

    Mission Center

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    Monitor your CPU, Memory, Disk, Network and GPU usage.

    109 Mission Center alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Mission Center screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Memory Monitoring
    4.  Hardware Monitoring
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Disk Monitoring
    10.  GPU Monitoring
    11.  OPENGL

    Mission Center VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  6. Process Monitor icon

    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...

    53 Process Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Main Screen

    Process Monitor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Activity history

    Process Monitor VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  7. appstat icon

    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.

    51 appstat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    appstat screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Resource monitoring
    6.  CPU Monitoring
    7.  Memory Monitoring
    8.  Metrics
    9.  On top
    10.  Export to CSV
    11.  Disk Monitoring

    appstat VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  9. Glances icon

    Glances

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    Glances is a cross-platform monitoring tool which aims to present a large amount of monitoring information through a curses or Web based interface. The information dynamically adapts depending on the size of the user interface.

    64 Glances alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Glances screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Filesystem
    4.  Custom Plugins
    5.  Website Monitoring

    Glances VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  10. Windows Task Manager icon

    Windows Task Manager

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    Windows Task Manager is a task manager application included with Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that provides detailed information about computer performance and running applications, processes and CPU usage, commit charge and memory information, network...

    73 Windows Task Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Task Manager screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  Bundled with Windows
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode

    Windows Task Manager VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  11. SystemExplorer icon

    SystemExplorer

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    System Explorer is an enhanced Taskmanager that provides detailed information about running processes, startup programs, IE add-ons (BHOs), drivers, services network connections, system resources and more.

    56 SystemExplorer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    SystemExplorer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    While mostly functional it and its website hasn't been updated since 2017 and forums and support are gone.

    SystemExplorer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Show hidden processes
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Software Management
    5.  Autostart

    SystemExplorer VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  12. Xfce Task Manager icon

    Xfce Task Manager

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    Easy to use application for monitoring and controlling running processes.

    66 Xfce Task Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Xfce4 Task Manager v1.1.0

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Xfce Task Manager VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  13. GNOME System Monitor icon

    GNOME System Monitor

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    System Monitor is a tool to manage running processes and monitor system resources.

    81 GNOME System Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    GNOME System Monitor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Application Monitoring

    GNOME System Monitor VS Free Extended Task Manager

     
  14. Samsung My Files icon

    Samsung My Files

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    "My Files" manages all the files on your smartphone, just like a file explorer on your computer.

    144 Samsung My Files alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Samsung My Files screenshot 1
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    Samsung My Files VS Free Extended Task Manager

     

    • Samsung My Files is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Free Extended Task Manager.

    • Samsung My Files is Free and ProprietaryFree Extended Task Manager is also Free and Proprietary
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