LXTask AlternativesProcess Management Tools and other similar apps like LXTask

LXTask is described as 'The standard task manager and system monitor of LXDE. It starts via Ctrl+Alt+Del and is extremely lightweight' and is a process management tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to LXTask for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and PortableApps.com apps. The best LXTask alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like LXTask are htop, System Informer, Mission Center and Resources.

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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...

    72 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 LXTask

     

    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to LXTask.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to LXTask.

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryLXTask is Free and Open Source
  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...

    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 LXTask

     

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

    • htop is the most popular Open Source alternative to LXTask.

    • htop is Free and Open SourceLXTask is also Free and Open Source
    • htop is LightweightLXTask 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.

    46 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 LXTask

     
  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
    • Snapcraft
    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 LXTask

     
  6. Resources icon

    Resources

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    Resources is a simple yet powerful monitor for your system resources and processes, written in Rust and using GTK 4 and libadwaita for its GUI.

    111 Resources alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Resources screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Resources VS LXTask

     
  7. Stacer icon

    Stacer

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    Stacer is an open source system optimizer and application monitor that helps users to manage entire system with different aspects, its an all in one system utility.

    30 Stacer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Dashboard
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.1.0) is from May 2019.

    Stacer Features

    1.  Real-time monitoring
    2.  Services monitoring
    3.  Optimization

    Stacer VS LXTask

     
  9. 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 LXTask

     
  10. 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.

    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 LXTask

     
  11. 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.

    65 Glances alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    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 LXTask

     
  12. Task Manager icon

    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...

    67 Task Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • 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

    Task Manager VS LXTask

     
  13. 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.

    52 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

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  14. Process Lasso icon

    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 LXTask

     
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