Process Hacker Alternatives for Linux

Process Hacker is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is htop, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Process Hacker and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Process Hacker are Glances, KSysGuard, GNOME System Monitor and vtop.

Process Hacker alternatives are mainly Process Management Tools but may also be Process Monitoring Tools or System Information Utilities. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Process Hacker.

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Process Management Tool

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

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htop
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Free • Open Source
Process Management Tool
Process Monitoring Tool
Mac
Linux
BSD
65 htop alternatives
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...
- - htop is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Process Hacker.
- - htop is the most popular Open Source alternative to Process Hacker.
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htop Features
1. Lightweighthtop consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Command line interfacehtop either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. Portablehtop can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Ad-freehtop doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Runs on command line
Performance Monitoring
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Almost everyone thinks htop is a great Process Hacker alternative.
Glances
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Free • Open Source
Process Management Tool
Process Monitoring Tool
Network Monitor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
56 Glances alternatives
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.
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Glances Features
1. Command line interfaceGlances either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. LightweightGlances consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Website MonitoringGlances can detect and resolve website performance issues proactively.
Hardware Monitoring
Filesystem
Custom Plugins
KSysGuard
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Free • Open Source
Linux
KDE
20 KSysGuard alternatives
KSysGuard, also known as KDE System Guard and KDE System Monitor, is designed to make simple process control available to a user without needing to do any special setup - the defaults are usually perfectly adequate.
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KSysGuard Features
Hardware Monitoring
CPU Monitoring
History graphs
Discontinued
This app is unmaintained and no longer released by the KDE community.
GNOME System Monitor
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Free • Open Source
Process Monitoring Tool
Process Management Tool
Task Management Tool
Linux
BSD
GNOME
72 GNOME System Monitor alternatives
System Monitor is a tool to manage running processes and monitor system resources.
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GNOME System Monitor Features
1. Ad-freeGNOME System Monitor doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightGNOME System Monitor consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Dark ModeGNOME System Monitor supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Application Monitoring
vtop
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Free • Open Source
Process Monitoring Tool
Process Management Tool
System Information Utility
Mac
Linux
BSD
42 vtop alternatives
vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage. It can be easily extended.
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vtop Features
1. Command line interfacevtop either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Terminal-based
Hardware Monitoring
Vim key mapping
StatusPilatus
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Free • Open Source
System Information Utility
Network Monitor
Mac
Windows
Linux
52 StatusPilatus alternatives
Monitor your PC like never before!.
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StatusPilatus Features
Hardware Monitoring
Discontinued
Last real update to the app was in January 2019, no new versions are planned.
Xfce Task Manager
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Free • Open Source
Process Management Tool
Linux
59 Xfce Task Manager alternatives
Easy to use application for monitoring and controlling running processes.
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Python System Monitor
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Free • Open Source
Task Management Tool
Windows
Linux
43 Python System Monitor alternatives
Python System Monitor (Psymon) is a cross-platform, task and performance monitor.
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Python System Monitor Features
Hardware Monitoring
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.0, released in December 2011, can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive
LXTask
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Free • Open Source
Process Management Tool
Task Management Tool
Linux
55 LXTask alternatives
LXTask is the standard task manager and system monitor of LXDE. It starts via Ctrl+Alt+Del and is extremely lightweight.
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