PSmisc Alternatives

PSmisc is described as 'This PSmisc package is a set of some small useful utilities that use the proc filesystem. We're not about changing the world, but providing the system administrator with some help in common tasks. There is options for using SELinux if you need it and fuser understands IPv6' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PSmisc for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Flathub, Windows, PortableApps.com and BSD apps. The best PSmisc alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like PSmisc are htop, Mission Center, Resources and Process Monitor.

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This PSmisc package is a set of some small useful utilities that use the proc filesystem. We're not about changing the...

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PSmisc alternatives page was last updated Apr 27, 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...

    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 PSmisc

     

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

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

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryPSmisc 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...

    71 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 PSmisc

     

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

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

    • htop is Free and Open SourcePSmisc is also Free and Open Source
    • htop is LightweightPSmisc is not according to our users
  4. 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 PSmisc

     
  5. 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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Resources screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    Resources VS PSmisc

     
  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 PSmisc

     
  7. 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.

    40 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 PSmisc

     
  9. KSysGuard icon

    KSysGuard

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    KSysGuard screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This app is unmaintained and no longer released by the KDE community. You can take a look at Plasma System Monitor icon Plasma System Monitor instead.

    KSysGuard Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
    5.  History graphs

    KSysGuard VS PSmisc

     
  10. GNOME System Monitor icon

    GNOME System Monitor

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

    80 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 PSmisc

     
  11. jdSystemMonitor icon

    jdSystemMonitor

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    jdSystemMonitor is an advanced, desktop-independent system monitor for Linux. Its goal is to provide as much information about your system as possible, with a focus on process management.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    jdSystemMonitor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Hardware Monitoring
    6.  CPU Monitoring

    jdSystemMonitor VS PSmisc

     

  12. procps

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    procps is the package that has a bunch of small useful utilities that give information about processes using the /proc filesystem. The package includes the programs ps, top, vmstat, w, kill, free, slabtop, and skill.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    procps Features

    1.  Filesystem

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  13. procps-ng

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    Originally Debian, Fedora and openSUSE fork of the procps utilities for monitoring your system and processes on your system.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    procps-ng Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    procps-ng VS PSmisc

     
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