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Top 9 Command Line Tools in OS & Utilities

The best Command Line Tools within the OS & Utilities category - based on our collection of reviews & verified products.

Process Explorer htop Process Monitor glances system monitoring Autoruns Windows Task Manager Process Lasso Process Hacker GNOME System Monitor

Summary

The top products on this list are Process Explorer, htop, and Process Monitor. All products here are categorized as: Software that operates from the command line or text interface. Operating systems and utility software that enhance computer functionality. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'lā€¦

    #Monitoring Tools #Command Line Tools #Performance Monitoring 287 social mentions

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    htop - an interactive process viewer for Unix. This is htop, an interactive process viewer for Unix systems. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses. Latest release: htop 2.

    #Command Line Tools #Monitoring Tools #Performance Monitoring

  3. Monitor file system, Registry, process, thread and DLL activity in real-time.

    #Monitoring Tools #Command Line Tools #Performance Monitoring 182 social mentions

  4. Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python. Written in Python, Glances will run on almost any plaftorm : GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OS X and Windows.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Monitoring Tools #Command Line Tools #Performance Monitoring 22 social mentions

  5. See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.

    #OS & Utilities #Utilities #Windows Tools 302 social mentions

  6. Need assistance with your Microsoft product? Find helpful articles for Windows, Office, Microsoft Account, Microsoft Store, Xbox, and more.

    #Monitoring Tools #Command Line Tools #Performance Monitoring 9 social mentions

  7. Process Lasso is NOT yet another task manager.

    #Monitoring Tools #Command Line Tools #Performance Monitoring 129 social mentions

  8. Process Hacker is a feature-packed tool for manipulating processes and services on your computer.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Monitoring Tools #Command Line Tools #File Sharing 39 social mentions

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

    #Monitoring Tools #Command Line Tools #Performance Monitoring

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