Best Command Line Tools in 2026

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'l….

Key Process Explorer features:

Detailed System Information Hierarchical View Advanced Diagnostic Capabilities Real-Time Monitoring

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Key Cyclr features:

Pre-built Connectors Embedded Integration Marketplace Low Code Integration Builder SOC 2 Type 2 Accreditation

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

Key Process Monitor features:

Comprehensive Monitoring Advanced Filtering Event Highlighting Boot Time Logging

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.

Key htop features:

User-friendly Interface Interactive Process Management Customizable Display Resource Usage Meters

Latest commit 262a292 on Dec 7, 2017 brndnmtthws Add missing build dep. Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop.

Key Conky features:

Customization Lightweight Flexibility Community Support

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.

Key glances system monitoring features:

Cross-Platform Compatibility Web Interface Various Metrics Customizability

Open Source

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

Key Autoruns features:

Comprehensive Ease of Use Free of Charge Updated Regularly

Process Hacker is a feature-packed tool for manipulating processes and services on your computer.

Key Process Hacker features:

Open Source Feature-Rich User-Friendly Interface Customization

Open Source

GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its...

Key GKrellM features:

Customizable Lightweight Real-time Monitoring Plugin Support

Keep an eye on what is happening on your machine and in the World.

Key Übersicht features:

Ease of Use Customization Real-time Updates Open Source

CLI HTTP that will make you smile. JSON support, syntax highlighting, wget-like downloads, extensions, and more.

Key HTTPie features:

User-Friendly Syntax JSON Support Cross-Platform Plugin Support

Open Source

This fully-configurable program automatically generates desktop backgrounds that include important information about the system.

Key Bginfo features:

Ease of Use Customizable Display Low Resource Impact Automated Updates

Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format.

Key Hurl.dev features:

Ease of Use Scripting Capabilities Open Source Flexibility

Open Source

vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage.

Key vtop features:

Real-time Updates Visual Appeal Open Source Cross-Platform