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Products that do what htop for the airwaves — a live 802.11 RF dashboard in your terminal does

1. 1XD
   X11 desktop widget that shows location of your network peers on a map▲205

   2025 · github.com

2. 2NM
   Network Monitor – a GUI to spot anomalous connections on your Linux▲156

   A real-time network connection monitoring tool built with Rust and GTK4, displaying active connections with live I/O statistics in a modern graphical interface. https://github.com/grigio/network-monitor

   Nov 2025

3. 3MV
   Mactop v2.0.0▲29

   Dec 2025 · github.com

4. 4SA
   Sping – An HTTP/TCP latency tool that's easy on the eye▲178

   I've frequently found myself using [nvitop](https://github.com/XuehaiPan/nvitop) to diagnose GPU/CPU contention issues. The two best things about it are: - It's easy to install if I can access pip in the container - It makes a compelling screenshot (which helps me communicate with coworkers.) With those two lessons in mind: Here is Sping! Purpose: Help observe and diagnose latency issues at layer 4+ (TCP/HTTP/HTTPS) Two good things about it: - It's easy to install if you have pip. (Available at…

   2025 · dseltzer.gitlab.io

5. 5
   Robodash▲103

   Cron and uptime monitoring dashboard

   2019

6. 6PA
   PingStalker – A macOS tool for network engineers▲77

   Hi HN - I’m the developer of PingStalker, a macOS utility I built to see what’s really happening on the LAN/WLAN. I live in the CLI, but when it came to discovery and monitoring, I found it limiting. So I built a GUI that brings my favorite tools together in one place. PingStalker started because I wanted to know if something on the network was scanning my machine. I also wanted quick access to core details—external IP, Wi-Fi data, and local topology. Then I wanted more: fast, reliable scans using ARP tables and ICMP. As a Wi-Fi engineer, I couldn’t stop there. I kept adding ways to…

   Nov 2025 · pingstalker.com

7. 7
   Watch Net Speed▲212

   Simple, Realtime Network Bandwidth Monitor for your Mac.

   2019

8. 8PK
   Port Kill – A lightweight macOS status bar development port monitor▲128

   2025 · github.com

9. 9
   Monitoror▲105

   Unified monitoring wallboard

   2020

10. 10
    Simple Uptime▲203

    Monitor the health of your websites and servers inside Slack

    2024

11. 11
    Deconflict▲123

    Plan your WiFi and see through walls

    Apr 2026

12. 12HL
    Hnwatch – Linux x64 terminal-based real-time HN watcher/reader▲102

    2015 · 2ton.com.au

13. 13
    Hall Monitor▲163

    Monitor everything in one place

    2017

14. 14
    AirParrot▲95

    Your computer screen on your Apple TV. Wirelessly.

    2014

15. 15LS
    Linux server monitoring web dashboard▲175

    2014 · github.com

16. 16
    Authstatus▲174

    A free status page w/ uptime monitoring + incident reporting

    2018

17. 17
    ActiveStat▲78

    Performance. Simplified.

    Mar 2026

18. 18
    Netler▲107

    Tiny network monitor for menu bar & notification center 🖥📡

    2018

19. 19
    Port Radar for macOS▲85

    An AI port manager for your Mac.

    15d ago · portradar.devmesh.xyz

20. 20
    Network Connection Information▲59

    View Wi-Fi & ethernet details from the menubar

    Feb 2026

21. 21VT
    Visualizing the transmission between you and base stations▲75

    2020 · github.com

22. 22SD
    Simple Dashboards for Internet-Connected Devices▲74

    2014 · freeboard.io

23. 23
    Airtool▲116

    Free menubar tool to diagnose your Mac's wifi

    2016

24. 24KA
    Ktop – a themed terminal system monitor with charts and OOM tracking▲8

    Built this because I wanted nvtop + btop in one view while tuning local hybrid LLM inference. Supports themes, charts, and OOM kill tracking. Written in Python.

    Feb 2026 · github.com

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