TaskManager Alternatives

TaskManager is described as 'A Task Manager for android' and is a process monitoring tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TaskManager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, BSD and Linux Mobile apps. The best TaskManager alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like TaskManager are htop, System Informer, Mission Center and Resources.

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  1. ACTVT icon
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    Native macOS app displays live CPU, GPU, memory, and network usage with history, manages and reclaims ports, tracks AI coding agent sessions in detail, enables local and remote monitoring, provides comprehensive notifications, and secures scanned data.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. A manager for tasks on the Android platform. An excellent task manager & killer. It can also optimize memory, storage, & cache. It integrates well with ES File Explorer & users can easily switch between the two apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
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  3. Tux Manager icon
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    A Linux Task Manager alternative built with Qt6, inspired by the Windows Task Manager but designed to go further - providing deep visibility into system processes, performance metrics, users, and services.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AppImage
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  4. pstop icon
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    pstop is a native Windows terminal system monitor inspired by htop. It brings per core CPU usage bars, memory and network meters, process tree view, search, filtering, and kill shortcuts directly to PowerShell with familiar htop style keybindings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PowerShell
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    Fuzzy find and kill processes from your terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Nix Package Manager
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  6. Monitor running services on your Android device. With a clean and intuitive interface, you can easily view system and user apps, check their status efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. Helps you manually force-stop background apps.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  8. Shappky icon
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    A simple app to boost performance by stopping background apps, relying on Root/Shizuku permissions.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
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