Description
The built-in Task Manager tells you a process is using 30% CPU and nothing else — not which file it is reading, which address it is talking to, or which thread it is stuck in. For a hung program or suspicious traffic, it is no help.
TaskExplorer fills that gap. Built as a heavy extension of the Process Hacker core, selecting a process fills the lower half of the screen with its threads, handles, modules, memory, network connections and GPU usage, and a thread expands into a full call stack so deadlocks and bottlenecks are visible immediately. The network tab lists every TCP and UDP connection with local port, remote address and state, alongside the DNS cache and RPC endpoints. An optional kernel driver mode reaches information no user-mode tool can. GPL-3.0.
Everything in one panel: Threads, handles, modules, memory, job, .NET, GDI and sandbox tabs sit under the process list instead of behind separate dialogs.
Thread call stacks: Expand a thread for its symbolised call stack and see exactly which call it is blocked on.
Network and port view: Protocol, state, local port and remote address for every connection, plus DNS cache and RPC endpoints.
System graphs: Live curves for CPU, memory, disk, network, GPU, handle and object counts side by side, so a spike stands out.
Kernel mode: Optionally loads its own driver to read process and handle data user-mode tools cannot, including protected processes.
Open source: A deep Process Hacker extension with a Qt interface, GPL-3.0, with Linux support in progress.
TaskExplorer fills that gap. Built as a heavy extension of the Process Hacker core, selecting a process fills the lower half of the screen with its threads, handles, modules, memory, network connections and GPU usage, and a thread expands into a full call stack so deadlocks and bottlenecks are visible immediately. The network tab lists every TCP and UDP connection with local port, remote address and state, alongside the DNS cache and RPC endpoints. An optional kernel driver mode reaches information no user-mode tool can. GPL-3.0.
Features
Everything in one panel: Threads, handles, modules, memory, job, .NET, GDI and sandbox tabs sit under the process list instead of behind separate dialogs.
Thread call stacks: Expand a thread for its symbolised call stack and see exactly which call it is blocked on.
Network and port view: Protocol, state, local port and remote address for every connection, plus DNS cache and RPC endpoints.
System graphs: Live curves for CPU, memory, disk, network, GPU, handle and object counts side by side, so a spike stands out.
Kernel mode: Optionally loads its own driver to read process and handle data user-mode tools cannot, including protected processes.
Open source: A deep Process Hacker extension with a Qt interface, GPL-3.0, with Linux support in progress.
