GKrellM for Windows

This is the project page of GKrellM for Windows. The original GKrellM homepage can be found at  http://gkrellm.net.

GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its appearance to your window manager, Gtk, or any other theme. Some time ago, Bill Nalens ported GKrellM to Windows but abandoned the port in the year 2002. Because I found myself using GKrellM for remote-monitoring and always have been a huge fan of this helpful tool I decided to get it running on Windows again.

Features / Differences

The most significant differences between the Windows version and the Unix version of GKrellM are:

• Tray icon (removed in GKrellM 2.3.2)
• No local mail support (Windows has no concept of local mail)
• Hardware sensors are read using external tools. Supported tools are
  •  SpeedFan (recommended)
  •  CoreTemp (since GKrellM 2.3.2)
  •  MBM (outdated and not recommended anymore)
• Windows has no concept of system load (i.e. "proc"), therefore the system load value is calculated by GKrellM itself. This calculation is rather inaccurate compared to the system load value determined by Unix systems.
• Swap activity cannot be determined in a reliable way on windows, therefore the swap activity graph is non-functional

Screenshots

System Requirements

GKrellM for Windows should work on Windows 2000 or newer. It was tested successfully on the following systems:

• Windows 2000 SP4
• Windows XP SP2 (32 bit)
• Windows Vista SP1 (32 bit, GKrellM needs at least SP1)

Acquiring some of the data needs administrative privileges on windows. The following data will be missing or inaccurate if running as a normal user:

• Number of logged in users (part of the "proc" graph)

Getting GKrellM for Windows

Packages are available in the Downloads section.

Frequently asked Questions

See the FAQ Page.