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GNOME System Monitor vs jdSystemMonitor: catalog facts
GNOME System MonitorjdSystemMonitor
Free

Free and open source, part of the GNOME project.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Linux Linux
  • Simple graphical task manager for the Linux desktop
  • Can end processes and change their priority
  • Process management plus CPU, RAM and swap monitoring
  • Lists Flatpaks, autostart entries, packages and mounts
  • Linux only and designed for GNOME
  • Less detail than specialised monitoring tools
  • Linux only
  • No temperature or GPU monitoring mentioned
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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