Missed DU Meter So Hard I Built My Own β Free, Open-Source
DU Meter in 2008: perfect. Every modern alternative: paid, ad-laden, or buried in a bloated βsuite.β
So I wrote the widget I actually wanted. NetMon. Thatβs the whole product.
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.NET 8 Β· WinForms Β· ~46 MB Β· MIT-spirit Β· no admin
ποΈ What's Inside
Live β compact up/down readout, always-on-top
Graph β real-time mini chart in the same bar
History β daily + monthly usage, CSV export
Alert β optional data-cap warning
VPN-aware β no double-count under WARP, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Tailscale
Snap-to-edge β drag near a screen edge, locks in
Transparency β solid, gradient, or see-through
Hotkey β β Win + β§ Shift + N to show/hide
Single-instance β wonβt launch twice
Autostart β optional, off by default
π« What It's NOT
Not a network-monitoring suite. Not a packet sniffer. Not a firewall. Not a per-app bandwidth breakdown.
Just. The. Widget.
If you want the full stack β use GlassWire or NetLimiter. If you want the 2008 DU Meter feeling β use this.
π₯ Grab It
Download β v1.4 release
Source β github.com/aungkokomm/NetMon
Bugs / ideas β Issues
Runs on Windows 10 / 11. Installs per-user, no UAC prompt. Free forever. Fork it if you want.
Quick Hits
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Built for myself. Shared because I canβt be the only one who missed it.
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