Learn about the project, its mission, and the community behind Process Hacker.
Process Hacker is a free, open-source system monitoring and process management tool for Windows. Originally created as an alternative to the standard Windows Task Manager, Process Hacker has evolved into a comprehensive solution for system administrators, developers, and power users who need advanced process monitoring and debugging capabilities.
The project is built on the principle that users should have full visibility and control over their systems. Process Hacker provides detailed information about processes, services, network connections, and system resources that goes far beyond what's available in standard Windows tools.
Process Hacker was first released in 2008 and has been continuously developed and improved by a dedicated community of contributors. The project is hosted on GitHub and SourceForge, where it has gained millions of downloads and a strong user base.
Over the years, Process Hacker has grown from a simple process viewer into a comprehensive system monitoring tool with features for process management, service control, network monitoring, memory analysis, and malware detection.
Process Hacker is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) v3, making it completely free and open source. This means:
Process Hacker is supported by an active community of users and developers. The project welcomes contributions, bug reports, and feature requests from the community.
Process Hacker is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPL v3). This open-source license ensures that Process Hacker remains free and open for everyone to use, modify, and distribute.
For the full license text and details, please refer to the LICENSE file in the GitHub repository or visit the GNU GPL v3 website.