Show HN: Bandmeter: Per-program network usage monitor for Linux, built with GPUI

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Post by emamoah » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC

I wanted something like Glasswire, but for Linux and free. I found only one project that did this, but it's been discontinued, so I decided to learn and build one myself. Still in progress.

Show HN: Bandmeter: Per-program network usage monitor for Linux, built with GPUI
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Re: Show HN: Bandmeter: Per-program network usage monitor for Linux, built with GPUI

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Post by O1111OOO » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC

Can't wait to test this. I've been looking for a program like this for ages! I'm hopeful that I can select which network interface it sees.

I use a VPN which creates its own network interface and so.. the programs all run through this. Away from my home computer for a few days, unfortunately.

Re: Show HN: Bandmeter: Per-program network usage monitor for Linux, built with GPUI

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Post by emamoah » Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC

O1111OOO wrote: post #2

Can't wait to test this. I've been looking for a program like this for ages! I'm hopeful that I can select which network interface it sees. I use a VPN which creates its own network interface and so.. the programs all run through this. Away from my home computer for a few days, unfortunately.

Well, for now it doesn't record the interface. Just counts bytes from any interface. But do try it out, and I'd definitely consider this.