# Bandwhich (open-source developer tool)

> Bandwhich is a free, open-source command-line developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Terminal bandwidth utilization tool. It has 11,998 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at imsnif/bandwhich.

This is a CLI utility for displaying current network utilization by process, connection and remote IP/hostname This project is in passive maintenance. Critical issues will be addressed, but no new features are being worked on. However, this is due to a lack of funding and/or manpower more than anything else, so pull requests are more than welcome. In addition, if you are able and willing to contribute to this project long-term, we would like to invite you to apply for co-maintainership.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | command line |
| GitHub stars | 11,998 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Rust |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Code editors & developer tools |
| Latest release | v0.23.1 (Oct 8, 2024) |
| Last commit | May 14, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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