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Pearcleaner vs taskbar-monitor
Pearcleaner has 15,070 GitHub stars, 402 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. taskbar-monitor has 547 stars, 41 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped 8 months ago. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 2,655% (15,070 vs 547 stars). Pearcleaner is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence; taskbar-monitor is written in C# under GPL-3.0. Pearcleaner has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, taskbar-monitor 7%. Pearcleaner was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Pearcleaner | taskbar-monitor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 547 |
| License | Custom / other | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Swift | C# |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-03-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 402 | ⑂ 41 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Pearcleaner if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick taskbar-monitor if
- You want the taskbar-monitor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and taskbar-monitor fits your workflow better
About Pearcleaner
Pearcleaner Website The only legitimate website owned by me is Anything else offering Pearcleaner downloads is either a scam or not affiliated with me. More details HERE. Project Status: On Hold As you may have noticed, development on the app has basically stopped since end of 2025, so I wanted to provide some context. Between a new job, joining a friend who is building a SaaS company, and other life priorities, I no longer have the time needed to actively maintain or continue development on the project. Another major reason is that I previously relied on my work MacBook for development. After changing jobs, I…
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About taskbar-monitor
taskbar monitor DeskBand with monitoring charts (CPU and memory) for Windows This app shows some cool graphs displaying CPU and memory usage on the taskbar (as a Desk Band). This project was made using the CS DeskBand library. Install instructions To install the taskbar monitor, first make sure you have .NET Framework 4.7.2 runtime installed on your computer. If you use Windows 10 1803 April 2018 or later, it is already installed on your computer. Then, download the TaskbarMonitorInstaller.exe installer and run it. It needs administrator rights to run, as it installs on your PROGRAM FILES (x86) folder. The…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or taskbar-monitor more popular?
Pearcleaner has 15,070 GitHub stars and taskbar-monitor has 547. Pearcleaner has the larger community by that measure.
Are Pearcleaner and taskbar-monitor free?
Both are open source. Pearcleaner has no licence declared in this registry, and taskbar-monitor is licensed under GPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Pearcleaner and taskbar-monitor?
Pearcleaner is written in Swift and taskbar-monitor in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Pearcleaner or taskbar-monitor?
Choose Pearcleaner if you want the larger community (15,070 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose taskbar-monitor if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.