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Pearcleaner vs taskbar-monitor
Pearcleaner has 14,715 GitHub stars, 380 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. taskbar-monitor has 539 stars, 42 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped 6 months ago. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 2,630% (14,715 vs 539 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 8%. 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 | ★ 539 |
| License | Custom / other | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Swift | C# |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-03-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 380 | ⑂ 42 |
| 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 is a free, source available, fair code licensed macOS application written in Swift and listed under Productivity & Utilities / System Cleanup & Optimization. It is described as a Mac app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner and by Sun Knudsen's Privacy Guides post about an app cleaner script. The project's homepage is hosted at itsalin.com, and the repository states that this is the only legitimate website owned by the author.
read the full Pearcleaner overview →
About taskbar-monitor
taskbar monitor is a free, open source Windows DeskBand, written in C and licensed under GPL 3.0, that draws live CPU, memory, disk, and network charts directly on the Windows taskbar for people who want resource usage visible at all times without opening a separate monitoring window.
read the full taskbar-monitor overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or taskbar-monitor more popular?
Pearcleaner has 14,715 GitHub stars and taskbar-monitor has 539. 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 (14,715 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.