JetBrains dotMemory

Computers programs require their own place in the system memory, where they get to keep all the data they use during their run time.

But every now and again, applications might contain bugs or memory leaks that cause them to demand excessive amounts of memory and bring your system to a halt, or even crashing it.

JetBrains dotMemory is an utility that enables you to view and manage the memory consumption of .NET applications running on your computer. It can also be used to profile various other kind of services and programs, such as Silverlight applications, WCF service libraries or IIS Express applications. The profiler can be configured to create stack traces and collect the memory traffic for every application.

Once you start the monitoring process, JetBrains dotMemory displays a timeline depicting a graph of the total memory usage, tracking every change in the overall amount of system resources consumed. You also have the option to take snapshots and capture a wide array of information about the status of the application and compare them with each other.

Programs usually run on multiple threads at once to improve performance and keep various tasks separate from each other. JetBrains dotMemory enables you to view charts and run memory inspections regarding every type of object that is currently occupying space in your memory stack.

These objects are categorized by creation stack trace, generation or by the shortest path. They can also be grouped by certain attributes, such as namespace, assembly and interface, which allows you view information like type, object count or number of memory bytes.

If you are a developer and you are confronting with memory leaks in your applications, JetBrains dotMemory can help you find the source of the problem in just a few short monitoring sessions. It can also be integrated directly inside Microsoft Visual Studio to facilitate accessibility.

The simple-to-use interface make it a good utility for day-to-day computer users as well, especially if you run into frequent system halts and you want to find the root of your problems.