NetWorx

The advent of the internet made it incredibly easy not just for regular people to access more information instantly, but also for developers to provide consumers with more functions handled by powerful web servers.

However, the more advanced program features became, the more personal information they harvested and the more data they used, with some seemingly offline applications using the internet without the user’s consent or awareness. Luckily, networking monitoring tools such as NetWorx can aid you in the quest for keeping your data safe and your bandwidth clear from apps that do not need internet access in order to function properly.

Two of the program’s greatest strengths lie in its small memory footprint and ease of use. All the menus and functions are docked inside the icon conveniently placed in the system tray. When right-clicking it, the user is presented with a variety of options pertaining to internet usage.

When accessing the first entry, users can toggle between a real-time graph and a table of the applications currently transmitting or downloading data. The app is also equipped with a speed testing function, measuring both the average and maximum download and upload speeds. Custom reports detailing the amount of data and when it was used by the installed programs can be generated, exported, backed up, restored and reset, according to the user’s needs.

Depending on various circumstances, many users may not have access to the plans or the budget for an unlimited data plan, when staying either at home or abroad. However, thanks to this program’s quota feature, the user can set a maximum amount of data to be used until an automatic notification warns when limiting the internet access is required to avoid surcharges.

The Netstat window shows additional data such as the protocol used, the local and remote addresses of apps and whether they are listening for or have already established connections. A Connection Monitor can also be brought up for displaying the best and average ping.

In terms of customization, the program allows the user to toggle dark mode, start up the program automatically upon booting up the system, synchronize data with other NetWorx instances on the same network and set up hotkeys for bringing up the graph and usage windows,. Graph colors and notifications can be personalized, while detailed reports can be exported to a file or sent by email.

If you want to be mindful of what connections your apps create and how much data they transmit or download, then look no further than Networx’s internet connection monitoring capabilities.