NetView

Monitoring network speed can be useful in a number of situations, whether you are keeping tabs on your connection’s health or want to know when data is being transferred in the background.

NetView is a small plug-in that lets you monitor your network directly from the Windows taskbar. It displays download and upload speed in real-time, and it functions as a regular taskbar toolbar.

As you will notice, this plug-in is not launched like a regular application. To add it to the taskbar, you need to register it by running a batch file, and it can be removed in the same way.

Once the first step is completed, you can just right-click the taskbar and navigate to the Toolbars menu in order to enable it.

On the whole, this is a very simple tool. Once enabled, the plug-in will display the current download and upload speed in the taskbar, and the reading will be updated in real-time.

If you want to monitor network speed while using other applications, NetView could be a great choice. As long as the taskbar is not hidden, you will always be able to keep an eye on download and upload speeds.

While the plug-in is very easy to install and use, nothing about its functionality or appearance can be customized. You cannot change or resize the font, fine-tune the update interval or select the network adapter that should be monitored.

NetView is a straightforward piece of software that can definitely prove useful in some situations. It allows you to keep an eye on network speed while performing other tasks, and it is very simple to set up. However, it cannot be customized in any way, so it will not be suitable for everyone.