Application Monitor

Application Monitor is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you make sure important processes are running on your computer without being closed by other programs. It is able to automatically monitor user-defined processes and bring them back to life in case they are terminated.

You can deploy the tool on all Windows versions out there. In order to make sure you can open it correctly and avoid bumping into all sorts of errors, you need to install Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 or a higher version on the target computer.

This is a portable utility which can be stored on USB flash drives or other devices. You may run it on the target system without administrative privileges.

Gaining access to the tool’s features requires only opening the executable file (you do not have to go through an installation process). Since it does not store entries in your Windows registry and leave other configuration files on the target PC, you can get rid of it using a quick deletion task. The settings files are actually saved on the storage device.

Application Monitor reveals a simple and intuitive design that has to offer only a few configuration parameters. A help manual is not included in the package, only a ‘Readme’ file that contains short descriptions about the program’s capabilities.

You are offered the possibility to set up multiple utilities for monitoring purposes. The tool also reveals a list with all of them directly in the main window and shows information about the name of the program, timespan, and file location.

What’s more, you can quickly enable or disable the automatic monitoring mode for the selected processes and check out a log directly in the GUI with details about the status of the monitored applications and possible errors. Log data is also exported to plain text file format to the same folder where the utility is stored.

Setting up a brand-new app can be done by providing information about the name of the file, path of the executable file, and arguments. Plus, you can make Application Monitor automatically check its status at a custom time interval (in minutes).

Other important configuration options worth being mentioned enable you to edit or delete tools from the list, check only once, turn on the logging process and limit its size, send email notifications in case of errors, specify the default checking time for monitored utilities, as well as run the app at Windows startup.

To make a long story short, Application Monitor helps you keep important programs opened with ease. It is speedy and efficient, and can be configured by less experienced users and professionals alike.