warden

The premium Open Source alternative to Process Hacker

🎯 Best for:Windows developers needing to build process-aware applications or monitoring tools.

What is warden?

A .NET library designed for monitoring and managing the lifecycle of Windows processes. It provides developers with programmatic control over process execution, resource tracking, and state notifications.

Tech Stack
C#OS & Utilities

Why warden?

  • Real-time process tracking
  • Lightweight .NET wrapper
  • Easy event handling

Limitations

  • Windows specific
  • Requires admin privileges
  • Limited to .NET ecosystem
2/22/2026
Last Update
26
Forks
7
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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-$1,440
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Team Size10 Users
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