NetWorx is a free, straightforward yet powerful tool for objectively assessing your bandwidth. It gathers usage statistics and measures the speed of your Internet or other network connections. This makes it an excellent choice for users needing a free internet bandwidth monitoring tool for Windows and macOS.
NetWorx details: possible sources of network problems, ISP bandwidth limit notes, and suspicious network activity with Trojan horse patterns and signs of hacker attacks.
The program display shows all network connections or one selected connection, such as Ethernet or PPP.
The software also includes a highly customizable system of visual and sound alerts. You can configure it to notify you if the network connection drops or if suspicious activity, such as excessive data flow, is detected.
It can also automatically disconnect all dial-up connections and shut down the system.
NetWorx displays incoming and outgoing traffic on a line chart and logs it to a file, allowing you to view your daily, weekly, and monthly bandwidth usage and dial-up duration. Reports can be exported to various formats, such as HTML, MS Word, and Excel, for further analysis.
NetWorx Key Features:
- Clear graphic and numeric display.
- Usage reports can be exported to various file formats, including Excel, MS Word, and HTML.
- Close supervision of uploads and downloads.
- Support of dial-up, ISDN, cable modems, ADSL, Ethernet cards, and more.
- Network information and testing tools are provided, including an advanced netstat feature that displays applications using your internet connection.
- Options to notify the user or automatically disconnect from the Internet when the network activity exceeds a certain level.
- Speed meter to accurately time downloads and report the average transfer rates.
- Dial-up session journal with detailed information about every session.
- It is free of adware, spyware, or malware.
With NetWorx, You Can …
- Get internet connection speed through a straightforward on-screen readout.
- Track and monitor your Internet data usage.
- Verify if your Internet service provider is accurately billing you for your data usage.
- Detect suspicious network activity on your computer.
- Perform simple network tests such as ping and traceroute.
- Be notified about excessive Internet usage.
What’s New in SoftPerfect NetWorx version 26.1 (2026-01-09) :
- Added: Taskbar widget display options for rates, graph, and labels.
- Added: Lifetime statistics for uptime, speed, and usage in the About window.
- Improved: Speed test rate calculation accuracy.
- Fixed: Potential access violation when quitting during speed test.
- Updated: Speed test to handle the new infrastructure response format.
Official Homepage – https://www.softperfect.com/products/networx
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 7 – Windows 11 (32-bit, 64-bit).
- Windows Server 2008 R2 – Windows Server 2022
- macOS 10.8 – macOS 11+
