Task Cave

Modern, dark-themed system and process manager for Linux desktops, inspired by the clarity of Windows Task Manager.

Highlights

• Live CPU, memory, disk, and network telemetry
• Optional NVIDIA GPU usage, temperature, and VRAM metrics
• Rolling 60-sample performance graphs
• Searchable and sortable process table
• Process details: command, executable, working directory, owner, threads, and start time
• Confirmed terminate, suspend, and resume actions
• Selectable disk/partition monitoring
• Window-to-process picker for X11 sessions
• Always-on-top mode and adjustable refresh interval

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• psutil
• Optional: wmctrl for window selection (most reliable on X11)
• Optional: nvidia-smi for NVIDIA GPU telemetry

Quick start

git clone https://github.com/iNezXuS/taskcave.git
cd taskcave

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install psutil
python app.py

Tests

python -m pip install pytest
pytest -q

Platform notes

Task Cave targets Linux desktops. Window discovery depends on wmctrl, so it works best on X11; Wayland sessions may expose less window information. Hardware temperature availability depends on the sensors reported by the host system.