Pulse by ZawebaA system monitor with a memory.
A clear system monitor that remembers what your PC was doing. CPU, memory, GPU, disk and network use per app, temperatures and drive health, with a one-minute history kept for 30 days.
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Pulse by Zaweba shows CPU, memory, GPU, disk and network use for each app, plus temperatures, fan speeds and drive health. All the processes of one program make one row, with its icon and proper name, and the table updates every second without losing your place.
Then it remembers. Pulse keeps a one-minute history for 30 days, so you can answer 'what used 4 GB of bandwidth last night?' or 'why did the fan scream at 3pm?'. It sits in the notification area and stays light, using about 0.1% CPU in the background on our test PC.
Who it's for
- Anyone whose fan spins up for no obvious reason
- People on capped or metered broadband
- Gamers keeping an eye on temperatures and GPU load
- Tinkerers who want to see more of what their PC is doing
Good to know
- Runs fully without administrator rights
- CPU and motherboard temperatures, fan speeds and SATA or USB drive health need the optional sensor helper, which runs as administrator (Windows asks each time Pulse starts) and uses the PawnIO driver, installed separately
- Live per-app network figures need a one-off permission (one Windows prompt, then sign out and in); until then Pulse uses Windows' own records, about a minute behind
Private by design
- Works offline, with no account and no adverts.
- Checks zaweba.com once a day for a newer version, sending only the app's name.
- Problem reports and feedback are sent only if you click Send.
Everything you need, nothing you don't.
Per-app live view
CPU, memory, GPU, disk and network for every app, sortable and filterable, with graphs for the whole PC.
Temperatures and fans
CPU, GPU, motherboard and drive temperatures in normal, warm and hot bands, using the hardware's own limits where it can.
Drive health
Warnings, spare capacity, life used, media errors and power-on hours, read from the drive itself.
30 days of history
Today, yesterday and this week, the top bandwidth and CPU users, and temperature peaks with what was running.
Alerts
Hot temperatures, a drive in decline, high memory or an app using too much data, as a Windows notification.
Mini meter
A small always-on-top window and a live graph in the tray icon, for keeping an eye on things while you work.
What happened last night?
Pulse stores a minute-by-minute record of the PC and its busiest apps for 30 days, or up to a year if you like. Look back at today, yesterday or this week, see the top bandwidth and CPU users, and find every temperature peak alongside the three apps that were busiest at the time.
- One-minute history, 30 days by default
- Top bandwidth and CPU users
- Temperature peaks with what was running
Act on what you see
Spot a greedy app and deal with it from the same table: end all its processes after a confirmation, or open its file location. Pulse can also share its readings with the desktop widgets in Scene by Zaweba.
- End task for every process of an app
- Open its file location
- Readings for Scene by Zaweba
The details
| Works on | Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| Per app | CPU, memory, GPU, disk read and write, network down and up |
| Sensors | CPU, GPU, motherboard and drive temperatures, fan speeds, NVMe and SATA health |
| History | One-minute resolution, kept 30 days by default (1 to 365) |
| Background use | About 0.1% CPU on our test PC |
| Version | Version 1.0.8 |
| Download | ZawebaPulse-1.0.8.zip (75 MB): unzip and run, no installer |
| Licence | Free for everyone, with every feature included. No warranty |
Pulse FAQ
Does Pulse need administrator rights?
No. Everything runs as a normal user. Only the optional sensor helper, for CPU and motherboard temperatures, fans and SATA drive health, asks for administrator rights.
Why are my per-app network figures a minute behind?
Windows only lets administrators and the Performance Log Users group count traffic live. Settings can add your account once; until then Pulse uses Windows' own data-usage records.
Will it slow my PC down?
Pulse is built to stay light. On our test PC it used about 0.1% CPU in the background, and it samples less often when no Pulse window is open.
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