Browser Resource Monitor

A lightweight Linux system resource monitor for tracking browser memory and CPU usage.

Features

• Real-time memory (Total, Available, Used) with a visual bar
• CPU usage monitoring with a visual bar
• Track multiple browsers simultaneously (Firefox, Chrome, Brave, etc.)
• Add custom browsers not in the default list
• Lightweight (~4.5 MB RAM)
• CPU: ~8% of one core

Installation

git clone https://github.com/tomasteixeira07/Monitor.git
cd Monitor
make
./monitor

Requirements

• Linux with /proc filesystem
• ncurses development libraries
• C++11 or later

sudo apt install libncurses-dev g++

Usage

./monitor

Select browsers to monitor (0-3), press '.' to exit. Optionally add custom ones. Then press 'q' to exit.

Building

make          # Compile with optimizations
make clean    # Remove binary