NetWorx Portable

What's new in this version:

NetWorx Portable 7.2.1
- Added: Taskbar graph can now be docked on either side of a centered taskbar in Windows 11
- Added: New line step parameter in hidden settings; drawing now considers screen PPI

Improved:
- Better integration with Windows 11 taskbar
- Process view inherits custom font settings
- Reduced start-up impact on Windows


NetWorx Portable 7.2.0
Added:
- Popup displaying real-time network activity of applications
- Custom popup on taskbar widget hover in addition to tray icon hover
- Simple star rating in Connection Monitor for connection stability assessment
- Simple star rating in Speed Meter for connection performance evaluation

Improved:
- Consistent speed reporting across floating graph, taskbar widget, and popup window
- Enhanced ping measurement in Speed Meter using a nearby server
- Real-time updates in Uptime window when it is kept open

Fixed:
- Startup crash issue with Windows preview builds


NetWorx Portable 7.1.7
- Added: Click-through mode for semi-transparent graph
- Fixed: Speed meter stopped working due to the service provider switching to HTTPS


NetWorx Portable 7.1.6
Added:
- Global hotkeys support on Linux
- Process usage monitoring on Linux
- Choice of colorful and monochrome tray icons

- Improved: Network driver compatibility with other products


NetWorx Portable 7.1.5
- Added: Session time in the session usage popup
- Fixed: Positioning of the taskbar graph on a secondary monitor

Improved:
- Per process data collection on macOS
- Ability for notifications to play audio files
- Locking the graph and dynamic tray icon on Linux
- Compatibility with various antivirus products on Windows


NetWorx Portable 7.1.4
Added:
- Linux support
- Ping and downtime data exports

Improved:
- Dark theme appearance on Windows
- Workaround for bogus SNMP I/O counters
- Automatic speed units start with Kb/KB
- Warnings about non-writable locations in portable Windows builds

Fixed:
- Double uptime and speed testing when multiple instances were running


NetWorx Portable 7.1.3
Fixed:
- an issue with speed testing caused by a change in backend infrastructure
- erroneous graph spikes that were observed when monitoring apps
- taskbar chart alignment on Windows 11 systems with touchscreen


NetWorx Portable 7.1.2
- Added: lock window position button for the graph, which prevents graph movement and resizing
- Improved: On macOS, a separate process now ensures that the app does not unexpectedly terminate

Fixed:
- month boundary calculation when the billing period begins on a day higher than the number of days in the current month
- custom commands created by unprivileged users could potentially allow them to start processes under an admin account
- charting issues when the speed exceeded 4.2 Gbps (32-bit overflow)
- handling 32-bit counter rollover at high speeds over 1 Gbps


NetWorx Portable 7.1.1
- Added: speed units customisation setting
- Removed: multiplier setting

Improved:
- monochrome menu bar labels and icon on macOS
- instant addition of recent usage to usage reports
- DEP and dynamic relocation support in Windows binaries
- excluded apps are removed from real-time graph

Fixed:
- appearance on macOS with automatic system theme
- potential crash when using Speed Meter
- taskbar graph appearance on Windows
- SNMP/UPnP monitoring on macOS


NetWorx Portable 7.1.0
Added:
- drill-down in all usage reports
- transparency in taskbar and menu bar
- process exclusion for VPN client apps

Improved:
- show used bandwidth share in all usage reports
- reduced taskbar flicker on some Windows machines

Fixed:
- taskbar graph recreation if Windows Explorer crashes
- numerous user interface fixes and enhancements


NetWorx Portable 7.0.3
- Added: taskbar graph in Windows 11 and in portable editions
- Fixed: crash when tray icon graph was enabled with custom Y-scale set

Improved:
- network driver compatibility with other products
- UI enhancements throughout the app
- histogram tray icon graph


NetWorx Portable 7.0.2
- Added: showing transfer rates in macOS menu bar
- Added: data retention warning when deleting adapters
- Improved: redesigned custom-drawn quota display

Fixed:
- data resetting when apps are monitored
- incorrect tab title on Windows dark theme
- overlapping names in per computer chart
- showing hour status when moving mouse
- respect rates order in graph process view


NetWorx Portable 7.0.1
Added:
- custom SNMP settings
- on mouse hover display
- network adapter renaming
- custom LAN ranges support
- font settings for the graphs

Improved:
- info shown on click is dynamic
- borderless graph made resizable
- adapter IP info shown in settings
- graph menu item moved out of submenu

Fixed:
- taskbar extension size on HiDPI
- importing from UTF-16 databases


NetWorx Portable 7.0.0
- This version is a complete rewrite of the product aiming at future extensibility and multi-platform support
- Added: extensive macOS support
- Added: colour schemes and dark mode support
- Removed: dial-up features, hourly report, traceroute, ping and most hidden settings

Improved:
- uptime & downtime monitor
- multiple graph support
- graph shows active apps and chart
- simplified and refreshed user interface


NetWorx Portable 6.2.10
- Improved: new network infrastructure for speed tests
- Improved: application no longer depends on OpenSSL
- Updated: network filtering drivers


NetWorx Portable 6.2.9
Improved:
- speed meter automatically switches to a new server if the current one fails
- Windows notifications replaced with a custom window displayed upon click
- speed meter no longer depends on MSXML, which had issues on some systems

- Fixed: several bug fixes in network drivers for LAN traffic filtering


NetWorx Portable 6.2.8
- Improved: LAN traffic filtering uses near-zero CPU even at high speeds
- Changed: removed WinPCap support due to its limitations and start-up issues on some systems
- Changed: removed per IP address recording as incompatible with CPU-efficient monitoring


NetWorx Portable 6.2.7
- Improved: remember selected speed meter server between sessions
- Improved: retain sort order when refreshing apps or sites view
- Improved: automatically enable desk band when selected in installer
- Updated: LAN traffic filtering drivers (larger UDP message buffer)
- Changed: Windows 7 is the minimum required OS version


NetWorx Portable 6.2.6
- Added: user prompt on uninstall whether to remove all data
- Added: drill-down reports by IP address/by application and vice versa
- Added: sound and message notification in the Connection Monitor
- Added: speed meter test server can be chosen from several alternatives
- Updated: LAN traffic filtering driver


NetWorx Portable 6.2.5
- Fixed graph window jumping to a different monitor when another window was moved there
- Fixed  colour inconsistency between the usage graph and historical charts
- Fixed odd bug when popup menu was upscaled when the graph is shown
- Added user input controls for time under Site and Application reports
- Added double-click in most reports reveals per application usage during the period


NetWorx Portable 6.2.4
- Added logging of location, IP address and ISP in automated speed tests
- Added speed Meter data can be exported to HTML, CSV and text files
- Improved speed Meter overall reliability and compatibility with latest Windows Server
- Improved including Speed Meter's own usage into reports in Ignore LAN traffic mode
- Improved showing downtime and uptime duration in Connection Monitor
- Fixed connection Monitor locking up when Internet connection went down


NetWorx Portable 6.2.3
- Fixed occasional speed meter errors in IPv6-enabled configurations
- Reduced CPU usage when Ignore local traffic in the LAN was on
- Added official Windows Server 2019 support


NetWorx Portable 6.2.2
- Added a new hidden setting to activate transparent graph background
- Updated network drivers used when filtering out local traffic (fixes a few issues with third party products)


NetWorx Portable 6.2.1
- Fixed automatic check for updates that could run too frequently
- Fixed an issue with graph position which was ocasionally not saved
- Updated frameless graph implementation to make it resizeable
- Updated included components: SQLite, OpenSSL and geo-IP database


NetWorx Portable 6.2.0
- All graphics and icons are now vector images and scale to any DPI on high-resolution displays
- Added system tray notifications for connection monitor detections
- Improved and uniformed menus for single and double-click actions
- Updated and Microsoft-signed LAN traffic filtering drivers