Introducing Watchman: Know Where Your Internet is Going

Today, we are thrilled to introduce Watchman, a lightweight, local-first network monitor designed for Windows and macOS.

Watchman was built out of a simple frustration: modern operating systems make it incredibly difficult to see exactly what is consuming your internet bandwidth in real-time. Whether it's a hidden background Windows update, a rogue browser tab, or a background sync task, network activity is often a black box.

Watchman changes that by bringing complete, real-time transparency directly to your desktop.

Why Watchman?

Unlike heavy enterprise network sniffers or bloated task managers, Watchman is designed to be sleek, fast, and completely private.

1. Real-Time Per-App Bandwidth Monitoring

See a live stream of every active application on your system and exactly how many kilobytes or megabytes it is downloading and uploading per second.

2. Active Connection Tracking

Keep tabs on active background tasks and remote connections. Watchman shows you not just how much data is being used, but where it is going.

3. Historical Data Analysis

Wondering how much data you consumed this week compared to last week? Watchman saves your network history locally and lets you export it as a clean CSV format for deeper analysis.

Built with Privacy First

We believe your network history is yours alone. That is why Watchman is built on three core pillars of privacy:

• Local First: Everything stays on your hard drive. No data leaves your machine, ever.
• No Telemetry: We do not track what apps you use, what servers you connect to, or how you use the utility.
• Zero Cloud Dependence: No cloud account required. It runs completely offline.

Getting Started

Watchman is written with highly optimized native code to run silently in the background with negligible CPU and RAM footprint. You can get started today by downloading the latest release for your platform.

We have a lot of exciting features planned for future releases, including advanced packet filters, custom warning alerts, and custom network profiles.

Download Watchman today and take control of your internet connection.