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Interactive network connection monitor with friendly service names. Version 0.2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Interactive network connection monitor with friendly service names
Project links
Commands and aliases
- netshow
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Project history and usage
netshow is a Python terminal network monitor by Taylor Wilsdon. It focuses on live TCP connection monitoring with friendly process/service names, process detail views, filtering, sorting, bandwidth counters, and a Textual-based interface.
Project history
The GitHub README frames netshow as an interactive, process-aware terminal monitor. It documents the implementation tradeoff that privileged runs use psutil for fuller data, while unprivileged runs fall back to lsof and still show most connections.
The public release history is compact. GitHub lists five releases, from v0.1.1 through v0.2.2. Release v0.2.0 on July 13, 2025 added the metrics dashboard, live filtering, bandwidth stats, sorting shortcuts, and a styling overhaul; v0.2.2 followed on July 15, 2025 with a module refactor, UI enhancements, and a stats-blocking fix.
Adoption history
Adoption is early but visible for a Python CLI. GitHub showed 365 stars and 13 forks, PyPI lists version 0.2.2 uploads dated July 15, 2025, and Homebrew packages the PyPI source tarball with python@3.14. Homebrew analytics generated on 2026-07-01 reported 425 installs and 425 installs-on-request over 365 days.
How it is used
The README recommends uvx netshow for the quickest run and documents netshow [--interval 1.0] [--no-colors]. Operators use arrow keys or mouse selection for rows, Enter for a detail view, f or / for filtering, s and p for sorting, i for interface bandwidth selection, q to quit, and Ctrl+R for forced refresh.
Package nerds will notice that it sits in the modern Python CLI lane: pyproject packaging, Textual UI, uv-centric docs, PyPI releases, and a Homebrew formula that depends on the current Homebrew Python.
Timeline
- 2025-07-13: GitHub release v0.2.0 added dashboard metrics, filtering, bandwidth stats, and sorting.
- 2025-07-15: GitHub release v0.2.2 shipped as the latest release.
- 2025-07-15: PyPI uploaded netshow 0.2.2 wheel and source distribution.
- 2026-07-01: Homebrew API reported stable version 0.2.2 and 425 installs over 365 days.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:network
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
netshow | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.2.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/taylorwilsdon/netshow
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/taylorwilsdon/netshownone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:netshow |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/netshow |
| Homepage | https://github.com/taylorwilsdon/netshow |
| Repository | https://github.com/taylorwilsdon/netshow |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/taylorwilsdon/netshow#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2b/dc/7dde1dd71210311e124155309b38b209e0e81c631422e58c762821b37b61/netshow-0.2.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | netshow |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment