Flux – search, monitor, and nuke processes with ease

Name: Flux – search, monitor, and nuke processes with ease
Availability: InStock
Author: Orbyss_Studio

by Orbyss_Studio·Feb 14, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozySolve My Problem

Cleaner htop: kill processes via port, batch-nuke by filter, j/k nav, no column clutter.

Strengths

•Port discovery (what's listening on :8080) fills real gap htop doesn't address directly
•Batch kill by filter (--nuke) + space-select UX saves repeated grep+kill cycles
•Context-aware colored warnings for high CPU/memory use guides attention well

Weaknesses

•Process monitoring is solved by htop, btop, and systemd tooling; differentiation is UX only
•Early project (47 stars, no releases yet) competing against entrenched CLI tools

Post Description

Got tired of juggling top, grep, and kill -9 every time I wanted to identify what was eating my resources or kill a process. So I built flux - a clean and easy-to-use TUI that lets you search, monitor, and nuke processes with ease, with system resource tracking.

Features:

Real-time Resource Monitoring: Track CPU and memory usage, live

Port Discovery: Identify which processes are listening on specific ports

Batch Actions: Select multiple processes with Space or use --nuke to batch-kill by filter

Easy Navigation: Move around effortlessly with j/k or arrow keys

Smart UI: Context-aware coloring for high resource usage

Made in Rust.