feature wish: show network bandwidth usage per process

[ncqgm]

Could you add a column for the above ?

For examples see nethogs(8): https://github.com/raboof/nethogs

Thanks !

[BenBE]

Looking at that implementation this looks like it might conflict with the current model of execution within htop as libnethogs seems to implement its own event loop. Thus I basically see two ways forward on this:

1. Reimplement the libnethogs logic in htop
2. Patch upstream libnethogs to allow for its event loop to be nested similar to e.g. libcurl.

[alicektx]

For reference ( in case it helps / provides ideas somehow), there's also nettop
(it doesn't provide it's own library like nethogs, however, i've personally found it to be more reliable).

[black-snow]

This would be so nice. I often find myself wanting to monitor CPU+RAM+Network(+Disk) simultaneously and ideally all in one view.

[valdaarhun]

Hi. I am interested in this feature too. I would like to take it up.

[BenBE]

While you work on a patch, please keep in mind to allow this feature to work across platforms, even if you are only implementing it for a few. Ideally, at least two platforms should be covered.

[valdaarhun]

While you work on a patch, please keep in mind to allow this feature to work across platforms, even if you are only implementing it for a few. Ideally, at least two platforms should be covered.

Sure thing!

[haarp]

@valdaarhun, any news on this? Cheers!

[valdaarhun]

Hi @haarp . Apologies for the late reply. I haven't gotten around to working on this yet. I don't think I'll be able to get to this soon. Feel free to take it up.

[AKJ7]

Would anyone like me to implement this feature?

[ncqgm]

Am Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 08:14:54AM -0700 schrieb AKJ7:

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[AKJ7]

Yo, while implementing, i realized that there was actually already an implementation present in the Linux source code, but disabled:

htop/linux/Platform.c

Line 275 in d58cf3b

&NetworkIOMeter_class,

. Although not accurate, can any of the devs clarify what is going on here?

[BenBE]

The NetworkIOMeter class is the implemntation used for the Network IO display in the header area (total over all network interfaces. That's independent of any processes.