Know what is online, slow or unreachable — before it becomes a bigger problem.
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Portable single EXE · No installer · Local configuration · Windows 10/11 · English fallback · External language packs in Sponsor Pro
Monitor hosts, TCP services, DNS resolution, and network routes from one portable Windows application. No installer, no background service, and no complicated setup.
Get a clear, calm view of the systems that matter without turning the desktop into another source of noise.
- See what needs attention. Keep many hosts and services together in one clear status view.
- Watch many targets at once. Monitor ICMP, TCP ports, DNS resolution, and routes.
- Move from signal to diagnosis. Open a focused Live Ping window when a target needs investigation.
- Keep important services quietly visible. Use Compact Mode and reusable Compact Sets in Sponsor Pro.
The Free edition is a stable, feature-frozen release for trying the core multi-target monitoring workflow. Public Free releases currently end at v0.4.6.
Sponsor Pro is the actively developed edition with current diagnostics, compact workflows, Network Identity, private releases, and authorized in-app updates.
Start with Free to see whether the workflow fits. Sponsor Pro is available when you want the current supported release and compact operational tools for daily use.
| Capability | Free v0.4.6 | Sponsor Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Normal multi-target monitoring | ✅ | ✅ |
| ICMP, TCP, DNS, and traceroute probes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Favorites and aliases | ✅ | ✅ |
| Popup, audio, and email alerts | ✅ | ✅ |
| Status history and optional logging | ✅ | ✅ |
| Built-in themes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Live Ping diagnostic windows | — | ✅ |
| Compact Mode | — | ✅ |
| Reusable Compact Sets | — | ✅ |
| Network Identity | — | ✅ |
External .lang language packs |
— | ✅ |
| Current feature development | — | ✅ |
| Authorized in-app updates | — | ✅ |
| Private current releases | — | ✅ |
Get Sponsor Pro through GitHub Sponsors · Download Free v0.4.6
Sponsor Pro gives you a quieter way to stay in control of the systems you depend on every day.
Start with Free to try the core monitoring workflow. Sponsor Pro becomes most useful when MultiPingMonitor is part of your daily operations:
- keep critical services visible without filling the desktop;
- move between reusable monitoring groups with Compact Sets;
- investigate problems in focused Live Ping windows;
- stay on the current supported release with authorized in-app updates.
Monitor many hosts and services from one window with clear status, latency, aliases, actions, and history.
Open independent real-time diagnostic windows for selected targets. Multiple windows can run simultaneously and provide latency, packet-loss counters, pause/resume controls, always-on-top operation, and quick target actions.
Keep selected services visible in a narrow always-on-screen layout. Compact Sets provide reusable target groups, ordering, start/stop control, and import or export.
MultiPingMonitor complements existing monitoring tools with a small, clear desktop view.
For people: network administrators · infrastructure operators · ISPs · managed IT support · homelab users
For systems: servers · virtual machines · gateways · switches · access points · cameras · DNS, web, and other TCP services
- Open the v0.4.6 release.
- Download the release archive.
- Extract it to a writable folder.
- Run
MultiPingMonitor.exe.
- Join an eligible tier on GitHub Sponsors.
- Complete GitHub authorization when requested.
- Download the current private
MultiPingMonitor.zip. - Extract it and run
MultiPingMonitor.exe. - Install future authorized releases through the in-app updater.
No installer is required.
| Probe | Syntax | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ICMP | host or IP |
1.1.1.1 |
| TCP port | host:port or IP:port |
example.com:443 |
| DNS resolution | D/host |
D/example.com |
| Traceroute | T/host or T/IP |
T/192.0.2.1 |
Additional controls include configurable interval, timeout, TTL, packet size, flood-host testing, quick target actions, and focused monitoring windows.
Technical states include UP, DOWN, ERROR, HIGH LATENCY,
INDETERMINATE, and INACTIVE.
Network Identity can display WAN and LAN addresses, provider, ASN, country, lookup state, scheduled checks, and WAN-address change notifications. Address values can be copied directly from the interface.
MultiPingMonitor runs from a normal writable folder and keeps its portable configuration beside the executable.
The canonical Sponsor Pro package contains exactly one application file:
MultiPingMonitor.exe
Authorized Sponsor Pro releases can be installed through the in-app updater. The updater preserves portable configuration, restarts into the installed version, and removes temporary update files after success.
The Free release channel remains available through public GitHub Releases.
Additional technical details
Favorites save recurring monitoring groups for quick reuse. Aliases replace technical hostnames or IP addresses with readable names.
MultiPingMonitor also supports:
- popup, audio, and email alerts;
- status history, filtering, export, and optional log files;
- Modern and Classic visual styles;
- built-in light and dark themes;
- automatic Windows light/dark theme selection;
- themed controls and status indicators.
English is built in as the fallback language.
Sponsor Pro supports external .lang files selected from Settings without
rebuilding the application. Language packs are stored in the lang directory
beside MultiPingMonitor.exe. The application can create the Slovak
sk-SK.lang seed while preserving user-edited text.
The application supports notification-area operation, start minimized, multi-monitor placement, and safe window restoration at common DPI settings.
MultiPingMonitor can also start with targets, input files, minimized operation, and selected probe settings. The built-in Usage window contains the current syntax and examples.
Requirements:
- .NET 8 SDK
- a Windows-capable .NET build environment
git clone https://github.com/Vaso73/MultiPingMonitor.git
cd MultiPingMonitor
dotnet restore MultiPingMonitor.sln
dotnet build MultiPingMonitor.sln -c Release
dotnet test MultiPingMonitor.sln -c ReleaseCreate the canonical portable Windows x64 executable:
dotnet publish MultiPingMonitor/MultiPingMonitor.csproj -c Release -p:PublishProfile=SingleFileExpected output:
MultiPingMonitor/bin/publish/single-file/MultiPingMonitor.exe
FolderPublish.pubxml is intended only for development diagnostics.
Try the Free edition at your own pace. When Sponsor Pro fits your workflow, an eligible sponsorship tier provides access to current Sponsor Pro builds while funding continued work on monitoring, diagnostics, Compact Mode, localization, updater reliability, and Windows display compatibility.
Prefer to start with Free? Download v0.4.6
See LICENSE.
MultiPingMonitor is derived from vmPing by Ryan Smith, originally released under the MIT License.