nload ☆

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Description:
Realtime console network usage monitor

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: networking monitoring terminal bandwidth console

Install: brew install nload

About:
Nload is a command-line tool that provides a real-time visual monitor of network traffic and bandwidth usage. It displays incoming and outgoing traffic separately using a simple, text-based graph in the terminal. This allows system administrators to quickly diagnose network bottlenecks and monitor data transfer rates without a graphical interface.

Key Features:

Real-time graphical display of network traffic
Separate monitoring for incoming and outgoing data
Low resource footprint and terminal-based
Supports multiple network interfaces

Use Cases:

Monitoring server bandwidth usage in real-time
Diagnosing network performance issues or bottlenecks
Checking data transfer rates during large file uploads or downloads

Alternatives:

iftop – iftop shows connections and bandwidth per connection, while nload provides a more general interface-level throughput view.
vnstat – vnstat logs historical traffic data over time, whereas nload is focused on live, momentary traffic visualization.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 5:08pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	052cf563