yokerman41/monitorpc-basic-android

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

★ 0KotlinAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5Setup · moderate

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  root((MonitorPC Basic))
    What it does
      Real-time PC metrics
      CPU GPU RAM network storage
      Historical charts
    Architecture
      Android client app
      Python desktop agent
      Local WebSocket HTTP
    Connection
      Local Wi-Fi
      ADB USB
    Tech Stack
      Kotlin Android
      Python agent
      WebSocket REST
    Setup
      Install APK
      Run agent on PC
      Enter IP address

mindmap root((MonitorPC Basic)) What it does Real-time PC metrics CPU GPU RAM network storage Historical charts Architecture Android client app Python desktop agent Local WebSocket HTTP Connection Local Wi-Fi ADB USB Tech Stack Kotlin Android Python agent WebSocket REST Setup Install APK Run agent on PC Enter IP address

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Monitor your desktop PC's CPU temperature and GPU load from your phone while gaming or running a heavy workload.

USE CASE 2

Check your PC's drive health and S.M.A.R.T. status from your phone without touching the computer.

USE CASE 3

Watch real-time network upload and download speeds on your PC from across the room using your Android phone.

What is it built with?

KotlinAndroidPythonWebSocketREST

How does it compare?

	yokerman41/monitorpc-basic-android	azcomp2000/battery-sentinel	diredocks/cleanarchitecturenoteapp
Stars	0	0	0
Language	Kotlin	Kotlin	Kotlin
Setup difficulty	moderate	moderate	moderate
Complexity	2/5	2/5	2/5
Audience	developer	developer	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires running the companion monitorpc-agent Python server on your PC before the Android app can display any data.

No license information is mentioned in the README.

In plain English

MonitorPC Basic is an Android app that displays real-time hardware performance data from your PC on your phone. You can see CPU load, clock speed, and temperature per core, GPU model and usage with VRAM consumption, RAM usage over time with a historical graph, network upload and download speeds, current ping, and drive health including S.M.A.R.T. diagnostics, all shown on your Android device while your computer is running. The app works in two parts. The Android app is the display client and requires a companion desktop agent to function. That agent, available in a separate repository called "monitorpc-agent," is a small Python server that runs on your computer, collects hardware telemetry, and exposes it over local HTTP and WebSocket connections. The Android app connects by entering your computer's local IP address and default port (8765). All data stays on your local network with nothing sent to the internet. You can connect over your local Wi-Fi network or via USB using ADB (Android Debug Bridge). Once connected, the app shows live charts for CPU fluctuation history, RAM usage over time, GPU encoder and decoder status, and per-drive S.M.A.R.T. health data. If you want to try the app without building it yourself, a compiled APK is available in the GitHub Releases section. You install it on your Android phone, start the agent on your PC, enter the IP address, and the metrics appear immediately. Developers can open the project in Android Studio, add a Gemini API key as an environment variable, and run it from source. The app is written in Kotlin and described by its author as lightweight and minimal.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I have MonitorPC Basic installed and the agent running. How do I add a new custom metric to the dashboard that shows CPU power draw?

Prompt 2

How does the MonitorPC Basic Android app connect to the desktop agent using WebSockets? Explain the data flow.

Prompt 3

I want to connect MonitorPC Basic to my PC via ADB over USB instead of Wi-Fi. Walk me through the steps.

Prompt 4

How do I modify the MonitorPC Basic agent to also expose disk read and write speeds as a new metric?

Frequently asked questions

What is monitorpc-basic-android?

An Android app that shows live CPU, GPU, RAM, network, and storage metrics from your PC over a local network or USB connection, using a companion Python agent.

What language is monitorpc-basic-android written in?

Mainly Kotlin. The stack also includes Kotlin, Android, Python.

What license does monitorpc-basic-android use?

No license information is mentioned in the README.

How hard is monitorpc-basic-android to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is monitorpc-basic-android for?

Mainly developer.

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