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Changelog

Full release history and version notes for NetPulse — the real-time network monitor for Windows.

Version 2.0.0

Latest June 2026

A complete reconstruction of the original Pulse network monitor as a modern Windows desktop app, with a new interface and a much wider set of metrics.

Added

  • Dashboard — live summary cards (download, upload, active TCP connections, total connections, busiest adapter) and a rolling total-throughput chart.
  • Protocols — live TCP, UDP, IP and ICMP statistics on four charts, now with an IPv4 / IPv6 toggle (the original was IPv4 only). Charts show a 60-second window with background gridlines.
  • Interfaces — per-adapter table with live in/out/total Kbps, utilization %, link speed, IP address, MAC address and MTU, each with its own trend sparkline. Virtual filter / loopback / tunnel adapters are hidden automatically.
  • Connections — real-time list of every active TCP/UDP connection (IPv4 + IPv6) mapped to the owning process, with text filtering and a “hide listeners” option.
  • Probes — continuous ping with current/average/min/max latency, jitter and packet-loss stats and a live latency chart, plus DNS resolution timing and traceroute.
  • History — network activity is saved locally and shown as trends over a selectable range (15 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days). Data is kept for 7 days.
  • Alerts — threshold rules on any tracked metric, delivered via in-app/desktop notifications, email, webhook (Slack/Teams) and Pushover. Includes a per-channel Test action and a recent-alerts feed.
  • System tray — minimize to tray, restore on double-click, and desktop balloon notifications for alerts.
  • About window with product branding, version and build number.
  • Modern light/dark interface that follows the Windows theme.
  • Designed to run the same on desktop Windows and on Windows Server (via Remote Desktop).

Changed

  • Replaced the old INI alert configuration with in-app Settings (SMTP, webhook, Pushover) saved automatically.
  • SMTP now supports selectable connection types — SMTP (25), SMTPS / SSL (465), Submission / STARTTLS (587) and Custom port.
  • The window now opens centered on the desktop.

Removed

  • The original app's hard-coded expiry date.

Version 1.0

January 2026

Initial Release

  • Live graphs of active TCP connections on the server
  • Real-time UDP packet count graphs for traffic pattern analysis
  • ICMP packet activity monitoring with live graphs
  • Incoming IP packet tracking — delivered, discarded, and error-prone packets
  • IP packet error visualisation — header, address, and protocol errors in real time
  • Lightweight single-file utility — minimal CPU and memory footprint
  • Supports Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)

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