> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://itsfoss.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Mission Center Hits A 1.0 Release! Making it the Best GUI System Monitor for Linux - URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/mission-center-1-0-release/ - Published: 2025-05-06T02:09:12.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-06T02:09:12.000Z - Description: Mission Center 1.0 is here with a refined interface and many cool features. - Author: Sourav Rudra - Tags: Application Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15 When I think of a useful [system monitoring tool on Linux](https://itsfoss.com/linux-system-monitoring-tools/), I either think of [System Monitor](https://apps.gnome.org/SystemMonitor/?ref=itsfoss.com), the default one on GNOME or the sleek newcomer, Mission Center. I first checked it out [almost two years ago](https://itsfoss.com/mission-center/) when I took an early build for a short spin. Since then, it has evolved into something that rivals GNOME's default system monitoring tool. For a quick recap, Mission Center is **a Rust-based system monitor** that allows users to monitor critical system metrics like CPU, memory, disk, network, and GPU. We are now in 2025, and a stable release is finally here. So, let's check it out! 😃 ## Mission Center 1.0: What to Expect? ![the performance tab open on mission center with many performance indicators being shown](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/05/mission-center-1-0-performance-tab.png) Kicking things off with **the rewritten data collection engine**, which is now called [Magpie](https://gitlab.com/mission-center-devs/gng?ref=itsfoss.com), that powers Mission Center, helping it gather important system metrics, such as CPU usage, memory stats, disk performance, and network activity. Then there's **the redesigned *Apps* page**, which now shows more information than before, including a new network usage column that needs additional configuration. The screenshot you see below is the app details page open for Vivaldi, where there was a dedicated "*Network*" resource usage metric that was blank. ![the app details dialog open in mission center for the app called vivaldi](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/05/mission-center-1-0-app-details.png) For setting up per-process network usage on Mission Center, you will have to [configure Nethogs](https://gitlab.com/mission-center-devs/mission-center/-/wikis/Home/Nethogs?ref=itsfoss.com). I didn't have it configured, and hence I didn't get any network usage stats for the app. When done properly, a new "*Network*" column should show up in the Apps page. That's not all; the developers have also worked on **lowering the overall CPU and memory usage** of Mission Center, making it more efficient than before. I remember people complaining about the app using too many resources. Hopefully, it's better now. 0:00 /0:18 1× Next up is the implementation of **smooth graph updates** in the *Performance* page of Mission Center, similar to what System Monitor does. It is a year-old request that has become a reality. Another newly added feature is support for all GPUs supported by [NVTOP](https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop?ref=itsfoss.com), including the ones found on Raspberry Pi SBCs. This significantly expands the variety of graphical hardware Mission Center can monitor, providing users with detailed GPU metrics. ![smart data of an nvme ssd being shown in mission center](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/05/mission-center-1-0-nvme-ssd-smart-data.png) There's also **support for reading SMART data from both SATA and NVMe devices**, allowing anyone to monitor the health and status of their storage drives easily. I checked the status of the 512 GB NVMe drive on my laptop, and it worked mostly fine, but **Mission Center couldn't display the SMART Test status**. Oh, and by the way, you can now eject removable storage devices like USB drives and optical disks directly from the app. ### Other Changes and Improvements Wrapping this up with some other notable changes that include: - Many updated translations. - Fix for older Intel GPU usage stats. - Removal of CPU core count from the sidebar. - Memory leak fix that occurred on some OS/hardware combinations. - Improved efficiency in running the AppImage, Flatpak, and Snap builds. You can refer to the [release notes](https://gitlab.com/mission-center-devs/mission-center/-/wikis/Release-Notes/v1.0.0?ref=itsfoss.com) for learning more about this release. ## Get Mission Center 1.0 The easiest way to get Mission Center is via [Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/io.missioncenter.MissionCenter?ref=itsfoss.com). If you want alternative package downloads like AppImage or access to the source code, then you can visit the project's [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/mission-center-devs/mission-center/-/releases?ref=itsfoss.com) repository. [Mission Center 1.0 (Flathub)](https://flathub.org/apps/io.missioncenter.MissionCenter?ref=itsfoss.com) **Suggested Read** 📖 [9 System Monitoring Tools for Linux That are Better Than TopTop command is good but there are better alternatives. Take a look at these system monitoring tools that are similar to top, but better than it.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-192x192-87.png)It's FOSSAnkush Das![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/thumbnail/system-monitoring-tools.png)](https://itsfoss.com/linux-system-monitoring-tools/)