🚀 Introducing SysPeek v2.0.0 - A Modern System Information Viewer for Windows, macOS, and Linux (New Release!)

Introducing SysPeek v2.0.0: A Modern Cross-Platform System Monitor Built with Electron & React

A complete architectural rewrite featuring Electron 43, React 19, TypeScript, Vite, automatic updates, live monitoring, and a secure Electron architecture.

Introduction

I'm excited to announce the release of SysPeek v2.0.0.

While previous versions focused on providing an intuitive hardware information viewer, version 2 represents a complete rebuild of the application from the ground up.

This release modernizes every layer of the project—from the build system and security model to the user interface and update mechanism—creating a faster, more maintainable, and production-ready desktop application.

Built with Electron, React, TypeScript, and Vite, SysPeek now delivers real-time system monitoring, detailed hardware information, automatic updates, and a hardened Electron architecture designed for modern desktop development.

What is SysPeek?

SysPeek is a modern desktop application that allows you to inspect your computer's hardware and monitor live system performance from a single interface.

Rather than relying on multiple utilities, SysPeek combines hardware inspection, performance monitoring, system diagnostics, and productivity tools into one lightweight application.

Whether you're a developer, IT administrator, technician, or simply curious about your hardware, SysPeek provides detailed insights in a clean and responsive interface.

What's New in Version 2?

Version 2 isn't simply an update—it's a complete architectural redesign.

Every major subsystem has been rebuilt to improve performance, maintainability, scalability, and security.

Major Improvements

• Complete migration to electron-vite
• Fully rewritten using TypeScript
• Electron 43
• React 19
• Ant Design 6
• Vite 7
• Automatic application updates
• Secure IPC communication layer
• Context isolation and sandbox enabled
• Live history charts
• System tray integration
• Theme customization
• Report exporting
• Notification system
• Better application startup performance

Modern Technology Stack

SysPeek is powered by modern desktop technologies.

This stack enables fast development while delivering native desktop performance.

Live Performance Dashboard

SysPeek now features a completely redesigned Task Manager-inspired dashboard.

Monitor your system in real time with:

• Live CPU utilization
• Memory usage
• Disk I/O
• Network throughput
• System uptime
• Per-core processor load
• Historical performance charts

Everything updates continuously without overwhelming system resources.

Comprehensive Hardware Information

Beyond performance monitoring, SysPeek provides detailed hardware inspection across every major component.

Available Pages

• System
• CPU
• Memory
• Graphics
• Display
• Storage
• Operating System
• Network
• WiFi
• Battery
• Audio
• Bluetooth
• USB Devices
• Printers

Each section presents hardware specifications in a structured and easy-to-read format.

Process Explorer

Version 2 introduces a significantly improved process manager.

Features include:

• Running process list
• Search
• Sorting
• CPU usage
• Memory consumption

Making it easier to identify resource-intensive applications.

Live History Charts

Instead of displaying only current values, SysPeek now records live history.

Track:

• CPU activity
• Memory usage
• Network traffic
• Disk utilization

using smooth real-time charts powered by uPlot.

System Tray Integration

SysPeek continues monitoring even when minimized.

The new system tray includes:

• Live CPU usage
• Memory usage
• Quick actions
• Restore application
• Exit application

Desktop Notifications

Stay informed when your system exceeds configured limits.

SysPeek can notify you when:

• CPU usage becomes too high
• CPU temperature exceeds thresholds
• Memory usage becomes critical
• Disk utilization reaches configured limits

Thresholds are fully customizable.

Settings & Customization

The new Settings panel allows you to personalize the application.

Available options include:

• Dark & Light themes
• Accent colors
• Refresh intervals
• Launch at startup
• Tray behavior
• Notification thresholds

Export System Reports

Need to share your hardware information?

SysPeek can export a complete machine report as JSON, making it useful for troubleshooting, diagnostics, or technical support.

Automatic Updates

One of the biggest additions in version 2 is seamless application updates.

SysPeek now includes:

• GitHub Releases integration
• Background update downloads
• Restart & Install workflow
• Multi-platform release pipeline

Keeping the application up-to-date is now effortless.

Security First

Desktop applications often overlook security.

SysPeek follows Electron's recommended security practices.

Security Features

• Context Isolation enabled
• Sandbox enabled
• Node Integration disabled
• Secure preload bridge
• Typed IPC communication
• Strict Content Security Policy
• Whitelisted API exposure

System information is collected only in the Electron main process, while the React interface communicates through a carefully controlled IPC bridge.

Cross-Platform Support

SysPeek supports all major desktop operating systems.

Available Platforms

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Production installers are available for each platform.

Development Experience

The migration to electron-vite dramatically improves development speed.

Benefits include:

• Instant hot reload
• Faster builds
• Type-safe IPC
• Better project organization
• Shared TypeScript models
• Cleaner architecture

The project is now significantly easier to maintain and extend.

Getting Started

Clone the repository and install dependencies.

git clone https://github.com/shehari007/SysPeek-hwinfo-react-electron-app.git

cd SysPeek-hwinfo-react-electron-app

npm install

npm run dev

The development server launches Electron with hot reload for both the renderer and the main process.

Build Production Installers

Generate installers for your platform using:

Windows

npm run build:win

Linux

npm run build:linux

macOS

npm run build:mac

Source Code

SysPeek is completely open source and licensed under the MIT License.

GitHub Repository

https://github.com/shehari007/SysPeek-hwinfo-react-electron-app

Latest Releases

https://github.com/shehari007/SysPeek-hwinfo-react-electron-app/releases

Why I Built SysPeek

Most system information tools are either outdated, overly technical, or cluttered with interfaces that haven't evolved in years.

I wanted to build something different—a modern desktop application that combines detailed hardware information with real-time monitoring, while following current Electron best practices for security, performance, and maintainability.

SysPeek is the result of that vision.

What's Next?

Future development will focus on expanding SysPeek even further.

Planned features include:

• GPU benchmarking
• Historical analytics
• Plugin architecture
• Remote system monitoring
• Performance recording
• CSV & PDF report export
• Multi-language support
• Custom dashboard widgets

Final Thoughts

SysPeek v2.0.0 is by far the biggest release since the project began.

From the migration to Electron + Vite and full TypeScript support to automatic updates, secure IPC communication, live monitoring, and a redesigned interface, every part of the application has been modernized.

If you're looking for an open-source, cross-platform system monitor built with modern web technologies, I hope SysPeek becomes a useful addition to your toolkit.

If you enjoy the project, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub.

Every star, issue, feature request, and contribution helps shape future releases.

Happy monitoring! 🚀