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EnglishIs TaskSlinger Free, and What Does the Pricing Involve?
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TaskSlinger is free to download and use right now as a beta (version 0.9.5, 2.1 MB, Windows 10/11 x64). The site states the free beta stays available until version 1.0, and that a perpetual license can be purchased when you are ready. The site links to a pricing page but does not list prices, tiers, or payment details on the pages reviewed here, so treat the beta as free and the paid license as a future purchase whose cost you need to check on the pricing page.
What the free beta includes
The beta is the full application, not a stripped-down trial. According to the site, it includes:
- Processes view with grouped apps, background processes, live totals, and compact resource meters
- Performance view with logical processor graphs and resource summaries
- Services view with startup type, status, owning process ID, user, and executable path
- Startup apps view with status, type, location, publisher, and command
- Connections view with local and foreign endpoints, state, process ID, and owning process
- Information view with OS, processor, system, memory, and BIOS fields
- Power-user tools such as viewing process modules and tokens, dumping processes, and managing services and startup items
The download page labels this as beta software that "may contain bugs or behave unexpectedly," with use at your own discretion. That caveat is the main condition attached to the free access.
How the free beta and paid license relate
The site frames the two as sequential rather than parallel:
| Free beta | Perpetual license | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Until version 1.0 | When you are ready to buy |
| Cost | Free | Not stated on the pages reviewed; see the pricing page |
| Term | Tied to the beta period | Perpetual, per the site's wording |
| Status | Beta, may contain bugs | Presumably the released product |
The phrase "early-bird license" appears next to the pricing link, which suggests buying before 1.0 is positioned as an early-purchase option. The site does not explain what early-bird buyers receive beyond the perpetual license, so confirm that on the pricing page before paying.
What the site does and does not say about cost
Supported by the site: a free beta until 1.0, a perpetual license for purchase, and a pricing page at taskslinger.net/buy/.
Not stated on the pages reviewed: the license price, whether the beta expires on a date or only at 1.0, whether beta users get a discount, and what payment methods are accepted. Do not assume the beta converts automatically into a paid license or that the app is free indefinitely — the site ties free access to the pre-1.0 period.
Practical guidance before you download
- If you just want to try it: download 0.9.5 from the site. It runs on Windows 10/11 x64 and is a small 2.1 MB install. Expect beta behavior and keep your built-in Task Manager available as a fallback.
- If you plan to rely on it long-term: open the pricing page first and check the license cost and early-bird terms, since the free window closes at 1.0.
- If data privacy is your concern: the site states TaskSlinger sends no telemetry, analytics, or usage data anywhere. That claim is about data collection, not about price, so it does not change the beta/license structure.
The short answer: yes, it is free today as a beta, and no, the site does not present it as free forever — a perpetual license is the stated path once version 1.0 arrives.