StaxDash is an independent studio for system-level tooling. We build small, reliable tools for the terminals and desktops we run — small enough that each is worth relying on, and documented honestly about what it does and what it does not do. Each project lives in its own repository and is built to the same standard: lightweight, cross-platform where it makes sense, and open where it is sustainable.
StaxDash started life as a SaaS analytics platform. That project was abandoned, and the name became the studio for our system and desktop tooling. Today StaxDash is a professional organization — we take on contracts, maintain an open-source core, and build commercial products on top of it. We keep the "small, honest tooling" roots and pair them with the process and support that paid work requires.
| Project | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| StaxSys | Real-time system monitor for the terminal — CPU, RAM, disk, network, and top processes in a single dashboard that refreshes every second | Released (v1.0.0) |
| StaxPing2 | Real-time network diagnostics for the terminal — latency, jitter, packet loss, and path discovery in a single live view | Released (v0.2.0) |
| StaxMonitor | Hardened, air-gapped-capable on-prem monitoring agent with a central console and alert routing | Planned |
| StaxLens | Hosted observability — an agent streaming host metrics to a multi-tenant dashboard with alerts and retention | Planned |
| StaxSuite | Commercial desktop office suite (StaxMD, StaxWord, StaxCode, StaxKB) — free launcher + paid modules | Prototype |
| StaxOffice | The StaxSuite launcher — native desktop productivity launcher | Prototype (v0.1.0) |
| StaxStore | The app store that houses the StaxDash apps | Planned |
| staxdash-website | The brand website | Published |
A few conventions hold across every repository:
- Honest about scope — each README says what a tool does not do as clearly as what it does, and platform coverage is stated per feature.
- Small footprint — one runtime dependency or fewer where possible, native OS APIs over library bloat.
- Open source by default, commercial where sustainable — StaxSys and StaxPing2 are MIT; commercial products (StaxMonitor, StaxLens, StaxSuite) build on the open core and are licensed under their own terms. Check each project's LICENSE before reusing its code.
Unless a project's own LICENSE file says otherwise, the core code here is MIT. Commercial products are licensed under their own terms (see each project's LICENSE). See our licensing policy for details.