M2 Monitor
Free · Open source · Windows
Every M2 client you have open, on one screen.
See which character runs in which window, how fast each one talks to the server, and drop a stuck client with one click.
M2Monitor.exe · about 72 MB · Windows 10 or 11 · no install needed
4 clients, 4 connected
Example data
What it shows
One card per running client, refreshed every second.
Character names
Reads the name above your character with Windows' built-in text recognition, so you know which window is which.
Latency and traffic
Round-trip time to the server in green, amber or red, plus data in and out for each connection.
One-click disconnect
Drops a frozen client's connection without closing the game. Turn the confirm step on or off.
Server and process
The server address each client uses, its process ID, start time and memory use.
Hands off the game
No injection, no memory reading, no packets sent. Screenshots for name reading stay in memory and are never saved.
Open source
MIT licensed Python. Read every line, build the .exe yourself, or send a fix.
How it finds your name
The camera keeps your own character in the middle of the screen, so your name is the text centred right above it.
- Capture the windowWindows Graphics Capture takes a picture of each client, even when it is behind other windows.
- Find the nameplateText recognition looks for the centred word with a level marker beside it or a guild name above it.
- Read it again, closerThe name alone is enlarged and read a second time, which separates it from your title.
- VoteMonsters, damage numbers and other players can cover the name in one frame. A name shows only once the same reading comes back more than once.
Install
Download the app
- Download M2Monitor.exe and save it anywhere, for example in Documents.
- Double-click it. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway. The app is not code-signed, which is normal for free hobby tools.
- Click Restart as administrator in the window to turn on latency, traffic and disconnect.
Names, servers and process details work without administrator rights. Windows only lets elevated programs read per-connection statistics and reset connections.
Or run from source
git clone https://github.com/IliescuM/m2monitor
cd m2monitor
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python m2monitor.pyNeeds Python 3.10 or newer and an OCR language installed in Windows; English is enough. Run build.bat to make your own .exe.
Tell me what you think
Ideas, bugs, or a character name it keeps misreading: every report helps. You need a free GitHub account.
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M2 Monitor is free and stays free. If it saves you time, a small tip helps me keep improving it. Any amount is appreciated, and none is expected.