Instant display
Previously-seen devices appear immediately at startup from the local cache — no waiting for discovery to complete.
Discover and monitor devices on your local network.
This version is the production version, feedback, PR and suggestions are welcome.
NetNeighbor is a free Linux desktop application that automatically finds all devices on your network and displays them with icons or in a list — printers, NAS drives, cameras, routers, 3D printers, and more.
Features
Section titled “Features”Automatic discovery
Finds devices without any configuration or active port scan (SSDP, mDNS, WS-Discovery, NetBIOS).
One-click connection
Opens HTTP, HTTPS, SMB, SSH, FTP, SFTP and Telnet with a double-click. Configurable per device and per scheme.
Device management
Rename devices, tag by location, assign a custom icon or type. Settings are stored locally and survive reboots.
System tray
Runs quietly in the background. Optional autostart at login and minimize to tray.
Localised
French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Screenshots
Section titled “Screenshots”Device list with sidebar
Section titled “Device list with sidebar”
The sidebar groups devices by type or location. Switch between icon grid and list view from the View menu.
Right-click menu
Section titled “Right-click menu”
Right-click any device to open it, view its details, rename it, change its type, assign a location, or run a custom command.
System tray
Section titled “System tray”
NetNeighbor can minimise to the system tray and start silently at login.
Download
Section titled “Download”.deb package
Recommended for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Debian. Dependencies installed automatically.
sudo dpkg -i netneighbor_1.0.0_amd64.debAppImage
Runs on any Linux distribution. Requires Python 3 and GTK 3 on the system.
chmod +x NetNeighbor-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage./NetNeighbor-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImageDownload from GitHub Releases
All releases and checksums
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”- Linux desktop (Ubuntu 22.04+, Linux Mint 21+, Debian 12+, or equivalent)
- Python 3.10 or later · GTK 3
For NetBIOS name resolution (Windows device names):
sudo apt install samba-common-binFor the system tray icon:
sudo apt install gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1Both are included automatically when installing the .deb package.
Documentation
Section titled “Documentation”User documentation
Detailed guide covering all features, dialogs, preferences, and troubleshooting.
Source code
MIT-licensed, contributions welcome.