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Original Windows Task Manager creator releases cross-platform version for macOS and Linux

September 22, 2026, 13:00 UTC · San Jose, United States · Americas

Dave Plummer, creator of the Windows Task Manager at Microsoft, released a new version of the tool that runs on macOS and Linux, three decades after the original.

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