# JConsole

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**JConsole** is a graphical monitoring tool to monitor [Java Virtual Machine](/source/Java_Virtual_Machine) (JVM) and Java applications both on a local or remote machine.

JConsole uses underlying features of [Java Virtual Machine](/source/Java_Virtual_Machine) to provide information on performance and resource consumption of applications running on the Java platform using [Java Management Extensions](/source/Java_Management_Extensions) (JMX) technology. JConsole comes as part of [Java Development Kit](/source/Java_Development_Kit) (JDK) and the graphical console can be started using "jconsole" command.

## See also

- [Java Management Extensions](/source/Java_Management_Extensions)

- [Java Development Kit](/source/Java_Development_Kit)

## External links

- [Using JConsole](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/management/jconsole.html) Oracle's article on using JConsole.

- [Java SE Monitoring and Management Guide](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/management/toc.html) A technical guide.

- [Monitoring and Management for the Java Platform](http://java.sun.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/management/index.html) JMX and JConsole in Sun Developer Network.

- [JConsole command manual.](http://java.sun.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/share/jconsole.html) Command usage and options.

- [jvmtop](https://github.com/patric-r/jvmtop) JConsole-like open source monitoring tool (but terminal based).

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