---
name: "nm-applet"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "network-manager-applet"
version: "1.36.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nm-applet"
---

# nm-applet(1)

network monitor and control GUI applet

## NAME

nm-applet - network monitor and control GUI applet

## SYNOPSIS

**nm-applet**  \[ *OPTIONS* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**nm-applet** is a GTK‐based GUI applet to monitor network status and devices and to start and stop network connections managed by NetworkManager.  *nm-applet* is normally started at login by the desktop session manager and does not need to be run manually.  *nm-applet* conforms to the XDG System Tray specification and requires that the desktop environment provide a System Tray implementation in which the applet will be embedded.

## SEE ALSO

**[NetworkManager(8)](/NetworkManager/8.md),** **[nm-connection-editor(1)](/nm-connection-editor/1.md).**