The Dude

The Dude 7.20.5

The Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment.

  • By MikroTik
  • Proprietary
  • Updated Nov 28, 2025
Download for Windows

About The Dude

The Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and alert you in case some service has problems.

Some of its features:

  • Auto network discovery and layout
  • Discovers any type or brand of device
  • Device, Link monitoring, and notifications
  • Includes SVG icons for devices, and supports custom icons and backgrounds
  • Easy installation and usage
  • Allows you to draw your own maps and add custom devices
  • Supports SNMP, ICMP, DNS and TCP monitoring for devices that support it
  • Individual Link usage monitoring and graphs
  • Direct access to remote control tools for device management
  • Supports remote Dude server and local client
  • Runs on Windows and 32 bit Wine

Technical details

PublisherMikroTik
Version7.20.5
Release date2025-11-28
LicenseProprietary
Installer typenullsoft
Architecturex86
Package IDMikrotik.TheDude

Links & install command

Install The Dude from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=Mikrotik.TheDude -e

monitoringnetworktoolutility

Older versions

  • 7.20.1
  • 7.19.6
  • 7.19.1
  • 7.16.2
  • 7.16
  • 7.15.3
  • 7.15
  • 7.1
  • 6.48.3