Find running apps in windows using java

Question

Find running apps in windows which can be seen in task manager under Apps Section. I want java code for getting that particular Apps list. i am able to get whole running background processes but i want running APPLICATION which shows under Apps tab in Task manager.

Have you tried anything? First google result for the query "find running apps using java" gives this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/54686/how-to-get-a-list-of-current-open-windows-process-with-java — Pramod Karandikar, Mar 02 '15 at 08:15
i have seen that answer. It shows whole background process. I just need Application running which are under Apps in task manager. How could i filter it?? — Maulik, Mar 02 '15 at 08:53

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 11 '15 at 00:39

Try this

try {
    String line;
    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("ps -e");
    BufferedReader input =
            new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
    while ((line = input.readLine()) != null) {
        System.out.println(line); //<-- Parse data here.
    }
    input.close();
} catch (Exception err) {
    err.printStackTrace();
}

If you are using Windows, then you should change the line: "Process p = Runtime.getRun..." etc... (3rd line), for one that looks like this:

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec
    (System.getenv("windir") +"\\system32\\"+"tasklist.exe");

I tried this before but it gives whole processes i just need RUNNING APPLICATION. — Maulik, Mar 02 '15 at 09:26

Find running apps in windows using java

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