# Pipe Viewer Progress between pipes. Source: [Console review]() Website: [https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml]() Profile updated: 2026-10-16 Category: [Terminal utilities]() ## Supported tech stack Research checked: 2026-10-11 ### Runs on - FreeBSD (Operating system) - Linux (Operating system) - OpenBSD (Operating system) - macOS (Operating system) Source: [Research source]() Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support. Pipe Viewer documents Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and macOS support. ## Console’s review — 2023-03-23 Reviewed: 2023-03-23 Author: [David Mytton]() Citation: [This review]() ### What we like Insert into any pipe to provide a visual progress bar. Shows data transfer rate, time taken, percentage complete, and completion ETA. Supports multiple pipes to show progress between them all. Can optionally limit data transfer rate. Supports all major Unix-like OSs. Open source. ### Tradeoffs Latest release is Sep 2021, but it seems stable so that’s probably not an issue. Some reports of unreliability if backgrounded. This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2023-03-23. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date. ## Is Pipe Viewer a fit? Based on [Console’s review published on 2023-03-23](). Summary updated: 2026-10-16 ### Who it’s for Developers working with Unix-like OSs and pipes should consider this tool for monitoring progress ### Why consider it It provides a visual progress bar and shows data transfer rate, time taken, percentage complete, and completion ETA ### Keep in mind It may have reliability issues when run in the background [Selection criteria]() · [About Console]() · [Browse tools]()