Qstat

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Qstat is a game server browser designed by Steven Hartland. It helps online gamers find game servers. Qstat is under active development since 1997, making it one of the oldest products of its category.

Qstat differs from competitors because it is an open source command line tool and usually isn't used directly by the user but instead is called by a GUI like a website or XQF.

[edit] Implementation

retrieval of a list of game servers from a public master game server

measuring lag and packet loss between the user and a list of game servers

requesting server details from a list of game servers.

basic display of server details,

The simple and low level interface of Qstat offers great flexibility for script integration with unmatched flexibility in filtering, display and usage outside Qstat itself.