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btop

A monitor of resources

★ 35.3KApache-2.0v1.4.8C++System Monitoring

INSTALLATION

$ sudo apt install btop
btop demo

DESCRIPTION

btop is a highly polished, terminal-based system resource monitor (TUI) for Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD.

Written in C++ as the performance-focused successor to bashtop and bpytop, it provides a visually striking, interactive dashboard for tracking system metrics with very low overhead.

Key features include:

  • Comprehensive Metrics: Detailed, customizable graphs for CPU (per-core), memory, disks, and network usage.

  • Process Management: An interactive process list with tree views and filtering, allowing you to easily sort processes and send signals (like SIGKILL) directly from the UI.

  • Advanced TUI UX: Full mouse support, custom themes, and an interface that maximizes the visual capabilities of modern terminal emulators.

Essentially, it is a modernized, heavy-duty alternative to htop or top wrapped in a highly customizable terminal interface.

DETAILS

Repository
aristocratos/btop (2026-11-08)
Author
Jakob P. Liljenberg
License
Apache-2.0
Category
System Monitoring
Language
C++
Platforms
Linux, macOS
Version
v1.4.8 (2026-10-25)
Repo Age
5 years old

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