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bottombtop++
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

Free and open source, funded by donations.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Plots CPU, memory, network, temperature and disk I/O over time, with a zoomable interval
  • Process widget with sorting, searching, tree mode and kill signals
  • Sortable, filterable process list with per-process detail, driven by mouse or keyboard
  • Graphs for CPU, memory, disks and network in one screen
  • Some sensors and metrics are only available on some platforms
  • Charts take terminal space; a small window gets cramped
  • No native Windows build; on Windows you need WSL
  • It reports and does not manage: there is no alerting or historical logging
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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