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bottom	gtop
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, 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	Presents system monitoring data in a terminal dashboard Sorts processes by ID, CPU use, or memory use
Some sensors and metrics are only available on some platforms Charts take terminal space; a small window gets cramped	Requires Node.js Windows support is partial
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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