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bottomhtop
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

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
  • Kill, renice and filter processes interactively without typing PIDs
  • Per-core meters and tree view make load easy to read at a glance
  • Some sensors and metrics are only available on some platforms
  • Charts take terminal space; a small window gets cramped
  • Terminal only, with no historical graphing
  • Some counters differ per platform outside Linux
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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