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bottom vs mactop: catalog facts
bottom	mactop
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, 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	Separate metrics for efficiency and performance cores Shows GPU usage and frequency, power draw and temperatures
Some sensors and metrics are only available on some platforms Charts take terminal space; a small window gets cramped	Only works on Apple Silicon Macs Terminal interface only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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