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btop++ vs gotop: catalog facts
btop++gotop
Free

Free and open source, funded by donations.

Free

Free and open source.

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Sortable, filterable process list with per-process detail, driven by mouse or keyboard
  • Graphs for CPU, memory, disks and network in one screen
  • Graphical charts for system activity inside a terminal
  • Configurable layouts and colour schemes
  • No native Windows build; on Windows you need WSL
  • It reports and does not manage: there is no alerting or historical logging
  • Development is moving from GitHub to Sourcehut, so the GitHub page may lag behind
  • No GitHub releases published
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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