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btop++ vs htop: catalog facts
btop++	htop
Free Free and open source, funded by donations.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, 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	Kill, renice and filter processes interactively without typing PIDs Per-core meters and tree view make load easy to read at a glance
No native Windows build; on Windows you need WSL It reports and does not manage: there is no alerting or historical logging	Terminal only, with no historical graphing Some counters differ per platform outside Linux
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
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 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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