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btop++macmon
Free

Free and open source, funded by donations.

 Free

Free, with source published on GitHub.

macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, 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
  • No sudo needed, unlike powermetrics
  • Shows CPU, GPU and Neural Engine power draw
  • No native Windows build; on Windows you need WSL
  • It reports and does not manage: there is no alerting or historical logging
  • Apple Silicon Macs only
  • Relies on a private macOS API that could change
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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