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btop++mactop
Free

Free and open source, funded by donations.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

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
  • Separate metrics for efficiency and performance cores
  • Shows GPU usage and frequency, power draw and temperatures
  • No native Windows build; on Windows you need WSL
  • It reports and does not manage: there is no alerting or historical logging
  • Only works on Apple Silicon Macs
  • Terminal interface only
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 1, 2026

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