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Glances	bottom
Free Free and open source, funded by sponsorship.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows from the same codebase Built-in web interface, so a phone or tablet can watch a server	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
Python and pip installation, which on some systems means a virtual environment Exposing the web interface or API on a network needs authentication configured by you	Some sensors and metrics are only available on some platforms Charts take terminal space; a small window gets cramped
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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