GNOME System Monitor vs btop++: catalog facts
  GNOME System Monitor |  btop++ |
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Free Free and open source, part of the GNOME project. |
Free Free and open source, funded by donations. |
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Linux |
macOS, Linux, Command line |
- Simple graphical task manager for the Linux desktop
- Can end processes and change their priority
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- Sortable, filterable process list with per-process detail, driven by mouse or keyboard
- Graphs for CPU, memory, disks and network in one screen
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- Linux only and designed for GNOME
- Less detail than specialised monitoring tools
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- No native Windows build; on Windows you need WSL
- It reports and does not manage: there is no alerting or historical logging
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: GPL-2.0 |
License: Apache-2.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 23, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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