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htop vs btop++: catalog facts
htop	btop++
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source, funded by donations.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Kill, renice and filter processes interactively without typing PIDs Per-core meters and tree view make load easy to read at a glance	Sortable, filterable process list with per-process detail, driven by mouse or keyboard Graphs for CPU, memory, disks and network in one screen
Terminal only, with no historical graphing Some counters differ per platform outside Linux	No native Windows build; on Windows you need WSL It reports and does not manage: there is no alerting or historical logging
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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