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mactop vs btop++: catalog facts
mactop	btop++
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source, funded by donations.
macOS, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Separate metrics for efficiency and performance cores Shows GPU usage and frequency, power draw and temperatures	Sortable, filterable process list with per-process detail, driven by mouse or keyboard Graphs for CPU, memory, disks and network in one screen
Only works on Apple Silicon Macs Terminal interface only	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: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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