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tiptop vs htop: catalog facts
tiptophtop
Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Displays system statistics in a terminal
  • Graphs monitored statistics
  • Kill, renice and filter processes interactively without typing PIDs
  • Per-core meters and tree view make load easy to read at a glance
  • Uses a command-line interface
  • Terminal only, with no historical graphing
  • Some counters differ per platform outside Linux
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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