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Xfce Task Manager vs htop: catalog facts
Xfce Task Manager	htop
Free Free and open source, part of the Xfce project.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Light on resources Process tree view and name filter	Kill, renice and filter processes interactively without typing PIDs Per-core meters and tree view make load easy to read at a glance
Fewer features than full system monitors No disk or network graphs mentioned	Terminal only, with no historical graphing Some counters differ per platform outside Linux
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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