install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install asitop

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install asitop

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/asitop/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Perf monitoring CLI tool for Apple Silicon

Project links

Commands and aliases

asitop

history

Project history and usage

asitop is a Python command-line monitor for Apple Silicon Macs. Its upstream README describes it as an nvtop-inspired terminal tool for M1-era macOS systems, built around Apple's powermetrics plus psutil, sysctl, and system_profiler.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in October 2021, shortly after Apple Silicon machines had become common enough for developers to want terminal-native CPU, GPU, memory, and power visibility. The README says the author wrote it because they could not find an equivalent tool online and were curious about the hardware counters.

The project is deliberately macOS-specific. Its implementation relies on powermetrics, which requires elevated privileges, and the README documents limitations caused by Apple removing some memory bandwidth and package power data from powermetrics.

Adoption history

asitop spread as a small Apple Silicon utility rather than as a cross-platform monitoring suite. GitHub repository metadata shows several thousand stars, and Homebrew analytics report thousands of installs over the previous year, indicating continuing package-manager use among Mac developers and performance tinkerers.

How it is used

The normal workflow is to install the package and run `sudo asitop` in a terminal. It presents CPU cluster, GPU, ANE, memory, swap, frequency, utilization, and power estimates in a terminal UI, with options for sampling interval, color, and rolling average.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, asitop is notable because it packages a niche macOS performance workflow into one CLI command. It sits in the same mental shelf as htop, nvtop, and powermetrics wrappers, but is tuned for Apple Silicon hardware counters rather than generic Unix process accounting.

Timeline

2021: GitHub repository created for an Apple Silicon performance monitor.
2024: Repository metadata still shows recent maintenance activity.
2026: Homebrew API lists stable version 0.0.24 and recent install activity.

Related projects

The README explicitly compares the project to nvtop and documents its reliance on Apple's powermetrics utility.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 3 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`asitop`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.0.24

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://tlkh.github.io/asitop/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://tlkh.github.io/asitop/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:asitop
Version	0.0.24
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/asitop
Homepage	https://tlkh.github.io/asitop/
Repository	https://github.com/tlkh/asitop
Upstream docs	https://github.com/tlkh/asitop#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/93/bc/8755d818efc33dd758322086a23f08bee5e1f7769c339a8be5c142adbbbc/asitop-0.0.24.tar.gz
Dependencies	python@3.14
Bottle	available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	asitop
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	arch macos
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

MacPorts95%

asitop

sudo port install asitop

normalized package name match
Matched by: Asitop

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/asitop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/asitop.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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