# Install asitop with Homebrew, MacPorts Perf monitoring CLI tool for Apple Silicon. Version 0.0.24 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:asitop ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install asitop ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install asitop ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/asitop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:asitop - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.24 - **Source summary:** Perf monitoring CLI tool for Apple Silicon - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - asitop (cli) - asitop (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.0.24 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://tlkh.github.io/asitop/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - asitop: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/asitop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mactop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mactop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: apple-silicon, cli, macos, monitoring, system. - [devcockpit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcockpit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: apple-silicon, cli, macos, monitoring, system. - [macmon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/macmon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: apple-silicon, cli, macos, monitoring, system. - [sysstat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sysstat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, performance, system. - [collectd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/collectd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [ctop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [duf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [dwatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dwatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/asitop.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/asitop.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph