macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bottomlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install bottomMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/bottom/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install bottom with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper, apt
Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor. Version 0.14.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-02.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add bottomAlpine Linux edge package indexes · bottom · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bottomnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S bottomArch Linux sync databases · bottom · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install bottomopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · bottom · source: download.opensuse.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install btmDebian stable package indexes · btm · source: deb.debian.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install bottomChocolatey community package catalog · bottom · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/bottomScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/bottom.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Clement.bottom -eWindows Package Manager source index · Clement.bottom · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor
Project links
Commands and aliases
- btm
history
Project history and usage
bottom, invoked as `btm`, is a Rust terminal system monitor that packages the modern TUI system-dashboard experience for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Project history
Clement Tsang created the public bottom repository in August 2019. The README describes it as a customizable cross-platform graphical process/system monitor for the terminal, inspired by gtop, gotop, and htop.
The project ships stable and nightly documentation, release binaries, Cargo installation, and many OS package-manager entries, making it a typical Rust CLI that escaped the Cargo-only ecosystem into native system package managers.
Adoption history
bottom is packaged across Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian/Ubuntu as `btm`, Arch, Nix, Chocolatey, Scoop, winget, and other ecosystems in the supplied package facts. Its GitHub repository metadata shows substantial community interest for a terminal monitor, with more than ten thousand stars by 2026.
The first GitHub release was 0.1.0-alpha-1 in September 2019; by 2026 the project had a continuing nightly release stream and stable documentation.
How it is used
Users run `btm` for interactive CPU, memory, network, disk, temperature, battery, and process views. The README emphasizes sorting, searching, tree mode, process termination, widget expansion, themes, and configurable layouts.
Configuration is TOML-based and documented per platform; package users often install it as a friendlier alternative to combinations of `top`, `htop`, `iotop`, and ad hoc shell monitoring.
Why package nerds care
bottom is part of the Rust rewrite wave in classic Unix terminal tools: a single static-feeling cross-platform binary, polished TUI, Cargo upstream, and broad downstream packaging. It matters less as a new monitoring primitive than as a successful packaging story for a modern terminal UX.
Timeline
- 2019: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2019: 0.1.0-alpha-1 published as the initial GitHub release.
- 2020s: Packaged by Homebrew, Linux distributions, Nix, Windows package managers, and Cargo.
- 2026: Nightly release stream and stable docs remain active.
Related projects
- htop is the long-running terminal process monitor that bottom cites as inspiration.
- gtop and gotop are graphical terminal system monitors cited by bottom's README.
- btop is another modern terminal resource monitor often considered by the same users.
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 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
~/.config/bottom/bottom.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bottom/bottom.toml- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/bottom/bottom.toml~/.config/bottom/bottom.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bottom/bottom.toml- Windows
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\bottom\bottom.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
btm | 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 version0.14.3
manager updated2026-07-02
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.14.3
https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bottom |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bottom |
| Homepage | https://clementtsang.github.io/bottom/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom |
| Upstream docs | https://bottom.pages.dev/stable |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom/archive/refs/tags/0.14.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-02T08:02:28Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | bottom |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
bottom
nix profile install nixpkgs#bottom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
apk95%
bottom 0.12.3-r0
Graphical process/system monitor with a customizable interface
https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
sudo apk add bottom- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bottom
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
apk95%
bottom-bash-completion 0.12.3-r0
Bash completions for bottom
https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
sudo apk add bottom-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bottom
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
apk95%
bottom-doc 0.12.3-r0
Graphical process/system monitor with a customizable interface (documentation)
https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
sudo apk add bottom-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bottom
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
apk95%
bottom-fish-completion 0.12.3-r0
Fish completions for bottom
https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
sudo apk add bottom-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bottom
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
apk95%
bottom-zsh-completion 0.12.3-r0
Zsh completions for bottom
https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
sudo apk add bottom-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bottom
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
pacman95%
bottom 0.12.3-2
A graphical process/system monitor
https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
sudo pacman -S bottom- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
zypper95%
bottom 0.12.3-1.3
Yet another graphical process/system monitor
https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
sudo zypper install bottom- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
- Category: System/Monitoring
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bottom
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
MacPorts95%
bottom
sudo port install bottom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
Chocolatey95%
bottom
choco install bottom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
Scoop95%
main/bottom
scoop install main/bottom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
winget95%
Clement.bottom
winget install --id Clement.bottom -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bottom
Debian apt92%
btm 0.10.2+20250107-5
customizable graphical process/system monitor for the terminal
https://clementtsang.github.io/bottom
sudo apt install btm- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Btm
Ubuntu apt92%
btm 0.9.6-4
customizable graphical process/system monitor for the terminal
https://clementtsang.github.io/bottom
sudo apt install btm- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Btm
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment