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Resource monitor. C++ version and continuation of bashtop and bpytop. Version 1.4.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install btop

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install btop

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add btop

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · btop · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install btop

Debian stable package indexes · btop · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install btop

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · btop · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#btop

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bt/btop/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S btop

Arch Linux sync databases · btop · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install btop

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · btop · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/btop

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/btop.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id aristocratos.btop4win -e

Windows Package Manager source index · aristocratos.btop4win · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Resource monitor. C++ version and continuation of bashtop and bpytop

Commands and aliases

  • btop

history

Project history and usage

btop is a C++ terminal resource monitor and the continuation of aristocratos' earlier bashtop and bpytop monitors. It presents CPU, memory, disk, network, process, and GPU information in an interactive terminal UI.

Project history

btop began in May 2021 and reached v1.0.0 in September 2021, when the README announced the Linux version as complete. The project explicitly replaced the shell and Python implementations with a C++ version that could gather system information directly.

The project quickly expanded beyond Linux: macOS support landed with v1.1.0 in November 2021, FreeBSD support with v1.2.0 in January 2022, OpenBSD and Linux GPU monitoring with v1.3.0 in January 2024, and NetBSD plus Intel GPU support with v1.4.0 in September 2024.

Adoption history

btop became broadly packaged across Unix and Windows-oriented ecosystems. The README includes a Repology packaging badge and the input records packages for Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Ubuntu, winget, and zypper.

Its adoption benefited from continuity with bashtop and bpytop themes and user expectations, while the C++ rewrite made it more suitable as a fast, native package-manager install than the earlier Bash and Python monitors.

How it is used

Users run btop as an interactive terminal monitor to inspect resource graphs, per-process activity, disks, network interfaces, and supported GPU telemetry. It stores settings in btop.conf under the XDG config path or ~/.config/btop and can reuse btop++/bpytop/bashtop-style themes.

Why package nerds care

btop is one of the canonical modern terminal-monitor packages: visually rich, cross-platform, actively packaged, and descended from a trilogy of Bash, Python, and C++ implementations by the same author. For package nerds it is a neat case study in rewriting a beloved script utility into a native package without losing the UI culture around themes and terminal ergonomics.

Timeline

  • 2021: Repository starts and v1.0.0 marks the complete Linux release.
  • 2021: v1.1.0 adds macOS support.
  • 2022: v1.2.0 adds FreeBSD support.
  • 2024: v1.3.0 adds Linux GPU monitoring and OpenBSD support.
  • 2024: v1.4.0 adds Intel GPU support and NetBSD support.

Related projects

  • bashtop is the original Bash resource monitor in the lineage.
  • bpytop is the Python port and continuation of bashtop.
  • btop4win is a Windows-focused related release linked from the btop README.
  • Repology is linked by the README to show packaging status across distributions.

Sources

  • Local git history from https://github.com/aristocratos/btop shows first commit in 2021 and tags v1.0.0, v1.1.0, v1.2.0, v1.3.0, and v1.4.0.
  • Official README describes btop as the C++ version and continuation of bashtop and bpytop: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aristocratos/btop/main/README.md
  • Official README news records v1.0.0 Linux completion, macOS, FreeBSD, GPU/OpenBSD, and NetBSD/Intel GPU milestones: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aristocratos/btop/main/README.md
  • Official bashtop and bpytop READMEs document the Bash and Python predecessor lineage: https://github.com/aristocratos/bashtop and https://github.com/aristocratos/bpytop
  • Package-manager adoption from source_facts.package-manager.

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 2 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.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/btop/btop.conf~/.config/btop/btop.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
btopcliglobal 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 version1.4.7
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.4.7

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:btop
Version1.4.7
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/btop
Homepagehttps://github.com/aristocratos/btop
Repositoryhttps://github.com/aristocratos/btop
Upstream docshttps://github.com/aristocratos/btop#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/aristocratos/btop/archive/refs/tags/v1.4.7.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-07T13:39:35-04:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciescoreutils, lowdown
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namebtop
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

btop 1.3.2-0.1

Modern and colorful command line resource monitor that shows usage and stats

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

sudo apt install btop
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: btop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

btop

nix profile install nixpkgs#btop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bt/btop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

btop 1.3.0-1

Modern and colorful command line resource monitor that shows usage and stats

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

sudo apt install btop
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: btop from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

btop 1.4.6-r0

Resource monitor

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

sudo apk add btop
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: btop
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: btop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

btop-doc 1.4.6-r0

Resource monitor (documentation)

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

sudo apk add btop-doc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: btop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: btop-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

btop 1.4.7-1.fc45

Modern and colorful command line resource monitor that shows usage and stats

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

sudo dnf install btop
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND ISC AND MIT AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: btop
  • 6 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: btop from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

btop 1.4.7-1

A monitor of system resources, bpytop ported to C++

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

sudo pacman -S btop
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: btop from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

btop 1.4.6+git20251226.5b920e3-1.3

Usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

sudo zypper install btop
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Monitoring
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: btop
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: btop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

btop

sudo port install btop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/btop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/btop

scoop install main/btop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/btop.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

aristocratos.btop4win

winget install --id aristocratos.btop4win -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Btop
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: aristocratos.btop4win from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

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

Related tools

  • coreutilsBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • lowdownBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • bottomShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, process-monitor, system.
  • bpytopShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, resource-monitor, system.
  • ctopShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal-ui.
  • nvtopShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, process-monitor, system.
  • samplerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal-ui.
  • zenithShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal-ui.

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.

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