macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ctoplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ctopMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/ctop/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ctop with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper
Top-like interface for container metrics. Version 0.7.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ctopAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ctop · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ctopnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ct/ctop/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ctopArch Linux sync databases · ctop · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ctopopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ctop · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/ctopScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ctop.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Top-like interface for container metrics
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ctop
history
Project history and usage
ctop is a top-like terminal interface for container metrics. It gives a concise, real-time overview of multiple containers and a single-container inspection view.
Project history
The project appeared publicly as a GitHub-released Go terminal utility in 2017, moving quickly through early 0.x releases. Its README has long described built-in Docker and runC support, with other container and cluster connectors planned.
GitHub release metadata records v0.7.7 in March 2022, while the README advertises direct binary releases and package-manager installs.
Adoption history
Official installation documentation lists downloadable binaries, Arch packaging, Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, and a Docker image. That breadth made ctop easy to try across developer laptops, servers, and container hosts.
How it is used
ctop starts without arguments and reads Docker host variables by default. Users commonly use it to sort, filter, inspect logs, open a single-container view, exec a shell, and save filters or display preferences to the default config path.
Why package nerds care
ctop is a compact example of the post-Docker wave of single-binary terminal monitoring tools: package managers distribute one executable, Docker users can also run it as a container, and the runtime hooks are mostly environment variables and a small config file.
Timeline
- 2017: v0.3 and early 0.x releases published.
- 2018: v0.7 release published.
- 2022: v0.7.7 release published.
Related projects
- ctop is related to Docker, runC, top-style process monitors, and other terminal tools in the Docker ecosystem.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:container
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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.
- Unix
~/.config/ctop/config~/.ctop
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ctop | 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 version0.7.7
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/bcicen/ctop
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/bcicen/ctopnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ctop |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ctop |
| Homepage | https://bcicen.github.io/ctop/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/bcicen/ctop |
| Upstream docs | https://bcicen.github.io/ctop |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/bcicen/ctop.git |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | ctop |
| 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%
ctop
nix profile install nixpkgs#ctop- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ctop
apk95%
ctop 0.7.7-r36
Top-like interface for container metrics
sudo apk add ctop- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ctop
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ctop
pacman95%
ctop 0.7.7-3
Top-like interface for container metrics
sudo pacman -S ctop- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ctop
zypper95%
ctop 0.7.7-1.10
Top-like interface for container metrics
sudo zypper install ctop- License: MIT
- Category: System/Monitoring
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ctop
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ctop
MacPorts95%
ctop
sudo port install ctop- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ctop
Scoop95%
main/ctop
scoop install main/ctop- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ctop
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