install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gotop

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install gotop

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add gotop

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gotop

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/gotop

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

overview

Package summary

Terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop

Project links

Commands and aliases

gotop

history

Project history and usage

gotop is a terminal-based graphical activity monitor written in Go. It belongs to the family of richer top-like TUIs that trade plain process tables for charts, widgets, colors, and keyboard-driven inspection.

Project history

The original cjbassi/gotop repository was created in February 2018 and described itself as inspired by gtop and vtop. The xxxserxxx/gotop repository was created in February 2020 after the original author moved to ytop, a Rust rewrite, and deprecated the Go version.

The maintained fork's README documents that the fork exists to keep the Go project alive while keeping a small focused core and providing extension paths for less universal features. Examples called out by the maintainer include NVIDIA sensor support and aggregating data from remote gotop instances.

Adoption history

gotop spread through multiple package channels because it is a visible terminal utility rather than a library. The README documents Arch, Gentoo, Nix, Homebrew, Scoop, prebuilt binaries, RPM and DEB packages, and source installation.

How it is used

Users launch gotop in a terminal to monitor CPU, memory, disks, network, processes, batteries, and sensors through a graphical text interface. The README points to layouts, color schemes, device filtering, configuration, and remote-monitoring documentation for users who want to tune the dashboard.

The fork added or folded in features such as layouts, configuration, remote metrics, translations, NVIDIA support, SMART/NVME temperature work, and packaged release artifacts. Its configuration search paths and layout/color-scheme system make it more customizable than a minimal top clone.

Why package nerds care

gotop is significant in package-manager culture because it is a classic terminal eye-candy package: easy to demo, easy to install, and tied to a lineage of top, htop, gtop, vtop, ytop, bashtop, and bpytop. Its fork history also shows how package ecosystems preserve useful CLIs after an original upstream changes direction.

Timeline

2018: Original cjbassi/gotop repository created and 1.0.0 release published.
2019: cjbassi/ytop repository created as a Rust TUI system monitor.
2020: xxxserxxx/gotop fork repository created.
2020: v3.1.0 release published from the maintained fork.
2020: v4.0.0 and v4.0.1 releases moved the fork through a major version line.
2021: v4.1.x releases added work including Apple silicon builds, translations, NVIDIA support, and remote support.
2022: v4.2.0 release noted contributor-driven maintenance and required Go 1.16 or later for builds.

Related projects

gtop and vtop are the JavaScript terminal monitors that inspired the original project.
ytop is the original author's Rust rewrite.
top, htop, bashtop, bpytop, atop, iftop, iotop, nmon, ctop, and related tools occupy the same terminal-monitoring family.

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 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: ./gotop.conf~/.config/gotop/gotop.conf/etc/gotop/gotop.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gotop`	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 version4.2.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv4.2.0

https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gotop
Version	4.2.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gotop
Homepage	https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop
Repository	https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop
Upstream docs	https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop#readme
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop/archive/refs/tags/v4.2.0.tar.gz
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	gotop
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	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.

Nix95%

gotop

nix profile install nixpkgs#gotop

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gotop

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gotop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

gotop 4.2.0-r31

Terminal based graphical activity monitor

https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop

sudo apk add gotop

License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gotop
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gotop

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gotop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

gotop

sudo port install gotop

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gotop

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

Scoop95%

main/gotop

scoop install main/gotop

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gotop

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gotop.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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/gotop.yml

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

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