# Install gotop with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop Terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop. Version 4.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gotop ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gotop ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gotop ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gotop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gotop ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gotop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gotop ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gotop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/gotop ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gotop.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gotop - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.2.0 - **Source summary:** Terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gotop (cli) - gotop (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.2.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop - Upstream latest detected: v4.2.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: ./gotop.conf, ~/.config/gotop/gotop.conf, /etc/gotop/gotop.conf ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - gotop: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gotop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - gotop - 4.2.0-r31: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gotop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal based graphical activity monitor | https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop - MacPorts - gotop: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gotop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/gotop: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gotop.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bottom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bottom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitor, terminal. - [gtop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitor, terminal. - [htop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/htop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal. - [hwatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hwatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal. - [pv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal. - [viddy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/viddy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal. - [ansiweather](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansiweather/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal. - [asitop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asitop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [zenith](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zenith/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, graphical, monitor, monitoring, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gotop.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gotop.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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