macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gtoplocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install gtop with Homebrew, Nix, pacman
System monitoring dashboard for terminal. Version 1.1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gtopnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gt/gtop/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gtopArch Linux sync databases · gtop · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
System monitoring dashboard for terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gtop
history
Project history and usage
gtop is a Node.js terminal system-monitoring dashboard. It packages a visual top-like TUI around Node dependencies such as blessed, blessed-contrib, and systeminformation.
Project history
The official repository describes gtop as a system monitoring dashboard for the terminal and its package metadata describes it as graphic top. The repository package metadata exposes the gtop executable, MIT license, Node engine requirement, and npm-oriented installation path.
The upstream README documents Linux, macOS, and partial Windows support, global npm installation, Docker execution with host net and pid namespaces, and keyboard sorting of process rows by PID, CPU, or memory. GitHub release metadata on the repository page lists a small release set, with v1.1.5 published in August 2023.
Adoption history
gtop's adoption is typical of JavaScript command-line utilities: it starts as an npm global tool but is also packaged by Homebrew, Nix, and Arch according to the input package facts. The repository badges point to npm, Snap, and Docker distribution surfaces.
How it is used
Users start the dashboard with the gtop command, quit with q or Ctrl-C, and sort the process table with p, c, or m. The README also recommends LANG and TERM settings if terminal glyphs render incorrectly.
Why package nerds care
gtop is package-nerd interesting as a Node-based replacement for classic native top-like tools. It demonstrates the packaging tradeoff of shipping a convenient visual TUI with a JavaScript runtime and dependency tree rather than a small C binary.
Timeline
- Repository metadata: gtop is published as an MIT-licensed Node package with the gtop executable.
- README: npm global installation is the primary documented installation method.
- README: Docker usage is documented with host net and pid namespace access for host metrics.
- 2023-08-11: The GitHub repository page lists release v1.1.5.
Related projects
- Node.js provides the runtime.
- blessed and blessed-contrib provide terminal UI building blocks.
- systeminformation provides system metrics.
- npm, Snap, Docker, Homebrew, Nix, and Arch are relevant distribution channels.
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 10 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gtop | 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 version1.1.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/aksakalli/gtopnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gtop |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gtop |
| Homepage | https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop |
| Repository | https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/gtop/-/gtop-1.1.5.tgz |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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 | gtop |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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%
gtop
nix profile install nixpkgs#gtop- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gtop
pacman95%
gtop 1.1.5-2
System monitoring dashboard for terminal
https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop
sudo pacman -S gtop- License: MIT
- Architecture: any
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gtop
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment