# Install gtop with Homebrew, Nix, pacman System monitoring dashboard for terminal. Version 1.1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gtop ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gtop ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gtop ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gtop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gtop ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gtop from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gtop - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.5 - **Source summary:** System monitoring dashboard for terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gtop (cli) - gtop (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gtop - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - gtop: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gtop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - gtop - 1.1.5-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gtop from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | System monitoring dashboard for terminal | https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop ## 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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [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. - [bottom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bottom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitor, terminal. - [gotop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitor, terminal. - [tmux-mem-cpu-load](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmux-mem-cpu-load/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal. - [abduco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abduco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [ansiweather](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansiweather/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal. - [cmatrix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmatrix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gtop.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gtop.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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