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Console application for monitoring all running JVMs on a machine. Version 0.8.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Console application for monitoring all running JVMs on a machine
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Commands and aliases
- jvmtop
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Project history and usage
jvmtop is a small Java operations tool that brought the Unix `top` mental model to running JVMs: list the local Java processes, attach to them, and show JVM-specific CPU, garbage-collection, thread, heap, and non-heap metrics in a terminal.
Project history
The project originated before its GitHub-hosted 0.8.0 release and was distributed as an alpha command-line monitor for Oracle JDK, IBM JDK, and OpenJDK systems. The README describes it as open source, JDK-based, and tested across Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, and Windows hosts.
The 0.8.0 release notes from August 14, 2013 emphasize practical operations fixes: better IBM JVM attach compatibility, corrected IBM J9 CPU/GC values, improved option parsing, and friendlier behavior when metrics are unavailable. The GitHub releases API records the 0.8.0 release asset publication on July 15, 2015, reflecting the later GitHub release packaging of the same alpha line.
Adoption history
jvmtop fits the pre-container Java server era, when operators often had shell access to application hosts and wanted a quick JVM view without launching a heavyweight profiler or JMX console. Its Homebrew formula preserved that niche for macOS and Linux users who wanted the tool available through a package manager.
How it is used
The tool is typically run as `jvmtop` or `jvmtop.sh` on a host with a full JDK, not just a JRE, because it attaches to other JVMs to read internal metrics. Its documentation also includes a VM detail mode and a sampling CPU console profiler introduced in version 0.7.0.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, jvmtop is a classic single-purpose observability formula: tiny, terminal-native, tied to a specific runtime ecosystem, and useful precisely because it avoids the setup cost of a full monitoring stack.
Timeline
- 2013: README release notes announce jvmtop 0.8.0 with IBM JVM attach and option-parsing fixes.
- 2015: GitHub release metadata records the 0.8.0 release artifact publication.
- 0.7.0 era: Documentation notes the addition of a minimal sampling CPU console profiler.
Related projects
- Related JVM observability tools include JDK utilities such as `jps`, `jstat`, `jstack`, and graphical/JMX tools such as VisualVM and JConsole; jvmtop's niche is the lightweight `top`-style terminal view.
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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
jvmtop | 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 version0.8.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/patric-r/jvmtop
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/patric-r/jvmtopnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:jvmtop |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jvmtop |
| Homepage | https://github.com/patric-r/jvmtop |
| Repository | https://github.com/patric-r/jvmtop |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/patric-r/jvmtop |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/patric-r/jvmtop/releases/download/0.8.0/jvmtop-0.8.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | openjdk@8 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | jvmtop |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment