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Install nvtop with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, winget, zypper

Interactive GPU process monitor. Version 3.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nvtop

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install nvtop

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add nvtop

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install nvtop

Debian stable package indexes · nvtop · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install nvtop

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · nvtop · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S nvtop

Arch Linux sync databases · nvtop · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install nvtop

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · nvtop · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Nervosys.Nvtop -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Nervosys.Nvtop · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Interactive GPU process monitor

Commands and aliases

  • nvtop

history

Project history and usage

NVTOP, short for Neat Videocard TOP, is an htop-like terminal monitor for GPUs and accelerators. It gives users an interactive process and device view for hardware that traditional `top` and `htop` do not fully expose.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2017-06-16. The README frames NVTOP as a multi-GPU, htop-familiar monitor and documents a broad backend matrix for AMD, Apple, Huawei Ascend, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Adreno, Broadcom VideoCore, Rockchip, MetaX, Enflame, Tenstorrent, and Iluvatar CoreX hardware.

The 3.x release line made NVTOP a mature cross-vendor monitor rather than a single-vendor curiosity. GitHub releases show 3.1.0 on 2024-02-23, 3.2.0 on 2025-03-29, and 3.3.2 on 2026-02-08.

Adoption history

NVTOP's adoption comes from a real observability gap: GPU users often need per-process utilization, memory use, temperature, power, and driver-specific details while training models, running render jobs, or debugging local compute workloads. The project has more than ten thousand GitHub stars and is packaged across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, winget, zypper, and other systems.

Homebrew's formula lists version 3.3.2 and bottles for macOS and Linux, with 6,696 installs over the 365-day analytics window shown on the formula page. That is strong adoption for a hardware-specific terminal utility.

How it is used

Users run `nvtop` to get an interactive TUI with live GPU and accelerator process information. The README documents `F2` for setup, `F12` for saving preferences, and `man nvtop` or `nvtop --help` for command-line options.

Driver and kernel details matter. The README calls out NVIDIA's NVML dependency, AMD/Intel fdinfo requirements, capability requirements for some Intel memory metrics, and vendor-specific management libraries for several accelerator backends.

Why package nerds care

NVTOP is the GPU-era counterpart to the classic Unix process monitor. Its package value is highest on developer workstations and shared compute machines where a quick terminal view beats launching a vendor GUI or repeatedly parsing `nvidia-smi`-style output.

It also shows how modern system tools become portability projects: the UI is one ncurses program, but real support lives in a growing set of vendor and kernel interfaces.

Timeline

  • 2017-06-16: GitHub repository created.
  • 2024-02-23: GitHub release 3.1.0 published.
  • 2025-03-29: GitHub release 3.2.0 published.
  • 2026-02-08: GitHub release 3.3.2 published.
  • 2026 Homebrew metadata: stable version 3.3.2 listed.

Related projects

  • `htop` is the user-interface model NVTOP consciously follows.
  • `nvidia-smi` and vendor management tools provide overlapping but less htop-like GPU monitoring workflows.
  • Kernel DRM fdinfo, NVML, libdrm, and vendor management libraries are important backend dependencies.

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 6 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
nvtopcliglobal 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 version3.3.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected3.3.2

https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:nvtop
Version3.3.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nvtop
Homepagehttps://github.com/Syllo/nvtop
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Syllo/nvtop
Upstream docshttps://github.com/Syllo/nvtop#readme
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/Syllo/nvtop/archive/refs/tags/3.3.2.tar.gz
Build dependenciescmake
Uses from macOSncurses
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namenvtop
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

nvtop 3.2.0-1

Neat Videocard TOP

https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop

sudo apt install nvtop
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: nvtop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

nvtop 3.0.2-1

Interactive NVIDIA GPU process monitor

https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop

sudo apt install nvtop
  • Section: multiverse/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nvtop from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

nvtop 3.3.2-r0

GPUs process monitoring for AMD, Intel and NVIDIA

https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop

sudo apk add nvtop
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nvtop
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nvtop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nvtop-doc 3.3.2-r0

GPUs process monitoring for AMD, Intel and NVIDIA (documentation)

https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop

sudo apk add nvtop-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nvtop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nvtop-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

nvtop 3.3.2-1.fc45

GPU process monitoring for various devices

https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop

sudo dnf install nvtop
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later and BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nvtop
  • 7 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nvtop from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

nvtop 3.3.2-1

GPUs process monitoring for AMD, Intel and NVIDIA

https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop

sudo pacman -S nvtop
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: nvtop from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

nvtop 3.3.2-1.2

A (h)top like task monitor for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs

https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop

sudo zypper install nvtop
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nvtop
  • 5 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nvtop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

nvtop

sudo port install nvtop
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/nvtop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Nervosys.Nvtop

winget install --id Nervosys.Nvtop -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nvtop
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Nervosys.Nvtop from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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