# Install zenith with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper In terminal graphical metrics for your *nix system. Version 0.15.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:zenith ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install zenith ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install zenith ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/zenith/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add zenith ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zenith from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#zenith ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ze/zenith/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S zenith ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: zenith from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install zenith ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zenith from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id MakotoArai.Zenith -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: MakotoArai.Zenith from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:zenith - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.15.0 - **Source summary:** In terminal graphical metrics for your *nix system - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-08T22:26:37Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - zenith (cli) - zenith (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.15.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/bvaisvil/zenith - Upstream latest detected: 0.15.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Zenith is a Rust terminal system monitor for Unix-like systems, pitched as a top/htop-like tool with graphical, zoomable charts for CPU, memory, disk, network, process, battery, and optional NVIDIA GPU metrics. ### Project history Zenith grew out of the late-2010s wave of Rust terminal utilities that reimagined established Unix admin tools with richer terminal UIs. Its README describes a system monitor written in Rust, with optional charts, a filterable process table, process signaling, saved performance data between runs, and Linux/macOS support. The release history shows Zenith already shipping regular tagged releases by October 2020, with 0.11.0 adding process-view and packaging improvements, and 0.12.0 following in January with Apple M1 arm64 support. Later releases continued the pragmatic pattern of dependency updates, platform fixes, and metric/UI improvements rather than a large product pivot. ### Adoption history Zenith's adoption is practical and package-driven. The README documents GitHub release binaries, Debian/Ubuntu deb packages, deb-get, Arch packaging, Homebrew, and Cargo-from-git installation, while the supplied package data adds Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, winget, and openSUSE-family packaging. It occupies the same discovery niche as other modern terminal monitors: users find it while looking for a more visual `top`, `htop`, `btop`, or `bottom` style workflow, especially when they want scrollback in charts or GPU/process details in one terminal screen. ### How it is used Operators run `zenith` interactively to watch system utilization, browse process tables, zoom into historical charts, and send signals or change priorities from the TUI. Linux users can enable extra accounting and NVIDIA GPU metrics when the build and permissions support them. Because Zenith is primarily an interactive monitor rather than a library, its package value is concentrated in the single executable and optional build variants such as NVIDIA support, musl/static builds, and distribution-specific packaging. ### Why package nerds care Zenith is a good example of a Rust CLI that became package-manager-visible because it offers a nicer interactive experience than the base system tools without replacing the operating system's monitoring stack. For package nerds, the interesting parts are platform support, native dependency friction around libclang/NVIDIA, and whether the packaged build includes the expected metrics features. It also illustrates the crowded but useful terminal-monitor category: many packages do similar things, so maintainers and users evaluate them by installability, terminal compatibility, metric coverage, and how much runtime privilege is needed for deeper process accounting. ### Timeline - 2020-10-25: GitHub release page shows Zenith 0.11.0 with UI, process, and Debian package build improvements. - 2021-01-13: Zenith 0.12.0 adds Apple M1 arm64 support. - Ongoing: Releases continue with dependency updates, platform fixes, and monitoring feature refinements. ### Related projects - top and htop are the classic process monitors Zenith is commonly compared with. - btop and bottom occupy a similar modern terminal-monitor niche. - NVML is relevant to Zenith's optional NVIDIA GPU metrics support. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zenith. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** zenith - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **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 - zenith: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ze/zenith/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - zenith - 0.14.1-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zenith from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Sort of like htop but with zoom-able charts, CPU, GPU, network, disk usage | https://github.com/bvaisvil/zenith - pacman - zenith - 0.15.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: zenith from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Terminal system monitor with histograms | https://github.com/bvaisvil/zenith - zypper - zenith - 0.15.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zenith from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Sort of like top or htop but with zoom-able charts | https://github.com/bvaisvil/zenith - MacPorts - zenith: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/zenith/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - MakotoArai.Zenith: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: MakotoArai.Zenith from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ctop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, metrics, monitoring, system, terminal-ui. - [bottom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bottom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitor. - [btop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/btop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, terminal-ui. - [collectd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/collectd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, metrics, monitoring, system. - [devcockpit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcockpit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitor. - [gotop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitor. - [gtop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system, system-monitor. - [netdata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/netdata/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, metrics, monitoring, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/zenith.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/zenith.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