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brew install btop v1.4.7 Apache-2.0

Fast, colorful system resource monitor written in C++23 showing CPU, memory, disk, and process usage.

Why you might care

Drop-in replacement for top, htop, and bashtop with a polished TUI, mouse support, and real-time graphs. Faster than its Python predecessor (bpytop) and works across Linux, macOS, and BSD. Great for quick system diagnostics or continuous monitoring in a terminal window.

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