htop
brew install htop
v3.5.1
GPL-2.0-or-later
Interactive process viewer and system monitor with color support, replacing the traditional top command.
Why you might care
htop provides a much more intuitive interface than top with real-time process filtering, sorting, and tree views. It's faster to navigate and understand your system state, and includes features like killing processes and viewing thread counts directly in the TUI. Use it whenever you need to troubleshoot resource-hungry processes or monitor system performance interactively.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://htop.dev/
- Brew formula source: Formula/h/htop.rb
Caveats
htop requires root privileges to correctly display all running processes, so you will need to run `sudo htop`. You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges.
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