Atuin
Focus: shell history, command line and sync. Shares terminal and open source with btop. Adds Windows. Same 4.7 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
Desktop App
btop
A clean, colourful terminal monitor for CPU, memory, disks and processes.
Rating
4.7 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
macOS, Linux, Offline
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is btop?
btop is a free, open-source resource monitor that runs in your terminal and shows CPU, memory, disks, network and running processes on one tidy screen. You can sort, filter and stop processes with the keyboard or mouse, so when your machine suddenly feels slow you can spot the culprit in seconds instead of digging through system menus.
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Pros: what btop does well
- Everything about your system on one screen
- Mouse and keyboard friendly
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- Runs in the terminal only
- Windows needs a separate port
Who btop is for
Anyone who wants to see quickly what is slowing their computer down.
Who can skip it
People happy with Activity Monitor or Task Manager.
btop alternatives
Not sold on btop? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Ulauncher
Focus: app launcher, linux and fuzzy search. Shares open source and github with btop. Rated 4.5 (btop: 4.7).
Desktop AppFreeLinux, Offline
4.5Visit
Starship
Focus: shell prompt and developer tool. Shares terminal and open source with btop. Adds Windows. Same 4.7 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
zoxide
Focus: navigation, command line and shell. Shares terminal and open source with btop. Adds Windows. Same 4.7 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
Dashy
Focus: dashboard, start page and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with btop. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (btop: 4.7).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
Helix
Focus: code editor and modal editing. Shares terminal and open source with btop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (btop: 4.7).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
Free alternatives to btop
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Homepage
Focus: dashboard, start page and docker. Shares open source and github with btop. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (btop: 4.7).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
LinearMouse
Focus: mouse settings, scrolling and mac utility. Shares open source and github with btop. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.6 (btop: 4.7).
Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit
Stats
Focus: menu bar app and mac utility. Shares system monitor and open source with btop. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Same 4.7 rating.
Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.7Visit
ueli
Focus: launcher, keyboard shortcuts and raycast alternative. Shares open source with btop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.3 (btop: 4.7).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.3Visit
Ghostty
Focus: emulator, gpu and zig. Shares terminal and open source with btop. Rated 4.9 (btop: 4.7).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit
fzf
Focus: fuzzy finder, command line and shell. Shares open source and github with btop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.8 (btop: 4.7).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit
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