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Desktop App

htop

See and manage running programs from your terminal.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Linux

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What is htop?

htop is an interactive process viewer for the terminal. You can scroll and sort the list of running programs, filter them, and end or change the priority of a process without typing its ID. Its README covers Linux and macOS along with several BSD systems and Solaris, and it needs the ncurses library.

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Pros: what htop does well

  • Sort and filter running programs in seconds
  • End a stuck program without looking up its ID
  • Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD systems

Cons: where it falls short

  • Terminal only
  • Shows system detail that may be more than casual users need

Who htop is for

Anyone who wants to find out what is slowing down a computer or server.

Who can skip it

People who prefer a graphical task manager.

htop alternatives

Not sold on htop? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Personal Productivity resources

Atuin

Focus: shell history and sync. Shares terminal and command line with htop. Adds Windows. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

btop

Focus: processes. Shares system monitor and terminal with htop. Adds Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Tabby

Focus: ssh and serial. Shares terminal and command line with htop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (htop: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

bottom

Focus: processes and performance. Shares system monitor and terminal with htop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (htop: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Glances

Focus: dashboard and performance. Shares system monitor and command line with htop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (htop: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to htop

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

gping

Focus: ping and network. Shares terminal and command line with htop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (htop: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

WezTerm

Focus: multiplexer. Shares terminal and command line with htop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (htop: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

zoxide

Focus: navigation and shell. Shares terminal and command line with htop. Adds Windows. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

dua-cli

Focus: disk usage and storage cleanup. Shares terminal and command line with htop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (htop: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

eza

Focus: file listing and ls alternative. Shares terminal and command line with htop. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (htop: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
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