gkrellm ☆

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Description:
Extensible GTK system monitoring application

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: monitoring system-utilities gtk dashboard sysadmin

Install: brew install gkrellm

About:
GKrellM is a GTK-based system monitoring application that provides a daemon-based client for real-time system observation. It features a customizable stack of monitors for CPU usage, memory, disk I/O, network traffic, and processes. Its extensible plugin architecture allows users to add new monitors and customize themes for a personalized monitoring dashboard.

Key Features:

Real-time monitoring of CPU, memory, network, and disk usage
Extensible via plugins for custom functionality
Themable interface with multiple visual styles
Low system resource consumption

Use Cases:

Real-time server monitoring via remote X11 forwarding
Desktop system performance tracking and troubleshooting
Consolidated view of multiple system metrics in a single window

Alternatives:

htop – htop is a terminal-based process viewer, while GKrellM offers a graphical, dockable interface with historical graphs.
Conky – Conky is a highly configurable system monitor that draws directly on the desktop wallpaper, whereas GKrellM runs as a standalone window or dock.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 13, 2024 8:20pm		4	VERSION_BUMP	dbe823b1