gotop ☆

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Description:
Terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: monitoring terminal system-utilities golang cli

Install: brew install gotop

About:
Gotop is a terminal-based graphical activity monitor that displays real-time CPU, memory, disk, and network usage in an interactive, visually appealing interface. Inspired by gtop and vtop, it provides a more modern and feature-rich alternative to standard CLI tools like top or htop. Its main value proposition is delivering comprehensive system metrics with a clean UI directly in the terminal.

Key Features:

Real-time visualization of CPU, memory, disk, and network usage
Interactive interface with process management capabilities
Customizable widgets and themes
Support for Linux, macOS, and Windows

Use Cases:

Monitoring server resource usage in real-time via SSH
Debugging performance bottlenecks on local development machines
Tracking system health on headless systems without a GUI

Alternatives:

htop – htop is a classic process viewer, while Gotop offers more comprehensive resource graphs and a more modern UI.
glances – glances offers similar monitoring features but is Python-based, whereas Gotop is a compiled Go binary with lower overhead.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 12:56pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	87f44b59