jvmtop ☆

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Description:
Console application for monitoring all running JVMs on a machine

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: java monitoring jvm cli debugging

Install: brew install jvmtop

About:
Jvmtop is a lightweight, top-like console application for monitoring all running Java Virtual Machines on a machine. It provides real-time visibility into JVM process metrics such as CPU usage, memory consumption, and thread activity. This tool is invaluable for developers and system administrators needing to diagnose performance issues or track resource usage without complex setups.

Key Features:

Real-time monitoring of JVM processes
Displays CPU, memory, and thread metrics
Top-like interactive command-line interface
Supports filtering and sorting of processes

Use Cases:

Diagnosing CPU or memory spikes in Java applications during development or production
Monitoring multiple JVM processes on a server to identify resource hogs

Alternatives:

jconsole – Jconsole is a GUI-based tool included with the JDK, offering more detailed inspection but lacking the real-time, terminal-based efficiency of Jvmtop.
jvisualvm – VisualVM provides advanced profiling and debugging features via a GUI, making it heavier and less suited for quick command-line monitoring than Jvmtop.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 25, 2025 7:25pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	a1ef1985