libgtop ☆

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Description:
Library for portably obtaining information about processes

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @gnome | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: library system-information gnome process-monitoring c

Install: brew install libgtop

About:
Libgtop is a library that provides a portable interface for obtaining system and process information, such as CPU usage, memory consumption, and process lists. It abstracts away the differences between various UNIX-like operating systems, allowing developers to write platform-independent monitoring tools. Its main value is simplifying system data collection for applications like system monitors and performance utilities.

Key Features:

Cross-platform interface for system information
Retrieves process and system statistics
GLib-based object-oriented API
Supports Linux, *BSD, and other UNIX-like systems

Use Cases:

Building graphical system monitor applications
Collecting performance metrics for system analysis
Developing process management utilities

Alternatives:

libstatgrab – Similar cross-platform system statistics library, but Libgtop is more tightly integrated with the GNOME ecosystem.
Reading /proc directly – Offers maximum control on Linux but is not portable and requires parsing raw text files.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 11:33am		1	VERSION_BUMP	3009efae
Nov 26, 2024 9:37am		1	VERSION_BUMP	fd3b155d