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Description:
Ps and top for human beings (px / ptop)
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: process monitoring tui system utilities cli
Install: brew install px
About:
Px is a modern, cross-platform process viewer that provides a user-friendly alternative to the traditional 'ps' and 'top' commands. It presents process information in a clean, interactive interface with features like fuzzy searching and tree views. The tool is designed to be more intuitive and visually appealing for everyday system monitoring tasks.
Key Features:
  • Interactive TUI with fuzzy search filtering
  • Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  • Tree view for process hierarchy visualization
  • Color-coded output for better readability
  • Low overhead and fast performance
Use Cases:
  • Quickly finding and monitoring specific processes by name or attributes
  • Analyzing process relationships and parent-child hierarchies
  • Real-time system monitoring with an intuitive interface
  • Replacing clunky ps/grep pipelines with a single tool
Alternatives:
  • top – Traditional Unix tool, less user-friendly and lacks fuzzy search
  • htop – More feature-rich but heavier, px focuses on simplicity and speed
  • glances – Web-based monitoring, px is terminal-native and lighter
Version History
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