btop

Install command:
brew install btop

Resource monitor. C++ version and continuation of bashtop and bpytop

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

License: Apache-2.0

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/btop.json

Formula code: btop.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 1.4.8
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on when building from source:

lowdown 3.2.1 Simple markdown translator
coreutils 9.12 GNU File, Shell, and Text utilities

Binaries: btop

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days113,658
Downloads1,384,529
Analytics install events (30 days)20,947
Downloads / install events (30 days)5.4×

Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-09T00:51:25Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-10 to 2026-11-09. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.

Analytics:

30 days90 days365 days
Installs20,90233,378144,334
Installs (--HEAD)4580273
Installs on Request20,90333,378144,333
Installs on Request (--HEAD)4580273
Build Errors17