glances
brew install glancesAlternative to top/htop
https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/
License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/glances.json
Formula code: glances.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 | ✅ | 4.5.9 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| certifi | 2026.10.23 | Mozilla CA bundle for Python |
| cryptography | 50.0.2 | Cryptographic recipes and primitives for Python |
| pydantic | 2.14.3 | Data validation using Python type hints |
| python@3.15 | 3.15.2 | Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language |
Depends on when building from source:
| rust | 1.99.1 | Safe, concurrent, practical language |
Binaries:
glances
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 23,514 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 760,766 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 3,959 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 5.9× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-14T00:23:27Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-15 to 2026-11-14. 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 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 3,948 | 7,795 | 47,860 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 11 | 14 | 65 |
| Installs on Request | 3,946 | 7,792 | 47,848 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 11 | 14 | 65 |
| Build Errors | 0 |
Known vulnerabilities in the current version:
| GHSA-wj6h-64fc-37mp (high) | Minerva timing attack on P-256 in python-ecdsa |
| GHSA-6c5p-j8vq-pqhj (critical) | python-jose algorithm confusion guard bypassed by DER-encoded public keys |
Data from Homebrew/advisory-database. Run brew vulns glances for a live check.