htop Alternatives

htop is described as 'Interactive process viewer for Linux. It text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses. htop is an interactive top replacement that runs in the terminal. The available columns are: PID, STATE, PPID, PGRP, SESSION, TTY_NR, TPGID, MINFLT' and is a very popular process management tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to htop for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best htop alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like htop are System Informer, btop++, Glances and witr.

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    System monitoring tool with TUI and historical data service.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  2. Chameleon Task Manager is Windows task manager that enables the complete control of processes running on a computer optimizing the performance of Windows. It also provides more detailed information about programs.

    62 Chameleon Task Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Tux Manager icon
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    A Linux Task Manager alternative built with Qt6, inspired by the Windows Task Manager but designed to go further - providing deep visibility into system processes, performance metrics, users, and services.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AppImage
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  4. pstop icon
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    pstop is a native Windows terminal system monitor inspired by htop. It brings per core CPU usage bars, memory and network meters, process tree view, search, filtering, and kill shortcuts directly to PowerShell with familiar htop style keybindings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PowerShell
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    Fuzzy find and kill processes from your terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Nix Package Manager
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  6. PrcView icon
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    PrcView is a process viewer utility that displays detailed information about processes running under Windows. For each process it displays memory, threads and module usage. For each DLL it shows full path and version information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Security Process Explorer

    Give you detailed information about each and every process.

    Indicate whether a process is safe or not.

    Allow you to terminate process with a single click.

    Let you block any unwanted processes or malware.

    Simpl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. A manager for tasks on the Android platform. An excellent task manager & killer. It can also optimize memory, storage, & cache. It integrates well with ES File Explorer & users can easily switch between the two apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
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  9. SterJo Task Manager is a FREE and advanced utility for process managing which allows you to get details on everything that’s running on your computer. The program is divided in several sections covering the main parts of each system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    libstatgrab is a library that provides cross platform access to statistics about the system on which it's run. It's written in C and presents a selection of useful interfaces which can be used to access key system statistics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. Monitorets icon
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    Monitorets is a small utility application offering a simple and quick view at the usage of several of your computer resources. Almost like an applet or a widget for your Linux desktop.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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