Bottom

Bottom is a cross-platform system monitoring tool that provides real-time visibility into hardware performance and process activity within a terminal-based interface. Built as a command-line utility, it tracks metrics for processor, memory, storage, and network usage while offering tools to inspect, organize, and terminate active system processes.

The application utilizes a modular layout engine that allows users to arrange independent data-visualization widgets into a custom grid. This interface is powered by an immediate-mode rendering approach and an event-driven input loop, ensuring the display remains responsive and synchronized with live system data. Users can further personalize their monitoring environment by adjusting visual arrangements and behaviors through persistent configuration files or command-line flags.

The tool organizes active processes into hierarchical

Features

System Monitoring Tools - Provides a cross-platform resource monitoring tool that displays real-time hardware and process metrics in a customizable terminal interface.
Terminal Process Managers - Provides a command-line interface for inspecting, sorting, and terminating active system processes with detailed statistics.
System Resource Monitors - Displays real-time hardware metrics for processor, memory, storage, and network usage within a terminal interface.
Process Activity Trackers - Provides tools to inspect, organize, and terminate active system processes directly from the command line.
System Administration - Cross-platform graphical system and process monitor.
Command Line Utilities - Monitors system processes and resources graphically.
System Dashboards - Customizable graphical process and system monitor.
System Monitoring and Benchmarking - Cross-platform graphical system and process monitor.
System Monitors - Cross-platform graphical process and system monitor.
System Utilities - Graphical system and process monitor.
top - Listed in the “top” section of the Awesome Alternatives In Rust awesome list.
Process Managers - Facilitates the inspection and termination of active system processes to maintain system stability.
Immediate-Mode Rendering - Redraws the entire interface state on every frame to ensure visual consistency with live system data.
Terminal Layout Engines - Composes responsive terminal interfaces by arranging independent data-visualization widgets into a custom grid.

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Bottom

The tool organizes active processes into hierarchical

Features

System Monitoring Tools - Provides a cross-platform resource monitoring tool that displays real-time hardware and process metrics in a customizable terminal interface.
Terminal Process Managers - Provides a command-line interface for inspecting, sorting, and terminating active system processes with detailed statistics.
System Resource Monitors - Displays real-time hardware metrics for processor, memory, storage, and network usage within a terminal interface.
Process Activity Trackers - Provides tools to inspect, organize, and terminate active system processes directly from the command line.
System Administration - Cross-platform graphical system and process monitor.
Command Line Utilities - Monitors system processes and resources graphically.
System Dashboards - Customizable graphical process and system monitor.
System Monitoring and Benchmarking - Cross-platform graphical system and process monitor.
System Monitors - Cross-platform graphical process and system monitor.
System Utilities - Graphical system and process monitor.
top - Listed in the “top” section of the Awesome Alternatives In Rust awesome list.
Process Managers - Facilitates the inspection and termination of active system processes to maintain system stability.
Immediate-Mode Rendering - Redraws the entire interface state on every frame to ensure visual consistency with live system data.
Terminal Layout Engines - Composes responsive terminal interfaces by arranging independent data-visualization widgets into a custom grid.

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Frequently asked questions

What does clementtsang/bottom do?

What are the main features of clementtsang/bottom?

The main features of clementtsang/bottom are: System Monitoring Tools, Terminal Process Managers, System Resource Monitors, Process Activity Trackers, System Administration, Command Line Utilities, System Dashboards, System Monitoring and Benchmarking.

What are some open-source alternatives to clementtsang/bottom?

Open-source alternatives to clementtsang/bottom include: nicolargo/glances — Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool designed to track real-time resource usage and hardware health… aristocratos/bashtop — Bashtop is a terminal-based system monitor and resource dashboard for Unix systems, including Linux, macOS, and… aksakalli/gtop — gtop is a terminal system monitor and process resource manager that provides a text-based user interface for tracking… aristocratos/btop — Btop is a terminal-based system monitor that tracks and displays real-time hardware performance metrics. It functions… htop-dev/htop — htop is a terminal-based system resource monitor and interactive process viewer. It functions as a text-user interface… aristocratos/bpytop — bpytop is a cross-platform terminal system monitor and resource dashboard for Unix-like operating systems. It provides…