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The premium Open Source alternative to Activity Monitor

🎯 Best for:Users who prefer a fast, keyboard-driven system monitor in the terminal.
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What is bottom?

A cross-platform, terminal-based system monitor written in Rust for speed and safety. It provides real-time visualization of CPU, memory, disk, and network usage with customizable widgets.

Tech Stack
RustOS & Utilities

Why bottom?

  • • Extremely fast and lightweight
  • • Cross-platform support
  • • Beautiful TUI visualizations

Limitations

  • • No remote monitoring
  • • No historical data storage
  • • Terminal-only interface
3/5/2026
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Team Size10 Users
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