mitchellh/go-ps
Find, list, and inspect processes from Go (golang). observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4532
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1382
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1490 stars · 254 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Go library that provides OS-specific APIs to find, list, and inspect processes in a platform-safe way across Linux, macOS, Solaris, and Windows. It abstracts platform differences using sysctl, procfs, and the Windows API.
Use cases
- list running processes from a Go program
- find a process by name or pid in Go
- check if a specific process is running
- inspect the process table cross-platform
- build a process monitor in Go
When to choose
- you need a simple, dependency-light way to enumerate processes in Go
- you need cross-platform process listing including Windows and macOS
- you want a small, stable library with no external dependencies
When to avoid
- you need to manipulate, signal, or kill processes, not just list them
- you need FreeBSD or Plan9 support
- you need actively maintained software with new features or timely bug fixes
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
developer-tools file-system developer-tools operating-systems windows go cross-platform process-management process-listing system-inspection golang-library linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mitchellh/go-ps · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1917c8068f9b
- homepage: https://gist.github.com/mitchellh/90029601268e59a29e64e55bab1c5bdc · fetched 2026-08-29 · 45ba7fc863a7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mitchellh/go-ps | main | 10 |
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