# dalance/procs

A modern replacement for ps written in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/dalance/procs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/procs
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, cli, process
Last push: 2026-08-17T20:09:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 78, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2774, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 69, "gap_med": 85, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6146, forks 151 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:36.563294+00:00)

## What it is
procs is a modern replacement for the ps command, written in Rust, that shows process information with colored, human-readable output. It adds extra details like TCP/UDP ports, Docker container names, and read/write throughput, plus search, tree view, and watch mode.

## Use cases
- list running processes with readable colored output
- find which process is using a TCP or UDP port
- watch processes like top with watch mode
- show docker container names for processes
- search processes by multiple keywords
- view process tree hierarchy

## When to choose
- you want a friendlier, modern alternative to ps
- you need process info ps lacks, like ports or container names
- you want built-in search, tree view, and watch mode in one tool

## When to avoid
- you need POSIX-compatible ps output for scripts
- you require full-featured interactive system monitoring like htop
- you need support for platforms beyond Linux, macOS, Windows, and FreeBSD

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, monitoring
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, rust
- tags: process-viewer, ps-replacement, terminal, system-monitoring, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dalance/procs (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:36.563294+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:47:33.091989+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dalance/procs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:36.563294+00:00, sha dc737babead0)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/procs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:21.892796+00:00, sha fc9dbc597506)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.