nschloe/tiptop
:desktop_computer: Command-line system monitoring observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
41/100
- Activity 40
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1804
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 363
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2123 stars · 86 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
tiptop is a command-line system monitoring tool in the spirit of top, displaying system stats with graphs in a terminal UI. It is built in Python using Textual for layouting and psutil for fetching system data, and works on all operating systems.
Use cases
- monitor cpu and memory usage from the terminal
- a better top alternative with graphs
- view system stats in a tui dashboard
- track network interface activity in the terminal
- replace htop with a python-based system monitor
When to choose
- you want a modern, graph-rich terminal system monitor
- you prefer installing tools via pip
- you need a cross-platform top alternative
When to avoid
- you need lightweight, zero-dependency monitoring like plain top
- you need remote or headless server monitoring without a terminal UI
- you need deep per-process management features of htop
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
monitoring terminal-ui cli monitoring developer-tools performance windows cross-platform cli python system-monitor top-alternative htop-alternative textual psutil system-stats command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nschloe/tiptop · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5ea9e9ba4f96
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/tiptop/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · ccb2612abd1f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nschloe/tiptop | main | 41 |
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