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NVTOP

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Purpose
NVTOP is a htop-like task monitor for GPUs and accelerators that can display information about multiple devices.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Audience
The project describes NVTOP as a command-line monitor for people who need to inspect GPU or accelerator activity on supported systems.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Free plan
YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · github.com
Integrations
The NVIDIA backend uses NVML from the GPU driver and can optionally use NvAPI for additional clock-domain information.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security
GitHub reports that the repository has no SECURITY.md policy and no published security advisories.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The project README provides troubleshooting guidance and directs users to its issue tracker for project questions.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
NVTOP is licensed under GPLv3 or any later version.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Apple support
Apple Metal support is described as initial, available only when building for Apple, and still subject to bugs and limitations.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Custom sensor support
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · github.com
Hardware requirements
Some GPU process reporting depends on kernel support; the README specifies Linux kernel 5.14 or newer for AMD fdinfo process reporting, 5.19 or newer for Intel, and 6.0 or newer for Adreno.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Installation
The project documents installation through Linux distribution packages, AppImage, Snap, Conda-forge, Docker, and source builds.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Metrics
Its configurable charts can show GPU and memory utilization, temperature, power, clocks, and PCIe receive and transmit load.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Output modes
NVTOP includes a manpage and command-line help, and its latest release notes describe JSON snapshot output and looped snapshots.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Preferences
Users can save interface preferences with F12 and load them the next time they run NVTOP.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Remote monitoring
NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · github.com
Supported platforms
Linux; Apple systems (limited,build-specific support)Read 24 Sep 2026 · github.com
Supported vendors
The README lists support for AMD, Apple, Huawei Ascend, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Adreno, Broadcom VideoCore, Rockchip, MetaX, Enflame, Tenstorrent, and Iluvatar CoreX devices.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

NVTOP Free GPLv3 or later · GPU and accelerator monitoring · Requires supported hardware, drivers, and libraries for some features Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

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