htop

htop is a cross-platform ncurses-based process viewer.

Runs as htop|macOS, Linux|htop.dev

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 8 fields

Start htop with a refresh delay, filter, sort column or view. PID and user filters are included; key bindings inside htop are not.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui htop

Process viewerExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Refresh delay (tenths of a second)

integer

Filter commands

string

User

string

Advanced

Monochrome

--no-color

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Tree view

delayfilteruserno_color

One user's processes

usersort_keytree

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Refresh delay (tenths of a second)

Delay between updates, in tenths of a second.
integer

--delay-d

Filter commands

Show only commands matching this text.
string

--filter-F

Sort column

Sort by this column in list view, e.g. PERCENT_CPU.
string

--sort-key-s

Tree view

Show the tree view.
boolean

--tree-t

User

Show only processes for a given user.
string

--user-u

Monochrome

Use a monochrome color scheme.
boolean

--no-color-C

Disable mouse

Disable the mouse.
boolean

--no-mouse-M

ASCII only

Do not use unicode but plain ASCII.
boolean

--no-unicode-U

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed htop against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.