Command-line tool

glances

brew/glances

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Alternative to top/htop

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install glances

macOS

brew install glances
pipx install glances

Linux

brew install glances
pipx install glances

Run in terminal

glances

Run in web server mode to show results in browser

glances -w

Run in server mode to allow connections from other Glances clients

glances -s

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