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@brontoguana brontoguana released this 10 Mar 21:43
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ktop v1.0.0 — Complete Rust Rewrite

ktop has been completely rewritten in Rust. Same features, dramatically better performance, and now installs as a single static binary with no dependencies.

What's new

  • Rewritten in Rust — ~1.2 MB static binary, near-zero CPU usage, ~2-5 MB RAM (down from ~40 MB with Python)
  • One-line installer — curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brontoguana/ktop/master/install.sh | bash
  • No dependencies — no Python, no pip, no venv. Just download and run.
  • Same features — GPU monitoring (NVIDIA + AMD), CPU sparklines, RAM/swap, network, temps, OOM kills, process tables, 50 color themes
  • Instant startup — launches in milliseconds instead of hundreds of milliseconds

Install

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brontoguana/ktop/master/install.sh | bash

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/brontoguana/ktop.git
cd ktop/ktop-rs
cargo build --release
sudo cp target/release/ktop /usr/local/bin/

Requirements

  • Linux (x86_64 or aarch64)
  • NVIDIA drivers for NVIDIA GPU monitoring (optional)
  • AMD GPUs detected automatically via sysfs
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