NVTOP

6.5easy start · #45of 58
in Hardware Monitoring Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialno
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workno

Runs on Linux, self-hosted.

NVTOP is ranked #45 of 58 in hardware monitoring software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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

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Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows

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The record

Remote monitoring: No
Custom sensor support: No
Purpose: NVTOP is a htop-like task monitor for GPUs and accelerators that can display information about multiple devices.
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.
Metrics: Its configurable charts can show GPU and memory utilization, temperature, power, clocks, and PCIe receive and transmit load.
Preferences: Users can save interface preferences with F12 and load them the next time they run NVTOP.
Output modes: NVTOP includes a manpage and command-line help, and its latest release notes describe JSON snapshot output and looped snapshots.
Installation: The project documents installation through Linux distribution packages, AppImage, Snap, Conda-forge, Docker, and source builds.
Integrations: The NVIDIA backend uses NVML from the GPU driver and can optionally use NvAPI for additional clock-domain information.
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.
Apple support: Apple Metal support is described as initial, available only when building for Apple, and still subject to bugs and limitations.
Security: GitHub reports that the repository has no SECURITY.md policy and no published security advisories.
License: NVTOP is licensed under GPLv3 or any later version.
Support: The project README provides troubleshooting guidance and directs users to its issue tracker for project questions.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Hardware Monitoring Software in 2026#45 of 58
Best Process Monitoring Software in 2026#20 of 26

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Sources

github.com/syllo/nvtop· checked 24 Sept 2026
github.com/Syllo/nvtop· checked 5 Oct 2026
github.com/Syllo/nvtop/releases· checked 5 Oct 2026
github.com/Syllo/nvtop/security· checked 5 Oct 2026