Side-by-Side Comparison
btop vs kitty
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● aristocratos/btop (35K)
● kovidgoyal/kitty (35.3K)
☆ 35Kbtop stars
☆ 35.3Kkitty stars
+288Difference
kittyStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
kitty Leads
+288 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
kitty Leads
1.6K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
btop
Pushed 1d ago
Licensing
Different
btop: Apache-2.0 vs kitty: GPL-3.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | aristocratos/btop ↗ | kovidgoyal/kitty ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A monitor of resources | If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you! Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 34,991 | ☆ 35,279 |
| Forks | 1,212 | 1,559 |
| Open Issues | 575 | 13 |
| Main Language | C++ | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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