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title: Install btop-desktop on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of btop-desktop for Linux - BTop Desktop
url: https://snapcraft.io/btop-desktop
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# btop-desktop

[James Tigert (kz6fittycent)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kz6fittycent "View all snaps from James Tigert (kz6fittycent)")

* [James Tigert (kz6fittycent)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kz6fittycent "View all snaps from James Tigert (kz6fittycent)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 1.4.7

Install latest/stable of btop-desktop

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install btop-desktop
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* btop-desktop

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 15 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 8 June 2026 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [github.com/kz6fittycent/btop/issues](https://github.com/kz6fittycent/btop/issues "https://github.com/kz6fittycent/btop/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/aristocratos/btop](https://github.com/aristocratos/btop "https://github.com/aristocratos/btop")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/kz6fittycent/btop/issues](https://github.com/kz6fittycent/btop/issues "https://github.com/kz6fittycent/btop/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/btop-desktop#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/btop-desktop#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/btop-desktop#tab-security)

#### BTop Desktop

Modern and colorful command line resource monitor that shows usage and stats
btop is a modern and colorful command line resource monitor that shows
usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.
btop features:

* Easy to use, with a game inspired menu system.
* Full mouse support, all buttons with a highlighted key is clickable
  and mouse scroll works in process list and menu boxes.
* Fast and responsive UI with UP, DOWN keys process selection.
* Function for showing detailed stats for selected process.
* Ability to filter processes.
* Easy switching between sorting options.
* Tree view of processes.
* Send any signal to selected process.
* UI menu for changing all config file options.
* Auto scaling graph for network usage.
* Shows IO activity and speeds for disks
* Battery meter
* Selectable symbols for the graphs
* Custom presets
* And more...

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## Install btop-desktop on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/raspbian)