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title: Install btop-desktop on Raspberry Pi using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of btop-desktop for on Raspberry Pi - BTop Desktop
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/btop-desktop/raspbian
---

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# Install btop-desktop on **Raspberry Pi**

# btop-desktop

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

#### 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...

### 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/install/btop-desktop/raspbian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Raspberry Pi and install btop-desktop

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On a [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/) running the latest version of [Raspbian](https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/) snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

You will also need to reboot your device:

```
sudo reboot
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install btop-desktop

To install btop-desktop, simply use the following command:

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

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