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Htop: Overview, Related Topics & Entities

htop is an interactive system monitor process viewer and process manager. It is designed as an alternative to the Unix program top.

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Htop topic overview

The analysis highlights Overview, Related Topics and Entities as prominent areas in the source structure around Htop.

Related topics
10
Source areas
1
Connected nodes
11
Extracted relationships
12
Concept neighborhoods
10
Bridge connections
11

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 10 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developers
Hisham Muhammad (2004–2019) htop developer team (2020–present)
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system
Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Illumos, OpenIndiana
Original author
Hisham Muhammad
Release
May 2004; 22 years ago (2004-05)
Repository
github.com/htop-dev/htop

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Htop connects Entity context

The extracted context around Htop shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Htop → Hisham Muhammad (2004–2019) htop developer team (2020–present) Another extracted example is Htop → GPL-2.0-or-later. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Htop

Top relations

Developers · 1
Htop → Hisham Muhammad (2004–2019) htop developer team (2020–present)
License · 1
Htop → GPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system · 1
Htop → Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Illumos, OpenIndiana
Original author · 1
Htop → Hisham Muhammad
Release · 1
Htop → May 2004; 22 years ago (2004-05)
Repository · 1
Htop → github.com/htop-dev/htop
Stable release · 1
Htop → 3.5.3 / 16 August 2026
Type · 1
Htop → Process Viewer / System monitor
Website · 1
Htop → htop.dev
Written in · 1
Htop → C (ncurses library)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

top processes system support also monitor original ncurses unix program list running provides visual information added openbsd freebsd macos solaris

Htop relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 12 structured relationships around Htop. Examples in this analysis include Htop → Developers → Hisham Muhammad (2004–2019) htop developer team (2020–present) and Htop → License → GPL-2.0-or-later. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HtopDevelopersHisham Muhammad (2004–2019) htop developer team (2020–present)1.00infobox
HtopLicenseGPL-2.0-or-later1.00infobox
HtopOperating systemLinux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Illumos, OpenIndiana1.00infobox
HtopOriginal authorHisham Muhammad1.00infobox
HtopReleaseMay 2004; 22 years ago (2004-05)1.00infobox
HtopRepositorygithub.com/htop-dev/htop1.00infobox
HtopStable release3.5.3 / 16 August 20261.00infobox
HtopTypeProcess Viewer / System monitor1.00infobox
HtopWebsitehtop.dev1.00infobox
HtopWritten inC (ncurses library)1.00infobox
Htopis ainteractive system monitor process viewer and process manager0.90text
Htoprelated to External linksHomepage0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Htop bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Top, Also and Monitor. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Htop
    • Top
    • Also
    • Monitor
    • Processes
    • System
    • Added
    • Author
    • Developers
    • Freebsd
    • Htop-dev
    • Illumos
    • Information
  • htop
    • Top
    • Also
    • Monitor
    • Processes
    • System
    • Added
    • Author
    • Developers
    • Freebsd
    • Htop-dev
    • Illumos
    • Information
  • system monitor
    • System
    • Process
    • Viewer
    • Also
    • Monitoring
    • Operating
    • Manager
    • Top
    • Author
    • Developers
    • Freebsd
    • Homepage
  • top
    • Also
    • Processes
    • Information
    • Library
    • Ncurses
    • Provides
    • Unix
    • Visual
    • Written
    • Memory
    • Processor
    • Signals
  • ncurses
    • Library
    • Written
    • Signals
    • Top
    • Author
    • Developers
    • Freebsd
    • Homepage
    • Htop-dev
    • Illumos
    • Macos
    • Monitoring
  • memory
    • Processor
    • Swap
    • Provides
    • Running
    • Visual
    • Also
    • Processes
    • Top
  • processor
    • Memory
    • Swap
    • Provides
    • Running
    • Visual
    • Also
    • Top
  • signals
    • Library
    • Ncurses
    • Visual
    • Written
    • Top

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the Htop map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Htop

Nodes12
Edges11
Triples12
Avg. degree1.83
Density0.166667
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Htop to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Overview, Related Topics & Entities, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Htop · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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