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Dev tools · October 17, 2026

I got tired of btop not seeing my Mac's chip, so I built siltop

A calm, honest system monitor for Apple Silicon: real watts, clocks and temperatures in your terminal. No sudo, no telemetry. - CLoaKY233/siltop

I got tired of btop not seeing my Mac's chip, so I built siltop launched on October 17, 2026 with 17 votes, #596 of 3,603 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

Siltop is a system monitor designed specifically for Apple Silicon Macs that displays real-time power consumption, clock speeds, and temperatures directly in the terminal. Built to address gaps in existing monitoring tools, it requires no sudo privileges and collects no telemetry data. The tool provides straightforward, accurate system information for developers and Mac users who need to monitor their hardware performance.

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