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title: "Glances"
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# Glances

Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop alternative for GNU/Linux, BSD, Mac OS and Windows operating systems.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 96/100
- Health score: 96/100
- Shipping score: 95/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 100/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-15

## Classification

- Use case: Observability (observability)
- Category: Monitoring (monitoring)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: LGPL-3.0
- Tags: open-source, monitoring, multi-platform, python, restful, restful-api, system, terminal, web, api-first, observability, system-monitoring, metrics, dashboard, terminal-ui, rest-api

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [nicolargo/glances](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances)
- Stars: 33576 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 1809
- Open issues: 103
- Last commit date: 2026-09-14
- Releases in 90 days: 1

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://nicolargo.github.io/glances) — checked 2026-09-15
- [Source repository](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances) — checked 2026-09-15

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.