Install BetterMac bmtop on macOS

Choose one installation path. Stable releases provide a universal binary for both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

BetterMac bmtop overview showing Apple Silicon power, temperatures, and system resources
BetterMac bmtop overview showing Apple Silicon power, temperatures, and system resources.

Install with Homebrew

Homebrew installs bmtop from the BetterMac tap.

brew install bettermacnet/tap/bmtop

Download the universal binary

Download the latest macOS universal archive from GitHub Releases. It contains Apple silicon and Intel slices.

Verify the archive with the SHA-256 file published alongside the release.

curl -sLO https://github.com/BetterMacNet/bmtop/releases/latest/download/bmtop-macos-universal.tar.gz
tar -xzf bmtop-macos-universal.tar.gz
./bmtop

Install from Rust source

With a Rust toolchain installed, build and install directly from the repository.

git clone https://github.com/BetterMacNet/bmtop.git && cd bmtop && cargo install --path crates/bmtop