install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install px

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install px

Debian stable package indexes · px · source: deb.debian.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/px

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/px.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id genotrance.px -e

Windows Package Manager source index · genotrance.px · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Ps and top for human beings (px / ptop)

Project links

Commands and aliases

px
pxtree

history

Project history and usage

px is a cross-platform command-line process inspection suite that presents ps, top, and process-tree information in a human-oriented form.

Project history

Johan Walles created px as a more human-oriented process inspection suite. The project evolved beyond a single ps-like listing to include ptop for interactive monitoring and pxtree for process hierarchies.

Adoption history

px is distributed through Homebrew and Debian/Ubuntu packaging and also appears in Scoop and WinGet metadata, reflecting use beyond its original Unix-oriented process-inspection niche.

How it is used

Run px to list or query processes, ptop for a live resource view, and pxtree to inspect process ancestry. The tools emphasize meaningful runtime names, useful default ordering, interactive filtering, and detailed per-process inspection.

Why package nerds care

px belongs to the long tradition of rethinking ps and top output. Package enthusiasts value its opinionated sorting, human-readable process names, process-tree view, and terminal-focused diagnostics without requiring a full monitoring stack.

Timeline

The project accumulated more than a thousand commits while evolving into the px, ptop, and pxtree suite.

Related projects

ps, top, pstree, htop, and the project's related LoadViz utility.

Sources

Official repository README: https://github.com/walles/px#readme
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`px`	cli	global executable
`pxtree`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19

manager version3.9.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/walles/px

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/walles/pxnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:px
Version	3.9.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/px
Homepage	https://github.com/walles/px
Repository	https://github.com/walles/px
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/17/7f/42d82f262d4d2ae8bba8d02b3e4a9116f95df60b8b799713201848154445/pxpx-3.9.0.tar.gz
Dependencies	python@3.14
Uses from macOS	lsof
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	px
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	fpc pixie
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

px 3.6.9-1

ps and top for human beings

https://github.com/walles/px/

sudo apt install px

Section: admin
Architecture: all
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Px

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: px from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

px 3.3.1-1

ps and top for human beings

https://github.com/walles/px/

sudo apt install px

Section: universe/admin
Architecture: all
5 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Px

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: px from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Scoop95%

main/px

scoop install main/px

normalized package name match
Matched by: Px

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/px.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

genotrance.px

winget install --id genotrance.px -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Px

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: genotrance.px from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/px.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install px with Homebrew, apt, scoop, winget