sdtop – systemd TUI Manager

Last Updated on April 23, 2026

sdtop is a terminal-based interactive dashboard for managing and debugging systemd services on Linux.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Service Management:
  • View all systemd services with color-coded status indicators.
    • Green = Running.
    • Red = Failed.
    • Gray = Stopped/Dead.
  • Control services: start, stop, restart with visual feedback.
  • Enable/disable services on boot.
  • Filter services: all, running, failed.
• Real-time Monitoring
  • Live log streaming from journald with priority highlighting:
    • Red for errors
    • Yellow for warnings
    • Auto-scrolling with timestamps
  • Process Tree View – See what’s actually running:
    • Shows all processes for a service.
    • Parent-child relationships.
    • PIDs and command lines.
    • Debug zombie processes.
    • Understand CPU usage.
• User Experience:
  • Context-aware help and guidance.
  • Intuitive empty states that explain what to do.
  • Keyboard-driven interface with vi-style shortcuts.
  • Fast, responsive, built with Go and Bubble Tea.

Website: github.com/YashSaini99/sdtop
Support:
Developer: Yash
License: MIT License

sdtop is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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