# htop Process Monitoring and Troubleshooting > A static sidebar reference for the htop interactive process viewer: column meanings, color keys, keyboard shortcuts, and troubleshooting. • Offline • No data collection • No permissions. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/htop](https://chrome-stats.com/d/htop) ## Overview - **ID:** `htop` - **Platform:** Firefox - **Type:** Firefox add-on - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Libor Benes (Dr. B) - **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,search-tools - **Daily users:** 1 - **Weekly downloads:** 1 - **Version:** 1.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-03-31 - **First published:** 2026-03-28 - **Size:** 20 KB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-06 - **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/htop/) - **Website:** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/LiborBenes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/LiborBenes) ## Description htop Process Monitoring and Troubleshooting is a Firefox sidebar that provides instant, offline access to everything you need to understand and use the interactive process viewer htop. htop is the modern, feature-rich process monitor for Linux, macOS, and other Unix systems. It displays running processes in a colorful, scrollable list with per‑core CPU meters, memory and swap graphs, and a rich set of interactive commands. This Firefox extension is a pure reference guide – it does not run htop itself, but it puts all the essential knowledge right beside your browser workflow. Content Coverage: • Header Meters Color KeyCPU bars (blue=low‑priority, green=normal, red=kernel, aqua=guest) and Memory/Swap bars (green=process memory, blue=buffers, orange=cache). • Column Purpose and Interpretation Detailed explanations of PID, USER, PR/PRI, NI, VIRT, RES, SHR, S, %CPU, %MEM, TIME+, Command. • Monitoring Features Tree view (F5), search/filter (F3/F4), setup (F2), and tagging (Space, c). • Keyboard Shortcuts All major shortcuts with clear key‑cap styling. • Common Monitoring Patterns Quick‑glance patterns (e.g., “High red CPU + high load → kernel bottleneck”). • Troubleshooting Scenarios and Advice 15+ real‑world cases - high kernel usage, memory pressure, zombie processes, I/O bottlenecks, memory leaks, unexpected root processes, and more – each with actionable steps. • Deep Dive: Output Analysis How to combine columns (e.g., PID+%CPU+TIME+) and integrate with external tools like iotop, strace, and perf. • Safe Actions and Best Practices Responsible process management: SIGTERM before SIGKILL, tagging, using tree view, and more. Target Audience: • System administrators & site reliability engineers (SRE). • Developers debugging performance issues. • Incident responders and forensic analysts. • Students learning Linux/Unix system monitoring. • Anyone who occasionally uses htop and needs a quick cheat sheet. Use Cases: • Quickly recall what a column means while troubleshooting a high‑CPU process. • Understand the color bars in the header meters at a glance. • Learn keyboard shortcuts without leaving the browser. • Step through a troubleshooting scenario (e.g., “Many 'D' states + high load”) with concrete advice. • Keep a reference open alongside a terminal or documentation. Features: • Comprehensive coverage of all major htop concepts. • Compact, scannable card‑based layout. • Dark theme matching the original htop aesthetics. • No external dependencies – pure HTML/CSS, inline style. • Responsive design that fits perfectly in Firefox’s sidebar. Security & Privacy First: • No permissions requested – the extension does not access your data, network, or clipboard. • No data collection – explicitly declared in the manifest with "required": ["none"]. • No telemetry, no external requests, no third‑party code – everything is embedded locally. • Safe DOM construction – only createElement, textContent, createTextNode; no innerHTML or eval. • Manifest v2 – compatible with current Firefox standards. Technical Specs: • Compatibility: Firefox 140.0+ (desktop only). • Runtime memory: ~17 KB (manifest and HTML file). • Download size: ~41 KB (including README). • Performance: Instant load, no JavaScript processing. Whether you’re a seasoned sysadmin, a developer tracking down a CPU spike, or a student learning the internals of process management, htop Process Monitoring and Troubleshooting puts a complete reference guide right where you need it – in your sidebar. ## Rankings - #125,018 — Overall - #16 — process ## Safety - **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact - **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood ### Analysis details - This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk. - This extension website URL may be invalid > Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. 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