wsup
A beautiful TUI localhost process manager with real-time graphs
wsup (pronounced "what's up") is a terminal UI for monitoring and managing processes running on localhost ports. Built with Rust and ratatui.
Features • Installation • Usage • Demo • Contributing
Demo
Basic Navigation & Sorting
Press s to cycle through sort modes, o to reverse order

CLI Flag: --sort
Start with a specific sort mode

CLI Flag: --filter
Start with processes pre-filtered, or use / to search

Detail View with Live Graphs
Press Enter on any process to see real-time metrics

Quick Start
# Install
# Run
# Run with options
Features
- Live CPU/Memory/Connection graphs with 60-point history
- Sort by Port, CPU, Memory, Connections, or Name
- Filter processes as you type
- Color-coded ports (HTTP, databases, dev servers)
- Kill processes with confirmation
- Vim keybindings (j/k) support
- Auto-refresh every 2 seconds
Installation
Via Cargo
From Source
Usage
Basic Usage
# Start wsup
# Start with specific sort mode
# Start with a filter
# Both together
Keyboard Shortcuts
List View
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
↑/k |
Move up |
↓/j |
Move down |
/ |
Search/filter |
s |
Cycle sort mode |
o |
Toggle sort order (ascending/descending) |
Enter |
Show process details |
x or d |
Kill selected process |
r |
Refresh processes |
q |
Quit |
Detail View
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Esc |
Back to list |
x |
Kill process |
Search Mode
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Type |
Filter processes |
Backspace |
Delete character |
Esc or Enter |
Exit search mode |
Features Breakdown
Process List View
- Port Number - Color-coded by service type
- PID - Process identifier
- CPU % - Current CPU usage
- Memory - RAM consumption (formatted)
- Connections - Active network connections
- Name - Process name
- Command - Full command with arguments
Detail View
When you press Enter on a process, you get:
- Process Info - Name, port, PID, current stats
- CPU History Graph - Sparkline showing last 60 data points
- Memory History Graph - Visual memory usage trend
- Connections Graph - Active connections over time
- Command Display - Full command with all arguments
Port Color Coding
- Cyan - HTTP/HTTPS (80, 443, 8080, 8443)
- Green - Dev servers (3000-3999)
- Magenta - Application servers (5000-5999)
- Red - Redis (6379)
- Blue - MongoDB (27017, 27018)
- Light Blue - PostgreSQL (5432, 5433)
- Light Magenta - MySQL (3306)
- Yellow - Various servers (8000-8999)
Technical Details
Built With
- ratatui - Terminal UI framework
- crossterm - Terminal manipulation
- sysinfo - System information
- clap - CLI argument parsing
Architecture
- Rust Edition 2021
- Zero unsafe code - Memory-safe by design
- 250ms event polling, 2s auto-refresh
- Process detection - Uses
lsoffor port mapping - CPU metrics - Direct
pscommand integration
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.
Contributors
Stats
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Acknowledgments
Why "wsup"?
wsup = "what's up" - A casual way to check on your localhost processes. Quick to type, easy to remember, shows you what's up on your ports.
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Made with ❤️ and Rust