Procs Modern Process Viewer Cli

---
name: "procs Modern Process Viewer CLI"
slug: "procs-modern-process-viewer-cli"
description: "A modern replacement for ps written in Rust. procs provides colorized, human-readable process listings with multi-column keyword search, TCP/UDP port display, Docker container names, and tree views."
github_stars: 5994
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/dalance/procs"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "dalance/procs"
  github_stars: 5994
---

# procs Modern Process Viewer CLI

A modern replacement for ps written in Rust. procs provides colorized, human-readable process listings with multi-column keyword search, TCP/UDP port display, Docker container names, and tree views.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install procs
- cargo install procs

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Docker container name
- ### Show Docker container name
- If you have access permission to docker daemon ( unix:///var/run/docker.sock ), Docker column is added.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Usage](#usage)
- ### Download binary
- Download from [release page](https://github.com/dalance/procs/releases/latest), and extract to the directory in PATH.

- Source: https://github.com/dalance/procs
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dalance/procs/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/procs-modern-process-viewer-cli/)