S-tui in Termux – Monitor CPU Usage and Temperature

S-tui is a simple terminal-based monitoring tool that displays CPU performance information in real time. It shows CPU temperature, frequency, usage, governor, and other system information in an easy-to-read interface. You can install S-tui in Termux using Python and monitor your device from the terminal.

Here’s what you can do with S-tui in Termux:

• Monitor CPU usage in real time.
• Check CPU temperature.
• View CPU frequency.
• Check CPU cores and their usage.
• View the current CPU governor.
• Monitor battery temperature and information when available.
• Run CPU stress tests.

Install S-tui in Termux

You only need one command to install S-tui in Termux. Open Termux, run the command below, and wait for the installation to finish.

Install Python and necessary build dependencies.

pkg install python python-pip clang make

pkg install python python-pip clang make

Install S-tui using pip.

pip install s-tui

pip install s-tui

S-tui is now installed and ready to use.

Usage Commands

Run S-tui.

s-tui

s-tui

S-tui will open a terminal-based interface showing CPU information.

The main screen can display information such as:

• CPU Detected — Shows the detected CPU.
• Temp [C] — Displays CPU temperature in Celsius when available.
• Governor — Shows the current CPU frequency governor.
• Energy Pref — Shows energy preference information when available.
• Frequency [MHz] — Displays CPU frequency.
• Util [%] — Shows CPU utilization.
• Stress Timer — Shows the duration of the active stress test.
• Battery — Displays battery information when available.

Control Options

The S-tui interface provides different options that you can select:

• Graphs — View CPU information using graphs.
• Summaries — View CPU information in summary form.
• s-tui stress — Run a CPU stress test.
• Reset — Reset the displayed information.
• Help — Open the S-tui help section.
• About — View information about S-tui.
• Save Settings — Save your selected settings.
• Quit — Exit S-tui.

Modes

S-tui provides monitoring and stress modes:

• Monitor — Monitor CPU information without running a stress test.
• s-tui stress — Run a CPU stress test while monitoring the system.

Use the Visual Options section to change display settings. You can also adjust the refresh interval and enable the UTF-8 option when supported.

End Note

S-tui is a simple terminal tool for checking CPU performance and system information. It provides live graphs and summaries for CPU usage, temperature, frequency, and other available information in Termux.