cointop
Terminal-based cryptocurrency tracker
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
cointop [command] [options]
DESCRIPTION
cointop is a fast, lightweight terminal-based cryptocurrency tracking and portfolio management tool. It displays real-time prices, market capitalizations, trading volumes, and price changes for thousands of cryptocurrencies in an interactive text user interface.
The interface provides keyboard-driven navigation with vim-style bindings (inspired by htop), allowing rapid browsing through coin lists, detailed charts, and portfolio views. Users can mark favorites, sort by various metrics, and track personal holdings with cost basis and profit/loss calculations.
Data is sourced from cryptocurrency APIs (CoinGecko by default) and cached locally for performance. The tool supports multiple currencies for price display and provides historical price charts rendered in ASCII. Configuration is stored in ~/.config/cointop/config.toml.
PARAMETERS
clean
Clear the cache.holdings
Display portfolio holdings.price
Check price of specific coins.reset
Reset configuration or cache.version
Display version information.--portfolio
Start in portfolio view.--top N
Display only the top N cryptocurrencies.--no-color
Disable color output.--refresh-rate seconds
Data refresh rate in seconds.--human
Display values in human-readable format (with holdings).--coins coins
Comma-separated list of coin names (with price).
CAVEATS
Requires internet connection for price data. API rate limits may apply. Market data depends on the configured data source (CoinGecko or CoinMarketCap).
SEE ALSO
ticker(1)

