diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/macpm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/macpm/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea9dca568992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/macpm/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  lib,
+
+  python3Packages,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+}:
+
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
+  pname = "macpm";
+  version = "0.24-unstable-2024-11-19";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "visualcjy";
+    repo = "macpm";
+    rev = "7882d4c86c84bb23a8966ca57990de9b11397bd4";
+    hash = "sha256-jqaPPvYbuL8q6grmBLyZLf8aDmjugYxMOWAh1Ix82jc=";
+  };
+
+  # has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  # backwards compatibility for users still expecting 'asitop'
+  postInstall = ''
+    ln -rs $out/bin/macpm $out/bin/asitop
+  '';
+
+  dependencies = with python3Packages; [
+    dashing
+    humanize
+    psutil
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Perf monitoring CLI tool for Apple Silicon; previously named 'asitop'";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/visualcjy/macpm";
+    mainProgram = "macpm";
+    platforms = [ "aarch64-darwin" ];
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      juliusrickert
+      siriobalmelli
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/asitop/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/asitop/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e20f26889b7..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/asitop/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  python3,
-  fetchPypi,
-}:
-
-python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  pname = "asitop";
-  version = "0.0.24";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  disabled = python3.pythonOlder "3.7";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-Xfe1kwRXKpSPcc+UuHrcYThpqKh6kzWVsbPia/QsPjc=";
-  };
-
-  # has no tests
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
-    dashing
-    psutil
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/tlkh/asitop";
-    description = "Perf monitoring CLI tool for Apple Silicon";
-    platforms = platforms.darwin;
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ juliusrickert ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index fa635a073dd7..816f42206132 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ mapAliases {
   aria = aria2; # Added 2024-03-26
   armcord = throw "ArmCord was renamed to legcord by the upstream developers. Action is required to migrate configurations between the two applications. Please see this PR for more details: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/347971"; # Added 2024-10-11
   aseprite-unfree = aseprite; # Added 2023-08-26
+  asitop = macpm; # 'macpm' is a better-maintained downstream; keep 'asitop' for backwards-compatibility
   async = throw "'async' has been removed due to lack of upstream maintenance"; # Added 2025-01-26
   atlassian-bamboo = throw "Atlassian software has been removed, as support for the Atlassian Server products ended in February 2024 and there was insufficient interest in maintaining the Atlassian Data Center replacements"; # Added 2024-11-02
   atlassian-confluence = throw "Atlassian software has been removed, as support for the Atlassian Server products ended in February 2024 and there was insufficient interest in maintaining the Atlassian Data Center replacements"; # Added 2024-11-02
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a5f2baf5a3bf..27494e8291c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ with pkgs;
     extraPackages = [ jdk17 ];
   };
 
-  asitop = callPackage ../os-specific/darwin/asitop { };
-
   cve = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication cvelib;
 
   apko = callPackage ../development/tools/apko {