MacStats
v0.2.0 public preview

Your Mac,
at a glance.

A little space in your menu bar.
A clearer view of everything underneath.

CPU, memory, network, and more in a native macOS monitor. Keep the numbers you care about close, and get on with your day.

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macOS 13+ · Apple silicon & Intel · Free & open source

Preview is ad-hoc signed and not notarized. Installation guide

A closer look at your Mac
MacStats popover showing CPU, GPU, memory, battery, disk, network, fan speed and temperature cards
Captured with real readings. MacStats never writes fan or SMC settings.
Native Swift & SwiftUINo accounts or telemetryEight metric categoriesMIT licensed

Always within reach

The essentials.
Right where you work.

Choose which metrics live in your menu bar, with clear labels and readable values. Click to open the full picture.

Make your menu bar your own ↗
macOS menu bar with MacStats displaying CPU 30% and RAM 13.5G
CPU and RAM at a glance. Other icons belong to other apps.

One view. Eight perspectives.

Real system readings, with availability that reflects your hardware.

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CPU

Track processor utilization as your workload changes.

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Memory

See used and total RAM without opening another app.

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GPU

Keep an eye on graphics utilization when available.

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Battery

Check the battery charge on supported Macs.

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Disk

See how full your startup disk is and how much space is free.

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Network

Follow incoming and outgoing network traffic.

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Fan speed

Read fan RPM where your Mac exposes it.

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Temperature

Read supported sensors in degrees Celsius.

New in v0.2.0

Every number.
Explained.

Click any card to open its detail page right in the popover: live charts, a breakdown of the number, and the context behind it, such as the busiest processes.

  • Eight pages, from per-core CPU load to every temperature sensor
  • 1, 5 or 15 minutes or an hour, with min, average and max
  • History stays in memory; nothing is written to disk or sent
See every detail page ↗
MacStats CPU detail page with a usage chart, its user and system split, and per-core load
The CPU page, with five minutes of real readings.

New in v0.2.0

Sound, close at hand.

An optional Audio tab for your devices and apps.

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Devices

Pick your default output and input, and set output volume or mute.

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App Mixer

Turn individual apps up, down, or off. Requires macOS 14.2 or later.

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Your permission

The mixer is off until you enable it, and macOS asks for audio-capture permission first.

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Stays on your Mac

Audio is processed live on your Mac. Nothing is recorded, stored, or sent.

Read about audio controls ↗
MacStats Settings with individual display toggles and menu bar options
Choose the cards and menu bar metrics you want to see.

Quietly personal

A monitor that
fits your routine.

Keep all eight cards in your popover, or pare it back. Pick a refresh interval of 1, 2, 5, or 30 seconds. Launch at login when you want it ready from the start.

  • Separate controls for cards and menu bar values
  • Preferences saved locally on your Mac
  • No menu bar metrics? Sampling pauses when the popover closes
Read the settings guide ↗

Local by design

Your system. Your numbers.

No account to create. No telemetry. Nothing uploaded by the app, and audio never leaves your Mac.
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