iStat Menus
Monitoring for perfectionists
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iStat Menus is the gold standard of macOS monitoring: load history, per-process detail, per-core sensors, and weather on the side. Every pixel is configurable. When free Stats isn't enough and you want perfect graphs — this is money well spent.
// Install
Your MacHomebrew in /opt/homebrew
brew install --cask istat-menus// What it is for
- Detailed sensors: individual cores, every fan, component temperatures, a day of history
- Conditional alerts — on overheating or unusual network activity, for example
- Weather, calendar, and other time zones in the same menu bar items
- Carefully designed graphs that read at a glance
// Common questions
One-time purchase or subscription?
The licence is bought once per major version; moving to the next major version is a separate discounted upgrade. A trial is available.
Does it read sensors on Apple Silicon?
Yes, including temperature and power draw, though the available sensor set differs from Intel — some readings familiar from older Macs simply do not exist there.
