Pause unused apps to boost performance. AppHalt lets you freeze background activity, reduce CPU load, and extend battery life.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Activity Monitor Alternatives
Activity Monitor is described as 'Displays real-time CPU, memory, disk, and network usage, lets users search, sort, and terminate processes, and presents comprehensive system stats in macOS' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Activity Monitor for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Python apps. The best Activity Monitor alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like Activity Monitor are Mission Center, Stats, iStat Menus and appstat.
Alternatives list
Task Explorer is an advanced Task Manager tool with emphasis on, not just monitoring what applications are running, but on finding out what applications are doing. The UI focuses on expedience and getting real time data of what the processes are doing at any given moment.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Windows
macOS menu bar utility written in SwiftUI that presents CPU, memory, disk, and network usage, plus Bluetooth battery levels, customizable Big Sur widgets, Dark Mode, and real-time sensor data. Open-source, lightweight, and compatible with Apple Silicon.
YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme, and uses the CrOS_EC_Python library to communicate with the EC.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Python
- Flatpak
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XRG is an open source system monitor for Mac OS X. XRG allows you to monitor CPU activity, memory usage, battery status, machine temperature, network activity, disk I/O, current weather, and stock market data.
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Dictate, announce, or notify when the active currently viewed application changes. Accessibility and developer friendly, useful for when menubar is not visible, or when Mac is unattended.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Sees what your machine is really doing — processes, memory, disk and outgoing network traffic in one live radar, explained in plain language.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
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66 Stats Panel alternativesLightweight macOS menu bar utility providing live CPU, memory, disk, network, battery, and thermal state monitoring, supporting Apple Silicon and Intel hardware, with customizable interface options, low resource usage, and strong privacy protections.
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Visualizes live CPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and wireless usage on macOS using a compact, customizable interface, blending data graphically and textually on desktop, menu bar, or Dock, with Retina support, hotkeys, and minimal system impact.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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Offers modular monitoring of CPU, Memory, Network, Disk, Battery, GPU, Bluetooth, Temperature, and Fans, each configurable and reorderable, with menu bar integration, notifications for low battery or storage, keyboard shortcuts, and color theme adaptation.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Open-source macOS menu bar system monitor with per-sensor temperatures, SSD wear and battery health. No telemetry, no subscription — and it pauses sampling when no window is visible, so it stays out of your way.
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