GeekTool
GeekTool is an application for Mac OS 10.6+. It lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins:
- File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity
- Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands
- Image mode
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
EUAlerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
The program is reportedly still working, but latest version, 3.3.1, was released in October 2016. It can be still downloaded from the official website.
Features
- Applescript
- Hardware Monitoring
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Recent activities
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GeekTool information
Developed by
Tynsoe Licensing
Proprietary and Free product.Alternatives
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- English
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What is GeekTool?
GeekTool is an application for Mac OS 10.6+. It lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins:
File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity with /var/log/system.log, or any file that you want to follow. Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands like "df" to check space left on filesystems or "uptime" to monitor load on your machine. Finally, image mode helps you monitor bandwidth usage, CPU load, memory availability on your server with tools like MRTG or RRD.