iPulse Alternatives

iPulse is described as 'Provides real-time macOS insights including CPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and wireless, all in a compact and customizable visual interface on desktop, menu bar, or Dock' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to iPulse for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Linux Mobile apps. The best iPulse alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iPulse are Process Explorer, htop, System Informer and Mission Center.

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  1. pstop icon
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    pstop is a native Windows terminal system monitor inspired by htop. It brings per core CPU usage bars, memory and network meters, process tree view, search, filtering, and kill shortcuts directly to PowerShell with familiar htop style keybindings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PowerShell
     
  2. Atmonitor icon
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    Mac OS X System Monitor and Process Explorer Tool atMonitor is the most advanced monitoring tool for Mac OS X that displays system activity in real-time. It is designed to allow quick assessment of computers state and it is powerful enough to make it a core utility in anyones sys.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Fuzzy find and kill processes from your terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Nix Package Manager
     
  4. Provides real-time statistics for CPU, memory, disk, and network usage on macOS, allows users to view, organize, and terminate processes, analyze system resource consumption, view data in graphs and tables, check current transfers, and monitor system health.

    35 Activity Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. AppHalt icon
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    Pause idle Mac apps without closing their windows, keeping your workspace ready while stopping unnecessary background activity.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. TaskInfo icon
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    TaskInfo is a poweful utility that combines and improves features of Task Manager and System Information tools. It visually monitors (in text and graphical forms) different types of system information in any Windows system (95, 98, ME, NT 4.

    45 TaskInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. eul icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. GKrellM icon
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    GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its appearance to your window manager, Gtk, or any other theme.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. 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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
     
  10. macmon icon
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    Get real-time Apple Silicon performance data without sudo, including CPU, GPU, RAM usage, power and temperature metrics, per-cluster utilization, RAM and swap stats, historical charts, color themes, and detailed system information directly via CLI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  11. Resource Monitor is a system application in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is used to view information about the use of hardware (CPU, memory, disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) resources in real time.

    56 Resource Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. XRG icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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