Open Source iStat Menus Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to iStat Menus for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Mac alternative is Stats. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to iStat Menus and 14 are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to iStat Menus are MacThrottle, iGlance, SwiftBar and XRG.

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  1. Stats icon
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    Menu bar tool for macOS shows real-time CPU, GPU, memory, disk, network, battery status, sensor data, fan speed, Bluetooth device info, multi-time zone clocks, customizable widgets, and historical graphs while ensuring privacy.

    46 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
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  2. MacThrottle icon
     13 likes

    Lightweight macOS tool that tracks thermal pressure and throttling, shows real time CPU temperature and fan speed, provides 10-minute history graphs, statistics for thermal states, and customizable notifications, all without requiring administrator privileges.

    20 MacThrottle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  3. iGlance icon
     7 likes

    macOS and OSX tool showing real-time CPU, memory, network activity, fan speed, and temperature in the menu bar. Highly configurable, with customizable battery notifications, support for light or dark mode, open-source code, and ongoing community-driven updates.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. SwiftBar icon
     4 likes

    Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. XRG icon
     8 likes

    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
     
  6. eul icon
     7 likes

    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
     
  7. LoadViz icon
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    Library + macOS app for showing system load.

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    • Mac
     
  8. Fanny icon
     2 likes

    Track Mac fan speed, target speed, minimum and maximum speeds, number of fans, and CPU or GPU temperature in real time from the Notification Center or Menu Bar using a compact widget designed to provide hardware stats without workspace clutter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  9. Nerdtool icon
     5 likes

    Nerdtool allows you to display many things directly on top of your desktop; weather reports, headline news, and system vitals are just a few uses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. ZetaWatch icon
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    ZetaWatch is a small OS X program that displays the zfs status in the menu bar, similar to what iStat Menus does for other information. It is fairly well tested, but due to the current state of libzfs and libzfs_core, changes will be required until the API stabilizes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Loading icon
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    Your iPad and iPhone show you when apps are using your network. So why can't your Mac? Sure, there's always the Network section in Activity Monitor, but that's far from ideal. At best you can group by All Processes, Hierarchically, sort by Rcvd Bytes, and check the...

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  12. Memory pressure and stats from Activity Monitor — right in your menu bar!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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