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 17 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, BitBar, iGlance and SwiftBar.

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  1. Stats icon

    Stats

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    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.

    74 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    brucelgrubb
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    It provides many of the same features and is open source

    dmjus8zr
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    Love it, no need for iStats Menu anymore

    Guest
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    I can see the code. Fill 80% of my monitoring need. Next: scripts ...maybe with BitBar. Thanks Alternativeto.net

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    • Almost everyone thinks Stats is a great iStat Menus alternative.

    • Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to iStat Menus.

    • Stats is Free and Open SourceiStat Menus is Paid and Proprietary
    • Stats is Lightweight and Privacy focusediStat Menus is not according to our users
  2. MacThrottle icon

    MacThrottle

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    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
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  4. BitBar icon

    BitBar

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    The BitBar app lets you put the output from any script or program right in your Mac OS X menu bar. And it's completely free. An impressive number of plugins have already been contributed by a wide range of developers just like you, and this site makes it easy to find them.

    39 BitBar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. iGlance icon

    iGlance

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    iGlance is a small system monitor that displays current stats about your Mac on the menu bar. It is built to be highly customizable so that everyone can adjust it to his/her needs. A full list of all the features is below.

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. SwiftBar icon

    SwiftBar

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    Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. XRG icon

    XRG

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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

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    • Mac
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  9. MenuMeters for El Capitan icon

    MenuMeters for El Capitan

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    This is a port to OS X El Capitan 10.11 of MenuMeters by Alex Harper.

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    jpsm
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    simple, free, opensource, no fuss.

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    • Most users think MenuMeters for El Capitan is a great iStat Menus alternative.

    • MenuMeters for El Capitan is Free and Open SourceiStat Menus is Paid and Proprietary
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    eul

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    macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  11. LoadViz icon

    LoadViz

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    Library + macOS app for showing system load.

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  12. Fanny icon

    Fanny

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    Fanny is a free Notification Center Widget and Menu Bar application to monitor your Macs fans.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. Nerdtool icon

    Nerdtool

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    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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. ZetaWatch icon

    ZetaWatch

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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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    • Mac
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