ZetaWatch AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like ZetaWatch

ZetaWatch is described as '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' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ZetaWatch for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and KDE Plasma apps. The best ZetaWatch alternative is Stats, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ZetaWatch are iStat Menus, Time Machine, Time Machine for Linux and DriveDx.

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  1. Stats icon
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    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.

    73 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to ZetaWatch.

    • Stats is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ZetaWatch.

    • Stats is Free and Open SourceZetaWatch is also Free and Open Source
    • Stats is Lightweight and Privacy focusedZetaWatch is not according to our users
  2. iStat Menus icon
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    iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).

    73 iStat Menus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
    • iStat Menus is the most popular iPhone alternative to ZetaWatch.

    • iStat Menus is the most popular commercial alternative to ZetaWatch.

    • iStat Menus is Paid and ProprietaryZetaWatch is Free and Open Source
  3. Time Machine icon
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    Time Machine is the breakthrough automatic backup that’s built right into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac — digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents. Now, if you ever have the need, you can easily go back in time to recover anything.

    92 Time Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Use Time Machine to automatically back up your personal data, including apps, music, photos and documents. Having a backup allows you to recover files that you later delete or can't access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Time Machine for Linux is the most popular Linux alternative to ZetaWatch.

    • Time Machine for Linux is Free and Open SourceZetaWatch is also Free and Open Source
  5. DriveDx icon
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    DriveDx is advanced drive health diagnostic and monitoring utility. Unlike most drive utilities, DriveDx does not only monitor the drive’s built-in S.M.A.R.T. status, but also analyzes the changes of all drive health indicators that are closely related to HDD or SSD failures...

    41 DriveDx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
     
    • Yet Another Framework Interface is the most popular Windows alternative to ZetaWatch.

    • Yet Another Framework Interface is Free and Open SourceZetaWatch is also Free and Open Source
    • Yet Another Framework Interface is Privacy focusedZetaWatch is not according to our users
  7. CatWalk icon
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    A simple plasmoid showing the total CPU usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
  8. MiniUsage icon
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    MiniUsage displays various data like CPU usage, amount of network flow, battery status and process names which uses much CPU time in a menubar. It takes little space and can display various data, so it's suitable for notebook.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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