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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask istat-menus
About iStat Menus
iStat Menus puts system information into the macOS menu bar. It covers CPU, GPU, memory, disk usage and activity, network, temperatures, fans, battery and weather. Each menu bar item can be customised, and the drop-down menus show as much or as little detail as you choose.
Version 7.5 requires macOS 11 or later and adds an Astronomy item with forecasts for seeing, transparency and cloud cover. It is sold as single and family licenses, with upgrade pricing from version 6, and is also part of the Setapp subscription.
Strengths
- Wide range of sensors and statistics in the menu bar
- Highly customisable menu bar items and menus
- Family license covers up to five family members
- Available through Setapp as an alternative to buying
Limitations
- macOS only
- Weather data is included for six months with a license
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid single or family license with upgrade pricing from version 6; also included in Setapp.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Bjango
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want to watch system load and temperatures at a glance
- Categories
- System utilities, System monitoring
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to iStat Menus
Compare allSoftware that can replace iStat Menus for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Stats
See system resource use in the macOS menu bar.
Stats is free MIT open source for the macOS menu bar with configurable panels, though sensor information depends on the Mac model and permissions.
iStatistica
A macOS system monitor with a dashboard, menu bar monitors and widgets for hardware stats.
iStatistica is a paid macOS app with menu bar monitors, widgets and command-running alerts, but sensor and fan data need a separate plugin.
Sensei
A Mac app for monitoring CPU, GPU, storage and battery health, with junk file cleanup.
Sensei is a closed-source Mac app showing CPU, GPU and battery stats in the menu bar and adds junk file cleanup, with some features paid.
TG Pro
Mac app for monitoring component temperatures and battery health, with manual and automatic fan control.
TG Pro is a one-time purchase macOS app focused on temperatures and battery health, adding manual and automatic fan control rather than broad network statistics.
iStat Menus as an alternative
Listings that name iStat Menus as an alternative.
coconutBattery
A Mac app that shows live battery health details for Macs, iPhones and iPads.
iStat Menus is a paid menu bar monitor covering battery along with CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network and sensors, focusing on Macs rather than iOS devices.
Conky
Display live system information in configurable desktop widgets.
iStat Menus is a paid macOS menu bar monitor for CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, sensors and battery, configured through menus rather than text files.
macmon
A terminal monitor for Apple Silicon Macs showing power, frequency, temperature and memory without sudo.
iStat Menus is a paid menu bar monitor covering CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, sensors and battery, without a terminal or Prometheus endpoint.
Macs Fan Control
Mac app that shows fan speeds and temperature sensors and lets you set fan speeds yourself.
iStat Menus is a paid macOS menu bar monitor for sensors, CPU, GPU and battery, focused on viewing statistics rather than setting fan speeds.
TrafficMonitor
A Windows floating window and taskbar widget showing network speed, CPU, memory and temperatures.
iStat Menus is a paid, closed source macOS menu bar monitor with wide sensor coverage and highly customisable menu items, and it does not run on Windows.
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Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
App Tamer
A Mac menu bar utility that slows or pauses background apps to cut CPU use and save battery.
btop++
A terminal resource monitor that looks good enough to leave open, with processes, CPU, memory, disks, network and GPUs.
Glances
A cross-platform system monitor that runs in a terminal, in a browser, or as an API feeding a dashboard.
