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1 more ways to get Sensei
Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask sensei
About Sensei
Sensei is a system monitor and maintenance app for macOS on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. It tracks CPU, GPU, battery health and storage usage in real time from the menu bar, and a dashboard gives deeper detail on hardware health and performance. It can also clean junk files.
An editor lets you customize menu bar widgets and dropdown panels, so you can build your own monitoring layout. The app is a free download, with a paid purchase available.
Strengths
- Real-time CPU, GPU and battery stats in the menu bar
- Customizable widgets and dashboards
- Supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs
- Combines monitoring with junk file cleanup
Limitations
- macOS only
- Some features require a paid purchase
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree download, with a paid version available to buy.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Cindori
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want hardware stats in the menu bar plus basic cleanup
- 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 Sensei
Compare allSoftware that can replace Sensei for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
iStat Menus
A macOS menu bar system monitor for CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, sensors and battery.
iStat Menus is a paid macOS menu bar monitor with a wider range of sensors and customisable menus, but has no junk file cleanup.
Stats
See system resource use in the macOS menu bar.
Stats is a free, MIT-licensed macOS menu bar monitor with configurable panels, though it lacks cleanup tools and some sensors depend on Mac model.
iStatistica
A macOS system monitor with a dashboard, menu bar monitors and widgets for hardware stats.
iStatistica is a paid macOS monitor with menu bar monitors, Notification Center widgets and battery health, but needs a separate plugin for sensor and fan data.
TG Pro
Mac app for monitoring component temperatures and battery health, with manual and automatic fan control.
TG Pro is a one-time purchase focused on temperatures, battery health and manual or automatic fan control, without the cleanup features Sensei includes.
Mole
An open-source command-line tool for cleaning, uninstalling, analyzing and monitoring a Mac, with a native app.
Mole is a free open-source command-line tool with a native app that combines Mac cleaning, uninstalling and disk analysis with monitoring.
Sensei as an alternative
Listings that name Sensei as an alternative.
BuhoCleaner
A Mac cleaner that removes junk files, finds duplicates and large files, and uninstalls apps.
Sensei pairs junk file cleanup with CPU, GPU and battery monitoring in the menu bar, with some features requiring a paid purchase.
coconutBattery
A Mac app that shows live battery health details for Macs, iPhones and iPads.
Sensei shows Mac battery health alongside CPU and GPU stats and junk cleanup, with some paid features, and does not read connected iPhones or iPads.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Macs Fan Control
Mac app that shows fan speeds and temperature sensors and lets you set fan speeds yourself.
DriveDx
A Mac utility that monitors SSD and HDD health through SMART data and warns before failure.
macmon
A terminal monitor for Apple Silicon Macs showing power, frequency, temperature and memory without sudo.
App Tamer
A Mac menu bar utility that slows or pauses background apps to cut CPU use and save battery.
