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iStat Menus vs Conky: catalog facts
iStat Menus	Conky
Paid Paid single or family license with upgrade pricing from version 6; also included in…	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
macOS	Linux
Wide range of sensors and statistics in the menu bar Highly customisable menu bar items and menus	Shows resource and system statistics Supports custom layouts and script output
macOS only Weather data is included for six months with a license	Useful configurations often require editing text files.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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