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iStat Menusmacmon
Paid

Paid single or family license with upgrade pricing from version 6; also included in…

 Free

Free, with source published on GitHub.

macOS macOS, Command line
  • Wide range of sensors and statistics in the menu bar
  • Highly customisable menu bar items and menus
  • No sudo needed, unlike powermetrics
  • Shows CPU, GPU and Neural Engine power draw
  • macOS only
  • Weather data is included for six months with a license
  • Apple Silicon Macs only
  • Relies on a private macOS API that could change
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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