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macmon vs mactop: catalog facts
macmon	mactop
Free Free, with source published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Command line	macOS, Command line
No sudo needed, unlike powermetrics Shows CPU, GPU and Neural Engine power draw	Separate metrics for efficiency and performance cores Shows GPU usage and frequency, power draw and temperatures
Apple Silicon Macs only Relies on a private macOS API that could change	Only works on Apple Silicon Macs Terminal interface only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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