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ProcessSpybottom
Free

Offered as a direct download from the developer's site.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Per-process CPU and memory history
  • Recall of processes that have already exited
  • Plots CPU, memory, network, temperature and disk I/O over time, with a zoomable interval
  • Process widget with sorting, searching, tree mode and kill signals
  • macOS only, and requires macOS 14 or later
  • Some sensors and metrics are only available on some platforms
  • Charts take terminal space; a small window gets cramped
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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