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SiliconScope vs macmon: catalog facts
SiliconScope	macmon
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free, with source published on GitHub.
macOS, Linux	macOS, Command line
Measured Neural Engine and Media Engine activity Unified-memory bandwidth tracking	No sudo needed, unlike powermetrics Shows CPU, GPU and Neural Engine power draw
Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 14 or later Linux support is only as a remote agent with a GPU-centric view	Apple Silicon Macs only Relies on a private macOS API that could change
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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