Activity Monitor reimagined with an Insights Engine that explains your Mac in plain English. Record performance sessions, get actionable recommendations, and understand your system like never before.
Automatic analysis of your system patterns with plain-English summaries and actionable recommendations. No jargon, no confusion — just clear explanations of what's happening and what to do about it.
Record everything during intensive tasks. Whether you're gaming, rendering, or debugging a performance issue, capture high-resolution data at 1-second intervals for detailed post-analysis.
Per-core usage with P-core and E-core differentiation. User/system breakdown on Apple Silicon.
Wired, compressed, cached, and free composition. Swap usage and memory pressure level.
Per-interface throughput with upload and download rates. Private and public IP addresses. Connectivity change notifications.
Volume usage with I/O read/write rates. SMART health status for NVMe and SATA drives. External drive detection with eject support.
SMC temperature and power sensors. Fan RPM with custom speed curves. System, CPU, GPU, and memory power consumption in watts.
Charge percent, health status, cycle count, and temperature. Plus Bluetooth device batteries for AirPods, Magic accessories, and controllers.
Utilization via IOKit, memory via Metal, device name, and temperature. Unified memory on Apple Silicon.
CPU
Memory
Network
Disk
Thermal
Battery
GPU
Every data point persisted to SQLite. Browse 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days of history with intelligent downsampling.
Four display modes: Icon Only, Text, Sparkline, or Text + Sparkline. Show CPU, Memory, or Network speeds directly in your menu bar with mini polyline charts.
Drag control points to create your perfect fan profile. Four presets included.
Small, medium, and large widgets showing system averages. Updated every 5 minutes with averaged data for a meaningful picture of system health.
The Insights Engine analyzes 30 days of historical data to surface patterns and anomalies you'd never spot yourself. Thermal throttling, memory pressure trends, battery drain anomalies, disk growth predictions — all explained in plain English with actionable recommendations.
Start a recording session during intensive tasks — gaming, rendering, compiling, or debugging performance issues. Capture comprehensive metrics at 1-second intervals, then analyze the data to find bottlenecks and optimize your workflow.
Click the status item for a complete system overview. Mini gauges for CPU, Memory, Disk. Network throughput with private IP. Thermal status, GPU utilization, battery level, and Bluetooth device batteries.
Track battery levels for AirPods (Left/Right/Case), Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, trackpads, and game controllers. Low battery warnings highlighted in red.
Private and public IP addresses displayed in the popover. Get notified when your IP changes or connectivity drops.
Monitor SMART status for NVMe and SATA drives. Verified, Failing, or Unknown indicators with media type detection.
SMC power readings: system total, CPU, GPU, memory, and DC input. Voltage and current for advanced diagnostics.
Real-time delta-based measurement shows actual current CPU usage (not lifetime average). Top 5 processes by CPU in the menu bar popover, refreshed each time you open it.
See which apps are consuming the most network bandwidth and disk I/O. Top 10 apps aggregated by process name with delta-based measurement.
Comprehensive alerts for GPU utilization, GPU temperature, low battery, fan failure, and fans at max. Each with configurable thresholds and 15-minute cooldowns.
“Activity Monitor shows you numbers. The Insights Engine tells you what they mean.”
The Direct (LemonSqueezy) version includes all features. The Mac App Store version has some limitations due to sandboxing restrictions.
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