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Mac App

Stats

A free macOS menu bar monitor for CPU, memory, battery and network use.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    macOS, Offline

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What is Stats?

Stats is a free, open-source system monitor that lives in your Mac menu bar. It shows CPU, GPU, memory, disk, network, battery and sensor readings in small widgets you can arrange however you like, so you can spot the app slowing your machine down without opening Activity Monitor.

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Pros: what Stats does well

  • Covers CPU, memory, disk, network and battery
  • Every widget can be toggled and styled
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Mac only
  • Many widgets can crowd a small menu bar

Who Stats is for

Mac users who want to keep an eye on their system at a glance.

Who can skip it

Anyone happy with Activity Monitor or not on a Mac.

Stats alternatives

Not sold on Stats? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Amethyst

Focus: window manager and tiling. Shares mac utility and open source with Stats. Rated 4.6 (Stats: 4.7).

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btop

Focus: terminal and processes. Shares system monitor and open source with Stats. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
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htop

Focus: process viewer, terminal and command line. Shares system monitor and open source with Stats. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
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bottom

Focus: processes, terminal and performance. Shares system monitor and open source with Stats. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Stats: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to Stats

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Glances

Focus: dashboard, performance and command line. Shares system monitor and open source with Stats. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Stats: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

AeroSpace

Focus: tiling window manager, window management and keyboard shortcuts. Shares open source and github with Stats. Same 4.7 rating.

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Ice

Focus: menu bar, bartender alternative and macos. Shares open source and github with Stats. Rated 4.6 (Stats: 4.7).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.6Visit

yabai

Focus: window manager, tiling and macos. Shares open source and github with Stats. Rated 4.5 (Stats: 4.7).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and command line. Shares open source and github with Stats. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux and Windows. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

fd

Focus: file search, command line and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Stats. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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