System Related Tools

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System tools show and adjust what the Mac's hardware is doing: CPU and memory monitors, battery charge limiters, per-app volume control and utilities that keep the Mac awake. They fill gaps left by Activity Monitor and the built-in battery and sound settings.

Stats is an open source menu bar monitor for CPU, GPU, memory, network and sensors. AlDente limits the charge level to reduce battery wear on MacBooks, Background Music adds per-app volume, KeepingYouAwake prevents sleep on demand, and Sloth lists the files and sockets each process has open. Tools that read sensors or control charging depend on hardware details, so check support for your chip.

Adrafinilkagerou.glass510Keep your Mac awake only while AI agents are still working, then let it sleep normally.Open sourceFreeupdated 1d agoAlDenteapphousekitchen.com9.2kBattery charge limiter for MacBooks.Open sourceupdated 8d agoAman CheckMidZai/aman_check33Dated, honest condition report for a used Mac: locks, battery, SSD and guided hardware tests.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated 1d agoAmphetamineapps.apple.comKeep your Mac awake.FreeApp StoreAdBlock Onecleanerone.trendmicro.comFree ad blocker for Safari.FreeApple Silicon App Testdoesitarm.com3.8kCheck Apple Silicon app compatibility.Open sourceFreeupdated 9d agoAirBatterylihaoyun6.github.io3kView all device batteries in the Dock, menu bar, or widgets.Open sourceFreeupdated 11mo agoAirStatsairstats.app451Lightweight menu bar system monitor for CPU, GPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and temperature, with a desktop widget.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated todayBackground Musickyleneideck/BackgroundMusic19.3kControl app volumes and record system audio.Open sourceupdated 4mo agoBattery Hogluke-fairbanks/BatteryHog12Shows what is draining the battery: live watts, per-app energy, charge history, and drain insights. 100% local.Open sourceFreeupdated 3mo agococonutBatterycoconut-flavour.comMac battery information and statistics.DayflowJerryZLiu/Dayflow7.3kScreen activity timeline with AI support.Open sourceFreeupdated 1d agoDockAnchorbwya77/DockAnchor587Lock the macOS Dock to a single screen in a multi-monitor setup.Open sourceFreeupdated 3mo agoeverythingByMdfindappledragon/everythingByMdfind148Fast file search using Spotlight.Open sourceFreeupdated 2mo agoExtendFSapps.kpchew.com88Read-only access to Linux ext2/3/4 in macOS Sequoia and later without a kernel extension.Open sourceApp Storeupdated 1mo agoFanPilotzyvren/FanPilot4Fan control and temperature monitor for Apple Silicon Macs: menu bar temps, manual, max, Auto Boost rules or custom curves, with a fail-safe helper and a CLI.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated 1d agoftopNongfsq/ftop293Floating system monitor for Apple Silicon that adapts its layout to any window size, showing per-core usage and frequency, GPU, memory pressure, and network.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated 2d agoggfxCardStatusgfx.ioMonitor graphics card usage and battery impact.FreeGrandPerspectivegrandperspectiv.sourceforge.netVisualize disk usage with tree maps.Open sourceFreeApp StoreGrayzenangst/Gray1.4kPer-app light/dark mode switcher.Open sourceFreeupdated 4y agoHandShakersmartisan.comManage Android phone content on Mac.FreeiStat Menusbjango.comAdvanced system monitor for menubar.iStatsChris911/iStats2.5kCommand-line system information tool.Open sourceFreeupdated 3y agoJuicebrianmichel/Juice771Enhanced battery information display.Open sourceFreeupdated 2y agoKeepingYouAwakenewmarcel/KeepingYouAwake7kCaffeine alternative with dark mode support.Open sourceupdated 2mo agoMacFanPromacfanpro/macfanpro13Fan control for Apple Silicon Macs with a menu bar app, temperature-based profiles and a CLI.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated 2d agomacUSBKruszoneq/macUSB3.3kA bootable macOS / OS X installer creator for Apple Silicon Macs.Open sourceFreeupdated 1d agoMagicQuitmagicquit.com355Automatically quit inactive apps to reduce clutter and free resources.Open sourceFreeupdated 2mo agoMiddleDragNullPointerDepressiveDisorder/MiddleDrag239Three-finger trackpad gestures for middle-click and middle-drag on macOS.Open sourceFreeupdated 5mo agoMountymounty.appTiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under Mac OS X 10.9+ in read-write mode.FreeNitroSharenitroshare.net1.7kCross-platform network file transfer utility.Open sourceFreeupdated 1y agoOnyXtitanium-software.frSystem maintenance utility for cleanup, verification, and hidden settings.FreeParagon NTFSparagon-software.comRead/write access to NTFS in macOS Sierra.statsexelban/stats42.6kfree Mac system monitor for the menubar.Open sourceupdated todaySenseisensei.appPerformance toolkit for monitoring, cleanup, and hardware diagnostics.SiliconScopesiliconscope.calidalab.ai997Sudoless Apple Silicon system monitor (menu bar + dashboard) with first-class ANE, Media Engine and memory-bandwidth tracking plus an E/P-core breakdown — the chip-level signals Activity Monitor doesn't show.Open sourceFreeupdated todaySleeplessAboudjem/Sleepless101Keeps your laptop awake with lid-closed support, auto-off timer, and battery-floor cutoff.Open sourceupdated 4mo agoSleeprsleepr.appSleepr brings back sleep timer on macOS.App StoreSlothsveinbjorn.org9kShows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes.Open sourceFreeupdated todaySSteerMouseplentycom.jpCustomize mouse buttons, wheel behavior, and cursor speed.SwiftQuitonebadidea/swiftquit566Enables automatic quitting of macOS apps when closing their windows.Open sourceFreeupdated 8mo agoSwiftMTPNeighbor-Z/SwiftMTP460Open-source MTP device manager for browsing and transferring files between Mac and Android devices.Open sourceFreeupdated 3d agoCore Tunnelcodinn.comApplication for managing SSH connections.App StoreTG Protunabellysoftware.comTemperature monitoring, fan control & hardware diagnostics to help keep your Mac cool and healthy.Time Machine Inspectorprobablykasper/time-machine-inspector193Find out what's hogging up your Time Machine backups.Open sourceFreeupdated 1mo agoTuxera NTFStuxera.comFull read-write compatibility with NTFS-formatted drives on a Mac.OverkillKrauseFx/overkill-for-mac533Stop iTunes from opening when you connect your iPhone.updated 2y ago

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