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System Monitor for Mac

Activity monitor from the maker of TinkerTool.

$4.99
In English
Version 5.6
4.1
Based on 8 user rates

System Monitor overview

System Monitor is an application for the menu bar of OS X, designed to inform you unobtrusively about the activity of your computer. You can retrieve up-to-date technical data any time, like process load, main memory consumption, storage space, disk activity, communication on network interfaces, etc. By positioning the app in the menu bar, minimum screen real estate is wasted. The program monitors your system continuously and is readily available when you need it.

If desired, System Monitor can also simulate the flickering activity lights of hard drives or network sockets in the menu bar. This is possible either in color or, perfectly integrated into the design of OS X, in inconspicuous black-and-white. PC switchers who miss this feature on Mac computers can easily retrofit this function with System Monitor.

What’s new in version 5.6

  • This is a maintenance update that fixes a problem where the storage size readings of the main volume could not be monitored.

System Monitor for Mac

$4.99
In English
Version 5.6

What users say about System Monitor

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What needs improvements

Bug fixing

System Monitor qualities

Value
5.0
Ease of use
4.0
Features
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Customer support
5.0

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4.1

(15 Reviews of System Monitor)

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  • User Ratings

Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jul 14 2022
5.4
4.0
Jul 14 2022
4.0
Version: 5.4
The developer (Marcel Bresink Software) prides itself on providing non-Apple hobbled software. As such, they ALWAYS provide full versions of their programs at their website, typically with more features than Apple will allow at the App Store. THEREFORE: Download System Monitor HERE instead: https://www.bresink.com/osx/0SystemMonitor/download.php
Aapple
Aapple
Dec 11 2020
3.2
0.0
Dec 11 2020
0.0
Version: 3.2
MacUpdate says needs 10.11.0, actually it needs macOS 11 (Big Sur) or greater. Their web page says that 'maybe' the Apple store will download an earlier version for earlier versions of MacOS. Perhaps, MacUpdate should fix their 'App Requirements'
ocean442
ocean442
Nov 6 2019
2.6
4.0
Nov 6 2019
4.0
Version: 2.6
Nice tool for a nice price.
Léoren
Léoren
Mar 25 2018
2.3
5.0
Mar 25 2018
5.0
Version: 2.3
Been using this app since 2014, it's pretty stable and always delivers its promises. It would be cool to be able to see which 5 apps are using the network bandwidth though.
MichaelHaeusler
MichaelHaeusler
Jul 17 2016
1.6
0.0
Jul 17 2016
0.0
Version: 1.6
Oh damn, why did it take so long for the update? Now I've already bought iStatMenus. But if System Monitor is only half as good & stable as Tinker Tool System and Tinker Tool, both of which I highly recommend, then this app will be worth a lot more than $4.99. :)
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jul 14 2022
5.4
4.0
Jul 14 2022
4.0
Version: 5.4
pinter-karel118
pinter-karel118
Jan 22 2022
5.3
5.0
Jan 22 2022
5.0
Version: 5.3
antomorefulc-1
antomorefulc-1
Dec 12 2020
4.0
Dec 12 2020
4.0
Version: null
ocean442
ocean442
Nov 6 2019
4.0
Nov 6 2019
4.0
Version: null
Léoren
Léoren
Mar 25 2018
5.0
Mar 25 2018
5.0
Version: null
OsloX
OsloX
May 4 2012
3.5
May 4 2012
3.5
Version: null
liang-case
liang-case
Feb 13 2012
4.0
Feb 13 2012
4.0
Version: null
Skapplin
Skapplin
Mar 18 2011
3.0
Mar 18 2011
3.0
Version: null