Activity Monitor Alternatives

Activity Monitor is described as 'Displays real-time CPU, memory, disk, and network usage, lets users search, sort, and terminate processes, and presents comprehensive system stats in macOS' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Activity Monitor for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Python apps. The best Activity Monitor alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like Activity Monitor are Stats, Mission Center, iStat Menus and appstat.

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  1. TaskExplorer icon
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    Explore all the tasks (processes) running on your Mac with TaskExplorer. Quickly see a task's signature status, loaded dylibs, open files, network connection, and much more!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. MoStats icon
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    MoStats is a free, open-source macOS system monitor that lives in the menu bar. It shows live system stats and helps you inspect running processes without opening a larger monitoring tool. The app is built for quick checks: CPU, memory, disk, network, and process activity are...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Juicy icon
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    Native modern macOS battery app with customizable alerts, charge limiting, health tracking and per-app energy insights for your Mac and all its devices. Juicy lives in your Mac menu bar.

    21 Juicy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  4. Task Explorer is an advanced Task Manager tool with emphasis on, not just monitoring what applications are running, but on finding out what applications are doing. The UI focuses on expedience and getting real time data of what the processes are doing at any given moment.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Atmonitor icon
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    Mac OS X System Monitor and Process Explorer Tool atMonitor is the most advanced monitoring tool for Mac OS X that displays system activity in real-time. It is designed to allow quick assessment of computers state and it is powerful enough to make it a core utility in anyones sys.

    69 Atmonitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. eul icon
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    macOS menu bar utility written in SwiftUI that presents CPU, memory, disk, and network usage, plus Bluetooth battery levels, customizable Big Sur widgets, Dark Mode, and real-time sensor data. Open-source, lightweight, and compatible with Apple Silicon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. AppHalt icon
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    Pause idle Mac apps without closing their windows, keeping your workspace ready while stopping unnecessary background activity.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme, and uses the CrOS_EC_Python library to communicate with the EC.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
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  9. XRG icon
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    XRG is an open source system monitor for Mac OS X. XRG allows you to monitor CPU activity, memory usage, battery status, machine temperature, network activity, disk I/O, current weather, and stock market data.

    30 XRG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
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  10.  3 likes

    px tells you what processes are running on your system and how they are interconnected.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. Stats Panel icon
     3 likes

    Lightweight macOS menu bar utility providing live CPU, memory, disk, network, battery, and thermal state monitoring, supporting Apple Silicon and Intel hardware, with customizable interface options, low resource usage, and strong privacy protections.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. iPulse icon
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    Visualizes live CPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and wireless usage on macOS using a compact, customizable interface, blending data graphically and textually on desktop, menu bar, or Dock, with Retina support, hotkeys, and minimal system impact.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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