iPulse Alternatives

iPulse is described as 'Using its concise and appealing user interface, iPulse graphically displays the inner workings of OS X on your desktop, menu bar or Dock' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to iPulse for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best iPulse alternative is Rainmeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iPulse are Process Explorer, htop, System Informer and Mission Center.

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  1. Uwidgets icon
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    Offers MacOS 15-style customizable, interactive widgets for Windows, including weather, calendar, notes, reminders, and a comprehensive system monitor. Features real-time blur, resizable widgets, grid snapping, multiple themes, accent colors, and offline local operation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Pachtop icon
     5 likes

    Pachtop is a lightweight, performant, and opensource system monitor that provides real-time monitoring of your system's performance, application monitoring, and detailed system information. Built with Rust and Tauri

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  3. XWidget icon
     38 likes

    XWidget is a free desktop customization platform. It’s light, handy with powerful visual widget editor and very subtle animations. The Android page is found here: http://android.xwidget.com/

    34 XWidget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
     
    • XWidget is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to iPulse.

    • XWidget is Freemium and ProprietaryiPulse is Paid and Proprietary
    • XWidget is LightweightiPulse is not according to our users
  4. gtop icon
     4 likes

    System monitoring dashboard for terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Ctop icon
     3 likes

    Top-like interface for container metrics. ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers as well as a single container view for inspecting a specific container.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
     
  6. GeekTool icon
     25 likes

    GeekTool is an application for Mac OS 10.6+. It lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins:

    • File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity
    • Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands
    • Image mode
    22 GeekTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. AppHalt icon
     1 like

    Pause unused apps to boost performance. AppHalt lets you freeze background activity, reduce CPU load, and extend battery life.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8.  1 like

    Fuzzy find and kill processes from your terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Nix Package Manager
     
  9. Atmonitor icon
     21 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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