ZetaWatch AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like ZetaWatch

ZetaWatch is described as 'Small OS X program that displays the zfs status in the menu bar, similar to what iStat Menus does for other information. It is fairly well tested, but due to the current state of libzfs and libzfs_core, changes will be required until the API stabilizes' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ZetaWatch for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and KDE Plasma apps. The best ZetaWatch alternative is Stats, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ZetaWatch are iStat Menus, Time Machine, Time Machine for Linux and DriveDx.

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  1. iStat Menus icon
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    iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).

    74 iStat Menus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  2. Time Machine icon
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    Time Machine is the breakthrough automatic backup that’s built right into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac — digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents. Now, if you ever have the need, you can easily go back in time to recover anything.

    93 Time Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Use Time Machine to automatically back up your personal data, including apps, music, photos and documents. Having a backup allows you to recover files that you later delete or can't access.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. DriveDx icon
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    DriveDx is advanced drive health diagnostic and monitoring utility. Unlike most drive utilities, DriveDx does not only monitor the drive’s built-in S.M.A.R.T. status, but also analyzes the changes of all drive health indicators that are closely related to HDD or SSD failures...

    41 DriveDx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. 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
     
  6. eul icon
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    macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. CatWalk icon
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    A simple plasmoid showing the total CPU usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
  8. MiniUsage icon
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    MiniUsage displays various data like CPU usage, amount of network flow, battery status and process names which uses much CPU time in a menubar. It takes little space and can display various data, so it's suitable for notebook.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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