iPulse is a classic macOS system metrics monitoring tool that displays core computer performance parameters in the form of charts on the desktop, menu bar, or Dock. It offers a high degree of customization and consumes extremely low system resources.
Features
- Complete system monitoring sensors
- The software can monitor multiple running indicators:
- Processor (CPU): Core load (including efficiency cores and performance cores on Apple Silicon), historical system load, GPU and VRAM usage.
- Memory: System memory usage, application memory usage, compressed memory usage, cache usage.
- Network: Upload/download traffic, network connection activity status.
- Disk: Disk storage space usage, compatible with APFS file system.
- Battery and wireless devices: Battery level, battery health status, external UPS information, wireless network signal strength.
- Date and time: Can display the current time.
Customizable Interface
- iPulse comes with 10 preset appearance schemes, allowing quick adjustment of the interface style as needed.
- Supports customizing and saving personalized skins, and you can download new themes from the Iconfactory website.
- The interface can switch between clean pie chart or line graph styles, paired with numerical displays, delivering clear and attractive visuals on Retina screens.
- The monitoring window can be placed on the desktop, minimized to the menu bar, or embedded in the Dock.
- Smart notifications and interactive features
- When various metrics exceed custom thresholds (such as high CPU load or low battery), iPulse will issue an alert.
- Supports system shortcuts to quickly show or hide the monitoring window.
