Desktop Application · 2026
MacPulse
Real-time System Monitoring for macOS
A native macOS menu bar application that keeps an eye on your Mac's vital system stats — CPU, memory, disk, network and battery — live.
Project overview
MacPulse is a beautiful and powerful macOS menu bar application that keeps an eye on your Mac's vital system stats in real-time. Key metrics sit one click away in the menu bar, while a full dashboard breaks CPU, memory pressure, disk, network throughput and battery into interactive charts with a live top-processes table. Written 100% in Swift and SwiftUI with Combine driving the live data pipeline — and every reading stays on your Mac.
What it does
Real-time System Stats
Live CPU, memory, disk, network and battery usage, refreshed continuously.
Menu Bar Integration
Key stats at a glance from the macOS menu bar — always accessible, never in the way.
Detailed Insights
Interactive charts for CPU history, memory pressure and network throughput, plus a live top-processes table.
Lightweight & Secure
Built with performance in mind, using SMAppService for a proper launch-at-login story.
Privacy First
All data stays on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded, tracked or phoned home.