Jan 12, 2019 Download iStat Menus 6.31 for Mac from our software library for free. The file size of the latest downloadable installer is 23.5 MB. IStat Menus for Mac belongs to System Tools. This software for Mac OS X is an intellectual property of Bjango. This program's bundle is identified as com.bjango.istatmenus. Dec 27, 2012 Download the fixed iStat Pro files. IStat Pro is no longer available for download on the Apple Widgets site. If you need it below is a link to the full and nano version. Or perhaps you don’t feel like getting your hands dirty with code, and want the finished update. Download from here.
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There are a number of posts that talk about CPU temperature. Is there a utility built in to Mac OSX that I can use to determine the current temperature of the CPU?
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While iStat Menus @Markmentioned are no longer freeware, the iStat nano and iStat Pro Dashboard widgets are free.
I personally use iStat nano for my system monitoring needs. Here it is showing the temps it can read on my iMac:
If you hover over the widget, you can change the view. I usually have it running in 'Overview' mode, which shows CPU, RAM, HDD*, fan*, temperature*, network* and uptime info.
*) user-configurable, e.g. which temp sensor's readings are displayed
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I use smcFanControl which can tell the internal temp of your computer as well control the speed of the fan (in case you need to increase/decrease the speed manually).
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There are APIs that code can call. Various utilities have been written touse them. Ones I have used are
Temperature Monitor - free - there is also a Dashboard widget
iStat Menus - which now has to be paid for the old version was free
MarkMarkiStat Menus - which now has to be paid for the old version was free
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A major new version of iStat Menus, a popular Mac system monitor for power users, has been released today for macOS High Sierra.
One of the biggest new features in iStat Menus 6 is configurable notifications for a wide range of events, based on CPU, GPU, memory, storage disks, networking, sensors, battery, power, and weather.
iStat Menus now has a Notification Center widget for CPU usage, memory, top CPU and memory processes, load averages, disk space, and uptime.
You can be notified, for instance, when your public IP has changed, if your internet connection is down, if CPU usage is above 60 percent for more than 10 seconds, or even of daylight saving time changes.
iStat Menus 6 features an all-new weather menu with the current temperature and conditions, hourly and weekly forecasts, notifications, and more. Weather-related notifications can be configured.
The update also introduces new ways to color and style the menu bar icons, dropdown menus, and graphs, including light and dark backgrounds.
Another key feature is hotkeys support for opening and closing dropdown menus using your keyboard, including time, CPU, GPU, memory, storage disks, networking, sensors, battery, power, and more.
Other changes include improved accessibility, localization, AirPods battery level support, dropdown menu reordering, automatic fan set switching based on events, and many other new features outlined in the version history.
iStat Menus is built into the macOS menu bar, providing power users with convenient access to system information, such as CPU and GPU usage, memory stats, fan speeds, temperatures, disk usage, and battery life.
iStat Menus 6 is available now for $18 on developer Bjango's website. Existing users with version 3.0 or later can upgrade for $9.99.
macOS High Sierra was publicly released on the Mac App Store today. iStat Menus 6 is also compatible with OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra.
One of the biggest new features in iStat Menus 6 is configurable notifications for a wide range of events, based on CPU, GPU, memory, storage disks, networking, sensors, battery, power, and weather.
iStat Menus now has a Notification Center widget for CPU usage, memory, top CPU and memory processes, load averages, disk space, and uptime.
You can be notified, for instance, when your public IP has changed, if your internet connection is down, if CPU usage is above 60 percent for more than 10 seconds, or even of daylight saving time changes.
iStat Menus 6 features an all-new weather menu with the current temperature and conditions, hourly and weekly forecasts, notifications, and more. Weather-related notifications can be configured.
The update also introduces new ways to color and style the menu bar icons, dropdown menus, and graphs, including light and dark backgrounds.
Another key feature is hotkeys support for opening and closing dropdown menus using your keyboard, including time, CPU, GPU, memory, storage disks, networking, sensors, battery, power, and more.
Other changes include improved accessibility, localization, AirPods battery level support, dropdown menu reordering, automatic fan set switching based on events, and many other new features outlined in the version history.
iStat Menus is built into the macOS menu bar, providing power users with convenient access to system information, such as CPU and GPU usage, memory stats, fan speeds, temperatures, disk usage, and battery life.
iStat Menus 6 is available now for $18 on developer Bjango's website. Existing users with version 3.0 or later can upgrade for $9.99.
macOS High Sierra was publicly released on the Mac App Store today. iStat Menus 6 is also compatible with OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra.
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