Your Mac's vital signs,
one click away.
CPU, memory, disk, network, and battery — all in your menu bar. Smart alerts when something needs attention. No Activity Monitor required.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Free
Five vitals. Always visible.
Everything important about your Mac, without opening a single window.
CPU
Per-core usage, user vs system load, and process count at a glance. Live history graph.
Memory
Active, wired, compressed breakdown. Memory pressure indicator with auto-clear.
Disk
Used vs available for every mounted volume. APFS purgeable space support.
Network
Real-time upload/download throughput. Connection type, interface, and local IP.
Battery
Charge level, health percentage, cycle count, time remaining, and power source.
Why Pulse
Live Dashboard
Real-time graphs and gauges that update every second. Swift Charts with smooth catmull-rom curves.
Smart Alerts
Notifications for sustained high CPU, memory pressure, or low disk space. Configurable thresholds with cooldowns.
Menu Bar Native
Lives in your menu bar with 7 display modes. One click to see everything, zero dock clutter.
Fully Accessible
VoiceOver labels and values on every element. Respects Reduce Motion. Keyboard navigation throughout.
13 Languages
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional).
Lightweight
Under 5 MB. ~3,000 lines of Swift. Zero external dependencies. Minimal CPU footprint.
Alerts that matter
Set thresholds. Get notified. No noise.
High CPU
CPU above 90% for 60 seconds
5 min cooldown
Memory Pressure
Memory pressure: critical
10 min cooldown
Low Disk
Boot disk above 90% full
1 hr cooldown
Up and running in seconds
Install
Download from the Mac App Store. Under 5 MB, zero setup.
Glance
Check your Mac’s vitals from the menu bar icon. Pick your display mode.
Explore
Click to open the dashboard with live graphs, gauges, and details.
Privacy isn't a feature.
It's the architecture.
Pulse reads system metrics using public macOS APIs. It never connects to the internet, never phones home, and never collects any data. Everything stays on your Mac.
Know your Mac.
At a glance.
Ready when you are.
macOS 14 Sonoma · Version 1.1.1