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cpuinfo · v1.7.0

2
7.0

CPU meter menu bar app

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brew install --cask cpuinfo
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Trust Score 2/10
✗ Open source +0
✗ Active development +0
✗ Licensed +0
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0

Version History

v1.7.0
7d ago1.6.0→1.7.0
10d ago1.5.1→1.6.0

Review

Mar 11, 2026

CPUInfo is a lightweight macOS menu bar app that provides real-time CPU usage monitoring, ideal for users needing quick access to system performance metrics. It offers a simple interface for tracking CPU activity and is open-source, appealing to developers and sysadmins.

Monitors and displays CPU usage statistics in the menu bar.

Maturity: The project has moderate activity with 108 GitHub stars, though recent updates are limited.

Community: Community discussions highlight its utility for system monitoring and CPU information, with mentions on Hacker News and Reddit.

Pros

  • + Lightweight and efficient for real-time monitoring
  • + Open-source, enhancing transparency and customization
  • + Targeted towards macOS users with specific needs

Cons

  • - Lack of auto-updates may pose security risks
  • - Compatibility issues with newer macOS versions

GitHub

View repo →
108
Stars
8
Forks
5
Issues
-
License
Objective-C++Last commit: Mar 6, 2022

Community Mentions

hackernews
Nov 2020 Use `nproc` and not grep /proc/cpuinfo
hackernews
Aug 2019 What do the flags in /proc/cpuinfo mean?
hackernews
Nov 2018 Cheat Sheet for cpuinfo features on AArch64
hackernews
Jul 2018 /proc/cpuinfo and CPU topology for all 113 AWS instance types
reddit
Jan 2018 Go check your /proc/cpuinfo. It will contain cpu_insecure if your kernel has KPTI patch
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown

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