Stats
Stats is a free, open-source desktop utility for macOS. MacOS system monitor in your menu bar. It has 42,870 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and people use it instead of iStat Menus. Its source code is on GitHub at exelban/stats.
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About Stats
The script installs the app, enables the Remote module and prints a URL with an authorization code - open it on any device and sign in to your System Stats account to authorize the machine. After that Stats starts streaming metrics to your account and is registered to launch automatically at login and restart if it stops. The Mac needs an active user session (a locked screen is fine) to run the app; on a fully headless machine Stats will start at the next login.
Install Stats
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
brew install statsReplaces
Commercial software people commonly use Stats instead of.
- iStat Menus
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Is Stats free and open source?
Yes. Stats's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Stats?
Homebrew: brew install stats. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v3.0.23).
Can Stats replace iStat Menus?
Stats is commonly used as a free alternative to iStat Menus. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.