Terminal network diagnostics tool in Rust that shows live connections, throughput, packets and latency, and flags network issues.
3.5K157RustMITUpdated yesterday
8 alternatives
Best open-source alternatives to iStat Menus (2026)
Looking for a free, open-source alternative to iStat Menus? These 8 projects can replace it. Each one passed our quality screening and is explained in plain words, so you can compare stars, license and maintenance at a glance.
Quick comparison
| Project | Stars | License | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| matthart1983/netwatch | ★ 3.5K | MIT | yesterday |
| Zesty0wl/mac-performance-monitor | ★ 941 | MIT | 2 days ago |
| lingyired/status-trio | ★ 688 | Apache-2.0 | 18 hours ago |
| rana-gmbh/NetFluss | ★ 638 | GPL-3.0 | 11 days ago |
| byrencheema/airstats | ★ 455 | MIT | 3 days ago |
| jasonwong1991/WonderBox | ★ 410 | MIT | 5 days ago |
| Nongfsq/ftop | ★ 309 | MIT | 5 days ago |
| jianyintang/find-disk-killer | ★ 220 | MIT | 21 days ago |
A native macOS menu bar performance monitor and recorder that logs CPU, memory, GPU, network, disk, and battery history to help diagnose slowdowns.
94140SwiftMITUpdated 2 days ago
A native macOS app that merges Wi-Fi, battery, and volume into one configurable status icon in the menu bar, the Dock, or both.
68841SwiftApache-2.0Updated 18 hours ago
A native macOS menubar app showing live upload and download speeds, router bandwidth, per-app traffic and built-in speed tests.
63827C#GPL-3.0Updated 11 days ago
A lightweight macOS menu bar system monitor showing CPU, memory, GPU, network, disk, battery and thermals.
45519SwiftMITUpdated 3 days ago
A native macOS system toolkit for memory optimization, deep cleanup, fan control, keep-awake and disk analysis, built with Swift and SwiftUI.
41020SwiftMITUpdated 5 days ago
A small macOS system monitor for Apple Silicon Macs that shows CPU cores, memory, network, GPU, power and top processes in one resizable floating panel.
30916SwiftMITUpdated 5 days ago
A native macOS app that shows which application, files, and disk device are behind sustained disk activity.
22016SwiftMITUpdated 21 days ago
FAQ
- Is there a free, open-source alternative to iStat Menus?
- Yes. The most popular open-source alternatives to iStat Menus on Repolode are netwatch, mac-performance-monitor, status-trio.
- Which iStat Menus alternative should I choose?
- netwatch has the most GitHub stars and is released under MIT. Compare the license and last commit of each option in the table above before choosing.