cpuinfo1.7.0

cpuinfo puts a live CPU-usage meter in the macOS menu bar, giving you an immediate view of processor load without opening a monitoring window. Its compact indicator fills green when the Mac is mostly idle and shifts through orange to red as activity increases; clicking it opens the app’s options.

By default, the display uses one slim vertical bar for each logical core, forming an equalizer-like per-core view. You can switch to an overall meter, a narrow pill that fills from left to right according to total CPU use, and optionally show the percentage beside the bar. The app adapts to macOS Light or Dark appearance, with a Default color theme and a monochrome B/W theme, while its refresh interval can be set anywhere from 0.1 seconds to 30 seconds. A built-in shortcut opens Activity Monitor when you need deeper system inspection.

cpuinfo suits Mac users who want an at-a-glance way to watch processor activity during routine monitoring or demanding work. Version 1.7.0 supports macOS 10.13 and later on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, and it is distributed as freeware. Written in Swift, it runs as a menu bar utility rather than a separate monitoring dashboard. The released build is not notarized, so Gatekeeper blocks it on first launch, a behavior to account for before using it.