How to see CPU, memory and battery on your Mac desktop

The widgets

System Pulse shows CPU and memory, Battery shows charge and health, Network shows download and upload speeds. Developers can add Localhost Radar (what's running on local ports) and Containers.

Add them

1. 1Click Kakuchi's menu bar icon and choose Widget Gallery.
2. 2Search for System, Battery or Network and click Add to Desktop.
3. 3Right-click one and choose Add to Menu Bar to open it from the menu bar, or Keep on Top to watch it over a full-screen app.

Do they use a lot of power?

Kakuchi reads system data only while a widget that needs it is on screen, and stops while the display sleeps.

Questions

Can I build a different monitor?

Yes. Describe it to the AI builder, for example "a tiny graph of CPU use over the last minute".

Related guides

• How to add widgets to the Mac menu bar

  In Kakuchi, right-click a widget and choose Add to Menu Bar. It gets its own item in the menu bar; click it and the full widget drops down.

• How to keep a widget on top of full-screen apps on Mac

  In Kakuchi, right-click a widget and choose Keep on Top. It floats above every window, including full-screen apps, and you can still click and drag it.