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macmon for Mac

Sudoless performance monitoring for Apple Silicon processors

Quick answer: macmon is a design tool for macOS. Install it with brew install macmon. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 3,218 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What macmon is

macmon is a design tool for macOS: sudoless performance monitoring for Apple Silicon processors.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/vladkens/macmon.

How to install macmon

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install macmon.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install macmon on Mac?

Run brew install macmon in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is macmon open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does macmon run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is macmon?

It was installed 3,218 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #476 in this catalogue.

What version of macmon is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.10.0.