Running a Mac should be a hassle-free experience. However, they’re not immune to issues and MacOS’ system monitor isn’t that great to just glance at your overall system health.
Check out these Mac Menu Bar System Tools Apps:
CPU LED
Do you ever wonder how stressed your CPU is? Sometimes all you need to know is that your CPU is working hard. CPU LED adds a LED in your menu bar indicating your CPU activity.
IP in menubar
This small application runs in the background and shows your current IP address in the menu bar. If you are behind a router or gateway you can still see your local IP address in the menu.
RunCat
This cat runs at the speed according to the CPU usage of your Mac. By looking at its running, you can see how much your CPU load is.
UpTimeBar
UpTimeBar notifies you if any of your websites are down. The menu bar app connects to trusted monitoring services like UptimeRobot, Pingdom and UpDown to check the status of your websites.