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Oh, there were a ton of these utils back in the days. I can't vouch for any of them because I don't use them, but just a quick search for "cpu utilization hdd utilization in the taskbar" shows a lot of options, eg https://entropy6.com/xmeters/ Or even running the default Task Manager so it would be only in the notification area and not in the taskbar: ... - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago
I use monitor apps like xMeters (CPU Load) and CoreTemp (CPU Temp. More temp = more sustained CPU load) to monitor my normal state. Using BatteryMon gives you a visual graph so you can see where your battery life is going and change your behviour to be more efficient. Source: about 2 years ago
There were several fantastic free and paid System Monitor Taskbar extensions for Windows 10 that sat down in the system tray, like XMeters and Taskbar Stats. With the new Windows 11 Taskbar, what are my options? Has anyone found a good alternative other than the Game Bar's floating monitor? I'm mainly looking to track CPU, RAM, and Network Speed. Source: about 2 years ago
Not exactly what you ask for but I like it in the taskbar, so I can always know what is going on. Xmeter does that perfectly. Https://entropy6.com/xmeters/. Source: over 2 years ago
Minimise your CPU usage and try and always return to a near idle state of 1-3% CPU load. I like to use X Meters and Core Temp to monitor CPU usage. Get used to what is normal ... And take action when it is not normal. Source: about 3 years ago
Its not a terminal app like bottom or nvtop but I use https://github.com/exelban/stats and it has iGPU stats. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
I’ve found stats [1] to be a great open source alternative to the iStat Menus system monitor app mentioned in the article. [1] https://github.com/exelban/stats. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago
Have not used it for quite some time, and I think it was launching the Mac system monitor , it does don't have its own widow , but you can check this https://github.com/exelban/stats. Source: 10 months ago
Install stats and put it in your menu bar. It will show the top processes. If my battery is going down quicker than usual I check there and it is usually some hungry tab in Firefox. But I've also noticed bluetoothd using way more CPU than I would expect. Source: 10 months ago
Don't know about 'better looking', but I use https://github.com/exelban/stats. Source: 10 months ago
iStat Menus - "An advanced Mac system monitor for your menubar."
Open Hardware Monitor - Monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds, with optional graph.
Rectangle - Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
Rainmeter - Rainmeter is a desktop customization platform.
Conky - Latest commit 262a292 on Dec 7, 2017 brndnmtthws Add missing build dep. Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop.
MenuBar Stats - Advanced Mac system monitor right from the menu bar