mactop: Terminal-Based System Monitor for Apple Silicon Macs
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carsenk
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
mactop is a terminal-based monitoring tool for Apple Silicon Macs that displays real-time system metrics including CPU/GPU usage, power consumption, temperatures, and core performance. Written in Go with CGO, it uses native Apple APIs without requiring sudo privileges, providing developers and power users with efficient system monitoring directly from the terminal.
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No sudo required - Uses native Apple APIs (SMC, IOReport, IOKit, IOHIDEventSystemClient)
Apple Silicon Monitor Top written in Go Lang and CGO
Real-time CPU, GPU, ANE, DRAM, and system power wattage usage display
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