Translucent!

Mac OS X keeps detailed accounting of the various aspects of the computer's hardware, from the bytes read from disk to the packets that have passed through the network interfaces since the system was started. Now Translucent provides easy access to the details that the operating system has kept buried away and brings them all together for easier viewing pleasure. Also you may be interested in not only the amount of data read and written to the disk or the amount of data uploaded and downloaded from the network since system start but the total amount over a period of time. Translucent will allow you to keep an accounting of that information that persists across system reboots**.

Translucent alternatives

  • Open Hardware Monitor

  • The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.

    tags: Portable hardware-monitoring sensors temperature-monitoring
  • iStat Menus

  • iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).

    tags: battery-status cpu-monitor dashboard-widget disk-usage fan
  • MenuMeters for El Capitan

  • This is a port to OS X El Capitan 10.11 of MenuMeters by Alex Harper.

    tags: cpu-monitor hardware-monitoring system-information
  • Atmonitor

  • Mac OS X System Monitor and Process Explorer ToolatMonitor is the most advanced monitoring tool for Mac OS X that displays system activity in real-time. It is designed to allow quick assessment of computers state and it is powerful enough to make it a core utility in anyones system troubleshooting toolkit.atMonitor offers a better alternative to Apples own "Activity Monitor" and combines the best of the features of many other existing monitoring utilities. It also adds an extensive list of unique features of its own. In addition to the standard CPU, GPU, VRAM, FPS, Disk and Network info, atMonitor allows interaction with processes, setting up triggers, logging, purging RAM and much more. atMonitor can be displayed in the menu bar, as a stand alone floating window or in the dock icon. »

    tags: Discontinued task-list hardware-monitoring process-list process-viewer
  • MiniUsage

  • MiniUsage displays various data like CPU usage, amount of network flow, battery status and process names which uses much CPU time in a menubar. It takes little space and can display various data, so it's suitable for notebook.

    tags: hardware-monitoring network-monitoring cpu-monitor traffic-monitor activity-monitoring
  • iPulse

  • Monitor numerous OS X statistics including: CPU activity System load over time Network bandwidth and activity Memory activity and usage Battery & wireless signal strength Disk usage Current time and date Compact, clever & fully customizable user interface Presents information both graphically and with text Beautiful on Retina display Fits in perfectly with the new system appearances Save & load custom appearances Minimizes impact on system performance View data on the desktop, in the menu bar or Dock Show & hide windows using system hotkeys »

    tags: monitoring hardware-monitoring customize
  • DriveDx

  • DriveDx is advanced drive health diagnostic and monitoring utility. Unlike most drive utilities, DriveDx does not only monitor the drive’s built-in S.M.A.R.T. status, but also analyzes the changes of all drive health indicators that are closely related to HDD or SSD failures (like the pending bad sectors, reallocated bad sectors, uncorrectable bad sectors, SSD wear out / endurance, and more) and alerts the user immediately if anything goes wrong. Our drive health diagnostics algorithms are based on the recent researches in this field. The application provides access to all sufficient drive diagnostic data to satisfy any system administrator. DriveDx is the first utility of its kind to have a real user-friendly Mac-style interface. »

    tags: hardware-monitoring hard-disk harddisk-diagnostic hdd s.m.a.r.t
  • Data Lifeguard Diagnostic

  • This is a Windows version of the Data LifeGuard Diagnostics. It will test WD internal and external drives. In additional, it can provide you with the model and serial of WD drives attached to the system.

    tags: Discontinued hardware-monitoring hdd hdd-scan hardware-diagnostic
  • Cool Tool

  • This utility allows you to monitor a various system info in "always on top" floating window (overlay mode).Available features:- CPU Usage meter- Free RAM meter- CPU Frequency indicator- 2g/3g/Wi-Fi Traffic meter- Battery Level- Battery Temperature- Battery Current (mA)- Wi-Fi Signal Level- I/O Activity- Time/Date indicator- GSM Cell Signal Level (Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note are not supported due to firmware bug!)- Number of fixed GPS satellites- SD Card free space- Most resource-intensive processes- Task Killer- Audio VU and visual equalizerAlso there is nice real time graph on background. Press Show Panel button to enable dashboard. You can drag floating window over the screen or double tap to open settings. See video and screen-shots for details.This application allows you to:- Easy diagnostic problem processes that consume resources excessively.- With Cool Tool you can monitor full-screen applications (games, video players, browsers).- Monitor your Internet traffic without closing the browser window.- Make your battery level always visible, with accurate percentage scale.- Monitor how good your CPU governor switches between CPU frequencies in idle/stressesDon't forget to try custom themes!Tips:Customize the appearance of the panel using color picker dialogs. Also you can adjust transparency and size of the panel in Sliders section.If you want the panel did not receive touch events, just select the "ICS hack" box. If you Android 4.0 user, you also may want to turn it on. Since in ICS the status bar is drawn on top of all. Even on top of Cool Tool:)Tons of gauges could drain your battery very quickly. Uncheck the features that you do not need. Btw, Cool Tool went to sleep and do not draw anything when your display turns off. It is for powersave.Warning! "Show most resource-intensive process" feature is pretty resource-intensive :) You should use it only if you really need it.If you want to hide Cool Tool panel in sp »

    tags: hardware-monitoring process-killer system-status
  • AMD System Monitor

  • AMD System Monitor is a comprehensive application which displays all the information about your system AMD products (and Intel CPU). It generally provides the overall functionality of GPU and x86 workloads.

    tags: monitoring cpu-monitor cpu-usage ram-usage gpu-monitor
  • StatsBar

  • Easily Monitor Your Mac's System Stats.

    tags: developer-tools
  • SysMetrix

  • SysMetrix is a skinnable clock and metering application. Its purpose is to provide system metrics in a variety of interesting, useful, and cool ways. It can monitor and report on the hundreds of statistics

    tags: Discontinued statistics clock system-information hardware-monitoring
  • xScan

  • Professional System Monitoring Utility designed for Mac.

    tags: hardware-monitoring system-information
  • Easytune

  • EasyTune presents a convenient, Windows-based system performance enhancement and management utility. It features tools such as: 1. Overclocking for enhancing system performance.2. C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory.3. Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan.4. PC health for monitoring system status.

    tags: overclocking