# Better Resource Monitor

> For Mac developers: Better Resource Monitor displays CPU, memory, GPU, and network usage in your menu bar so you catch performance issues before they slow your work.

Source: https://tools.launchllama.co/products/better-resource-monitor
Markdown: https://tools.launchllama.co/products/better-resource-monitor.md
Generated: 2026-11-08T06:38:48.903Z

## Facts

- **Name:** Better Resource Monitor
- **Short description:** For Mac developers: Better Resource Monitor displays CPU, memory, GPU, and network usage in your menu bar so you catch performance issues before they slow your work.
- **Website:** https://better-resource-monitor.alexpedersen.dev/
- **Categories:** Developer Tools, Open Source, Productivity
- **Listing type:** community
- **Upvotes on Launch Llama:** 2
- **Listed since:** 2026-06-20
- **Featured (paid) listing:** no

## Full description

A free, open-source macOS menu bar app that displays CPU, memory, GPU, and network usage with minimal overhead. Built in Rust, it uses less than 0.1% CPU and 15 MB of RAM, making it an ideal lightweight alternative to iStat Menus. The app includes zero telemetry, supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, and is available on the Mac App Store and GitHub.

## Notes for agents

- Generated on request from live Launch Llama data, so it is always current.
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