Beacon

Beacon

System Monitor

A lightweight system monitor that lives in your menubar. Real-time CPU, memory, network, and thermal monitoring — everything you need to know about your Mac, always at a glance.

24-hr free trial  ·  No credit card required

Finder
CPU
NET
▼ 2.4 ▲ 140
9:41
Beacon System Monitor
11d 15h
CPU 17%
Memory 38.88 / 128 GB
● App ● Wired ● Comp. 30%
Network
▼ 1.5 KB/s ▲ 1.0 KB/s
Disk
Macintosh HD 664 GB free
Battery 100%
Plugged In
Sensors 62°C
P-Core 262°
P-Core 361°
P-Core 562°
SoC64°
CPU

Per-core processor monitoring

Watch every core individually. Beacon shows you exactly how your processor is being used — not just the average, but each core's contribution, split by user and system time.

  • Individual bars for every P-core and E-core
  • System vs. user vs. idle breakdown
  • Scrolling usage history graph
  • Top CPU-consuming processes, live
CPU 32%
Overview
32% CPU
User 24%
System 8%
Idle 68%
Cores
P1
P2
P3
P4
E1
E2
E3
E4
Usage History
Top Processes
Xcode
8.4%
Safari
4.7%
kernel_task
3.2%
Figma
2.1%
Memory 12.4 GB
Pressure
78% Pressure
App 9.7 GB
Wired 2.8 GB
Compressed 1.3 GB
Free 3.6 GB
Memory Usage
12.4 GB used 16 GB total
App
Wired
Compressed
Free
Top Processes
Xcode
2.8 GB
Safari
1.4 GB
Figma
1.1 GB
Memory

Memory pressure, broken down

Memory pressure tells you more than just usage. Beacon shows you the full picture — how much is actively used by apps, how much is locked in by the system, and how much has been compressed to make room.

  • Pressure gauge: green, orange, or red at a glance
  • Segmented bar — App, Wired, Compressed, Free
  • Top memory consumers with live GB values
  • Swap and virtual memory details
Network

Live network throughput

Know instantly whether your Mac is downloading, uploading, or idle. Colour-coded sparklines give you a 60-second history of your network activity at a glance.

  • Download and upload rates in real time
  • Dual-channel sparkline history graph
  • Per-interface breakdown (Wi-Fi, Ethernet, VPN)
  • Session total bytes transferred
Network ▼ 2.4 MB/s
2.4 MB/s Download
140 KB/s Upload
Throughput
Download
Upload
Interfaces
Wi-Fi (en0) ▼ 2.4 ▲ 140K
Ethernet (en1) inactive
Sensors 54°C
CPU Temperature
54° CPU Die
CPU Die 54°C
GPU 48°C
Ambient 32°C
All Temperatures
CPU Die 54°C
GPU 48°C
Ambient 32°C
Battery 31°C
NAND 42°C
Charger 29°C
Fans
System Fan
1,200 RPM
Sensors

Thermal monitoring & fans

Know exactly how hot your Mac is running. Beacon reads every temperature sensor in your system and colour-codes them against defined thermal zones — cool, warm, hot, and critical.

  • CPU die, GPU, ambient, and battery temperatures
  • Colour zones: cool (<50°), warm (50–70°), hot (70–85°), critical (>85°)
  • Fan speed in RPM with min/max range bar
  • CPU temperature history graph
Battery

Deep battery health tracking

Beyond the percentage in your menubar. Beacon shows you the full health story — how many cycles your battery has gone through, its current maximum capacity versus when it was new, and whether it needs attention.

  • Live charge level with estimated time remaining
  • Battery health percentage and condition
  • Cycle count and design vs. current capacity
  • Battery temperature and charge history
Battery 87%
Status
87% Charge
Time Left 4h 23m
Health 96%
Cycles 142
Charge Level
87%
Discharging
Details
Condition Normal
Capacity 7,823 mAh
Design Cap. 8,141 mAh
Temperature 31°C
Disk 186 GB free
Macintosh HD
62%
Macintosh HD
186 GB available
Boot
Used
Purgeable
Free
Details
Used 314 GB
Available 186 GB
Purgeable 42 GB
Total 500 GB
Volume Info
FormatAPFS
TypeInternal SSD
EncryptedYes
Disk

Storage at a glance

See exactly where your storage goes. Beacon shows used, purgeable, and free space for every mounted volume — including a breakdown of what macOS can reclaim if you need room.

  • Stacked bar — Used, Purgeable, Free
  • Per-volume details with format and encryption status
  • Colour-coded fill: blue under 70%, orange 70–90%, red above 90%
  • Supports multiple volumes and external drives
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$14.99

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System Requirements
macOS 14+
Apple Silicon or Intel
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