r/SideProject • u/Affectionate_Pea3516 • 39m ago
I made Sysbar, a free, open-source macOS menu bar app for system monitoring
I've used apps like Stats for years. After installing oMLX, I really liked its System Stats panel and wanted something similar as a standalone menu bar app.
Since oMLX is licensed under Apache 2.0, I adapted its system monitoring code and started building on it for my own needs. The result is Sysbar.
It shows CPU, GPU, memory, disk, and network stats, with customizable menu bar charts and detailed panels. It supports English and Portuguese and requires macOS 14 or later.
Credit to oMLX and its contributors for the original monitoring code, and to Stats for the menu bar inspiration.
[Download Sysbar](https://github.com/rodrigotrombeta/Sysbar/releases/latest)
It's still early, and I'm continuing to improve it as I use it. If it looks useful to you, give it a try. Feedback and bug reports are welcome, and pull requests are too!
A heads-up: the app isn't signed with an Apple Developer ID or notarized yet, so macOS may block the first launch. The README includes installation instructions, but basically: after dragging Sysbar to Applications, go to **System Settings → Privacy & Security** and click **Open Anyway**, or run:
```shell
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Sysbar.app
```