5 best applications for monitoring the performance of your Mac

Apple makes very reliable computers that can run without rebooting the weeks and months. Yes, and OS X, the operating system is quite clever, intelligently allocate system resources. Typically, the average user there is no need to look behind the scenes of this whole "kitchen", but if you want to keep control of all your system resources the Mac - you can not do without special applications. Such applications will be discussed in this article.

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iStat Menus

One of the most popular tools, which provides detailed information on all components of your hardvarnogo the Mac (running ahead I will say that this is my favorite). The app allows you to subtly adjust the display elements required directly from the menu bar, as well as build the necessary information in the drop-down menu. For example, in my indicators processor located on the menu bar, memory, battery and network ativnost and I glance I can always see how much is loaded at the moment Mac.

Displaying information in realized very convenient drop-down menu when you hover over a specific element - shows detailed schedules for consumption (per day, per week, per month). In addition, iStat Menus lets you adjust the fan speed and create profiles for this purpose.

If you want to monitor absolutely all the resources of your Mac - iStat Menus ideal.

Download $ 16

gfxCardsStatus

If you are the owner of the Mac with a dual-card - I advise to pay attention to this application. By default, the user can choose which graphics card to use as OS X itself switches between integrated and discrete graphics, depending on the current load. A tiny freeware utility gfxCardsStatus designed to correct this shortcoming. Now, if you need high performance or maximum energy savings on the contrary - you just select the appropriate item in the menu gfxCardsStatus. All in your hands!

Free download

Disk Doctor

We keep a large amount of useful information on the disks of our Macs, and eventually it becomes more and more. Gradually builds various junk and already neaktaulnaya information, which also takes up disk space - cache applications, email attachments, and other large files, hidden in the depths of the file system. Disk Doctor helps you to monitor your drives the Mac and clean them in a timely manner to prevent overflow.

If you run out of disk space - Disk Doctor helps you to win it back.

Temperature Gauge

Nowadays, technology has allowed to nullify the event of overheating of Macs, but the unwary users do occur such situations. Fortunately, with the help of Temperature Gauge you can monitor fan speeds and temperature, removing the data from all the sensors your Mac.

If you frequently load the your Mac to complete or just want to always keep on hand sensor panel - Use Temperature Gauge.

Memory Clean

And last resource, which tend to "devour" application - a memory or RAM. All applications and games during operation consume memory and the longer they run, the more memory is eaten. The work OS X Mavericks on Macs, with less than 4 GB memory can be nekomfotnoy and cause delay. Memory Clean will help you identify the hungry applications and free up memory in a single click.

All users with a small amount of RAM can be recommended Memory Clean.

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Tell us what tools you use to monitor performance, dear readers? If you have any questions or want to share your thoughts - you are welcome in the comments.