iStat pro for Mac

Free iSlayer Mac OS X 10.4 Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel/PPC Version 4.92 Full Specs

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4.3

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Editors' Review

by Download.com staff / February 24, 2013

While some statistics on computer performance may be found easily, gathering and compiling them in one place isn't an option. With iStat Pro for Mac, you can view a simple widget with all your system performance information in one place.

Available as freeware with no restrictions, iStat Pro for Mac installs quickly and launches itself in the widget menu automatically. The program has limited support and options related to readout and measurement standards, but these limitations are not unexpected because of its stated purpose. The basic interface shows data for CPU usage, available memory, device and processor temperature, and cooling fan operations, as well as battery status and other information. You also have the option to monitor the computer from your mobile device. There are additional options to directly view the computer activity monitor, allowing you to close programs taking up CPU usage and memory. The range of temperature readings, which can be displayed in Celsius, Kelvin, or Fahrenheit, includes different areas of the system: enclosure bays, the hard drive, and heat sinks. The network statistics are also useful and provide easy-to-read information on upload and download speeds and connection information.

While it may be cluttered for some people, the iStat Pro for Mac widget contains useful performance data, especially for a free program.

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Editors' Review

by Download.com staff / February 24, 2013

While it may be cluttered for some people, the iStat Pro for Mac widget contains useful performance data, especially for a free program.

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"Great utility & easy fix for Processes in Mountain Lion"

GBCanyons April 15, 2013 / Version: iStat pro 4.92

2013-04-15 07:29:08 | By GBCanyons

Pros

Great quick snapshot of Mac OS. Shows, Computer temp, fan speed, battery health, disk info, network info, CPU & Memory info.

I personally love to use it when I hear my fans kick up. I use it to show offending processes taking CPU and memory so I can kill them.

Cons

Processes are not shown by default with Mountain Lion which is a bug the developer will not be fixing.

However, a fix can be found at http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1407448

It's easy to fix iStat Pro processes for Mountain Lion

Change "PID|$1" to "PID| $1" (Add space before $ sign) in the Tall.js and Wide.js files. Then remove and read add the iStat Pro Widget.

(see above link for full steps, as review has limited space requirements)

Summary

Great Utility and easy fix for Processes with Mac Mountain Lion OS

5 stars

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"from the name its a pro look and amazing,"

simo_awesome January 23, 2012 / Version: iStat pro 4.92

2012-01-23 15:29:40 | By simo_awesome

Pros

really great easy to use ,, nd u don't need a lot of looking just a glance nd u would know whats going on on ur mac.. awesome

Cons

one thing only i want it to be bigger or an option to control the size of the interface . thats all,, other than that its what i was looking for i will never look for any other program. I'm all set..

Summary

HUGE THANK YOU FOR WHOM EVER WORKED SO HARD TO GIVE US THIS AMAZING FREE APP..

5 stars

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"Combines several other sourceware products"

jaycee123 June 15, 2011 / Version: iStat pro 4.92

2011-06-15 15:09:29 | By jaycee123

Pros

Can see ealth of computer at a glance

Cons

After a week, can't find any!

Summary

Covers everything from memory usage to individual fan speeds. Indispensible.

4 stars

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"Great addition to the dashboard for system status"

DesignTheory February 27, 2011 / Version: iStat pro 4.92

2011-02-27 11:43:44 | By DesignTheory

Pros

Processor, memory, fan, bluetooth mouse battery, wifi, and more stats all in an easy to customize console

Cons

You really can't have any complaints for free, and after a week of use I don't have any criticisms.

5 stars

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"Perfect!!!"

socksfirst December 31, 2010 / Version: iStat pro 4.92

2010-12-31 08:58:24 | By socksfirst

Pros

It has all the specs you care about in one attractive and easy-to-read interface.

Cons

None that I've seen so far.

Summary

I highly recommend this widget. If you check your Mac's stats and you use Dashboard, this is the widget for you.

5 stars

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"It's got my vote"

Ras-x January 16, 2010 / Version: iStat pro 4.92

2010-01-16 15:14:54 | By Ras-x

Summary

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Every upgrade makes it sleeker and more efficient. This baby works and works well. It isn't resource hungry (which a good widget shouldn't be), yet gives a good range of read-outs. There is some documentation/info on the web site - but really it is very intuitive.

Very impressed by the consistent upgrades and all for free. I love the look of the interface and the range of screens you can throw up to interrogate your machine is splendid. For anyone who has not used it, download and try. Although the developer says it's only rated up to 10.5, I am running it on 10.6.2 without any hassles at all -on both a 21.5" 3.06Ghz iMac, as well as a 15" 2.53GHz Macbook Pro. I love it when a good widget comes together.

4 stars

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"Great widget, and has more than to offer istat menu"

saintsadvocate October 06, 2009 / Version: iStat pro 4.9

2009-10-06 19:18:35 | By saintsadvocate

Pros

- I just enter dashboard and have all of my computer information, and you can choose what information is displayed
- Has more options than istat menu, and the graphs are much easier to read

Cons

None that I can see

Summary

I use it in conjunction with istat menu, because it has a couple more options of information than the menu's version. When I want to know what the processes are using the highest percent of your computers sources or want a detailed memory printout, I use istat pro 4.9.
Overall I recommend this program to anyone, but don't use it near as much as istat Menu's.

4 stars

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"fans monitor stopped working"

bobmandel April 27, 2009 / Version: iStat pro 4.8

2009-04-27 08:53:15 | By bobmandel

Summary

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Just tried this version but the fans speed does not display.

5 stars

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"Nice packaging"

afterhours June 16, 2007 / Version: iStat pro 4.1

2007-06-16 06:52:25 | By afterhours

Summary

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I use menumeters for most of my system monitoring, but iStat takes a widget idea and beautifully implements it -- really a nice, simple, functional and easy system status monitor.

Now if he figures out how to use it to collect data on remote systems that are functioning as servers, this could become the 'system monitor' tool for the non-Xserve servers out there.

Not sure how one can complain about free -- people must not like free.

5 stars

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"4.x lacks different colors for various forms of..."

siriusfox1 June 14, 2007 / Version: iStat pro 4.1

2007-06-14 06:53:40 | By siriusfox1

Summary

...usage.
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I've loved iStat in the past because it gave me most of the same info I got from the activity monitor. However, in iStat Pro 4.x, the bars used for graphs don't display various forms of usage--nice, system, user. For me this makes it unusable because it lacks the info I use a system monitor for.

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What's new in version 4.92
Added support for monitoring Magic Mouse battery level. Improved support for networking on recent Mac models.

General
Publisher	iSlayer
Publisher web site	http://www.islayer.net
Release Date	January 14, 2010
Date Added	January 14, 2010
Version	4.92

Category
Category	Desktop Enhancements
Subcategory	Gadgets & Widgets

Operating Systems
Operating Systems	Mac OS X 10.4 Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel/PPC
Additional Requirements	None

Download Information
File Size	1006.18KB
File Name	istat_pro_4.92.zip

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Total Downloads	336,815
Downloads Last Week	63

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License Model	Free
Limitations	Not available
Price	Free

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