RISE PulseBar is a real-time system monitor for macOS with a clean, minimal interface. Track CPU, memory, disk, GPU, and network stats directly from your menu bar — fast, private, and distraction-free. No tracking. No noise. Brought to you by RISE Studio Labs.
- Native colored metrics — CPU (blue), RAM (green), DSK (orange), GPU (purple) displayed as individual colored text items in the menu bar
- Live animated icon — hot pink 4-bar chart animates in real-time with CPU/RAM/DSK/GPU values
- GPU monitoring — Apple Silicon GPU utilization via IOKit; hides gracefully on unsupported hardware
- Disk monitoring — boot volume usage (ignores external drives)
- Top process — shows the most CPU-hungry process and its usage
- Sparklines — 60-second rolling history graphs for CPU and GPU
- Network — real-time download / upload speeds
- Draggable dashboard — click the tray icon to open, drag the header to reposition
- 3 display modes — Minimal (CPU only), Standard (CPU + RAM), Full (all metrics)
- Settings — mode, refresh rate, and launch-at-login from right-click menu or in-panel controls
- Fully local — no cloud, no analytics, no telemetry, no accounts
| Metric | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| CPU usage | < 2% | ~0.3% idle |
| Memory | < 80 MB | ~45 MB |
| Panel open | < 100 ms | instant |
- Download
Rise PulseBar_1.0.2_aarch64.dmgfrom Releases - Open the DMG, drag Rise PulseBar to Applications
- Launch from Applications
- Click the menu bar item to open the dashboard
See INSTALL.md for build-from-source, signing, and notarization instructions.
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Left-click menu bar | Open / close dashboard |
| Right-click menu bar | Mode, refresh rate, launch at login, about, quit |
| Mode: MIN | CPU only in menu bar |
| Mode: STD | CPU + RAM in menu bar |
| Mode: FULL | CPU + RAM + DSK + GPU in menu bar |
# Prerequisites: Rust 1.77+, Tauri CLI 2.x, Xcode Command Line Tools
git clone https://github.com/chaser1-ops/RISEPulseBar
cd RISEPulseBar
cargo tauri build- macOS 12.0 (Monterey) or later
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
MIT
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