macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install macmonlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install macmonMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/macmon/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install macmon with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix
Sudoless performance monitoring for Apple Silicon processors. Version 0.7.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-02.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#macmonnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/macmon/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Sudoless performance monitoring for Apple Silicon processors
Project links
Commands and aliases
- macmon
history
Project history and usage
macmon is a Rust system-monitoring CLI and TUI for Apple Silicon Macs. Its README emphasizes sudoless access to live power, temperature, CPU, GPU, ANE, memory, and fan metrics.
Project history
The official repository was created in June 2024. The README states that the project was motivated by a need to observe Apple Silicon power consumption while testing local LLM models, without relying on `powermetrics` workflows that require root privileges.
macmon expanded beyond a simple terminal display into JSON output, an HTTP metrics server, Prometheus-format metrics, a Grafana example, launchd service installation for `macmon serve`, and a Rust library API for embedding the sampler in other programs.
Adoption history
The README documents installation through Homebrew, MacPorts, Cargo, and Nix, and the batch input also records Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix packages. Repository metadata captured during this run showed more than one thousand GitHub stars within roughly two years of creation, suggesting fast adoption among Apple Silicon power users and monitoring hobbyists.
How it is used
Interactive use runs the TUI at a configurable interval. Scripted use centers on `macmon pipe` for JSON samples, while monitoring-stack use centers on `macmon serve`, which exposes `/json` and `/metrics` endpoints and can install a launchd agent at `~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.macmon.plist`.
Why package nerds care
macmon is notable because Apple Silicon telemetry is useful to developers running local AI models, compilers, benchmarks, and long-lived services, but official user-facing tools expose only part of that picture. A package-manager-installable TUI plus Prometheus endpoint makes Mac hardware metrics fit into Unix-style pipelines and observability stacks.
Timeline
- 2024: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2024: 0.4.x releases published late in the year.
- 2025: 0.6.x releases added to the release stream.
- 2026: 0.7.x releases published, with docs covering HTTP metrics and library use.
Related projects
- The README explicitly compares the motivation with `asitop` and `powermetrics`, and documents integration with Prometheus and Grafana.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 3 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
macmon | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.7.2
manager updated2026-05-02
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.7.2
https://github.com/vladkens/macmon
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:macmon |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/macmon |
| Homepage | https://github.com/vladkens/macmon |
| Repository | https://github.com/vladkens/macmon |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/vladkens/macmon#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/vladkens/macmon/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-02T15:41:40Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | macmon |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
macmon
nix profile install nixpkgs#macmon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Macmon
MacPorts95%
macmon
sudo port install macmon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Macmon
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment