Core-Monitor
Installed by Apple
Reviewed, signed and updated through the App Store, inside the standard sandbox that comes with it.
Core-Monitor is on the Mac App Store
Core-Monitor is listed as a free macOS app at Apple app ID 6762558526. Apple reviews, signs and delivers this sandboxed edition. It reads and displays system data but does not write to hardware. If fan control matters to you, the direct download is the build to use instead.
Exactly what the sandbox allows
App Store rules shape this edition, so the boundaries are written down plainly instead of left implied.
Included
- Overall CPU activity and per-core load
- Memory usage and pressure
- Network throughput and startup disk usage
- Battery status, thermal state, uptime and load averages
- Live Weather, only after you enable it and grant location access
- SwiftUI dashboard and a menu bar extra
Left out, by design
- Privileged helper and background services
- Fan control and any hardware writes
- Direct sensor access and private frameworks
- Touch Bar overlays and custom widgets
- Shell commands and self-updating
WeatherKit, on request
Live Weather is off by default. Turn on Enable Live Weather in Settings to request location access; decline, and the rest of the app runs unchanged.
Nothing collected
No account, no analytics, no advertising code. The privacy policy is a short read on purpose.