Observed arrival · 2026-09-25

Plottypus puts Apple Silicon telemetry in the terminal

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A free macOS terminal monitor that displays Apple Silicon performance, power, temperature, network, memory, and process information.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-25 issue.

For: Apple Silicon Mac users monitoring system activity
Worth noticing: The site reports a 120-sample comparison in which macmon read 0.0 W and Plottypus read 21–50 W on the same Mac.

Field notes

The example dashboard pairs live-looking gauges and short history graphs with a searchable process table; its caption places the display on an M5 Pro during a Rust release build. A separate comparison section describes 120 samples on the same Mac, reporting zero-watt readings from macmon and 21–50 W from Plottypus. The install area lists version 1.1.0, while the pictured example is labeled 1.0.0.

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