Observed arrival · 2026-11-03
Sweatpea gives your Mac’s menu bar a pea with opinions
A macOS utility that shows when the computer is working hard, points to the app responsible, and nudges you to take a break.
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- For
- Mac users tracking resource-heavy apps
- Worth noticing
- Helper processes are grouped under their parent app; the page says shares measure each process against the whole Mac, not one CPU core.
Field notes
The page describes separate CPU and memory views: CPU examples name processes such as Chrome, Docker, and WindowServer, while memory pressure identifies the app holding memory. It says helper processes are grouped under their parent app and describes a confirmation before quitting one. The homepage also presents break prompts with snooze controls and share-card previews; its interactive workload demo is labeled simulated.
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