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Your Mac's health,
at a glance.

Monitor CPU, memory, storage, battery, temperature, and network — all from your menu bar. Clean junk, uninstall apps, find duplicates, and keep your Mac running fast.

macOS 14+ Apple Silicon 4 MB No data collected
Pulse System Monitor dashboard showing live CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network metrics with sparklines
Monitoring

Real-time system metrics

Six dashboards in your menu bar. One click to drill down. Updated every second.

CPU Monitor

Per-core usage, system vs user breakdown, top processes, and live history sparkline. Spot CPU hogs the moment they spike.

Memory

Active, wired, compressed breakdown with pressure indicator and one-click RAM purge.

Storage

Donut chart with category breakdown — apps, docs, system. Direct cleanup access.

Battery Health

Charge level, cycle count, condition badge, and accurate time remaining.

Network

Bidirectional sparkline with live upload/download speeds and session totals.

Temperature & Fans

CPU and GPU temperatures via SMC, fan RPM monitoring with visual gauges.

Tools

Eight tools that replace seven apps

Cleanup, uninstall, organize, and protect — all included with Pulse Pro. Free.

Smart Cleanup

Scan and remove caches, logs, trash, and temporary files in one click.

Large Files

Find files over 50 MB across your entire disk, sorted by size.

App Uninstaller

Complete removal including app support files, caches, and preferences.

Space Lens

Visual treemap showing exactly what's eating your disk space.

Maintenance

Free RAM, flush DNS cache, rebuild Spotlight index, and more.

Login Items

See and disable apps that auto-launch when your Mac starts up.

Privacy Cleaner

Clear browser history, cookies, and tracking data across all browsers.

Duplicate Finder

Identify identical files by content hash, not just filename.

In action

See it work

Real screenshots from Pulse Pro running on macOS. No mockups, no marketing fluff.

Pulse Smart Cleanup animation: scanning then displaying GB to reclaim from System Cache, Application Logs, Downloads, and Xcode Derived Data
Smart Cleanup

Find junk in seconds

Scans system caches, app logs, downloads, and developer data. Pick what to clean and reclaim gigabytes with one click.

Pulse App Uninstaller listing 23 apps with related file counts and sizes
App Uninstaller

Remove apps completely

Drag-to-trash leaves orphan files behind. Pulse finds and removes every related cache, preference, and support file.

Pulse Maintenance showing 6 completed tasks: Free Up RAM, Flush DNS, Rebuild Spotlight, Clear Cache, Rebuild Launch Services, Verify Disk
Maintenance

One-click tune-up

Free RAM, flush DNS, rebuild Spotlight, verify disk — six maintenance tasks that normally need Terminal, all from a button.

Pulse Duplicate Finder ready to scan for identical files wasting disk space
Duplicate Finder

Find identical files by content

Compares files by hash, not just filename. Catches duplicates even when they're renamed or in different folders.

Lite vs Pro

Both versions, both free

Lite is on the App Store for monitoring only. Pro is direct download with full toolset.

Feature Pulse LiteMac App Store Pulse ProDirect Download
CPU, Memory, Storage monitoring
Battery & Network monitoring
Menu bar display modes
Desktop widgets
Threshold alerts
Temperature & Disk I/O
Smart Cleanup
App Uninstaller
Large Files & Duplicate Finder
Space Lens
Maintenance tools
Privacy Cleaner & Login Items
Price Free Free

Your data stays on your Mac

Pulse does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. No file names, no browsing history, no passwords — nothing leaves your Mac. All monitoring and cleanup operations run 100% locally. Optional anonymous usage analytics can be disabled in Settings.

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FAQ

Common questions

Is Pulse really free?

Yes, both Pulse Lite and Pulse Pro are completely free. No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden costs. We make money from optional anonymous analytics partnerships, but you can opt out.

What macOS versions are supported?

Pulse requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3, M4) for maximum performance and battery efficiency.

Why are there two versions?

Apple's App Store requires sandboxing, which prevents system-level features like file cleanup and app uninstalling. Pulse Lite is a monitoring-only version for the App Store. Pulse Pro is downloaded directly and has full access to all tools.

Is Pulse safe? Does it collect my data?

Pulse collects only anonymous usage analytics (which you can disable in Settings). No personal data, no file contents, no browsing history is ever sent. All cleanup operations are performed locally on your Mac.

Can I have both Lite and Pro installed?

You can, but you don't need to. If you install Pro, it will prompt you to remove Lite since Pro includes everything Lite has, plus the cleanup and optimization tools.

Keep your Mac healthy.

Free to download. No subscription. No data collection. Just a fast, focused tool.

Download Pulse Pro for macOS
Version 1.2.8 · 4 MB · macOS 14+