Your Mac,
in focus.

Live readings in your menu bar. In plain words.

Coming soon to the Mac App Store

Scope is free. Scope Pro is $5.99 once (Launch Price), with a 14-day free trial. No subscription.

Scope for Mac in the menu bar, with Scope Pro: the Scope icon, both drives (Mac 91% in red for over its limit, and Stu 39%), CPU 34% GPU 12% RAM 62%, 4.8 MB/s down and 830 KB/s up, and the battery at 82%, charging.

This is Scope Pro, on test data: a made-up Mac, with made-up readings and files.

Private by design.

  • Stays on your MacReadings never leave it.
  • No accountNothing to sign up for.
  • No trackersNo ads. No analytics.
  • Files untouchedTests use their own file.

Privacy details

Speed tests.
One click.

Your drive and your internet, measured. Free.

Drive speed test for Macintosh HD: write 5,387.1 MB/s and read 6,512.8 MB/s at its last test; a Standard test takes a few seconds.
Internet speed test on Studio Wi-Fi: 935.3 Mbps down and 117.6 Mbps up at its last test; a test takes about 10 seconds.

Click Test speed. Your files stay untouched.

Which app used
your data?

The last minute, free. The whole day, with Scope Pro.

Scope Pro
Top network processes over the last 1 hour: Dropbox 7.94 GB, OBS Studio 2.69 GB up, Google Chrome 2.31 GB, Docker 1.24 GB.

Alerts, only when
it matters.

Scope waits out spikes. Then it says why.

Macintosh HD is 91% full. Over your 90% limit for at least a minute. Free space fell by 12.4 GB; the largest file added since then is Drone Footage 4K.mov, 11.8 GB.

In Scope Free, a lasting problem leads the overview when you open Scope. The red + in your menu bar, what’s behind it with a tip, and the week of alerts, with how long each app kept it going, are Scope Pro

Your menu bar.
Your way.

The Scope icon, both drives (Mac 91% in red for over its limit, and Stu 39%), CPU 34% GPU 12% RAM 62%, 4.8 MB/s down and 830 KB/s up, and the battery at 82%.

Every item, live.Scope Pro

Free. Or Pro,
$5.99 once.

Understanding your Mac is free. Keeping watch is Scope Pro.

Scope Free

$0

No time limit · No ads

  • Every panel and every reading, explained in plain words
  • The Scope icon and one whole menu bar item of your choice
  • Charts of the last 1, 5 and 10 minutes
  • A drive speed test, an internet speed test, and your largest files
  • Data usage for up to an hour, and apps over the last minute
  • Alerts on the overview when a problem lasts

Scope Pro

$5.99 once

Launch Price for the first 60 days or first 5,000 customers, whichever comes first. Then $9.99 once.

14-day free trial · No subscription

Everything in Scope Free, and:

  • Every menu bar item, live at once
  • Readings that stand out past your limits
  • Alerts with the red +, the app or file behind them, and a tip
  • A week of alerts, and how long each app kept them going
  • 24 hours of history for every chart
  • Data usage over hours and days, and apps over the day
  • Exports: charts as spreadsheets, speed tests as reports
Coming soon to the Mac App Store

Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later. Runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

What Scope Pro adds Scope Pro

Every item, liveScope ProKeep all your readings in the menu bar at once, not just one.
Scope for Mac in the menu bar, with Scope Pro: the Scope icon, both drives (Mac 91% in red for over its limit, and Stu 39%), CPU 34% GPU 12% RAM 62%, 4.8 MB/s down and 830 KB/s up, and the battery at 82%.
Spot trouble instantlyScope ProWhen a reading goes too high, it stands out, so you notice right away.
CPU at 86% in red, over its limit, and a red plus on the Scope icon for a new alert.
Alerts with the causeScope ProScope tells you when something needs attention, and shows what’s causing it.
RAM usage is over 80%: over your 80% limit for at least a minute. Google Chrome is using the most, 7.20 GiB across 23 processes, with its tip: Probably many open tabs. Close the ones you’re not using to free up memory.
Your Mac’s dayScope ProSee what your Mac did all day, even while you were away.
CPU history over the last 24 hours on the made-up Mac: yesterday evening’s edit, a gap while the Mac slept, the morning, a Blender render at lunch and the last hour.
Every alert, keptScope ProSee every alert from the past week: when it began, how long it lasted and what kept it going.
All Alerts, yesterday: RAM needed attention three times, mostly Google Chrome, which used the most RAM for 30 of the 36 minutes; Final Cut Pro and Adobe Lightroom for 3 minutes each. Each time is listed with the app mostly behind it. Your Mac was also hot from 4:12 to 4:31 PM.

Every part of your Mac.
Explained.

CPU, GPU and RAMWhat’s busy, and how hot macOS says it is.BatteryHealth, watts in and out, and time left.StorageEvery drive, how full, and your largest files.NetworkLive speed, Wi-Fi signal and data by app.Speed testsYour SSD and your internet, in one click.AlertsOnly when a problem lasts, with its cause.

Questions Mac owners ask most

All features · All guides

Questions?

What is Scope for Mac?

Scope, also called Scope for Mac, is a free Mac app that lives in your menu bar. It shows CPU, GPU, RAM, drives, network and battery live, explains each reading in plain words, and tests drive and internet speed. It’s coming to the Mac App Store.

Is Scope really free?

Yes. Scope Free has no time limit, no ads and no account: every panel and reading explained in plain words, a drive speed test and an internet speed test, your largest files, network use by app over the last minute, charts of the last 10 minutes, alerts when a problem lasts, and one whole menu bar item of your choice. Those are usually separate apps.

What does Scope Pro add?

Every menu bar item at once, readings that stand out past your limits, alerts with the red + and the app or file behind them, a week of alerts with how long each app kept them going, 24 hours of history for every chart, network use by app over the day, and exports. $5.99 once (Launch Price).

Does Scope Free alert me?

Yes. When a problem lasts, it leads the overview the next time you open Scope, with the check Scope made. Scope Pro adds the red + in your menu bar and names the app or file behind it.

When is usage “high”?

When it stays over its limit for a whole minute: 80% in Scope Free, or the limit you set for each reading with Scope Pro, where the same limit turns the reading red in your menu bar. Each alert says its limit.

Will alerts nag me?

No. An alert waits until a problem lasts, and a problem you saw in the last 12 hours comes back without the red +. A battery or full-drive alert stays one alert while your Mac sleeps and wakes. Nothing done on purpose raises one, like a Time Machine drive filling up, and CPU and GPU usage alerts start off.

Will the price go up?

Yes. $5.99 once is the Launch Price, for the first 60 days or first 5,000 customers, whichever comes first. Then Scope Pro is $9.99 once, and it will never cost less than $5.99 again.

How does the free trial work?

14 days of Scope Pro at no cost. Then Scope returns to Scope Free and keeps your settings. No automatic charge.

Which Macs does it run on?

macOS 13 Ventura or later, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

How is Scope different from Activity Monitor?

Activity Monitor, built into macOS, lists every process in a window. Scope keeps your readings in the menu bar, explains each one in a sentence, tests your drive and internet speed, finds your largest files, and tells you when a problem lasts; with Scope Pro, which app or file caused it.

Does Scope show temperatures and fan speeds?

It shows the thermal state macOS reports, from Normal to Critical, and your battery’s temperature. It doesn’t read CPU temperature sensors or fan speeds.

Can Scope clean up or speed up my Mac?

No. Scope shows what your Mac is doing and explains it, and never deletes, moves or changes anything. You decide what to do.

Will it slow my Mac down?

Scope is a native app that reads counters macOS already keeps. Process lists run only while their panel is open, or with Scope Pro every 25 seconds while an alert about an app lasts. With Scope Pro, network use by app is checked every 10 seconds, at about 0.1% of one core.

Can I get a refund?

Purchases go through Apple: request one at reportaproblem.apple.com.

More in Support.

Your Mac,
in focus.

Coming soon to the Mac App Store

Scope is free. Scope Pro is $5.99 once (Launch Price), with a 14-day free trial. No subscription.