Vitals
Vitals is a Mac system monitor that shows hardware and performance readings such as CPU, memory, power, temperatures, network activity, and battery status.
What is Vitals?
Vitals is a native macOS utility for monitoring your Mac's current performance and hardware activity in one place. It helps users watch core system readings such as CPU and memory usage, network activity, battery information, temperatures, and power-related metrics while they work. The app is aimed at people who want a lightweight way to keep an eye on system load, troubleshoot slowdowns, or understand how demanding tasks affect an Apple Silicon Mac. Users may encounter it as a menu bar or desktop monitoring tool that surfaces live data without opening heavier diagnostic software. Vitals is published by Prometeotec and fits best as a focused utility for everyday system awareness and quick performance checks.
Key features
- Monitor CPU, memory, battery, disk, and network activity in real time
- View hardware temperatures and power-related system readings
- Keep live system information accessible while you work
- Spot resource spikes during demanding apps or workflows
- Use a lightweight native utility instead of a full diagnostic suite
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Safety overview
Status: Use with caution
Vitals is a system-monitoring utility, so access to performance and hardware readings is normal for its purpose. This app has been distributed outside the Mac App Store, and first-run setup may involve macOS security prompts and an administrator approval step to enable some advanced readings. That is not unusual for deeper hardware monitoring, but you should download it only from the publisher's own site and review any permission request before allowing it. If you remove the app, you will lose its live monitoring features but your personal documents should not be affected.
Recommendation: Keep Vitals if you use it to watch system performance, temperatures, or power usage on your Mac. If you do not actively use those monitoring features, you can remove it without affecting normal macOS operation beyond losing its readings and shortcuts.
Common paths
/Applications/Vitals.app
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