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Package manager: Nix(alternative to homebrew) https://nixos.org/download/#nix-install-macos Package management: Nix-darwin https://github.com/nix-darwin/nix-darwin Browsers: - Librewolf https://librewolf.net - Tor https://www.torproject.org - Orion https://orionbrowser.com Video downloader: Yt-dlp https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp Video/audio player: Mpv https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv Video editor: LosslessCut https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut Video encoding: Ffmpeg https://search.nixos.org/packages?&query=ffmpeg Office suite: LibreOffice https://www.libreoffice.org IDE: Zed https://github.com/zed-industries/zed Window management: Rectangle https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle Menubar system monitor: Stats https://github.com/exelban/stats Screen tweaks: MonitorControl https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl Autorun ch

I tried to contribute back adapter current Wattage display to stats, but I got my PR closed without comment. It is similar to this: https://github.com/exelban/stats/pull/3024

I've noticed on Macos 26 any third party menu bar program I install will cause the console application to fill with logs with "WindowServer _CGXPackagesSetWindowConstraints: Invalid window" or just "_CGXPackagesSetWindowConstraints: Invalid window" Popular program stats shows the bug here. https://github.com/exelban/stats/issues/2829 The log seems to be thrown from somewhere deep inside MacOS' windowserver. Crack open your console app and see if you also see it anywhere in the logs if you have an app that has a menu bar icon on macos.

You can just ping your CPU usage to the menu bar and monitor that. I have CPU and total system wattage up there so I always know if something weird is going on. https://github.com/exelban/stats

Try installing Vitals.app open source app to see what's going on: https://github.com/hmarr/vitals Stats is another good one too: https://github.com/exelban/stats

Another good name would have been "Barify". I use a combo of xbar [1] and Menubarx [2]. I used to have several widgets just for system stats but eventually moved to mac-stats [3] for that. [1] https://github.com/matryer/xbar [2] https://menubarx.app/ [3] https://github.com/exelban/stats

Discussion from 2021. The logic seems to have later moved to https://github.com/exelban/stats/blob/master/Kit/plugins/Tel... https://github.com/exelban/stats/issues/1310 has a newer 2023 discussion what requests are send are where. It's checking if a new version of the software exists, and what the IP address is and both features can be disabled.

This is from 2021. It is disappointing that open-source software sends stats without informing users or asking for consent. That said, the user was an abusive entitled asshole, accusing (without proof) the developer of spying on users and saying things like: > It's not your app. It's free software, you gave it away. They deserved the block. They also sent a pretty bad PR to remove the functionality, just leaving things empty and lingering. This is clearly not someone who cares to do things right, they only care about what they personally want. https://github.com/exelban/stats/pull/742/files This is the same person who tried to shove a DO_NOT_TRACK “standard” down every project’s throat and promptly gave up when maintainers questioned their motives and approach. https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/6745#issuecomment-5543... https://github

> Curious how you're measuring this. Can you see it in Activity Monitor? I use an open source app called Stats [1]. It provides a really good overview of the system on the menu bar, and it comes with many customization options. [1]: https://github.com/exelban/stats

- I cannot use my mac without rectangle. - Karabiner-elements will disable the keyboard automatically when I connect my external bluetooth keyboard. - github.com/exelban/stats is an excellent macOS system monitor in your menu bar

* MacPorts: Everything you need to make Apple Unix equivalent to a Linux box, plus more. Works with the Apple OS, not against it. Doesn't put things in weird places or expect to disable SIP etc. Updates the old versions of CLI stuff that is in the standard MacOS (eg bash, GNU utilities etc). * iTerm2: Awesome terminal * Karabiner/Elements: Set up keyboard mappings with more flexibility than the standard settings. https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ In terms of MacOS stuff to enhance the out-of-the-box: * Bartender to control what shows on the menu bar https://www.macbartender.com/ (note, it has recently changed hands and people are suggesting to use "Ice" instead) * Rectangle: To control windows and screens via the keyboard * Arq: Better than Time Machine, allows selective backups and supports multiple destinations (OneDrive, NAS, etc) *