PSA: iStat Menus updated for M1 Max/Pro

[ChpStcks]

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Hey all,

just a quick-headsup for those eagerly awaiting iStat Menus support for the new macs. It has happened today!

iStat Menus version history

Makers of iStat Menus, Skala and other great apps.

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I'm on an unbinned version with just 8 cores but it's showing all 10 on iStat is that right?

 

[MallardDuck]

And nope, not notch aware.

 

[ahaynes42]

Thanks for the heads up. Went and downloaded and updated to 6.61 and now have access to all my sensors, not just SSD temp.

 

[OSX15]

I recently bought the app from the Apple store, they did not update it in the app store.. really weird and disappointing..

 

[macphoto861]

I recently bought the app from the Apple store, they did not update it in the app store.. really weird and disappointing..

There's probably a delay of a few days while the submitted update goes through Apple's review process.

 

[hrcs]

Setapp doesn’t have the update yet either

 

[lawrencesmac]

Thanks for posting. I didn't even know as the app couldn't check for the update.

 

[MallardDuck]

Thanks for posting. I didn't even know as the app couldn't check for the update.

Even the direct-buy one didn't automatically pick up the update.

 

[arche3]

Yeah. I have a sneaking suspicion that Istat and all these types of programs impact performance imo if loaded all the time. .

 

[chengengaun]

Yeah. I have a sneaking suspicion that Istat and all these types of programs impact performance imo if loaded all the time. .

I guess that’s the reason the update frequency can be adjusted (refresh every 4s, 10s, etc.).

 

[arche3]

I guess that’s the reason the update frequency can be adjusted (refresh every 4s, 10s, etc.).

Oh. I didn't know this. thanks!

 

[macphoto861]

I'm curious if anyone else is encountering a problem I'm seeing with iStat Menus. During typical everyday computer use, iStat Menus is fine. And if I start a CPU-intensive operation, like exporting JPEGs from Lightroom, it's still fine. But if I then start ANOTHER CPU-intensive operation (like simultaneously exporting another batch of JPEGs), iStat Menus becomes sluggish and unresponsive – clicking on one of its menubar items results in a spinning beachball for several seconds before the menu drops down (and sometimes much longer). During this time, other menubar items (Apple and third-party) are fine, it's just iStat Menus items that exhibit this behavior.

 

[throAU]

I was going to install iStatMenus again, then realised that given my new M1 Pro barely makes the fan move and the machine rarely gets warm, I don't care about any of the sensors and fan speed curves, etc. any more.

I have a paid license but.... with the notch (and in general) less crap installed that puts stuff in the menu bar, the better. I've moved a bunch of stuff to control centre and am liking the new minimalist menubar items list I have

 

[white7561]

I'm curious if anyone else is encountering a problem I'm seeing with iStat Menus. During typical everyday computer use, iStat Menus is fine. And if I start a CPU-intensive operation, like exporting JPEGs from Lightroom, it's still fine. But if I then start ANOTHER CPU-intensive operation (like simultaneously exporting another batch of JPEGs), iStat Menus becomes sluggish and unresponsive – clicking on one of its menubar items results in a spinning beachball for several seconds before the menu drops down (and sometimes much longer). During this time, other menubar items (Apple and third-party) are fine, it's just iStat Menus items that exhibit this behavior.

Same

 

[white7561]

I was going to install iStatMenus again, then realised that given my new M1 Pro barely makes the fan move and the machine rarely gets warm, I don't care about any of the sensors and fan speed curves, etc. any more.

I have a paid license but.... with the notch (and in general) less crap installed that puts stuff in the menu bar, the better. I've moved a bunch of stuff to control centre and am liking the new minimalist menubar items list I have

This. If you want many menu bar items for quick access but don't want to clutter your menu bar . Get Bartender app. It's awesome. Not sponsored but it's so nice. Especially u can use the bartender bar it's gonna extend underneath the bar . It's so nice. Using that you can have a very minimalistic menu bar and quick access to menu bar items when you need it

 

[matthewadams]

This. If you want many menu bar items for quick access but don't want to clutter your menu bar . Get Bartender app. It's awesome. Not sponsored but it's so nice. Especially u can use the bartender bar it's gonna extend underneath the bar . It's so nice. Using that you can have a very minimalistic menu bar and quick access to menu bar items when you need it

+1 for Bartender. Really great app, been using it for ages.

 

[macphoto861]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that I do use Bartender, but this issue occurs with or without it (tried disabling it, just to rule it out as a possible culprit).

 

[hmorneau]

This. If you want many menu bar items for quick access but don't want to clutter your menu bar . Get Bartender app. It's awesome. Not sponsored but it's so nice. Especially u can use the bartender bar it's gonna extend underneath the bar . It's so nice. Using that you can have a very minimalistic menu bar and quick access to menu bar items when you need it

I tried to install Bartender yesterday, they ask permission to record your screen... Thanks, but no thanks.

 

[white7561]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that I do use Bartender, but this issue occurs with or without it (tried disabling it, just to rule it out as a possible culprit).

Yep it's a thing even before Monterey I think

 

[white7561]

I tried to install Bartender yesterday, they ask permission to record your screen... Thanks, but no thanks.

macOS Catalina and Screen Recording Permission | Bartender 3

Bartender 3 for your Menu Bar

www.macbartender.com

 

[darngooddesign]

I bought istat menu through the App Store and it is still on 6.6. How long does it usually take for it to be updated on the App Store?

same issue as me mate! can't find a licence key anywhere to download it from their site either

Seems like a good question for iStat.

 

[macphoto861]

Yep it's a thing even before Monterey I think

But I'm fairly sure it did not occur with my i9 (running Big Sur). I can't say with absolute certainty, because I no longer have that machine to be able to test it, but it's pretty common for me to run simultaneous exports from Lightroom, and I never observed that kind of unresponsiveness with iStat Menus.

 

[Ammar666]

I'm on 6.6.1 and I cannot see the watt figure under the sensor menu. It used to be there in my old Intel MacBook Pro.

 

[macphoto861]

I'm on 6.6.1 and I cannot see the watt figure under the sensor menu. It used to be there in my old Intel MacBook Pro.

There aren't nearly as many power-related sensors displayed now on the M1 compared to how it was on Intel...



"Total Power" is really the only one I need though.

 

[Ammar666]

There aren't nearly as many power-related sensors displayed now on the M1 compared to how it was on Intel...



"Total Power" is really the only one I need though.

That's weird. I don't have the same sensors showing up for my M1 MacBook Air.