Software
MemoryBar app icon

Free for Mac

MemoryBar

Memory use, in one number.

MemoryBar puts a single figure, such as RAM 42%, in your menu bar and keeps it up to date, so you never have to open Activity Monitor just to check how your Mac is doing.

Download for Mac View source

Version 1.1 · macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon and Intel

MemoryBar dashboard in Dark and Light appearance, showing memory usage, a five-minute trend, used and available RAM, and menu bar settings. MemoryBar dashboard in Dark appearance, showing memory usage, a five-minute trend, used and available RAM, and menu bar settings.

How it works

  • Colour at a glance

    The menu bar number changes from green to yellow, orange and red as physical memory fills.

  • A clearer picture

    Click to see used and available RAM, a five-minute trend, and a short explanation of the numbers.

  • Your preferred display

    Choose Percentage or Status in the menu bar, and set the dashboard to follow your Mac or use Light or Dark appearance.

  • Alerts, if you want them

    Opt in to notifications above 90% and 95%. MemoryBar only asks for permission when you enable alerts.

Install

  1. Download the disk image and open it.
  2. Drag MemoryBar into Applications.
  3. Open MemoryBar. It is not yet notarised by Apple, so the first time macOS shows a warning. On macOS 15 or later, choose Open Anyway in System Settings › Privacy & Security. On earlier versions, right-click MemoryBar in Applications and choose Open. You only need to do this once.

Good to know

Stays out of your way.
No Dock icon or permanent window. The dashboard opens from the menu bar and closes when you click away.
Private and lightweight.
No accounts, analytics, network connections or app-by-app scanning. The five-minute trend stays in memory and disappears when you quit.

Made by Pocket Giant. Read the source on GitHub.