A Mac system monitor that lives on your wallpaper

Menu-bar monitors squeeze your Mac's vitals into a few pixels you have to squint at and click to expand. Orbl is a mac system monitor that lives on your wallpaper — your machine stats laid out behind your windows, calm and readable the moment you clear your screen.

Your machine stats, on the desktop

The machine stats widget keeps an eye on the numbers that matter and shows them at a glance:

• CPU load, so you notice a runaway process before the fans do.
• Memory in use, so you know when it's time to close some tabs.
• Disk space, so a full drive never surprises you.
• Wi-Fi status, so you can tell connection from configuration.

Place it always-on if you like the constant readout, or tuck it behind the reveal shortcut (default ⌃⌥⌘A) and pull it up only when something feels slow. Size it small, medium or large depending on how much detail you want.

Device batteries in one place

Beyond the Mac itself, Orbl tracks the batteries of the things around it. The device batteries widget shows charge levels for AirPods, mice, keyboards — even non-Apple earbuds — so you stop discovering a dead accessory mid-call. It's the kind of detail a menu-bar monitor usually skips.

How it differs from a menu-bar monitor

A traditional menu-bar system monitor is fine, but it asks a lot of your attention for very little space:

• It's tiny and crowded. Numbers compete with every other menu-bar icon.
• It's click-to-read. Most detail hides behind a dropdown.
• It's separate from your desktop. Orbl puts the same vitals on the wallpaper you already look at, with room to breathe.

If you've been hunting for an iStat Menus alternative, this is the same information in a calmer place. And because it's a widget, it sits alongside your other Mac desktop widgets rather than living in its own silo.

Light enough to leave running

A system monitor shouldn't become the thing that's slowing you down. Orbl idles near 0% CPU, stays under 100 MB of memory, and runs an adaptive 8–12fps ambience — 12fps plugged in, 8fps on battery, paused when you step away. There are zero servers involved; everything reads from your Mac locally.

That local-first stance runs through the whole app: no account, no server, no analytics, and permissions requested only when a feature needs them.

Put your Mac's pulse on the wallpaper

The machine stats and device-battery widgets are part of the free built-in set — no purchase required to monitor your Mac. Download the app, open it once, and add them to your layout.

When you're ready for meetings, tasks and live integrations on the same wallpaper, Orbl Premium is a one-time purchase, never a subscription. See pricing and download Orbl to get started.