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@talhaorak/mac-dash

v1.0.6

Published

Beautiful macOS system dashboard — monitor services, processes, resources and logs in real-time

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Maintainers

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Keywords

macosdashboardsystem-monitorlaunchctlprocess-managerservicesbunhonoreactclidevtoolsadminmonitoring

Readme

What is mac-dash?

mac-dash is a lightweight, real-time system dashboard for macOS. It runs a local web server and gives you a beautiful browser-based interface to:

  • Monitor CPU, memory, and disk usage with live gauges and charts
  • Manage LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons (start, stop, enable, disable)
  • Explore running processes (sort, filter, kill)
  • Stream macOS unified logs in real-time
  • Extend with plugins

Built with Bun + Hono (server) and React + Tailwind (client). No Electron. ~50ms overhead.

Installation

Quick Start (npx)

npx macdash

Global Install (npm)

npm install -g @talhaorak/mac-dash
macdash

Homebrew

brew install talhaorak/tap/macdash
macdash

From Source

git clone https://github.com/talhaorak/mac-dash.git
cd mac-dash
bun install
cd client && bun install && cd ..
bun run dev

Requirements: macOS + Bun runtime

Features

System Dashboard

Real-time CPU, memory, and disk monitoring with animated gauges, sparkline charts, and hardware info.

Service Manager

Browse all LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons across user, global, and system directories. Start, stop, enable, or disable services with one click.

Process Explorer

View running processes sorted by CPU or memory. See detailed command arguments. Kill processes when needed.

Log Viewer

Stream macOS unified logs in real-time via WebSocket. Filter by log level (error, warning, info, debug) or by process name.

Plugin System

Extend mac-dash with custom plugins that add new pages, API endpoints, and dashboard widgets.

plugins/
  my-plugin/
    manifest.json   # Plugin metadata
    server.ts       # Backend API routes
    client.tsx      # React UI component

See plugins/README.md for the full plugin development guide.

Usage

# Start with default port (7227)
macdash

# Custom port
macdash --port 8080

# Or use environment variable
PORT=8080 macdash

Then open http://localhost:7227 in your browser.

Run as Background Service

Install mac-dash as a LaunchAgent that starts on login:

./scripts/install-launchagent.sh

Tech Stack

| Layer | Technology | |-------|-----------| | Runtime | Bun | | Server | Hono | | Frontend | React 19 | | Styling | Tailwind CSS 4 | | Bundler | Vite | | Real-time | WebSocket | | State | Zustand | | Charts | Recharts |

Project Structure

mac-dash/
  server/              # Bun + Hono backend
    core/              # System info, launchctl, process manager, log reader
    routes/            # REST API endpoints
    ws/                # WebSocket hub with topic-based subscriptions
    plugins/           # Plugin registry
  client/              # React + Vite + Tailwind frontend
    src/
      components/      # UI components (Gauge, MiniChart, GlowCard, etc.)
      pages/           # Dashboard, Services, Processes, Logs, Plugins
      hooks/           # Custom hooks (useWebSocket)
      stores/          # Zustand state stores
      lib/             # API client, utilities
  plugins/             # Plugin directory
  website/             # Landing page (GitHub Pages)
  scripts/             # Helper scripts

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

Support

If you find mac-dash useful, consider supporting the project:

Author

Talha Orak — Software Architect

License

MIT © Talha Orak