An iSurge activity monitor,at your notch.

CPU, memory, battery and every app’s sound, live in your Mac’s notch. Rest your pointer on it below to try it.

Download for Mac Free. No account, no ads. Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later.
Interactive demo · click it to try it yourself
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iSurge's main window, Overview

Everything Activity Monitor shows,
made easy to read.

THE NOTCH

Right at your notch

Two live stats beside the notch. Rest your pointer on it to open CPU, memory, battery, sound and the apps using the most.

10:35
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Devices
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Finder
10:35
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Open iSurge ⌥⌘M
MENU BAR

The app using the most, at a glance

Every app as one row, with all its background processes added up. Quit the one slowing you down, in a click.

SOUND

Every app’s sound, your way

Its own volume and its own speaker or headphones. Music in your ears, calls on the speakers.

Finder
10:35
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Open Sound in iSurge
NOW PLAYING

Hear what’s playing, right at the notch.

When something plays, the notch shows who’s making sound on the right. The left keeps what you choose: small rings, the iSurge icon, or just your CPU.

One app playingIts icon and live sound bars sit beside the notch. The bars follow the music: loud fills them, quiet keeps them low.
Several at onceEach app playing takes a 3-second turn, so you can tell at a glance what’s making sound.
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On a callA call stays lit through its quiet moments, so you always know the line is open.

The Activity Monitor alternative
you’ll actually understand.

The same moment on the same Mac. Activity Monitor lists about 1,000 processes, and you have to work out which belong to which app. iSurge adds them up into the apps you actually use.

Activity MonitorAll Processes CPUMemoryEnergyDiskNetwork
Process Name% CPU ▾CPU TimeThreadsPID
WindowServer9.63:23:46.083359622
swift-frontend7.22:47:55.581567496
kernel_task6.12:16:12.047120
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)4.554:50.751312284
mds_stores4.41:50:54.23445889
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)4.11:48:38.193286110
Discord Helper3.61:55:27.98432366
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)3.11:46:14.33625330
Discord Helper (GPU)2.81:44:13.693343167
Spotify Helper (GPU)2.81:02:48.083731024
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)2.71:17:22.864611539
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)2.656:31.903911305
com.apple.WebKit.GPU2.21:07:39.611867624
ChatGPT Helper1.929:16.011052881
SourceKitService1.817:47.4082613
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)1.655:32.18177258
Google Chrome Helper1.436:34.002955422
coreaudiod1.414:48.374735760
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.323:57.65454146
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.341:51.061913644
ld1.29:36.263523688
photoanalysisd1.235:58.253625393
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.044:38.053084773
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.021:06.8517461
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.919:28.434140264
Safari Web Content0.936:08.791552078
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.835:55.804013550
Safari Web Content0.86:13.553234252
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.77:50.162251016
Safari Web Content0.65:13.084183838
ChatGPT0.612:08.702781946
ChatGPT Networking0.618:54.903475710
spotlightknowledged0.68:28.544420602
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.59:31.564333102
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.516:19.264473004
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)0.512:16.723479506
clang0.54:16.15105472
Safari Networking0.513:13.772934083
Mail Web Content0.515:54.263538861
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.415:28.91816967
Xcode0.48:57.804380917
XCBBuildService0.44:31.18172572
Safari Web Content0.45:45.60198324
com.apple.MailServiceAgent0.44:35.523775395
Messages0.416:18.791259427
IMTranscoderAgent0.420:08.104868811
Finder0.411:11.3762745
Google Chrome0.38:55.32234796
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.35:59.69349217
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.311:21.18810264
com.apple.dt.SKAgent0.38:45.72617379
IBAgent-iOS0.315:56.182611531
swift-frontend0.314:42.47304367
Discord0.314:25.254387204
Spotify Helper (Renderer)0.39:26.03429869
Mail0.36:38.092054958
launchd0.311:47.204876546
bluetoothd0.39:26.123811381
Control Center0.310:25.022379211
logd0.32:39.084815196
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.28:36.573533932
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.29:46.841389284
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)0.28:46.702586906
Safari0.210:52.561943255
Spotify0.25:33.984456878
Spotify Helper0.211:40.641628474
Spotify Helper (Renderer)0.27:36.782427911
Dock0.25:18.3068806
locationd0.29:33.331415188
runningboardd0.26:02.961754661
fseventsd0.27:11.064741736
Google Chrome Helper (GPU)0.18:37.974359707
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:09.622180033
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.15:23.624046827
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:52.54584415
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.14:03.19535319
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.12:20.50782867
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.11:42.283886257
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.15:15.01890117
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:42.012023820
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.18:03.23385141
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.13:00.192671138
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:27.004321265
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:10.451811830
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:53.802817427
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.13:27.37449788
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.16:48.313645370
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.16:29.651713371
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.18:29.854516585
loginwindow0.17:15.29941013
cfprefsd0.17:40.122434725
trustd0.19:24.132666554
powerd0.13:46.543955635
mDNSResponder0.16:28.87529012
Notification Center0.13:50.22623061
symptomsd0.16:58.161262077
WindowServer9.63:23:46.083359622
swift-frontend7.22:47:55.581567496
kernel_task6.12:16:12.047120
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)4.554:50.751312284
mds_stores4.41:50:54.23445889
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)4.11:48:38.193286110
Discord Helper3.61:55:27.98432366
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)3.11:46:14.33625330
Discord Helper (GPU)2.81:44:13.693343167
Spotify Helper (GPU)2.81:02:48.083731024
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)2.71:17:22.864611539
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)2.656:31.903911305
com.apple.WebKit.GPU2.21:07:39.611867624
ChatGPT Helper1.929:16.011052881
SourceKitService1.817:47.4082613
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)1.655:32.18177258
Google Chrome Helper1.436:34.002955422
coreaudiod1.414:48.374735760
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.323:57.65454146
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.341:51.061913644
ld1.29:36.263523688
photoanalysisd1.235:58.253625393
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.044:38.053084773
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.021:06.8517461
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.919:28.434140264
Safari Web Content0.936:08.791552078
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.835:55.804013550
Safari Web Content0.86:13.553234252
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.77:50.162251016
Safari Web Content0.65:13.084183838
ChatGPT0.612:08.702781946
ChatGPT Networking0.618:54.903475710
spotlightknowledged0.68:28.544420602
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.59:31.564333102
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.516:19.264473004
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)0.512:16.723479506
clang0.54:16.15105472
Safari Networking0.513:13.772934083
Mail Web Content0.515:54.263538861
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.415:28.91816967
Xcode0.48:57.804380917
XCBBuildService0.44:31.18172572
Safari Web Content0.45:45.60198324
com.apple.MailServiceAgent0.44:35.523775395
Messages0.416:18.791259427
IMTranscoderAgent0.420:08.104868811
Finder0.411:11.3762745
Google Chrome0.38:55.32234796
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.35:59.69349217
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.311:21.18810264
com.apple.dt.SKAgent0.38:45.72617379
IBAgent-iOS0.315:56.182611531
swift-frontend0.314:42.47304367
Discord0.314:25.254387204
Spotify Helper (Renderer)0.39:26.03429869
Mail0.36:38.092054958
launchd0.311:47.204876546
bluetoothd0.39:26.123811381
Control Center0.310:25.022379211
logd0.32:39.084815196
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.28:36.573533932
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.29:46.841389284
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)0.28:46.702586906
Safari0.210:52.561943255
Spotify0.25:33.984456878
Spotify Helper0.211:40.641628474
Spotify Helper (Renderer)0.27:36.782427911
Dock0.25:18.3068806
locationd0.29:33.331415188
runningboardd0.26:02.961754661
fseventsd0.27:11.064741736
Google Chrome Helper (GPU)0.18:37.974359707
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:09.622180033
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.15:23.624046827
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:52.54584415
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.14:03.19535319
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.12:20.50782867
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.11:42.283886257
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.15:15.01890117
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:42.012023820
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.18:03.23385141
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.13:00.192671138
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:27.004321265
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:10.451811830
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:53.802817427
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.13:27.37449788
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.16:48.313645370
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.16:29.651713371
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.18:29.854516585
loginwindow0.17:15.29941013
cfprefsd0.17:40.122434725
trustd0.19:24.132666554
powerd0.13:46.543955635
mDNSResponder0.16:28.87529012
Notification Center0.13:50.22623061
symptomsd0.16:58.161262077
Scrolling 96 of 1,047 processes
iSurge8 apps
Using the most
Google Chrome · 39 processesCPU31.9%MEM1.70 GB
Xcode · 9 processesCPU12.4%MEM2.26 GB
Discord · 6 processesCPU7.0%MEM531.0 MB
Safari · 7 processesCPU5.6%MEM980.0 MB
Spotify · 5 processesCPU3.7%MEM490.0 MB
ChatGPT · 3 processesCPU3.1%MEM702.0 MB
Mail · 3 processesCPU1.2%MEM310.0 MB
Messages · 2 processesCPU0.8%MEM190.0 MB

How they compare

FEATURE
Activity Monitor
iSurge5 of 5
Where it lives
–A window you open from the Dock
✓Your notch and menu bar, one hover away
What you see
–About 1,000 separate processes
✓Just your apps, one row each
Quit what’s slowing you down
–Find its processes, select, force quit
✓One click, from the notch or menu bar
Temperature and fan speed
✕Not shown
✓Live, next to CPU, memory and battery
Each app’s volume and output
✕Not available
✓Its own slider and its own speaker or headphones

Private by design

The only connection iSurge makes is checking for updates.

Nothing leaves your MacNo data collected, no analytics.
No account, no analytics SDKNo sign-up, no login, no tracking code inside.
Sound is never recordedIt only passes through, to set each app’s volume.
PaidFree.Really.
No account, no trial, no ads, and every update is free. iSurge is made by one person; if it helps you, a coffee keeps it going.
Free. No account, no ads. Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later.

Questions

Which Macs does it work on?

iSurge supports Macs with Apple silicon (M1 and later) running macOS 15 Sequoia or later; it doesn’t run on Intel Macs. The notch features need a MacBook with a notch; everything else works on any supported Mac.

Is it really free?

Yes. No account, no trial, no ads. If iSurge helps you, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi, entirely optional.

Are updates free?

Always. Every future version of iSurge is free, with no upgrade fee and no subscription.

How do updates work?

iSurge checks for a new version once a day and asks before installing it. You can also check any time in Settings › About, or turn automatic checks off.

What data does iSurge collect?

None. Your stats, history and settings stay on your Mac. The only time iSurge goes online is the daily update check, which sends no information about you or your Mac.

Can I request a feature or report a bug?

Please do: email admin@cashlyapp.io. I read everything, and plenty of iSurge started as someone’s request.

An iSurge activity monitor,at your notch.

CPU, memory, battery and every app’s sound, live in your Mac’s notch. Rest your pointer on it below to try it.

Download for Mac Free. No account, no ads. Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later.
Interactive demo · click it to try it yourself
FinderFileEditViewGoWindowHelp
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iSurge's main window, Overview

Everything Activity Monitor shows,
made easy to read.

THE NOTCH

Right at your notch

Two live stats beside the notch. Rest your pointer on it to open CPU, memory, battery, sound and the apps using the most.

10:35
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Devices
AirPods ProL {{L.bt.l}}R {{L.bt.r}}Case {{L.bt.c}}
Magic Mouse{{L.bt.mouse}}
Finder
10:35
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Open iSurge ⌥⌘M
MENU BAR

The app using the most, at a glance

Every app as one row, with all its background processes added up. Quit the one slowing you down, in a click.

SOUND

Every app’s sound, your way

Its own volume and its own speaker or headphones. Music in your ears, calls on the speakers.

Finder
10:35
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Open Sound in iSurge
NOW PLAYING

Hear what’s playing, right at the notch.

When something plays, the notch shows who’s making sound on the right. The left keeps what you choose: small rings, the iSurge icon, or just your CPU.

One app playingIts icon and live sound bars sit beside the notch. The bars follow the music: loud fills them, quiet keeps them low.
Several at onceEach app playing takes a 3-second turn, so you can tell at a glance what’s making sound.
{{cpu}}%
On a callA call stays lit through its quiet moments, so you always know the line is open.

The Activity Monitor alternative
you’ll actually understand.

The same moment on the same Mac. Activity Monitor lists about 1,000 processes, and you have to work out which belong to which app. iSurge adds them up into the apps you actually use.

Activity MonitorAll Processes CPUMemoryEnergyDiskNetwork
Process Name% CPU ▾CPU TimeThreadsPID
WindowServer9.63:23:46.083359622
swift-frontend7.22:47:55.581567496
kernel_task6.12:16:12.047120
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)4.554:50.751312284
mds_stores4.41:50:54.23445889
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)4.11:48:38.193286110
Discord Helper3.61:55:27.98432366
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)3.11:46:14.33625330
Discord Helper (GPU)2.81:44:13.693343167
Spotify Helper (GPU)2.81:02:48.083731024
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)2.71:17:22.864611539
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)2.656:31.903911305
com.apple.WebKit.GPU2.21:07:39.611867624
ChatGPT Helper1.929:16.011052881
SourceKitService1.817:47.4082613
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)1.655:32.18177258
Google Chrome Helper1.436:34.002955422
coreaudiod1.414:48.374735760
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.323:57.65454146
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.341:51.061913644
ld1.29:36.263523688
photoanalysisd1.235:58.253625393
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.044:38.053084773
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.021:06.8517461
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.919:28.434140264
Safari Web Content0.936:08.791552078
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.835:55.804013550
Safari Web Content0.86:13.553234252
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.77:50.162251016
Safari Web Content0.65:13.084183838
ChatGPT0.612:08.702781946
ChatGPT Networking0.618:54.903475710
spotlightknowledged0.68:28.544420602
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.59:31.564333102
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.516:19.264473004
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)0.512:16.723479506
clang0.54:16.15105472
Safari Networking0.513:13.772934083
Mail Web Content0.515:54.263538861
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.415:28.91816967
Xcode0.48:57.804380917
XCBBuildService0.44:31.18172572
Safari Web Content0.45:45.60198324
com.apple.MailServiceAgent0.44:35.523775395
Messages0.416:18.791259427
IMTranscoderAgent0.420:08.104868811
Finder0.411:11.3762745
Google Chrome0.38:55.32234796
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.35:59.69349217
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.311:21.18810264
com.apple.dt.SKAgent0.38:45.72617379
IBAgent-iOS0.315:56.182611531
swift-frontend0.314:42.47304367
Discord0.314:25.254387204
Spotify Helper (Renderer)0.39:26.03429869
Mail0.36:38.092054958
launchd0.311:47.204876546
bluetoothd0.39:26.123811381
Control Center0.310:25.022379211
logd0.32:39.084815196
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.28:36.573533932
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.29:46.841389284
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)0.28:46.702586906
Safari0.210:52.561943255
Spotify0.25:33.984456878
Spotify Helper0.211:40.641628474
Spotify Helper (Renderer)0.27:36.782427911
Dock0.25:18.3068806
locationd0.29:33.331415188
runningboardd0.26:02.961754661
fseventsd0.27:11.064741736
Google Chrome Helper (GPU)0.18:37.974359707
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:09.622180033
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.15:23.624046827
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:52.54584415
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.14:03.19535319
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.12:20.50782867
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.11:42.283886257
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.15:15.01890117
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:42.012023820
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.18:03.23385141
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.13:00.192671138
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:27.004321265
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:10.451811830
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:53.802817427
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.13:27.37449788
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.16:48.313645370
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.16:29.651713371
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.18:29.854516585
loginwindow0.17:15.29941013
cfprefsd0.17:40.122434725
trustd0.19:24.132666554
powerd0.13:46.543955635
mDNSResponder0.16:28.87529012
Notification Center0.13:50.22623061
symptomsd0.16:58.161262077
WindowServer9.63:23:46.083359622
swift-frontend7.22:47:55.581567496
kernel_task6.12:16:12.047120
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)4.554:50.751312284
mds_stores4.41:50:54.23445889
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)4.11:48:38.193286110
Discord Helper3.61:55:27.98432366
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)3.11:46:14.33625330
Discord Helper (GPU)2.81:44:13.693343167
Spotify Helper (GPU)2.81:02:48.083731024
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)2.71:17:22.864611539
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)2.656:31.903911305
com.apple.WebKit.GPU2.21:07:39.611867624
ChatGPT Helper1.929:16.011052881
SourceKitService1.817:47.4082613
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)1.655:32.18177258
Google Chrome Helper1.436:34.002955422
coreaudiod1.414:48.374735760
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.323:57.65454146
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.341:51.061913644
ld1.29:36.263523688
photoanalysisd1.235:58.253625393
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.044:38.053084773
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)1.021:06.8517461
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.919:28.434140264
Safari Web Content0.936:08.791552078
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.835:55.804013550
Safari Web Content0.86:13.553234252
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.77:50.162251016
Safari Web Content0.65:13.084183838
ChatGPT0.612:08.702781946
ChatGPT Networking0.618:54.903475710
spotlightknowledged0.68:28.544420602
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.59:31.564333102
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.516:19.264473004
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)0.512:16.723479506
clang0.54:16.15105472
Safari Networking0.513:13.772934083
Mail Web Content0.515:54.263538861
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.415:28.91816967
Xcode0.48:57.804380917
XCBBuildService0.44:31.18172572
Safari Web Content0.45:45.60198324
com.apple.MailServiceAgent0.44:35.523775395
Messages0.416:18.791259427
IMTranscoderAgent0.420:08.104868811
Finder0.411:11.3762745
Google Chrome0.38:55.32234796
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.35:59.69349217
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.311:21.18810264
com.apple.dt.SKAgent0.38:45.72617379
IBAgent-iOS0.315:56.182611531
swift-frontend0.314:42.47304367
Discord0.314:25.254387204
Spotify Helper (Renderer)0.39:26.03429869
Mail0.36:38.092054958
launchd0.311:47.204876546
bluetoothd0.39:26.123811381
Control Center0.310:25.022379211
logd0.32:39.084815196
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.28:36.573533932
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.29:46.841389284
Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)0.28:46.702586906
Safari0.210:52.561943255
Spotify0.25:33.984456878
Spotify Helper0.211:40.641628474
Spotify Helper (Renderer)0.27:36.782427911
Dock0.25:18.3068806
locationd0.29:33.331415188
runningboardd0.26:02.961754661
fseventsd0.27:11.064741736
Google Chrome Helper (GPU)0.18:37.974359707
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:09.622180033
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.15:23.624046827
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:52.54584415
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.14:03.19535319
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.12:20.50782867
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.11:42.283886257
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.15:15.01890117
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:42.012023820
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.18:03.23385141
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.13:00.192671138
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.16:27.004321265
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:10.451811830
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.17:53.802817427
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer)0.13:27.37449788
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.16:48.313645370
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.16:29.651713371
Discord Helper (Renderer)0.18:29.854516585
loginwindow0.17:15.29941013
cfprefsd0.17:40.122434725
trustd0.19:24.132666554
powerd0.13:46.543955635
mDNSResponder0.16:28.87529012
Notification Center0.13:50.22623061
symptomsd0.16:58.161262077
Scrolling 96 of 1,047 processes
iSurge8 apps
Using the most
Google Chrome · 39 processesCPU31.9%MEM1.70 GB
Xcode · 9 processesCPU12.4%MEM2.26 GB
Discord · 6 processesCPU7.0%MEM531.0 MB
Safari · 7 processesCPU5.6%MEM980.0 MB
Spotify · 5 processesCPU3.7%MEM490.0 MB
ChatGPT · 3 processesCPU3.1%MEM702.0 MB
Mail · 3 processesCPU1.2%MEM310.0 MB
Messages · 2 processesCPU0.8%MEM190.0 MB

How they compare

FEATURE
Activity Monitor
iSurge5 of 5
Where it lives
–A window you open from the Dock
✓Your notch and menu bar, one hover away
What you see
–About 1,000 separate processes
✓Just your apps, one row each
Quit what’s slowing you down
–Find its processes, select, force quit
✓One click, from the notch or menu bar
Temperature and fan speed
✕Not shown
✓Live, next to CPU, memory and battery
Each app’s volume and output
✕Not available
✓Its own slider and its own speaker or headphones

Private by design

The only connection iSurge makes is checking for updates.

Nothing leaves your MacNo data collected, no analytics.
No account, no analytics SDKNo sign-up, no login, no tracking code inside.
Sound is never recordedIt only passes through, to set each app’s volume.
PaidFree.Really.
No account, no trial, no ads, and every update is free. iSurge is made by one person; if it helps you, a coffee keeps it going.
Free. No account, no ads. Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later.

Questions

Which Macs does it work on?

iSurge supports Macs with Apple silicon (M1 and later) running macOS 15 Sequoia or later; it doesn’t run on Intel Macs. The notch features need a MacBook with a notch; everything else works on any supported Mac.

Is it really free?

Yes. No account, no trial, no ads. If iSurge helps you, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi, entirely optional.

Are updates free?

Always. Every future version of iSurge is free, with no upgrade fee and no subscription.

How do updates work?

iSurge checks for a new version once a day and asks before installing it. You can also check any time in Settings › About, or turn automatic checks off.

What data does iSurge collect?

None. Your stats, history and settings stay on your Mac. The only time iSurge goes online is the daily update check, which sends no information about you or your Mac.

Can I request a feature or report a bug?

Please do: email admin@cashlyapp.io. I read everything, and plenty of iSurge started as someone’s request.