#Menumeters not working mac os x#

I still use MenuMeters on all my PowerPC Macs.īut after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.11, I discovered that MenuMeters is not compatible with the latest version of the operating system. At the time of writing, developer Alex Harper has put a warning on the MenuMeters website that reads as follows:ĭue to new Apple-enforced code signature restrictions, MenuMeters is not compatible with the OS X 10.11 “El Capitan” public beta. Although the restriction is similar, this is not directly related to 10.11’s “System Integrity Protection” (SIP, aka “rootless”) feature and disabling SIP has no effect on MenuMeters. Unless Apple makes the signature restriction optional, it is not clear that MenuMeters in its present form can ever be made compatible with OS X 10.11. In the meantime I can only suggest that you do not install 10.11 if you wish to use MenuMeters. So I started looking for alternatives, and after asking for advice on App.net, I received two great suggestions. One for a software I didn’t know, the other for a software I should have remembered (since I used to have it installed as a Dashboard widget). Neither alternatives are free, but they’re not very expensive either, and both are worth your consideration. The first alternative that was suggested - thanks Peter! - is Colossus by Sparkfield, available on the Mac App Store for $3.99. System requirements are Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later. An interesting feature is a built-in memory cleaner. I haven’t tried this app myself, but Peter is another long-time, expert Mac user, and he has purchased it.

Menumeters not working