Core Status — Support

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Core Status shows your Mac's CPU (and GPU) core activity as a live, resizable dot/segment display. It auto-detects your chip and the real number of cores, and refreshes every few seconds.

How to use it

• Resize freely — drag any edge. Shrink it to a slim strip or blow it up big; the display scales to fit.
• Click the window to switch views: CPU → GPU → CPU + GPU. Clicking again in "CPU + GPU" swaps which is on top.
• Right-click for the same options, plus a Lines/Dots style toggle.
• View menu: CPU ⌘1 · GPU ⌘2 · CPU + GPU ⌘3 · Swap ⌘4 · Show as Lines ⌘L.
• Hover the very top edge to reveal the window's close/zoom controls; they hide again for a clean look.

Good to know

• Each CPU column shows that individual core's utilization.
• macOS reports overall GPU utilization (not per-GPU-core), so in GPU view the columns represent your GPU core count and all reflect total GPU load.
• Everything runs locally — no internet, account, or setup. See our Privacy Policy.

Contact

Questions or suggestions? Email support@maxxsoftware.com and we'll get back to you.