sketchytop

A minimal sketchybar plugin written in rust that shows basic performance stats.

Designed for SketchyBar.

Features

• High Performance: Polls system stats with near-zero overhead.
• Dynamic Colors: Labels change color (Green/Orange/Red) based on resource usage and latency.
• Network Latency: Real-time ping monitoring to your preferred target.
• Configurable: Easily adjust update intervals and item names.
• Minimalistic: Focused on delivering high-signal information (CPU %, RAM GB, and Ping).

Installation

Via Cargo

cargo install sketchytop

From Source

git clone https://github.com/mackrus/sketchytop.git
cd sketchytop
cargo build --release

The binary will be located at target/release/sketchytop.

Usage

Add the following to your sketchybarrc:

# Start the helper
/path/to/sketchytop --interval 1000 &

Options

-i, --interval <INTERVAL>      Update interval in milliseconds [default: 1000]
    --ram-item <RAM_ITEM>      RAM item name in SketchyBar [default: ram]
    --cpu-item <CPU_ITEM>      CPU item name in SketchyBar [default: cpu.percent]
    --net-item <NET_ITEM>      Network item name in SketchyBar [default: network.latency]
    --ping-target <PING_TARGET> Ping target [default: 1.1.1.1]
-h, --help                     Print help
-V, --version                  Print version

License

MIT