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Frequently asked
Macometr says my RAM is 80% used. Should I worry?
Not by itself. macOS keeps RAM busy on purpose — caching files, compressing idle memory — so a high “RAM used” is normal. Look at RAM pressure: if it stays Normal, your Mac has enough RAM for what you’re doing. If it’s Elevated or Critical for long stretches, the history shows when, and the list shows what was running.
Why don’t the app footprints add up to RAM used?
Each process reports its own footprint. Footprints include compressed memory and can count shared memory more than once, while RAM used also includes wired memory that belongs to macOS. Macometr ranks footprints to show what’s big; it doesn’t pretend they sum to a total.
What is a “Background process” row?
A program that isn’t part of an app bundle — for example a Windows game running through CrossOver, or a command-line tool. Processes running the same program share one row. Macometr doesn’t guess which app started them, so a game appears as itself, separate from CrossOver’s own row.
What does “partial” or “unavailable” mean?
Some processes belong to macOS or other users and can’t be read. “Partial” means only some of a row’s processes were measured. Rows with nothing readable are hidden by default; you can include them in Settings. The ? next to the list shows the exact coverage.
Can Macometr free up RAM?
No, deliberately. “RAM cleaners” mostly push useful cache out and make the Mac slower afterwards. Macometr shows what’s using RAM; if something should close, you close it, and Activity Monitor is one click away.
Does Macometr show temperatures or control fans?
No. Thermal is the state macOS reports — Nominal, Fair, Serious or Critical. It doesn’t measure exact temperatures or throttling, and Macometr doesn’t change fan speeds.
How much history does it keep, and where?
Up to 365 days, in Macometr’s private container on your Mac. Recent days keep minute detail; older days are kept as exact daily totals. Deleting history in the history window removes it all.
Does Macometr record which apps I use?
Only if you turn on app history. It then records RAM footprint and CPU time per app — not windows, documents, websites or screen time. Live background programs shown in the panel aren’t recorded.
Does it work on Intel Macs or older macOS versions?
No. Macometr requires Apple silicon and macOS 26 or later.
Guides & glossary
- RAM pressure (memory pressure)
- macOS’s own measure of how hard it’s working to provide memory: Normal, Elevated (macOS calls it “warning”) or Critical. It’s the best single sign of whether your Mac needs more RAM for what you do.
- RAM used vs footprint
- RAM used is app memory plus wired plus compressed, across the whole Mac. A footprint is one process’s own accounting of its memory. They answer different questions, so they aren’t added up.
- App, wired, compressed, cached
- App: memory apps and processes are using. Wired: kept in RAM by macOS. Compressed: app memory squeezed to save space — still in use. Cached: recently used files that macOS gives back when needed; not counted as used.
- Coverage in the RAM list
- Some processes can’t be read. Macometr says how many processes it attributed to apps and how many it listed as background programs, marks partly measured rows “partial”, and hides rows with nothing readable unless you include them in Settings.
- Swap occupied vs swap activity
- Swap occupied is space used on disk, and it can stay high long after the moment that filled it. Swap activity is data actually moved in or out recently. A quiet few minutes says nothing about other times — that’s what history is for.
- History coverage
- Macometr records only while it runs and the Mac is awake. Each figure says how much time it covers, and comparisons use each period’s own recorded time. Missing time is a gap, never zero.
- Sampling and detail
- Live readings refresh at the update interval set in Macometr’s settings. History keeps minute detail for recent days and exact daily totals for older ones, for up to a year. CPU and GPU averages are the share of capacity in use while recorded, not CPU-time totals.
- Thermal state
- The state macOS reports: Nominal, Fair, Serious or Critical. It isn’t a temperature and doesn’t measure exact throttling.
The app’s own ? help for the RAM list
Changelog
1.0 (10) · October 29, 2026
- Up to a year of history, with 7-day, 30-day, 90-day, yearly and custom periods.
- Comparison with the preceding period when prior recorded data is available, with coverage.
- RAM used shown apart from memory pressure; RAM parts explained; recent swap activity.
- “What’s using memory” in the panel, with simulators and background programs grouped by program.
- Settings to include 0.0 GB and unavailable entries.
1.0 (9) · October 22, 2026
- Usage history with a 30-day report, optional app history, Copy Report and Share Report.
1.0 · October 2026
- Menu-bar CPU, GPU and RAM, per-core load, memory pressure and battery-drain notifications.
Roadmap
Available now Everything in the changelog above.
Planned The 7-day trial, licence packs and checkout. They aren’t built yet; this site says so until they are.
Planned A referral program, with direct sales. Rewards and terms will be confirmed before sign-up.
Privacy
Macometr measures your Mac on your Mac. Its history stays in the app’s private sandbox container. The current version has no network access, no account and no analytics. Reports are copied or saved only when you choose to, with Copy Report or Share Report.
This website has no forms, analytics, trackers or marketing cookies, and its buttons don’t send anything. Like most web servers, ours keeps standard access logs (such as IP address, page and time) for security and operation. Email links open your own mail app.
Pending: licensing will be added with the trial. How licence checks work — including whether they need the network — will be described here before release.
Purchase & licence notes
Approved: a 7-day full-feature trial, and one-time prices of $4.99 for 1 Mac, $9.99 for 3 Macs and $24.99 for 10 Macs, with volume quotes above 10 Macs.
Draft — not yet decided: payment provider, sales tax and VAT handling, refunds, how updates are included, and how licences move between Macs. Final terms will be published before checkout opens. Nothing on this page is an offer you can accept yet.