GeekTool

Version: 3.3.1

Free

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Display log files, UNIX command output, and more.

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GeekTool overview

GeekTool lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins.

Plug-Ins:

File plugin to monitor OS X activity with /var/log/system.log, or any file that you want to follow.
Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands like “df” to check space left on filesystems or “uptime” to monitor load on your machine.
Image mode helps you monitor bandwith usage, CPU load, memory availability on your server with tools like MRTG or RRD.

What's new in version 3.3.1

GeekTool lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins. Plug-Ins: File plugin to monitor OS X activity with /var/log/system.log, or any file that you want to fol

GeekTool lets you display various kinds of information on your desktop via 3 default plug-ins.

Plug-Ins:

File plugin to monitor OS X activity with /var/log/system.log, or any file that you want to follow.
Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands like "df" to check space left on filesystems or "uptime" to monitor load on your machine.
Image mode helps you monitor bandwith usage, CPU load, memory availability on your server with tools like MRTG or RRD.