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MenuBar Stats Changelog

What's new in MenuBar Stats 3.9

Apr 11, 2023
  • [New] macOS Ventura ready.
  • [Bugs Fixed] Few bugs fixed for Apple Silicon Macs.
  • [Bugs Fixed] Multi display CPU usage with Ventura.
  • [New] Notifications for the optional Temperature module.
  • [New] Option to set the space between menubar items in Combined mode.
  • [New] CPU Efficiency/Performance graph for Apple Silicon.
  • [New] Run Shortcuts on Notifications.
  • [Other] Bugs fixes and improvement.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.8.6 (Mar 27, 2022)

  • Ready for M1/Apple Silicon and macOS 12 Monterey.
  • [New] macOS 12 Monterey Shortcuts.
  • [Other] Bugs fixed and Improvements.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.8.5 (Dec 3, 2021)

  • Ready for macOS 12 Monterey.
  • [New] macOS 12 Monterey Shortcuts.
  • [Other] Bugs fixed and Improvements.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.8 (Oct 28, 2021)

  • Ready for macOS 12 Monterey.
  • [New] macOS 12 Monterey Shortcuts.
  • [Other] Bugs fixed and Improvements.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.6.1 (Dec 22, 2020)

  • [GPU Module] Fixed Processor value not updating for M1.
  • [Disk Module] Improvement.
  • [BT Module Widget] Improvement.
  • Other Small bugs fixes and improvement.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.6 (Dec 1, 2020)

  • Ready for the new M1 chip.
  • Small bugs fixes and improvement.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.5.1 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • [Bug fixes] Battery module was not showing for the M1 chip.
  • [Bug fixes] GPU module was crashing with M1 chip.
  • Other small bugs fixes and improvement.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.5 (Nov 13, 2020)

  • Ready for macOS Big Sur.
  • [Bug fixed] Battery age while using macOS Big Sur.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.4 (Jul 13, 2020)

  • Adds better compatibility and a new icon for upcoming OS releases

New in MenuBar Stats 3.3 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • [New] Backup/Restore Feature. (Dropbox, iCloud, Local)
  • [New] Battery Module, menu bar item : Combined Percentage and Time remaining.
  • [New] Battery Module, menu bar item icon : Select between Classic or Vertical battery Icon.
  • [New] Battery Module, Window Graph.
  • [New] All Modules, if the menu bar text is set to none, then the values will be available via tooltips.
  • [Improvement] Bluetooth Module, improve battery reading for some devices.
  • [Improvement] Bluetooth Module, new setting to disable menu bar items quick click connection/disconnection.
  • [Other] Bugs fixed and Improvements.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.2.1 (Feb 25, 2020)

  • [Bug Fixed] Fix for High Sierra users introduced in the last 3.2 update. Sorry for that.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.2 (Feb 20, 2020)

  • Biggest update ever, Maintenance Release.
  • [New] Bluetooth Module we have added AirPod Pro icon.
  • [Bug Fixed] GPU Module, fixed preferences settings options and more.
  • [Improvement] DISK Module, added option to grant access to disks, in order for the feature "Reveal in Finder" to directly open the volume in Finder and not only select it in Finder parent.
  • [Other] Bugs fixed and Improvements.

New in MenuBar Stats 3.0 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • New:
  • Notification Center Widgets! (10 widgets for a true personal customisation)
  • Bluetooth Module. Quickly connect/disconnect your AirPods and other devices, monitor and notify your devices battery level...
  • GPU Module.
  • Improvement:
  • Re-written from the ground up to integrate the latest Apple APIs, refined UI and more.
  • Many other improvements and bugs fixed.

New in MenuBar Stats 2.2.6 (Sep 27, 2017)

  • Quick update for macOS High Sierra and the new Apple File System.
  • Few bugs fixed.
  • Bigger update coming this winter.

New in MenuBar Stats 2.2 (Jul 8, 2016)

  • [New][CPU module] Multi Cores displayed. Physical, Logical...
  • [New] VoiceOver, First third party System Monitor with full VO implemented.
  • [New][Net module] Add "bits" metric to the network module.
  • [New][Disk module] Optional Disk Activity Graph.
  • [New][Disk module] Disk Activity per disk.
  • [New][Disk module] Disk Activity by Data or I/O.
  • [New][CPU module] Only for old MacBook models with dual GPU Integrated / Discrete. You can now get information about the current type of card used, and be notified when switching.
  • [New][Net module] Proper traffic display for values above TB/s.
  • [Bug][CPU module] The "Top 5 processes" display option, from the CPU was not saved properly.
  • [Bug][Battery module] MacBook without battery was crashing MBS.
  • [Bug][Net module] Very rare case of special network interface would crash MBS.
  • [Bug] Few other small bugs fixed and few improvement.

New in MenuBar Stats 2.1 (Nov 30, 2015)

  • [New] Define Global Shortcuts for all system utilities managed by MenuBar Stats.
  • [New][All Modules] New menu bar gauge type : Graph.
  • [New][Disk Module] Read/Write activity indicators.
  • [New][Disk Module/Net Module] 3 types of indicators available (Arrows, Dot, Square).
  • [New][Net Module] Arrows indicator can be now Achromatic or Colored.
  • [New][Net Module] Gauge type Graph available. with 3 styles (Centered, Opposed, Stack)
  • [New][Net Module] window Graph available with the 3 styles.
  • [New][CPU Module] Notifications for processes which are stuck. Duration and %CPU threshold can be defined.
  • [New][CPU Module] Top 5. %CPU or Average CPU Time
  • [Improvement][Net Module] Sometime the DNS could not be discovered properly.
  • [Improvement] Some stability improvement.
  • [Bug][Disk Module] TB format was wrong.
  • [Bug] Window could sometime not placed at the right position between launch.

New in MenuBar Stats 2.0.1 (Oct 29, 2015)

  • Maintenance Release:
  • [Bug] Net Module: Correct bug while missing network could cause instability.
  • [Bug] Net Module: Add 1 decimal value for throughput between [1Mbps - 100Mbps].
  • [New] Net Module: Add menu to access Wireless Diagnostics.
  • [Bug] CPU Module: Correct bug while in rare cases a crash could occur.
  • [Bug] Battery Module: In rare case of custom battery setup, a crash could occur.
  • [Bug] Disk Module: Correct rounding inconsistency between window bytes value and menu bar bytes value.
  • [Bug] Visual bug in Preferences Panel where the view was not properly redrawn.
  • [Improvement] Some Capital letters were missing in the German translation.
  • [Bug] In Dock mode, the first time the window could end up below the Dock.
  • [Bug] Visual bug with scroll bar while using the option Always display.
  • [Bug] Open at login was not properly launching.
  • [Bug] If a module is Off, the settings and notification preferences panel now show proper message.
  • [Improvement] Module ordering could be buggy while in scroll mode.

New in MenuBar Stats 2.0 (Oct 20, 2015)

  • [New] The brand new version of MenuBar Stats. 100% new code, 100% new graphics, more features. Rebuilt for Yosemite and El Capitan! to prepare for the future.
  • [New] New App Icon, to reflect the redesign to make MenuBar Stats 100% plugins architecture based. I will provide a SDK for you to be able to write your own plugins.
  • [New] MenuBar Stats 2 come with 5 advanced plugins or modules. Cpu, Memory, Network, Battery, Disk.
  • [New] Each modules can be in 1 combined window (as in version 1), or in their own separated window.
  • [New] While in their own window, modules can display more detailed information.
  • [New] While in combined mode, all the menu bar icons are in 1 master item. The icons can be re-arrange by drag and drop. Press the shift key while dragging.
  • [New] While in combined mode, all the modules can be rearranged simply by regular drag and drop.
  • [New] While in combined mode, all the menu bar icons can be turn-off, If all the menu items are off, MenuBar Stats Icon will be visible for you to access the combined window.
  • [New] Most of the modules can display notifications.
  • [New] You can personalize the settings for the modules.
  • [New] 3 types of gauge available for most of the modules in the menu bar.
  • [New] Yosemite, El Capitan transparency are available.
  • [New] Graphs for CPU and MEM modules are available, with ~ 4 min history.
  • [New] CPU and MEM modules display the top 5 processes while in separated mode.
  • [New] In the Disk module, you can eject the volumes/disks and by right click Reveal in Finder.
  • [New] The MEM module use the new Memory wording or the traditional one.
  • [New] And more to discover...
  • [New] French localization. Ready for more if you want (contact me).
  • [NB] As this version is 100% new, the preferences from version 1 cannot be ported. Sorry for any inconvenience.

New in MenuBar Stats 1.2.5 (Mar 6, 2014)

  • [Bug Fix] Correct bug where the font color was not right for the Disk module.
  • [Bug Fix] Fix rare crash while changing color theme.

New in MenuBar Stats 1.2 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • [New] Disk module.
  • [New] Smart Battery management through configurable notifications. (MacBook only)
  • [New] Polish translation.
  • [Improvement] Bug Fix.
  • [Improvement] French translation.
  • [Improvement] Battery charge time in menu bar added.
  • [Improvement] Color adjusted for system in Graphite mode.