Solair Pulse

Activity Monitor, reinvented.

See what every app costs your Mac, and get space, battery and speed back.

Pay once, own it forever.

  • macOS 14.2+
  • Apple silicon and Intel

SimulatedA working model with invented figures. Switch tabs, sort, open a row.

For AI coding agents

Your agents, and what they cost.

Claude Code and Codex sessions with what they start, a note when one waits for you, limits paced, cost by project.

Running now2
storefrontClaude Code · running 1h 12m38.4%
  • claude901124.6%
  • zsh901200.3%
  • node (vitest)9041819.3%
  • node (vite)903779.2%
  • esbuild904202.5%
payments-apiWaiting for you · 2mCodex · running 38m12.6%
By projectAPI-equivalent cost
ProjectToday7 days30 days
storefront$64$412$1,380
payments-api$21$96$310
docs$3$18$71
Limits
58%Codex WeeklyLasts until reset
Claude CodeAvailable

Codex will reach its weekly limit around Thu 14:00 at this pace

Keep Mac awake while AI agents workThe Mac sleeps as usual.

Fix it

Fixes that ask first.

Each one says what it will change, and files only ever go to the Trash.

Clean Up, with proof.

Before a render bundle is selected, Pulse checks every copied file is still in your project.

0Selected
Reclaimable
115.0 GB239 items
Free after
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  • Battery Saver ≈ +40 min
    • Dim the screen to 50 %≈ 1.8 W
    • Keyboard light off≈ 140 mW
    • Pause apps in the background≈ 360 mW
    • Pulse checks less often≈ 186 mW
    Turn On Battery Saver

    Battery Saver

    One switch for the checklist; off again when you plug in.

  • ClipSync helperApp removedAt login
    updater-agentUnknown & unsignedEvery 15 min
    Google UpdaterInstalled appEvery hour

    Startup items

    What runs at login, with a verdict; your own agents disabled with Undo.

  • Lumen Sketch39.0 MB
    App30.4 MB
    Caches and saved state8.5 MB
    Settings96 KB
    Your data in this appNot selected
    Move 9 Items to Trash

    Uninstall

    An app with its caches, settings and startup items, to the Trash.

Disk map

Rings or a treemap; System Data explained; what’s safe to free, marked.

Sample data
Disk › Space: the startup disk as rings, folders listed by size, System Data marked Managed by macOS, and 85.4 GB reclaimable. Sample data.Disk › Space: the startup disk as rings, folders listed by size, System Data marked Managed by macOS, and 85.4 GB reclaimable. Sample data.

Explain it

Every process, in plain words.

What it is, what started it, and whether stopping it is safe.

nodeLeft running

Runs JavaScript with Node.js. Its terminal closed 3 hours ago.

Safe to stop

mds_stores

Builds the search index so Spotlight can find your files.

System process — don’t stop it

Brave Browser Helper (Renderer)

Draws some of Brave Browser’s tabs.

Part of Brave Browser — quit the app instead

Process verdicts

From where it lives, its parent, its signature and its manual page.

From the battery15.7W−16 %/h
  • Display4.3 W312 nits
  • Apps1.2 W
  • Graphics1.1 W
  • USB-C devices2.4 W1 device
  • Keyboard light≈ 140 mW
  • Everything else6.6 W

What’s draining

Measured where the Mac has a backlight sensor; marked ≈ where it’s estimated.

Apps, with their trends.

Helpers add up under their app; a chip says what’s growing, spiking or idle.

1,124 processes61 apps

  1. Brave Browser22 processes↑ growing3.4 GB
  2. Claude33 processesspiking2.7 GB
  3. Code41 processes2.1 GB
  4. Docker9 processes1.6 GB
  5. Simulator18 processes1.4 GB
  6. Xcode6 processes980 MB
  7. nodeidle 3 d620 MB
  8. Slack7 processesnew610 MB
  9. Terminal9 processes410 MB

Monitoring

Every reading, where you want it.

Also fan control, a charge limit where your Mac allows it, volume per app, alerts, VoiceOver and 11 languages.

  • Overview tiles
  • Every core
  • Widgets
  • Menu bar
  • ⌘K palette
  • xbar & SwiftBar plugins

Only in Pulse

Things you won’t find elsewhere.

  1. Render bundles checked file by file against your project before they’re offered.
  2. “Waiting for you” notifications for Claude Code and Codex sessions.
  3. When each agent limit will run out at your current pace.
  4. Startup items with a verdict, including what removed apps left behind.
  5. A verdict on every process: safe to stop, or part of macOS.
  6. A Battery Saver that undoes itself when you plug in.

Privacy

Your data stays on your Mac.

No account and no analytics; this is everything that can use the network. Privacy policy

Everything that can use the networkOff until you use it
  • Update checksSettings › UpdatesOff
  • Speed testNetwork › Run TestWhen you press it
  • Public IPA menu bar item you turn onOff
  • Phone alertsSettings › IntegrationsOff
  • Licence checkWith Lemon Squeezy, weeklyAfter you buy

Pricing

$9, once.

One payment for every feature. No subscription and no account.

  • Every feature
  • No subscription
  • No account

Solair Pulse

Version 1.3.0

$9once

One licence

Buy · $9

Checkout opens at launch.

Pay once, own it forever.

macOS 14.2+ · Apple silicon and Intel

Questions

Questions, answered.

Will it slow my Mac down?

No. Pulse samples less when its window is closed, runs at background priority, and charts don’t animate between samples.

Which Macs does it run on?

macOS 14.2 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel. Fan control and the charge limit depend on what your Mac allows.

Does it read my prompts or code?

No. From the agents’ logs it reads token counts, models, times and folders; messages and code are skipped unread.

Does it send anything anywhere?

Not unless you turn something on. There is no analytics or crash reporting; the list is under Privacy above.

Can it quit apps or delete files by itself?

Never. Every quit, disable and clean-up asks first, and files only ever go to the Trash.

Is it a subscription?

No: $9 once, and it’s yours. The licence keeps working offline for up to 30 days between checks.