MacPeek
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Learn MacPeek

Everything you need to install MacPeek, choose your utilities and use them safely.

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Getting started

Installation

Install MacPeek and open it from the menu bar.

Using MacPeek

The launcher, search, refresh and settings.

Managing utilities

Choose which utilities appear and in what order.

Utilities

Overview

Every utility at a glance and the rules they all follow.

PortPeek

Which ports are listening, and why some sockets are missing.

FileLockPeek

Find the process holding a file or folder open.

ProcessPeek

Inspect any process, then end it safely.

MemoryPeek

Memory pressure, where RAM goes and the apps using the most.

CPUPeek

CPU use per core, thermal state and the busiest apps.

DiskPeek

How full each drive is, and who is reading and writing.

EnvPeek

Inspect environment variables and PATH, with secrets hidden.

NetPeek

Connection, Wi-Fi signal and on-demand ping checks.

DNSPeek

DNS servers in use, and whether each one answers.

DisplayPeek

Real resolution, refresh rate and scaling per display.

USBPeek

USB and Thunderbolt devices and their negotiated speed.

SleepPeek

What keeps your Mac awake, and its sleep history.

SoundPeek

Audio devices, the current defaults, volume and mute.

UpdatePeek

macOS updates, plus outdated Homebrew and npm packages.

Safety

Killing safely

Graceful first, identity re-checks, explicit force kill.

Permissions

What each utility can read and do, and what it never asks for.

Reference

Troubleshooting

Fixes for the problems people hit most.

Privacy

Exactly what MacPeek reads, and the few checks that use the network.

Security

How MacPeek is built and how to report an issue.

Guides

Looking for a specific Mac problem? The guides answer common questions step by step, and every utility has its own page.