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rainbarf for Mac

CPU/RAM/battery stats chart bar for tmux (and GNU screen)

Quick answer: rainbarf is a system utility for macOS. Install it with brew install rainbarf. It is distributed under the Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later licence. It has 6 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What rainbarf is

rainbarf is a system utility for macOS: CPU/RAM/battery stats chart bar for tmux (and GNU screen).

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/creaktive/rainbarf.

How to install rainbarf

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install rainbarf.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install rainbarf on Mac?

Run brew install rainbarf in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is rainbarf open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later licence.

Does rainbarf run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is rainbarf?

It was installed 6 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #9229 in this catalogue.

What version of rainbarf is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.5.