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Life & fun · August 29, 2026

UltraCat

Monitor your Mac, control fans, and manage sleep

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What it does

UltraCat is a lightweight macOS menu bar utility for people who want a clearer view of their Mac. Monitor system status at a glance, control fan speed, and manage sleep settings without digging through System Settings. It supports Korean and English, automatic updates, and runs quietly in the menu bar.

A macOS menu bar utility for system monitoring, fan control, and sleep management. - jaehwan02/UltraCat

UltraCat is a macOS menu bar utility that lets you monitor system status, control fans, and manage sleep settings. The source code is not publicly available. This repository is used for app distribution and update delivery. After downloading the DMG file, open it and drag UltraCat into the Applications folder to install it. Fan control and some power management features require approval for the macOS helper. When you use fan control or related features for the first time, a permission prompt may appear. In that case, allow UltraCat helper in System Settings, then quit and reopen UltraCat. A macOS menu bar utility for system monitoring, fan control, and sleepfrom github.com

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