codykrieger/gfxCardStatus
gfxCardStatus is an open-source menu bar application that keeps track of which graphics card your unibody, dual-GPU MacBook Pro is using at any given time, and allows you to switch between them on demand. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5962
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1880
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1715 stars · 319 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
gfxCardStatus is an open-source macOS menu bar application for dual-GPU MacBook Pros that shows which graphics card (integrated or discrete) is currently active. It also lets users manually switch between GPUs and see which apps are triggering the power-hungry discrete GPU.
Use cases
- monitor which gpu my macbook pro is using
- force macbook to use integrated gpu only to save battery
- find out which apps are turning on the discrete gpu
- get notified when the gpu switches
- switch between integrated and discrete graphics on demand
When to choose
- you have a 2010-or-newer dual-GPU MacBook Pro running OS X Mavericks or newer
- you want a free, open-source menu bar tool to control GPU switching and extend battery life
When to avoid
- you have a newer Apple Silicon Mac or a Mac without dual GPUs
- you need a tool actively updated for recent macOS versions, as development has largely stalled
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
monitoring gui operating-systems hardware developer-tools menu-bar-app gpu-switching macbook-pro battery-life objective-c macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/codykrieger/gfxCardStatus · fetched 2026-08-28 · 73a710048f8d
- homepage: https://gfx.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 926abf4f3b6a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| codykrieger/gfxCardStatus | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="codykrieger/gfxCardStatus")
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