

Next, press’ x’ to get rid of any app that is not in use.Ī continuous process running on your Mac is called ‘kernel_task,’ which might seem like it is using many resources. It will show all the information about the app. To get information about how much CPU power an app is using, select it and then press the ‘i’ icon on the top of the screen. The CPU pane also displays the exact percentages of the power the apps are consuming and for how long they have been running. You can view all the running processes and their effect on the CPU usage and performance in the CPU tab. Showing CPU usage is the essential use of the Activity monitor. You can open the task manager using all the options given below to view the apps statues: You can then manage or quit all the processes obstructing the macOS from working efficiently. These tabs will reveal the running applications and how they affect your Mac. Once you open the task manager, it will show you five tabs. Keep pressing these four keys for a few seconds until you see the Activity Monitor on screen. To use this, press Command, Option, Shift and Escape keys simultaneously.

Some versions of macOS provide a Mac task manager shortcut to launch the Activity monitor.
