![]() ![]() ![]() I do have a directly purchased license, bought some time ago (v4?) and upgraded when needed. But I am not sure what would happen when version 7 is released (hopefully distant future) with no upgrade pricing on App Store. for me, the App Store would be quite a bit cheaper. More videos: Review - iStat Menus 6 for Mac Review Tutorial - iStat Menus 6 - Best macOS System Monitor. If my calculations are right direct purchase in AU$19.31 (plus a small bank fee), whilst the App Store is AU$14.99 but reduce by 10% Apple Card discount to AU$12.40. iStat Menus 6 Review: Best Mac Power User App. The price comparison is complex - 1) exchange rate, 2) 10% tax (GST in Australia - but it already included in the price in this case), 3) when I purchase from Apple I have saved 10% by buying discount Apple Cards. Yes, download the whole app from Bjango is my preferred way. It then installs the special helper apps to run when you login. If I remember rightly, the first time you run iStat Menus downloaded from the web site, you are asked to give your administrator password. The two processes are called iStatMenusDaemon and iStatMenusFans - you can see them in Activity Monitor and they run as root user. Rather than give the whole app root privileges, it is best practice to put the code that requires root privileges into a separate small carefully debugged "helper" app, whilst the main app runs with just user privileges. As mentioned above, all you have to do is click on the respective menu. To read all the sensor data (or to set fans), requires root privileges. With iStat Menus, keeping an active eye on your Macs performance is quite accessible. No, the "helper" app runs in the background automatically. ![]()
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