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Introducing Sematext Agent for macOS

October 14, 2026

You can now monitor your macOS machines with Sematext Cloud! Install Sematext Agent to start collecting system performance metrics and get visibility into the health of your Macs, just like you do with your other infrastructure.

Easy installation, instant visibility

Getting started is simple. You install the agent with Brew. Follow the installation instructions in Sematext Cloud, install the agent, and your Mac’s performance metrics will start flowing in. No need to build dashboards from scratch or figure out which metrics matter most.

Sematext Agent MacOS Installation

 

Performance dashboards and alerts out of the box

Once the agent is running, you’ll get ready-made dashboards to monitor CPU usage, memory utilization, disk activity, network performance, and other key system metrics. Default alert rules are included out of the box, helping you spot potential performance issues without having to configure everything yourself.

Sematext Agent MacOS Processes

The most common macOS services are monitored out of the box, giving you useful visibility from the start.

Sematext Agent MacOS Services

 

Lightweight by design

Sematext Agent has a negligible CPU and memory footprint, so you can keep an eye on your Mac’s performance without adding overhead.

Sematext Agent MacOS Resources

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