Download iStat Pro 4.0

The developers of iSlayer have just released a new version of iStat Pro posted online. iStat Pro is a widget for Mac OS X that displays statistics from the Mac. For example, the program shows processor and memory usage, used disk space, battery status, temperatures and fan speeds. Compared to the previous release, they have made a jump in the version numbering from the 3 to the 4 series, so that this release has a version number of 4.0. The reason for this major step in numbering is that not only has things changed under the hood, iStat Pro has also been provided with a completely new layout and associated color schemes. iSlayer has added support for the 8-core Mac Pro, improved support for Mac OS X 10.5 – which has been delayed to October, by the way – and the code has shrunk from 2.6 to 2.1 megabytes. What has changed in the new iStat Pro is listed below:

New features in iStat pro 4:

• Support has been added for 8 cores in the CPU view (just in time for the new Mac Pros!)
• Live updating for network changes, disk mounts/unmounts, bluetooth connections/disconnections, intel module installer completion (as soon as it happens the widget will update). In previous releases the interface wouldn’t update until the next scheduled timer update, which was up to 6 seconds in some cases. Changes are now reflected instantly.
• History graphs are now drawn with webkit’s canvas object
• Added history graph to cpu section on tall skin
• Added option to choose graph type on cpu sections (history or bar)
• Processes section shows 5 items on wide skin (was 4)
• Improved support for local iDisks
• Processes view can now be sorted by either CPU or memory usage
• Improved fan name support on intel macs
• Improved 10.5 support
• Wide temps/fans sections can now show upto 8 sensors (was 5)
• Improved text truncation (uses ellipsis now instead of just cutting off strings)
• Added keyboard shortcuts to turn sections on/off (please refer to the manual for details)
• Added shortcut key to copy your external IP address to the clipboard (“i”)
• New icon
• Updated external IP verification code
• Temps/fans sections on wide skin auto-resize to fit content (there are min and max sizes)
• We’ve trimmed, optimized and refined… what was 2.6MB is now 2.1MB
• Removed classic skin (sorry if you liked it… we had to!)
• Wide skin is now smaller
• Tall skin is now smaller (compared to advanced modes on v3 tall skin)
• Advanced option to show extended memory details — page ins, page outs and swap size
• New layouts for CPU, disks, processes, memory, battery on wide skin
• New layouts for CPU, disks, battery on tall skin
• Disk icons are now always shown on wide skin
• Added Apple wireless keyboard and mouse battery support
• Improved process icon support