Carbon
- macOS
Estimates real-time energy consumption and carbon footprint of every app on your Mac
Carbon makes energy usage visible. It reads per-process CPU time via proc_pidinfo, maps it to estimated watts using your chip's TDP (auto-detected for M1/M2/M3/M4 variants), adds GPU and display power estimates, and converts to carbon emissions using regional intensity data. See per-app breakdowns sorted by consumption, daily/weekly charts via Swift Charts, and actionable suggestions like 'Chrome is using 8W with 23 tabs — closing inactive ones could save 4W.' Historical data stored in SQLite with total kWh and CO2 equivalents.
What it does
Who this is for
Environmentally conscious Mac users who want to understand and reduce their energy footprint.
Specs
- Platform
- macOS
- Built With
- Swift & SwiftUI
- Requires
- macOS 13+
- Telemetry
- None
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