Biblioteca de processos e atualizações da biblioteca
Grátis
Palavras simples para os nomes que você vê no Monitor de Atividade, atualizadas cerca de uma vez por semana a partir de uma lista assinada.
The problem
Activity Monitor is full of names like mds_stores, cloudd and coreaudiod. When one of them is busy, you cannot tell whether that is normal, whether it will settle, or whether there is anything you can do.
The process library gives each common name a plain explanation: what it is, when it gets busy and what you can do about it. It ships inside the app, so it works offline. Hedroom's detectors read the same list, so they do not raise an alarm for something that is busy for a good reason.
How it works
- Look up. Search for the name you saw in Activity Monitor, or open it from an app's row with "What's this process?".
- Read four things. What it is, when it gets busy, what you can do, and whether it is Apple's. Apple processes are explain-only: there is no button.
- Detectors use it. The same list marks processes that are normally busy, such as Spotlight indexing, and apps that are normally large, so Hedroom does not flag them.
- Stay current. About once a week Hedroom downloads a newer signed copy. It checks the signature and that the version is newer before using it, and keeps the old copy if anything fails.
- Admit gaps. A name it does not know reads "Hedroom doesn't know this one yet.", with a link to search Apple's support site. It never makes up an answer.
What you will see
A search box ("Search a name you saw in Activity Monitor") and a list of results. The detail view of an Apple process reads "Apple process" and the name, then a plain explanation, "When it gets busy" and "What you can do", with a footer saying Hedroom never pauses, slows or quits Apple processes. If nothing matches, it says so.
In Settings › Privacy you see when the library was last updated and its version, with a Check now button that reports up to date, updated, couldn't reach, or couldn't verify.
A worked example
Example, not real data
mds_stores after restoring a backup
Say you restored files from a backup and mds_stores sits near the top of Activity Monitor for half an hour. You search for it. The library says it is the Spotlight search index, which gets busy "After big file changes, macOS updates, restoring a backup or plugging in a large drive."
What you can do: "Let it finish. It usually settles within an hour. You can exclude folders in System Settings › Spotlight." Hedroom raises no CPU finding for it, because the library marks it as normally busy, and offers no pause or quit, because it is Apple's.
Details and limits
O que faz
- Explica o que é um processo ou app, se é seguro deixá-lo em paz e o que fazer se ele se comportar mal.
- Vem dentro do app, então funciona offline. Cerca de uma vez por semana o Hedroom baixa uma cópia assinada mais nova, e Ajustes › Verificar agora faz isso sob demanda.
- Verifica a assinatura e a versão antes de usar uma cópia nova. Se uma verificação falha, mantém a antiga e não diz nada.
What it will not do
- Enviar qualquer coisa sobre o seu Mac para obter uma atualização. É um download simples, sem cookies nem identificadores.
- Usar uma cópia que não seja assinada pelo Hedroom.
- Verificar automaticamente com pressão de memória crítica, no Modo de Pouca Energia ou com a bateria abaixo de 20%.
Limits
- A biblioteca cobre os nomes comuns. Para um que ela não conhece, o Hedroom diz “O Hedroom ainda não conhece este.”
Grátis ou Pro
Grátis para sempre.
Explaining a process changes nothing on your Mac, so it is free, forever.
Questions people ask
Does looking up a process send anything?
No. Lookups happen on your Mac. The weekly update is a plain download with no cookies or identifiers, and it sends nothing about your Mac.
Who wrote the explanations, and can I trust them?
Hedroom wrote them, in one file signed with an Ed25519 key. The app ignores a copy that is not signed by Hedroom or is not newer than the one it has. Each entry carries a reviewed flag, and a person has to review the text before a release ships.
Can I stop an Apple process from here?
No. Anything signed by Apple or in a system folder is explain-only.
Does it work offline?
Yes, the library ships inside the app. Updates are skipped at critical memory pressure, in Low Power Mode, or with the battery under 20%.